That man is Karl Franz Prince of Altdorf, Elector Count of Reikland and Emperor. For one man is fated to negotiate the treacherous webs of Imperial politics and overcome countless entrenched rivalries to bind the warring provinces under his banner.Ī man of astounding military prowess, as gifted a warrior and commander as he is a statesman. But now there is a measure of stability and hope for mankind. Threatened from without by races bent on evildoing, and from within by political infighting and petty ambitions, The Empire has held together throughout the ages in a fragile alliance, often teetering on the brink of disaster.