The Empire

Senior GM: Sean Duncan
The Empire exist in two forms, a region to the far north of Athesia walled off from the continent and an armed scouting/reconnaissance force that moves around Athesia's Borders. Contact with the Empire has only been recently made by Athesia however they have been acting outside the borders for at least a few years.
General Knowledge about the Empire
*The Empire prioritises knowledge and understanding via a scientific principle, their feats of magic or skill are replicable and understood, in contrast to the more spontaneous skills Athesians exhibit
*The Empire exists in a stable kingdom to the north of Athesia's borders, unplagued by warfare or the chaos that besets Athesia from all sides
*The Empire is primarily Guarded by two forces: The 108th Dharmic Expeditionary force, and inside that the Eight Guardian Generals, eight powerful Figures that act as commanders for the Empire
*Befitting it's name the empire is led by an Emperor, a figure given much reverence when spoken about by empire citizens
*The Empire's holdings within Athesia's reach consist of fortified settlements primarily in the Dark Plains and Broken Lands
==Empire Tactics==
The Empire appears to primarily favour small deployments, focusing on mobile elite units of soldiers less powerful than Athesian heroes but more powerful than most rank and file soldiers seen before them. They employ a mix of magical arms and engineering, deploying powerful effects at both long and short range to eradicate any foe. The Empire has also been seen adapting to fight specific foes, utilising divine blessed ammunition against devils and undead, for example.
The empire do not only conquest through war, as they have made plainly clear they are not above utilising the fractured political situation of Athesia to their advantage, letting enemies destroy themselves if it will save lives or result in an amicable solution. They prefer to act with a light touch, letting other's act with overt combat or losses while the empire focuses on securing holdings and resources.
==Notable NPCs==
Bertram
The Empire diplomat currently liaising with Athesia, full of wry remarks but does not go as far as outright insults, can be seen in the council chamber offering advice and insight from the Empire's perspective.
====The Eight Guardian Generals====
The Emperor
Sigfried, High Druid
A young looking Elven boy, Sigfried is a patient almost lazy man tending to allow things to resolve with minimal interference, this could partially be due to his apparent unaging immortality, however he has shown incredible command over the natural forces. Arianna Thistledown knew him by a different name, her old mentor and teacher... are the other generals intertwined in Athesia's history as well?
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Shadowstrike, First Huntsman
Once an Athesian hero, Shadowstrike has been inducted into the guardian generals, now acting as a scouting force for the Empire he has been supposedly sighted in the dark plains, acting with small units of empire soldiers to strike at threats that would harm empire holdings.
Samuel Bauhdric, The Diplomat
A tall hulking man Samuel acts as the word of the empire when dealing with important figures, though skilled with words he fights incredibly powerfully with his fists, able to hold his own against armed opponents when necessary.
==Recent Events==
*The Empire made contact with Athesian heroes in a small hamlet in the dark plains, a unit of their forces was met by the Athesian heroes having just saved a town from a devil attack
*Varis Liadon brokered a treaty with the Empire, securing diplomatic relations with them
*Arianna followed a message from her old mentor, finding he was a general of the Empire's armies, her and her companions found out much about Empire philosophy in the dark plains.
*A diplomatic envoy was sent to the Empire borderlands, much revelry and drinking were had... the lack of racism was denounced by Flint Flagon.
*Athesian heroes began helping the empire attempt to locate and secure a Lich's phylactery, efforts are ongoing.
==Current Projects==
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 | Quest: Finger Liching good |
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 | Source: Sean |
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 | Threat:0 Progress: X O O |
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