The Golden Order

	The Golden Order
	General data Type Playable subfaction Category The Empire Ruler Balthasar Gelt Campaigns Mortal Empires Territory Starting territory Mortal Empires Solland Climates Prefers temperate, desert, savannah and mountain Racial capital Altdorf Distinct features Colleges of Magic: Harness multiple Lores of Magic to bolster the Empire's strength and destroy its enemies. Varied units Large and varied unit roster with a wide range of infantry, cavalry, artillery and other unit types.

Overview

The Golden Order is a playable subfaction of The Empire. It is led by Balthasar Gelt and can be found in the southern parts of the Empire, close to the Greenskins, Dwarfs and Vampire Counts.

The Empire is the largest human nation in the Old World. They are a proud country built on steel, gunpowder and faith in their patron god Sigmar. They are based on the real world Holy Roman Empire during the 16th and 17th centuries. Their army combines Spearmen, Knights and Cannons with fantasy elements such as Battle Wizards, Steam Tanks and Griffons.

How they play

A summary of Empire gameplay:

• Units: The Empire have an extremely large and diverse roster with almost every unit type represented. Infantry form the core of their army, backed up by strong cavalry and artillery.
• Regiments of Renown: These are unique, more-powerful versions of regular Empire units.
• Imperial Authority: Develop authority within the empire by engaging in internal politics and quelling problems to enforce confederation, vassalage or war.
• Summon the Elector Counts: Secure the fealty of the Empire's lords to govern or take over by force, assigning new, more loyal Elector Counts
• Colleges of Magic: The Empire can recruit 7 different kinds of spellcaster heroes, who have access to a total of 42 spells – the most of any faction.

Background

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The way of fire is nothing compared to the fluid power of metal!

„

The Golden Order is an arm of the Colleges of Magic dedicated to the study of alchemy and the Lore of Metal. Their Supreme Patriarch, Balthasar Gelt, is a fiercely intelligent and powerful battle Wizard who was served the Empire well in the past.

He has been sent by Karl Franz to restore order in the southern border of the Empire. There was a province called Solland there that has long been destroyed, and Gelt is tasked with protecting the border and recreating the county.

In battle

The Golden Order plays like a regular Empire faction in battle. See the Empire unit roster for details.

In campaign

Legendary Lord choices

• Balthasar Gelt - a lore of metal spellcaster who buffs wizards

Faction effects

• Armour: +10 for all units
• Hero capacity: +2 for Battle Wizards
• Upkeep: -50% for Battle Wizards

Climate preferences

Climate preferences for The Golden Order:

• Habitable: temperate, desert, savannah, mountain
• Unpleasant: jungle, temperate island
• Uninhabitable: chaos waste, wasteland, magical forest, frozen, ocean

Start locations

Mortal Empires

• Solland

Victory conditions

Mortal Empires

•  ?

Short campaign

•  ?

Long campaign

• ?

Diplomacy

Diplomatic traits

Mortal Empires:

•  ?

Starting agreements

Mortal Empires:

• War with Black Venom

Elector Trait

Gelt starts off as the Elector Count of Solland, granting him the following buffs:

• -5% Upkeep for Crossbowmen and Spearmen units (Lord's army)
• +1 Local recruitment capacity (all provinces)
• Attribute: Vanguard Deployment
• -5% Upkeep for Imperial Supply units
• Grudge Settler Runefang

Strategy

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