General
Note correct spelling: Nicklaus Trägue (throughout)

Chapter One: The Way of Order

Chapter Two: All For One
Freiburg: Die Wachthunde (The Watchdogs) [pg. 52]

Eisenfürst: Logan Gottschalk Sieger. Logan is the son of Erich Sieger. He inherited the city of Freiburg per the terms of Nicklaus Trägue’s will. Trägue befriended the young man, asked him to scribe the now-famous treatise on the existence of Theus, and then flung himself from the top of the Wachtturm.

Kelby Loring disappeared shortly after the collapse of the Wachtturm (most people assumed that he died) and Hannah Stein assumed his role shortly thereafter. However, recently some citizens have spoken of a mysterious figure that prowls the streets at night, punishing the wicked with a pair of strong panzerhands....

While Logan has only been Prince for a few months, he has done much to preserve Trägue’s legacy. Freiburg has always been known as a hideout for criminals, vagrants, and men of poor reputation. Prince Logan is slowly working to extend the freedom of his city to other persecuted members of society including scientists, sorcerers, and fleeing Montaigne nobility.

Note: Wachthunde (Watchdogs) is the name for one of the roving bands of guardsmen in Freiburg. Many citizens regard them as the same, much as people refer to both county sheriffs and city police as “cops.” The proper plural is Wachthunde. The duties of the Wachthunde are the same as the Iron Guard. Players can serve as part of the standing Freiburg guards OR as one of the other bands protecting the citizens of Freiburg. Generally, other bands of the Wachthunde put their patrons above everything else.

The Freiburg Guardsmen are the “official” guard of Logan Sieger. However, many of the other Wachthunde bands follow the same rules, since they want to keep a good reputation and get paid.

Unit Leader: Hannah Stein, who is not much older than her new Prince, comes from a small farm on the outskirts of Sieger’s lands. Her father was killed in the War of the Cross. At the tender age of fourteen, she and her mother were forced to defend their farm against marauding Eisen soldiers. Her mother managed to kill one and pass his panzerhand to Hannah before falling victim to the dead man’s comrades. The girl fled the farm with the clothes on her back and an iron fist.

While she was relatively unskilled as a fighter, she had no intention of letting herself be treated softly just because she was a girl. She bounced around from job to job until she signed on to The Tempered Steel, a Castillian merchant ship out of Avila. There she learned how to use her iron fist by fending off the advances of the sailors on board who quickly developed a grudging respect for the Eisen girl’s tough demeanor and obvious ability to defend herself. Eventually, Hannah became the ship’s bosun. When the captain retired and the crew disbanded, she found herself once again on the shores of her native Eisen.

Hannah has a certain tomboy charm about her. She is not afraid to challenge someone who is bigger or louder. She does not take compliments or flattery at all well, and tends to beat such behavior out of anyone who tries. While there are other guards in Freiburg, Hannah and her “boys” specifically keep an eye out for the wellbeing of young Prince Logan.

Enforce the law in Freiburg: The city prides itself on being free from overbearing government intervention. Freiburg extends to the edge of where Trägue could see from the top of his tower and each Guard is given free rein to enforce his or her personal ethics in pursuit of duty, which can create problems between units and certainly among the citizenry.

Obey the Prince’s orders: Logan does not really give orders, per se. His second-in-command, Wilma Probst, does have errands to be run and debtors who must be tracked down for payments. While she does not have direct command of the Wachthunde, most guards defer to her when she asks them to do something for her. After all, she is the one who insures that everyone gets paid on time.

Act as a bodyguard for private citizens: Since there are no taxes in Freiburg, the city must find other ways to generate revenue. One method is to hire the Wachthunde as bodyguards and couriers for wealthy Freiburg citizens. While some may find this practice distasteful and mercenary, the Guards make good money.

Uniform

Black uniforms with crisp white or silver trim. Many Guards wear a panzerhand on both hands. They all study the Loring Swordsman School

For information on the d20 version, see Swashbuckling AdventuresT, pg. 86 and 90; Knights & Musketeers, Character Templates (pg. 92)
 

Chapter Three: Swordsmen and Musketeers

Chapter Four: Sample Campaigns

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