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To
fight for the Empire is to fight in the name of faith,
honor, and the Emperor Karl Franz. Of all the Old
World nations, only the Empire has a professional
standing army. Discipline is the watchword of the
Knights and soldiers of this mighty realm, all of
whom are driven by their love of homeland and their
duty to Sigmar, the warrior-god who founded the Empire
millennia ago. The Cult of Sigmar demands that its
followers must fight all forms of evil with sword
as well as faith. There is ample opportunity for
the faithful to engage in this duty to Sigmar, as
the Empire is beset on all sides by enemies and by
those within who have fallen to the whispers of Chaos.
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Of
course, the Empire's military might comes from more
than just its ranks and ranks of State Troops, Knights,
and Militia. Centuries ago, it acquired bizarre technology
from Dwarfs who sought refuge in the Empire — The
Engineers School of Altdorf and the Gunnery School
of Nuln carried on these crafts. Today, the Empire
has some of the most advanced artillery in the Old
World (next to the Dwarfs), and their cannon and
mortars have turned the tides of many battles.
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Last
but not least among the weapons in the arsenals of
the Empire are the Colleges of Magic. Thanks to the
Emperor's careful patronage, the Colleges provide
the Empire with potent Battle Wizards. These potent
spellcasters are trained in the traditions handed
down from the great Elven Mage Teclis, who taught
the
first Human Wizards to control and channel their
dangerous powers. Those sorcerers who dare stray
from the narrow path of the Colleges are hunted down
by the Witch Hunters, servants of Sigmar who punish
this heinous crime with death most painful. Execution
of these faithless villains is trivial next to the
danger they pose to Sigmar's People.
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