Helmut Feuerbach

Helmut Feuerbach is the Elector Count of Talabecland. ^{[1a][4a][5][8][9]}

A notoriously foul-tempered man and noted for his heavy-handed style of ruling, he was disliked by many including the Temples, the Merchant's Guild and various nobles. ^[3a]

History

Helmut had an ancestral rivalry with Graf Alberich Haupt-Anderssen of Stirland since the Age of Three Emperors. When the bitter rivalry between resulted in violence, Emperor Karl Franz had to personally travel to Talabheim to resolve the issue. The patience and diplomatic skills of the Emperor were significantly challenged yet he won the enemies over and the potentially bloody civil war was averted.^[4b]

In 2515 IC Helmut accompanied Emperor Karl Franz to Bretonnia leaving his wife, Countess Freya Feuerbach and a council of advisors to rule Talabecland. ^[1a]

With his army he marched north with the crusade of Grand Theogonist Volkmar the Grim and managed to survive the battle with Archaons horde, returning home demoralised and fearing the worst for the future. ^[7]

Storm of Chaos

Helmut attended the Conclave of Light to discuss the rising threat to the Empire posed by Archaon. ^[6][7]

Helmut led a large contingent of his army to the aid of Karl Franz but went missing in action towards the end of the conflict.^[8] Rumours continued to surface that he was still alive and been spotted in various places but Countess Elise Kreiglitz-Untern took control in his abscence. ^[3a]

Weapons and Equipment

• Stone Breaker: The Talabecland Runefang.

Gallery

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  Personal Banner of Elector Count Helmut Feuerbach

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  Conversion model by Dave Andrews

Notes

• In Terror in Talabheim they call him Halmut.
• Despite Storm of Chaos being already retconned, Helmut was still mentioned as missing in Warhammer Armies: The Empire (8th Edition) pg 13.

Sources

• 1: White Dwarf 352 (UK)
  • 1a: Old War Stories, pg. 45
• 2: White Dwarf 354 (UK)
  • 2a: The Drums of war, pg. 52
• 3: Terror in Talabheim
  • 3a: The Powers that Be, pg. 6
• 4: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition)
  • 4a: The Elector Counts and Other Electors, pg. 22
  • 4b: The Age of Karl Franz - The Statesman, pg. 23
• 5: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (8th Edition): The Elector Counts, pg. 13
• 6: Darkness Rising Conclave of Light, pg. 26-35
• 7: White Dwarf 280 (UK), The Conclave of Light, pg. 48-51
• 8: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition): Elector Counts and other Electors, pg 22