Cygnar

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Kingdom of Cygnar
Flag of Cygnar
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Capital Caspia
Official languages Cygnaran
Ethnic groups Caspian, Midlunder, Thurian, Morridane, Gobber, Trollkin
Government Monarchy
 - King Leto Raelthorne, the Younger
 - Primarch Arius
 - Lord High Chancellor Vacant
Currency Crown

Cygnar is a fictional kingdom in the Iron Kingdoms fantasy role-playing universe, and also its sister wargame, Warmachine (both created by Privateer Press) . Cygnar is the most prosperous and most technologically advanced nation of the Iron Kingdoms. Of all the human factions it could also be considered the most benevolent, although that has begun to change with recent events. Cygnar's ballistic technology is unsurpassed, and the Cygnaran specialty, arcane electrical energy, can fry opposing warjacks' cortices, rendering them far less effective in combat. Prominent Cygnaran warcasters include Lord Commander Coleman Stryker and Major Victoria Haley. Recently, the Thunderhead, an advanced jack powered by electricity, has been developed by Commander Adept Sebastian Nemo.

Other factions include Cryx, Khador, and the Protectorate of Menoth.

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[edit] Background

This section is under construction.

[edit] Recent history

[edit] The Lion's Coup

The Lion's Coup refers to the coup d'etat that resulted in the deposition of king Vinter Raelthorne IV, and the seizure of the crown by his younger brother, Prince Leto Raelthorne, the current king of Cygnar. A force led by Leto, Commander Adept Nemo, and other forces tired of Vinter's tyranny rose up against him and attacked the castle itself. Vinter and Leto met face-to-face in combat with Vinter easily gaining the upper-hand with a slash to the chest. Official documents give no clear description of what happened next, but in reality, Vinter was stopped from slaying his brother and finally defeated by the Primarch Arius, mentor and friend to Prince Leto. Vinter escaped the country and fled to the trecherous Bloodstone Marches, where he was presumed killed. The king was granted a full trial in absentia and sentenced to death, with all Cygnaran rank and privlige removed. Execution was left to the Bloodstone Marches.

[edit] Notable Figures in Cygnar History

Cygnars present Warcasters are (these are their most recent ranks as of WARMACHINE Superiority expansion) are:

Lord Commander Coleman Stryker, currently leading the war effort on the Sulese front against the forces of the Protectorate of Menoth. He once was part of the Cygnaran Royal Guard before training as a Stormblade. During that time he discovered his Warcaster abilities, and then going onto to being a Student of Sebastion Nemo. He now walks into battle wearing a unique and experimental battle armour made by Sebastion Nemo which is powered by electricity rather than a steam engine like other Warcasters, which can greatly improve his strength for a short period, but at the cost of hurting him, it also affects him when he hordes his magical ability, it causes him great discomfort, even to the point that it affects his battlefield performance.

Commander Adept Sebastion Nemo, mentor to Coleman Styker, foremost engineer of lightning-based technology, including the Storm Glaive and the Thunderhead Warjack. Only Warcaster in WARMACHINE known to have a family (Wife deceased and daughter presumed estranged).

Commander Asheth Magnus, now Magnus the Traitor or Warlord. Magnus maintained his loyalty to the dethroned Vinter the Elder after the events of the Lion's Coup. Though he initially worked under King Leto, he became a traitor to Cygnar when he attacked Coleman Stryker during a battle. Known to be working under deposed King Vinter Raelthrone IV

Major Victoria Haley, master of temporal magic & able to confuse or control the 'Jack Cortexes of other armies. She is also the twin sister of the Cryxian Warcaster, Wraithwitch Deneghra.

Major Markus 'Siege' Brisbane, known for being the first man in history to breach the walls of the fortress-city of Sul. A career soldier and master of siege warfare (thus the moniker), Markus Brisbane is an expert on augmenting the strength of ranged weaponry and on shaping the battlefield to the advantage of his forces.

Captain Allister Caine, Cygnar's most profoundly skilled Gun Mage. He was once believed to be an irresponsible rogue, frequently demoted (for a period he was a mere Liutenant, the lowest-ranked Warcaster in the game) for drinking, picking fights, and fraternizing with women of title. It was revealed that this was a cover for his true position as an agent in the Cygnaran Reconnaissance Service (Cygnar's spy network). After his promotion to Captain, he has become more of an army commander.

Captain Edward Dominic Darius, Cygnar's best mechanic, able to repair 'jacks instantly on the battlefield. Best known for conflicts against Khador. He has a signature piece of battle armour, which seems to be a half way point between Warjack, and the Khadorion Man O' War armour, which makes him able to the carry the Ironclad weapon, the Quake Hammer. Unlike other Mechanics in the Cygnaran army, he does not repair jacks by himself in the field, but instead uses unique mini warjacks, known as Half Jacks to fulfil some battlefield roles, such as repair jacks, disabling enemy Warjack systems or become battlefield mines.

Notable Cygnaran characters that are not playable Warcasters include (not limited to the wargame):

King Leto Raelthrone, present holder of the Cygnaran Crown. Seized the throne from his tyrannical elder brother, Vinter, in a lightning coup in AR596

King Vinter Raelthrone IV (deposed), has been working towards regaining the Cygnaran Crown alongside Magnus the Warlord and his new allies, the Skorne

Trencher Captain Maxwell Finn, Captain of the 95th Trencher Company, he is famous for constant battle with Khadoran forces. His signature weapon is the Mini-Slugger, a fortification based machine gun, which he is able to carry despite its weight. He found during a battle with Khadorion forces, and since then no one has told him to put it back.

Warmaster General Turpin

Primarch Arius, head of the Morrowan Church

[edit] Gameplay and Strategy

Cygnar forces are specialist armies consisting mainly of ranged units. Cygnar relies upon their technological and magical superiority. Cygnarian warjacks are not as durable as Khador or Menoth 'jacks, but compensate with this by having greater speed, ranged attack capability, or superior technology, such as Centurion's Magno Shield or the Hunter's armor piercing shells.

In addition, Cygnar boasts the most skilled mechaniks in the game, capable of returning a disabled heap of iron into a fully-functioning warmachine with little more than a patch job.

Cygnar is well known to be outnumbered in battle, but do boast well trained and equipped troops such as the brutal Stormblades or the near unkillable Trenchers.

The overall strategy that a Cygnarian player should keep in mind is field control. With Cygnar's powerful range weapons and devastating offensive spells, the cygnarian player almost chooses where he wants his enemy to move.

This is not to say that a melee oriented cygnar force isn't possible or even effective, but only that it requires more forethought when considering army selections.

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Geography and People of Immoren
The Iron Kingdoms Cygnar • Cryx • Ios • Khador • Llael • Ord • Protectorate of Menoth • Rhul
The Primal Powers Trollbloods • Circle of Orboros • Legion of Everblight • Skorne Empire
Other Locations Caen • Urcaen • Immoren • Bloodstone Marshes • Broken Coast •Thornwood Forest
Races of Caen Humans • Rhulfolk • Goblins • Iosan • Nys • Ogrun • Trollkin
Gods of Caen Morrow • Thamar • Menoth • Devourer Wurm • Cyriss • Gods of the Dwarves • Gods of the Elves • Scyrah • Dhunia
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