Trench Crusade's The Iron Sultanate - Faction Lore and History

[@ItWasSaucerShaped]

The moment I read, 'The Great Sultanate of the Invincible Iron Wall of the Two Horns That Pierce the Sky', I was 100% sold on this setting. It is perfect.

[@faleilham8334]

That "Pierce the Sky" part just makes me laugh.

[@mortarion9813]

​@@faleilham8334 THEY ARE THE HORNS THAT WILL PIERCE THE HEAVENS!

[@publicalgae]

@@faleilham8334 it’s probably because of Zulkarnain which means “The Owner of Two-Horns”, since if I’m not mistaken he wore a crown with two horns, and he was the one who built the wall agains gog and magog, that was probably a reference to him. You can search more about him

[@محمدحامدخليل-ظ8ب]

The Principality experience during a heretic attacke : Sir they are unleashing big ugly and terrifying monsters upon us we will all die In the sultanate: unleash our big ugly and terrifying monsters upon the heretics

[@sleepyboi5804]

Sultanate hitting them heretics with that uno reverse card 😂

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

Yes

[@DED_MEEM]

Fight fire with bigger, holier fire.

[@aimanmarzuqi4804]

@@محمدحامدخليل-ظ8ب “Wallahi they will know the wrath of the Sultanate”. Iron Sultanate is such a cool name

[@gabrielalvespereira3750]

​@@aimanmarzuqi4804 Average Deus Vult/Allahu Akbar experience: Go figth the devils, 99% chance of dying, die, still win because God is on our side.

[@nutshot_brawler8466]

As a Catholic who grew up in Pakistan, i really dig the idea of Catholics and Muslims teaming up to defeat the hordes of Hell, the Muslims are a devout lot, i'm pretty devout myself, but they inspire me to be even more devout

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

Yes

[@furkandemirhan8841]

Yeah, why kill each other when we can kill demons? İ don't know much about the setting but it looks promising as hell!

[@callithasmed8468]

Exactly. If literal demons are rising from the maw of Hell, human disputes are minor, and overcoming that enemy together would be the ultimate act of unification, despite differences, in loyalty to God.

[@ChrissieBear]

You would love Lionheart. It basically starts with Richard III and Saladin teaming up against demons and you play as a descendant of Richard in the Rennaisance. And the Order of Saladin is an ally of the Knights Templar in the war against magic.

[@kafeelshah792]

@@ChrissieBear What is Lionheart? Can you elaborate a bit or give me some pointers as it sounds super cool.

[@mnalghrenn]

Something I love about the Sultanate is how its built upon the Islamic Golden Age. It would have been so easy for the writers to make the Sultanate a xenophobic extremist faction as Islamic groups are so often depicted. Instead we get faithful and free people, that pride themselves on their unity and service and succeed through cleverness and invention as well as belief.

[@firetarrasque4667]

They’re the most interesting faction in my eyes specifically *because* they break with the very Christian framing of the rest of the setting. If the game ever gets new factions, I hope they’re like the Sultanate! There’s a lot of cultures and religions they could pull from, even within the relatively small area the game takes place in - Gnosticism and Paganism being the two that jump to my mind first.

[@cynicalpsycho5574]

Just forget Islam got to the golden age by slaughtering everyone they could and destroying the local gods that the Arabic people worshipped for thousands of years previously.

[@jeremycarnes1656]

Stereotypes exist for a reason. And you two are the reason I yanked my support. Fuck Woke Crusade.

[@YMS09D]

While I'm totally cool with the setting remaining purely in eruopa and Africa, I would love to see the mixing of nations that was WWI, maybe the Japanese would have Trench armour in the vein of a samurai Do, or the Americans and our crazy addiction to machine guns on everything. As well as the Native soldiers of the America's. But that's me, and as said, totally fine if they don't expand that far.

[@95keat]

I mean the sultanate is still a xenophobic extremist faction, it's just working out for them really well.

[@nobleman9393]

"This request comes straight from Hell itself, the Devils want you to assist with a mission they call Operation Wallclimber"

[@scannerbarkly]

I did not expect to see an Armored Core reference in these comments. lol

[@nobleman9393]

@@scannerbarkly Couldn't stop myself.

[@Mae_Dastardly]

Arquebus is the devil so it fits

[@DanQ2805]

​@@Mae_Dastardly for corporation that aren't brute or military like Balam They sure are the most mess up corporation especially there way of RE-EDUCATION I was really sadden there's no siding with the Balam in the story

[@aldrichdevourerofgods7630]

Dying for God vs dying for a company

[@aimanmarzuqi4804]

As a Muslim, this faction really excites me. I have always dreamed of seeing an Islamic faction in a fantasy setting, this is so cool. We just gotta make sure we gatekeep this franchise from the Salafi and Takfiri Muslim snowflakes on social media. Those people still believe music is haram 🤦

[@nutshot_brawler8466]

Oof, I get that, a buddy of mine was from a pretty conservative Shia family, his grandparents were pretty hardcore, his parents were too, but had the mindfulness to allow him to leave the house and hang out with friends, play video games, learn music and watch TV, at least when his elders weren't around

[@aimanmarzuqi4804]

@@nutshot_brawler8466 Damn, small blessings I guess.

