The Empire
The greatest nation of The Old World, the Empire of Man, more often called simply "The Empire" was forged by the warrior-king Sigmar , also known as the God Among Men. Sigmar was deified after his death by his people and his promise of eternal aid from the Empire for the kingdoms of the Dwarfs still stands today. This action solidified the relationship between Men and Dwarfs and planted the seeds for the burgeoning Empire through trade between the two races. The Empire of Man is traditionally ruled by an Emperor and is composed of the descendants of the ancient tribes of Mankind, united by the great Human warrior Sigmar. Although not as skilled in craftsmanship as the Dwarfs or in magic as the High Elves, the people of the Empire are not beholden by the limits of tradition to the same extent as those elder races and continue to progress culturally, technologically and magically. Today, the Empire is led by Emperor Claudius I, who rules from his court in the Imperial capital city of Altdorf. There are ten provincial states in the Empire, each ultimately ruled by a feudal lord known as an Elector Count who owes his or her power to the unifying figurehead and ultimate authority of the Emperor. It should be noted that the Empire is not truly a single, centralized nation, but instead a confederation of individual, feudal states united only by the common tongue of Reikspiel, a shared faith in Sigmar and a mutual Imperial culture.
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