Led by Ulfric Stormcloak, the Jarl of Windhelm, the Stormcloaks are brave Nordic warriors fighting to liberate their homeland from the oppressive Empire and are a joinable faction in Skyrim. They resist the White-Gold Concordat which decrees the worship of Talos to be illegal and seek to secede from the Empire.
While the Imperials were easier to find models for these were a bit of a challenge. There were a few ranges that could have been used but we settled on Gripping Beast's Vikings. With a little bit of sculpting putty to add in cloaks they really pop and look like a diverse group of individual fighters ready to resist the Imperial machine!
Using the Valiant! system we set the combat values for a standard Stormcloak warrior to +7 ATK and +5 DEF. They're a cheap horde army that uses numbers and combined attack bonuses to break through Imperial defenses. Though they're the backbone of the resistance the Stormcloaks aren't fighting alone. Plans have already been drawn together for allies who fight for the Stormcloak cause:
- Guards from across the reach who are dispatched by their jarls to aid the Stormcloaks
- Reguard warriors from the south
- Thieves Guild archers sent from Riften
- A militia fighting force raised by the Dragonborn (okay, this was never in Skyrim but it would have been cool if you could have recruited to build your own army when you played, and supposing you're playing scenarios for this game that take place after the liberation of Solitude it is entirely reasonable to assume the Empire would have sent legions to reclaim Skyrim and that the Dragonborn would perhaps use their fame to raise a defensive force)
More to come soon!
