Category:Empire (WAR Army)
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| Realm | Order | |||||||||||
| Races | Humans | |||||||||||
| WAR Story | Empire WAR Story | |||||||||||
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Overview
In the Age of Reckoning, the Empire is ravaged by a strange and terrible plague that transforms its victims into savage murderers. Soon after the appearance of this vile disease, a great Chaos warhost assaults the weakened Empire from the north, crushing what little resistance remains in the plague-wracked villages of Nordland.
In the face of these dangers, many of the Empire's citizens have given in to fear and panic. Some have abandoned their homes to settle elsewhere, believing the battle to be a lost cause. Others have embraced the powers of darkness, thinking it best to side with foes that cannot possibly be defeated by force of arms. Too few have found the courage to stand and fight, and even with the help of the Dwarfs and High Elves, the greatest nation of men in The Old World is perilously close to destruction.
Seeking a solution to the many difficulties arrayed before him, the Emperor summons forth the Grand Theogonist of the Cult of Sigmar, the Supreme Patriarch of the Colleges of war.
The Order of the Griffon
The strength of the Empire comes not from prowess of magic like the High Elves or superior craftsmanship like the Dwarfs, but from unflagging spirit, faith and precise organization of it's military.
The Empire is composed of the descendants of the various tribes of men united by Sigmar Heldenhammer in the battle of Black Fire Pass 2.5 millennia ago. The Cult of Sigmar, the main religion of the Empire, serves to unite the various states and maintain that unity along with other cultural and regional similarities between the people who inhabit it.
Under constant assault from the forces of Chaos, Karl Franz, the current leader of the Empire, created the Order of the Griffon as an elite force bound only to obey himself to work as a part of the larger Imperial Army. By giving the Order permission to move on their own and out-rank the lesser provincial leaders, they are able to better protect against the frequent attacks against the northern borders of the Empire.
Careers of the Empire
From the zealous Warrior-Priests to the maniacal Bright Wizards, the forces of the Order are all elite and well trained cogs in the war machine.
Areas of Interest to the Empire
Map of the Empire
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NPCs
- Karl Franz (Emperor)
- Sigmar Heldenhammer (Empire Founder)
- Magic (Wizards of the Colleges of Magic)