To fight for the Empire is to fight in the name of faith, honour, 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.

f 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.

ast 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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