The forces of Tzeentch siezed upon this discontent and fomented rebellion, leading to The Second Age of Three Emperors. His heavy handed tactics had assured victory and wealth for The Empire, but it made him many enemies among the nobility. His victory during The Great Northern Crusade of 2514 came at a cost. He swore the promise of the Empire, the Empire men dreamed of, the Empire that lived in their hearts, would become the Empire they saw around them. He swore to turn back the tide of Chaos from without, just as he had vanquished it from within. He swore to unite the worshipers of Sigmar and worshipers of Ulric. Sternberger now took the name his mother gave him at birth, his father’s name, the name of the only other man she loved: Karl-Franz. When his true parentage was revealed at The Battle of the Volkshalle to the Elector Counts and the Empire at large. And, at last, he has found satisfaction in his work. While he dabbles in many hobbies, his job as a Knight Panther is to destroy evil wherever he finds it. It also forged his connection to his familiar, Frostfang the magical white wolf Sternberger rides into battle.īut do not mistake Sternberger’s goodness for weakness. That goodness is what attracted his wife, Katarina Todbringer, daughter of Boris Todbringer. With his skill at study, he became a Magister in record time.īeneath the pompous attitude and Grey Magic, Sternberger is, ultimately, simply a good person. The wind of Ulgu spoke to him with its depth of unseen plots, shadows and illusions. Perhaps it was learning this deception that led Sternberger to discover his skill at Shadow magic. By putting on the disguise of the entitled nobleman, he could open doors that would otherwise be shut, belittle those nobles who use their power for evil and beat them at their own game. But it was as an adventurer that Sternberger found his true calling: helping people.Īll the skills his family said were useless were invaluable to his fellow adventurers. He thought he’d give it a go for a month or so and then maybe try basket weaving. If nothing he did was good enough, he might as well do whatever he wanted. Rather than be discouraged, Ottokar embraced the absurdity of it all. His artistic pursuits were considered a waste of time, his martial pursuits were beneath their station and his table manners were atrocious, no matter which fork he used. Sadly, nothing he did was good enough for his family. Being the eldest son and heir to the Sternberger fortune meant Ottokar could do anything he wanted. What it lacks in flavour, it makes up for in notoriety. The Sternbergers of Delberz brew one of the most famous ales in all the Empire. For the child of Karl-Franz Holswig-Schliestein and Lady Elise Schwartzwalder-Kirschtorte held the blood of both Sigmar Heldenhammer and the White Wolf Ulric in his veins. She, like Karl-Franz, was descended from the Gods. He would brew beer, spend money and be forgotten by history. They presumed he would grow to be nothing more than a dilettante. The child was spirited away and given to a young, well to-do couple in Delberz. Now, it was stone.įortunately, the Emperor’s midwives were not so cruel as he. When Karl-Franz learned of this, the life drained out of him. Believing he had no other choice to save his only grandson and future heir from the feminine wiles of a Lady so far beneath his station, Emperor Mattheus ordered the mother and child be killed and told the world the both had died in childbirth. Emperor Mattheus sent his grandson to a windowless dungeon in chains, for that was the only thing which would keep him from his love. He thrice broke free of the castle and made his way to her side, hoping to elope and escape as far away as possible, only to be captured by the Reiksguard. Karl-Franz fought valiantly to find his way to her. When his grandfather Emperor Mattheus II, discovered this, he banished the Lady from court. When she was with child, Karl-Franz married her in secret and never were two people happier. Until the day a young Lady Elise Schwartzwalder-Kirschtorte arrived at his grandfather’s court. The telling of why is as mercurial as the Emperor himself.Īs a young man, Karl-Franz Holswig-Schliestein, who would be known as Karl-Franz I, was stoic and disciplined, never given to flights of passion or fancy. The Emperor was born Karl-Franz II, but he lived most of his life as Ottokar Sternberger.
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