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Swords of the Emperor

"There is much wrong in the way that the Empire runs itself, Bloch. Many who rule do not deserve to. Many who are ruled could make a better fist of it. You’re a fighting man. You’ve seen armies commanded by fools and good men led into ruin by them. But there’s opportunity in battle. Mettle will always show itself. There are men in the Empire who know how to reward talent and how to ignore low birth. The Emperor, Sigmar keeps him, is one. It is to him I owe my station, not to my breeding. And so it is with me. I need good men around me. I’d like you to be one of them."
—Ludwig Schwarzhelm, Emperor's Sword of Justice




This mod is a co-creation from Willemsen, Shawmuscle and Xoudad, introducing 3 known characters of the Empire :

Originally posted by Loremaster:

Ludwig Schwarzhelm, known as the Emperor's Champion or the Emperor's Sword of Justice is the personal bodyguard of Karl Franz and bearer of his personal battle standard. Ludwig is a towering figure of a man, renowned throughout the Empire for his mighty physique, stern expression and deadly martial skills. The Emperor's champion is said to have never smiled in his life and his reputation as an uncompromising, incorruptible warrior is one Ludwig has consciously cultivated over the years.

Ludwig Schwarzhelm is presented as a rough character, wearing the ancient armour of the Emperor's Champions, the Emperor battle standard and the Sword of Justice :

• His model and horse barding are custom models thanks to Willemsen and Shawmuscle !
  
• Custom moustache, skills and items
  
• I updated Karl Franz first Quest “Battle of Bloodpine Woods” to have him as a reward
  
• The free wizard agent has been replaced by a dilemma you’ll get at turn 5

We've added a submod to give him his true Imperial Banner

Originally posted by Loremaster:

Kurt Helborg is the 8th and current Grand Master of the Reiksguard Knights, Reiksmarshal of the Empire's military forces and one of Emperor Karl Franz's most trusted military commanders.Tall and strong, Kurt Helborg is the very image of a heroic warrior, his armour polished to a mirror sheen and his sword arm as strong as his courage is unbending. As the Grand Master of the Reiksguard, Helborg commands the loyalty of one of the Empire's mightiest military corps. As the Reiksmarshal, Kurt Helborg is also commander of all the Empire's armed forces, second only to the Emperor himself.

Kurt Helborg is presented as the mightiest hero and commander of the Empire, equipped with the Solland runefang and the Laurels of Victory :

• His model and horse barding are custom models thanks to Willemsen and Shawmuscle !
  
• Custom moustache, skill tree and items
  
• Spawns to your LL pool once you've built the Castle Reiksguard

Originally posted by Loremaster:

A fourth figure cleared his throat then – Hans Zintler, the Reikscaptain. In Helborg’s absence he was the highest ranking military officer, and carried himself suitably formally, with a brass-buttoned jerkin and short riding cloak. His black moustache was neatly trimmed across a broad-jawed face.

Hans Zintler is not a major figure of the Empire but a major one in the Reiksguard as the Reikscaptain :

• Unlocked via Helborg Skill Tree, he will spawn when you get his Grand Master skill
  
• Custom moustache, skills and items
  
• Abilities enabled only when embedded within Helborg’s army

In an effort to bring the Empire models textures from Game 1 to a Game 2 standard, this mod also enhanced thanks to ^1Shep^8ardov the following :

• Karl Franz
  
• Gelt
  
• Empire Generals
  
• Reiksguards

Needs a fresh campaign.

This mod is part of a colelction of mods meant to make each Empire province more unique :

• Sigmar's Heirs, an Empire Overhaul
  
• Valten, Herald of Sigmar
  
• Imperial Navy
  
• SFO Submod by Risel
  
• CTT Submod by JvJ
  
• Small submod that makes Helborg available at start for Reikland

Credits & thanks :

• Willemsen and Shawmuscle for making those fine models
  
• ScribeUnited and PaulH (Sil) for all the lore background
  
• Vandy and Shakyriver for the script support <3
  
• ColdWinter, Hazard and Matthew for the pics
  
• Our small community on Discord that does not stop feeding crazy ideas to make and improve mods

If you want to share your ideas, lore discussions or just see what we are up to, join us on Discord[discord.gg].