At a glance
- Type
- Legendary Lord
- Battlefield role
- Lore of Death spellcaster and gunpowder army leader
- Content pack
- Elspeth – Thrones of Decay
- Race
- The Empire
- Faction
- Wissenland & Nuln
Availability
Content pack: Elspeth – Thrones of Decay. Immortal Empires ownership
- Unlocked by the Elspeth – Thrones of Decay pack, also included in the Thrones of Decay bundle. Play her in Immortal Empires or The Realm of Chaos; the latter has a separate objective from the Ursun story.
Wissenland & Nuln in Immortal Empires
Elspeth is an Empire Legendary Lord leading Wissenland & Nuln. The Imperial Gunnery School turns Schematics into upgrades for gunnery and artillery. Fighting with gunpowder troops and taking relevant post-battle options supplies the research effort.
Field Testing advances the school and opens the Amethyst Armoury. Its specialised units combine Nuln’s weapons with Elspeth’s Death magic. Choose upgrades around the gunpowder troops you are actually fielding.
Travel through the Gardens of Morr
Elspeth can establish Gardens of Morr in suitable friendly or neutral Empire settlements. Her army can travel between the Gardens, making their placement part of the defence of the Empire.
Travel has a cost and a cooldown. Gardens can also be lost when an enemy takes or destroys their settlement. Keep the network’s destinations and the local war situation in mind before moving Elspeth far from a threatened province.
Death magic behind the firing line
Elspeth is a Death caster with a Carmine Dragon mount option. Use her spells and mobility to support a formation that gives guns room to shoot. Landing a large flying mount in a dense enemy formation can leave it exposed to concentrated attacks.
Theodore Bruckner adds a dedicated melee fighter to the Empire’s hero choices. Swordsmen protect the line while Helstorm rockets punish distant infantry. Keep those jobs distinct so the army can use magic, missiles and melee together.
Graveyard Rose of Nuln
Elspeth – Thrones of Decay unlocks the Dark Lady of Nuln, advisor to Elector Countess Emmanuelle von Liebwitz, and the hero Theodore Bruckner, the Hand of Judgement. She casts Lore of Death, can ride a Carmine Dragon, and develops the Imperial Gunnery School, the Amethyst Armoury, and the Gardens of Morr.
The play page also calls Bruckner the Hound of Judgement. Both titles belong to Nuln's champion. Franz, Gelt, and Volkmar keep the other Empire offices.
Sources
- Immortal Empires DLC Ownership Guide — SEGA Support — support.sega.com
- Elspeth – Thrones of Decay — Total War on Steam — store.steampowered.com
- Thrones of Decay: Introducing Elspeth von Draken — Creative Assembly — community.creative-assembly.com