With all the infantry done it's time to do the cavalry for my Altdorf army, and what better unit to start than with the iconic Reiksguard knights. Founded by the grandfather of Karl Franz as personal bodyguards of the emperor, these noble scions from all over the empire swear loyalty only to the sovereign and are always ready to trample down any threats to his person, both interior and foreign.
While these noble warriors have an extensive intelligence service in the capital and several secret agents, it is on the battlefield that they truly prove their mettle, charging against the enemy in big waves of gleaming steel and lethal spearpoints that have decided many a battle in favour of the Empire
For the preceptor commanding the unit I went with something special, copying the style of the above Adrian Smith painting that graced the cover of their old cardboard box
Being mostly armour, painting them was pretty easy, with the horses and steel plate done first with details such as laurels and feathers second
