Ironweld Arsenal
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| Grand alliance | Order |
| Associated factions | Cities of Sigmar |
| Races | Duardin Human |
| Vehicles | Cannon Cogfort Gunwalker Gyrobomber Gyrocopter Helblaster Volley Gun Helstorm Rocket Battery Organ Gun Steam Tank |
Ironweld Arsenal is a faction of human and duardin smiths that make marvellous war machines and ingenious clockwork marvels.[1]
Contents
Overview
The Ironweld Arsenal was formed in the aftermath of Sigmar’s retreat to Azyr. It is a conglomeration of human and duardin weaponsmiths that create some of the most bizarre and deadly machines ever built by mortals and the cogwork factories of Azyrheim have produced all manner of killing machines such as gear-driven gunwalkers, steam-powered artillery trains and repeating cannons that can spit a hundred lethal rounds of superheated metal in the blink of an eye. The Ironweld Arsenal also creates technological marvels such as Steam Tanks, Gyrocopters and cannons that protect the keeps and walls of the new cities in the Mortal Realms as well equipping the armies of liberation.[1][4a]
History
For centuries the Ironweld smiths of Azyrheim have been stockpiling firearms, cannons, armoured war constructs and even flying machines.[5]
Age of Sigmar
When Sigmar finally reopened the gates and whenever the Stormcast conquered a Realmgate the Lords-Castellant would man it while the Ironweld and the Dispossessed build fortified towns, which would later grow into free cities, making sure the new cities have firm foundations.[3a]
Structure
A hierarchy exists among the engineers and architects of the Ironweld Arsenal. At the head of this hierarchy are the Forge-Lords. Other ranks within the hierarchy includes Cogsmith-Captains, Gunmasters, and Ironweld Sergeants.[2][6a][8]
The Ironweld Arsenal boasts many branches, mostly schools, across the cities of Sigmar's empire. The devices and gear used by the members of the Ironweld will often have the insignias of their schools stamped on them.[11a]
Known Branches and Schools
- Greenfire Ironweld: Branch located in the city of Greenfire.[11a]
- Ironweld College of Sapenna: Branch located in Sapenna.[12a]
Society
It was engineers of the Ironweld that built many of the deep freshwater wells found in the walled settlements of the central lands of the Great Parch, these vital sources of water have allowed many of these settlements to grow or simply survive in the harsh environment of Aqshy.[6a]
Every artillery piece within the Ironwelkd Arsenal has the names of those who have died whilst operating it carved into them.[2a]
They serve as architects and builders of the Free Cities, alongside the Dispossessed labour clans of the fallen Khazalid Empire. Whenever a new Realmgate is secured, it is these sturdy labourers and engineers who are called forth to aid in building settlements around these vital gateways.[6b][6c]
Known Ironweld Machinery
- Helblaster Volley Gun: A many-barreled marvel of engineering that fires devastating volleys of bullets.[4a]
- Helstorm Rocket Battery: This war-machine was built to rain explosive ordnance onto distant foes.[4a]
- Gyrocopter: A type of steam-powered aircraft extensively employed by the Ironweld Arsenal.[4a]
- Gyrobomber: A type of steam-powered aircraft extensively employed by the Ironweld Arsenal.[4a]
- Steam Tank: Mobile war-machines that are powered by steam and serve as one of the most devastating devices employed by the Arsenal.[4a]
- Mechanical Horses: The Ironweld Arsenal of Excelsis and Brightspear occasionally uses these mechanical steeds to haul their artillery trains.[2b][7a]
- Mechanical Salamanders: The Free City of Brightspear occasionally employs these automatons to transport people and goods.[7a]
- Mechanical Spiders: The Free City of Brightspear occasionally employs these automatons to transport people and goods.[7a]
- Gunwalkers: Devastating machines of war developed in the cogwork factories of Azyrheim.[4a]
Other Creations
- Trident Daggers: Seemingly mundane daggers developed for the warriors of the Freeguilds, a simple press of a button hidden on the guard splits the blade of such weapons into three.[10a]
Sources
- 1: Grand Alliance of Order - Ironweld Arsenal, pg.158
- 2: Spear of Shadows
- 3: Age of Sigmar: Core Book (2nd Edition)
- 3a: The Great Parch, pg. 86-89
- 4: Battletome: Cities of Sigmar (2019)
- 4a: The Ironweld Arsenal, pg.37
- 5: Cogsmith product description
- 6: Soulbound Core Rulebook
- 7: Soulbound Streets of Brightspear
- 7a: Brightspear Markets, pg. 12-15
- 8: Soulbound Faithful Night
- 9: Soulbound Anvilgard City Guide
- 9a: Anvilgard
- 10: Soulbound Tome of Champions
- 10a: Chapter Six: Equipment
- 11: White Dwarf March 2021
- 11a: The Maker's Mark (short story)
- 12: Thieves' Paradise (novella)
- 12a: Chapter Two
| Cities of Sigmar | |
| Founding Cities | Anvilgard (Har Kuron) • Excelsis • Hallowheart • Hammerhal • Tempest's Eye • Vindicarum |
| Seeds of Hope | Greywater Fastness • Living City • Phoenicium |
| Free Cities | Alshime • Anvilheim • Arbitrium • Blackwall • Brighthall • Brightspear • Catransa • Celestrius • Colostrum • Darkdelve • Draconium • Glymmsforge • Gravewild • Greenfire • Greyspire • Helmgard • Izalend • Kurnothea • Lethis • Matarka • Mhurghst • Misthåvn • Seven Words • Settler's Gain • Skythane • Taberna • Thraesh • Umbramox • Vandium |
| Scion Cities | Phoenicium: Holdash • Houndsgate |
| Cities of Sigmar Factions |
Collegiate Arcane • Darkling Covens • Devoted of Sigmar • Dispossessed • Freeguild• Ironweld Arsenal • Order Serpentis • Phoenix Temple • Scourge Privateers • Shadowblades • Wanderers |
| Associated Factions | Eldritch Council • Daughters of Khaine • Fyreslayers • Kharadron Overlords • Lion Rangers • Order Draconis • Stormcast Eternals • Swifthawk Agents • Sylvaneth |
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