#CITY OF SECRETS AGE OF SIGMAR FULL#

It is an architectural marvel of the Azyrite form, with soaring towers and gleaming domes capped with the lightning iconography of the God-King. Palace of the High Arbiter: The Palace of the High Arbiter is centre of power located in the noble quarter of Excelsis.

#CITY OF SECRETS AGE OF SIGMAR FULL#

The noble district of the city is full of stormstone halls, where affluent members of nobles houses such as the Houses of Thunder attend galas and balls even when the city is under siege During the attack by Clan Rictus the Duardin fought back Skaven sappers underground countering hundreds of Skaven tunnelling attempts. Underground regions of Excelsis are home to Dispossessed Duardin. During the uprising of the Cult of the Fated Path, the Palatine Guard betrayed the city folllowing the High Arbiter Ortam Vermyre. They're equipped with halberds and hardwood repeater crossbows, but some of them also carry a silver rapier on one hip. Their helms are full-faced, with a scale neck-guard, sculpted to represent a star-eagle in flight and with a tapered dome that ends in a voluminous white and blue plume. They wear rich purple tunics and breaches, cream tabards, shining gold greaves, pauldrons, helms and breastplates armour covered with intricate scripture and engravings of Ghal Maraz. They're hand-picked veterans, blue-blooded Azyrites trained in the art of war from youth. The Palatine Guard is a group of soldiers charged with the defense of the Palace of High Arbiter. Air CorpsĪ part of Excelsis defence formed by a variety of aircraft, including Gyrocopters. Įxcelsis lacks natural deposits of metal and so silksteel shipped in from the border town of Marshpoint is vital for outfitting the city's Freeguild regiments. Iron Bulls of Tarsus: A regiment of green-jacketed soldiers existing since the early days of the city.Firewolves: A regiment which was decimated in the Uprising of the Cult of the Fated Path.Coldguard: A regiment who almost totally betrayed the city during the Uprising of the Cult of the Fated Path.

Known Excelsis regiments are the following: There have been at least ten regiments based in Excelsis which, some of which even maintain heavy artillery and Steam Tanks made by the Ironweld Arsenal. There are chambers from three Stormhosts in the city: Within it are elements from three of Sigmar's Stormhosts, at least eight regiments of the Freeguild which alternate between garrison duty and joining the Stormcast in defending the city by ranging afield, and many other defenders besides. The city of Excelsis is a heavily defended city. He lives in the Palace of the High Arbiter and has his personal bodyguards called the Palantine Guard. GovernmentĮxcelsis is ruled by the High Arbiter, who wields both the powers of the courts and the constabulary. Īt the beginning of the search for the Eight Lamentations, Excelsis was besieged by a substantial skaven army under the command of Kretch Warpfang, Grand High Clawmaster of Clan Rictus. But the uprising was put down and the city was rebuilt afterwards. Much of the city was destroyed and two Freeguild regiments were disbanded. The city was devastated in the Uprising of the Cult of the Fated Path, with both the Archmage and High Arbiter betraying the city.

This is where Cerrus Sentanus becomes known as the White Reaper. The Knights Excelsior sense the taint of Chaos corruption and respond with a brutal purge, known as the First Purge of Excelsis, that lays waste to almost a quarter of the city's populace.

Excelsis's craftsmen decided to keep building anyway, making the city a labyrinthine network of alleyways called Veins. In more than thirty years, Excelsis' borders were expanded and its population doubled until there was no space left for housing. Said fragments would allow their owners to see, if for a while, the future, hence why Excelsis is described as being rich in prophecy. The Spear of Mallus grew to be so important that the currency of Excelsis, Glimmerings, would be made solely from fragments of this stone. This stone allowed to see the future and help make the city rich and relevant. Excelsis was founded after the end of the Realmgate Wars, around the Spear of Mallus a fragment of the World-That-Was.

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