Frederick von Tarnus

Frederick von Tarnus^[*] was a skilled and powerful warrior wizard who became the first Patriarch of the Bright Order.^[1b][4b]

History

Once the commander of the Carroburg Greatswords, Frederick gained a reputation as a warrior wizard ^[1b][4c]. At this time, this was a very dangerous matter: before the establishment of the Colleges of Magic, magic was strictly illegal and magic-users were commonly hunted down and burned alive.^[1a] Cautiously Frederick went into self-imposed exile. However the Great War Against Chaos would change everything.

The recently arrived High Elf mage Teclis summoned, gathered and trained all available human hedge-wizards for the defence of the Old World. Among them was von Tarnus, who became a skilled and powerful Bright Wizard. The end of the war led to the establishment of the Colleges of Magic; Frederick became the first Patriarch of the Bright Order.^[1b]

Artefacts

He created several powerful magic heirlooms:

• The Staff of Volans, badge of office of the Supreme Patriarch ^[2b][3b][4b]
• The Silver Seal, used by Karl Franz ^[1c][2a][4a]
• The Armour of Tarnus ^[3a][4c][5]

Notes

The following information is not to be considered officially sanctioned and/or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

*Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition) spells the character's first name as Fredrick.^[2b]

Sources

1: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (2nd Edition), Realms of Sorcery

• • 1a: pg. 21
  • 1b: pg. 28
  • 1c: pg. 207

2: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition)

• • 2a: pg. 67
  • 2b: pg. 71

3: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition)

• • 3a: pg. 21
  • 3b: pgs. 52, 54

4: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition)

• • 4a: pg. 56
  • 4b: pg. 64
  • 4c: pg. 67
• 5: Forces of Fantasy (TOW): Magic Weapons, pg. 75