Knights of Bretonnia (Warhammer Omnibus)

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Cool Helmet: Bretonnian knights will typically adorn their helms with colourful and ornate crests, often referencing a part of their personal heraldry. Royals Who Actually Do Something: He earned his crown battling hordes of greenskins and remained an active fighter after being crowned. Even in death, he still fights to protect his people.

Undying Loyalty: Grail Knights are utterly devoted to her, and would follow her every whim. One of her unique skills, "Sacred Duty" notes how utterly loyal Grail Knights are to her, and give a hefty bonus to their stats as a result. White Magician Girl: Prophetesses and Damsels are women born with magical talents who, after being taken by the Lady and taught magic with her, return to Bretonnia and act as counselors and support in the battlefield. The Damsels exclusively wield lores related to nature such as the Lores of Life, Beasts and the Heavens. Their Aura of the Lady rule also grants them the Magic Resistance rule. Helmets Are Hardly Heroic: Averted. Like many Bretonnian minor lords, Alberic wears one of their distinctive great-helms in battle, which completely hides his face. Played straight in the cinematic trailer, however, in which Alberic goes into battle without a proper helmet. Elective Monarchy: How the Bretonnians select their new king, though their process is much less intricate or codified than the Empire's. Bretonnia's royal laws say only a Grail Knight can be crowned king. When a king dies, the dukes choose a Grail Knight from amongst them to succeed instead (with the consent of the Grail Enchantress, who can refuse to crown him). The king's hereditary heir to his dukedom (only dukes have ever been kings) is usually favoured if he already is a Grail Knight, but in the history of Bretonnia practically all of the dukedoms can boast of having had at least one king in their family trees.Making a Splash: His trident gives him the ability to use Wrath of Manaan, a water-flavored wind spell, twice per battle.

Lord of the Ocean: The only deity other than the Lady of the Lake that gets much attention in Bretonnia is Manaan, the god of the sea in just about every human land. The trident on Bordeleaux's shield represents this devotion to Manaan in that coastal realm. The enemies of Duke Alberic of Bordeleaux are correct to shrink from his presence, for he is a mighty opponent - a knight almost without equal who has never been bested on the field of battle by mortal adversary or enchanted blade. As one of Bretonnia's greatest exponents of lance and sword, he has on many occasions stood shoulder to shoulder with King Louen, facing down the forces of evil wherever they may be found in the name of his patron-god Manann and the Lady of the Lake. Prongs of Poseidon: The Trident of Manaan, which grants Alberic the ability to summon massive sprays of water to disrupt formations and send units flying., and confers to him a very good ability in killing other mounted units. Knight in Shining Armor: Regarded by his subjects as the pinnacle of knightly perfection and honor. Not that it seems to have prevented him from fathering a bastard son, like some other king you might have heard about. Additionally, despite reports of wisdom, compassion and justice from his listening to pleas from peasants that were brought to him from some sort of noble, he still keeps the rigid confinements of Bretonnia's feudalism and shows no interest in reworking it.Poisoned Weapons: Peasant bowmen can be hired with pox-infected dung arrows, which cause the poison debuff. Like with fire arrows, these archers are hired seperately from their vanilla counterparts. Fantasy Counterpart Culture: A mix between medieval England and France during the age of chivalry, along with some influence from the Arthurian legends. Also like in medieval England, the nobility speak in French accents whilst the lowly peasants speak in English ones. Lady of War: A refined, gorgeous, proper highborn lady of the court who isn't afraid of being knee deep in the dirt with the Knights under her command. Silk Hiding Steel: Damsels and Prophetesses, who are dressed like princesses but are still powerful mages. The Champion: Even among Grail Knights, Repanse is considered one of the most favored of all the Knights of the Bretonnia and is a favorite of the Lady. She considers herself an expression of her deities will.

Power Floats: In her unmounted form. Who needs to walk when the magic of the Lady keeps you afloat? Alberic leads the sub-faction of "Bordeleaux" in the first two games. In the third game's Immortal Empires campaign, he instead leads the sub-faction "Bordeleaux Errant", located in Lustria.Cool Crown: Adorned with fleurs-de-lys and blessed with a kiss from the Lady of the Lake, Louen's crown has passed from king to king since the coronation of Gilles' son. In game, the Crown of Bretonnia gives him a range of 18" for his Inspiring Presence bubble and makes units in range immune to Panic. Very big on it, to the point where advanced weaponry that would give them an advantage is outright spurned. Colony Drop: When equipped with the Chalice of Potions, Morgiana can call down three free Comets of Cassandora from the Lore of Heavens without the need for the Winds of Magic. Bodyguarding a Badass: Grail Guardians are Grail Knights specifically chosen to protect her. Morgiana needs no protection. Royals Who Actually Do Something: The kings of Bretonnia are required to be great kni