Ludwig Schwarzhelm
Ludwig Schwarzhelm is the Emperor's champion the personal bodyguard of Emperor Karl Franz and Emperor's justice. The guy Karl sends in whenever a noble family or elector count starts getting defiant. Think of him as a six foot eight, two hundred odd pound warning shot. If he shows up at your door, be afraid. Because the eyes of Karl Franz are upon you and his armies not far behind.
Ludwig is an imposing man. Tall as fuck, stronger than that and even once having damaged Kurt Hellborg's Runefang Grudge Settler with his own (lesser but still slightly magical) blade The Sword of Justice. All that happened with Ludwig coming off barely sleeping or eating for multiple weeks while being assailed in his dreams by the power of Chaos.
He openly detests many of the noble trappings of the Empire, shunning the pomp and finery of nobility while striving to uphold the more utilitarian and warlike ideals he believes make the Empire strong. Working alongside Karl Franz for most of the Emperor's adult life has given Ludwig a view into events few others have and has also given him perception behind the Emperor's mask coming to see the Emperor for the true son of Sigmar that he is.
Ironically despite serving as a bit of a mentor in Franz's early years, its probably Karl who inspires Ludwig most of all.
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