
While not any of these units may be the best in their category, the Empire can play on the weaknesses of any foe.Ī shield depicting icons of the Empire and of Sigmarite faith - the skull, the Warhammer and the griffin. In addition, the Empire can call upon its Knightly Orders to form a deadly cavalry, the Sorcerers of the Eight Colleges with their magic and their esoteric constructs, the war machines of the Imperial Engineers Schools, or the fanatical worshippers of Sigmar. The backbone of the Empire's armies are their average but disciplined state troops holding tight ranks against the enemy. In battle, the Empire can field a diverse array of fighting units. Its current leader is the Emperor Karl Franz.

As such, the Empire is mostly comprised of humans but has welcomed a few Dwarfs, Halflings (who control the province of the Moot), and Gnomes within its borders.

Extending from the World's Edge Mountains kingdoms of the Dwarfs to most of the eastern Old World, it is comprised of ten grand provinces, each ruled by an elector count who vote on who takes the throne of Emperor after the death of the last one. Founded by warrior-turned-god Emperor Sigmar Heldenhammer who united the tribes of men in the region that would become the greatest human nation in the world, The Empire towers in size and military power over its neighbors.
