Knightly Orders of the Empire

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Bretonnia aren't the only ones with chivalrous platemailed knights on horseback. The Empire has several noble orders that operate separately from the State Troops.

Knights Encarmine

They all ride demigryphs instead of horses. Dedicated the god Taal (who would've guessed?). New initiates must go into the forest and capture a wild demigryph to be their mount.

Knights Griffon

Recruited only from the nobility of Nuln, and tasked with protecting Temples of Sigmar.

Knights of Sigmar's Blood

Knights in training must spend a year in study at the church of Sigmar

Knights of the Black Bear

Stationed in Averland. Each of this order's tournaments opens with the Grand Master wrestling a bear. A practice that has led to the death of many Grand Masters. It's rumored that they are named after a tavern in Averland, but if one of the knights hears you say this you will get bisected.

Knights of the Black Lynx

Stationed in Black Fire Pass. Unlike other knights, they rarely fight on horseback, prefering instead to silently sneak up on enemies on foot. The order was created by Marius Leitdorf to honor the 9 men out of 400 who survived a battle against 3,000 orcs.

Knights of the Black Rose

Founded during the Age of Three Emperors, and famous for switching allegiances frequently. They are dedicated to the god Morr. Stationed in Talabecland.

Knights of the Blazing Sun

Founded during the Great Crusade against Araby, and dedicated to the goddess Myrmidia.

Knights of the Broken Sword

Started as a group of freelancers gathered by Dott Barthos to hunt down a band of Beastmen led by Sizlak Grimhoof. The cleft-in-twain skull of Grimhoof and the broken sword of Barthos are kept in the chapterhouse in memory of their victory over the beastmen.

Knights of the Everlasting Light

The entire order has been cursed so that its members will only die ignoble deaths.

Knights of the Fiery Heart

Personal bodyguard of the Grand Theogonist (sigmarite pope). Every few years a member quests to Karak Eight-Peaks to find the legendary sword Karaghul. What they don't know is that Karaghul has already been nicked by Gotrek & Felix.

Knights of the Gold Lion

Founded during the Great Crusade when a knight tried to cheer up his companions after a crushing defeat by wandering into the savannah, killing a lion, and bringing back its head as a sign of Sigmar's favor.

Knights of the White Wolf

Basically the fantasy equivalent of the Space Wolves. These knights come from the cult of Ulric and wear wolf pelts and magnificent beards. They are actually the oldest knightly order in the entire world, having been founded 2,500 years ago when Sigmar ruled as the first Emperor. They are based in Middenheim.

Knights Panther

Established after the Great Crusade against Araby, these knights are dedicated to upholding the racial purity of the empire by killing mutants. They are named after the exotic panther pelts that soldiers brought back from Araby after the Crusade.