[@wangggge]

This is the cultural diversity we need, not some Christians patronizing unfamiliar representation😊

[@Nopal11-v5m]

Yeah buddy, in my opinion as long Music doesn’t stray you from your religious activity or doesn’t having any sexual or haram lyrics and meaning then it was fine

[@aimanmarzuqi4804]

@@Nopal11-v5m Yup. My thoughts exactly

[@charlieboone1298]

The Sultanate is shaping up to be my favourite faction in the setting.

[@scannerbarkly]

I think the potential for the minis to really steel the show is there, based on the art. I love the grimdark Christian stuff, but the Sultanate drip is just too much.

[@Darksky1001able]

​@@scannerbarklyMashallah.

[@josephthomas4797]

Likewise, the Sultanate is really cool

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

Same

[@42Nightsyesterday]

Yeah they seem slightly less depressing than the Catholic counterparts. Would love to see a Jewish and Eastern Orthodoxy themed faction. Would be interesting to see how they would interact with other faiths. Since they are all serving the same god, would make sense for them to work together but maybe just like how the archdemons fight among themselves, the faithful could as well which would balance out good and evil pretty perfectly.

[@tylernemeth5624]

My favorite part of this setting is the full commitment to the idea that to fight monsters you have to become one

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

Yes

[@oldluke7653]

Jordan Peterson didn't come up with that.

[@neogrizz]

I love how muslims are loosing their marbles over finally getting a muslim faction in a grim dark setting that isn't just a watered down afterthought. And I'm genuinely happy for them. The Iron Sultanate looks bonkers! Gonna wait for the final product, but as of now my faction of choice is set: PRAISE BE ALLAH!

[@psyfektorstudio]

Bro as someone who isn't religious, check out Islamic lore it's FUCKING NUTS!!! the Wall in this tabletop game is based of a Wall in Islamic religion that literally stops Demons from coming to earth, it's nuts!!!

[@w_ldan]

This story concept goes so hard. Tho i wonder is it just the abrahamic religion or the conflict involve non-abrahamic religion? Like the hinduism or buddhaism? Tho i dont know how that would even work since buddhaism are a pachifist

[@EricWulfe]

​@@psyfektorstudio its gog and magog, isnt it? they are called yakjuj and makjuj in arabic. iirc, all abrahamic religions tell the story of those 2

[@karlfranzemperorofmandefil5547]

@@w_ldanby church canon for most of history pagan gods are servants of satan, so I could see the Hindus being on the side of hell instead.

[@RandoRanlo]

Who? They had the 17th legion in 4000k. Its probs a troll.

[@devilfruit3415]

I had expected many things when i first began exploring trench crusades lore. Ottoman attack on titan was not one of them

[@estrelaazul460]

I mean, attack on titan is basically Christianity and Judaism as a eldriching terror.

[@ravenknight4876]

Because those aren't ottomans, which originated much later than the point of divergence in trench crusade.

[@halit147]

@@ravenknight4876They are instead Seljuk Turks

[@jacksoninc.4062]

​@@ravenknight4876the Brazen Bulls were confirmed to be a creation of a Sultan Bayezid (II or III, forgor)

[@ravenknight4876]

@@jacksoninc.4062 That's either not an Ottoman, really poor research on part of the creators, or lazy writing to keep things as they were in reality when they really shouldn't be.

[@Darksky1001able]

Alhamdullilah, we get a faction if our own, and not one thats just an afterthought. Inshallah our Sultan will be able to be fielded in the tabletop. Inshallah we get Brazen Bulls and Lions of Jabir.

[@dc-101]

this is the first time i see how the ummah will look in a grimdark setting , i couldnt be more exited, and it kinda retains the golden age aspect aswell

[@Zarathustra-tr2cz]

@@dc-101 it's actually post islamic golden age and turkic

[@samuelrodriguez9801]

Warhammer Fantasy used to have Araby.

[@Brother_O4TS]

@@samuelrodriguez9801 They exist, they just aren't shown in any of the games, except in mods.

[@dc-101]

@@Brother_O4TS wasnt really grimdark

[@jakto3362]

By far the drippiest fuckers in the entire franchise

[@kaboomluong9373]

That Ethiopian soldier gave them a good run for their money tho, imo

[@ShahbazBokhari]

I never though, as someone of a Shia Muslim family. Who has seen his culture, background, identity and so forth, used as means to depict “the enemy” in contemporary media in every way shape and form. I never ever thought I’d see such a genuine and non malicious representation. Wow.

[@MrRawrCEO]

The immaculate drip of the Iron Sultanate makes me feel things.

[@christophersmith8848]

The secret to having everyone look good is to make their enemy actual Hell, it seems

[@DeltaPi314]

Huh, what first appeared a Christian-centric lore actually depicts the muslims gracefully? This is refreshing.

[@alastor8091]

Islam used to be the center of scientific enlightenment before a great schism which gave use the backwards dogma we see today. One of the greatest tragedies of humanity given how widespread the faith became.

[@jackmendez8579]

Because it’s golden age Muslim not whatever it is now

[@silverhawkscape2677]

​@@jackmendez8579 There was no golden age.

[@thelastthingyouneversaw7376]

This setting would make for an amazing Hearts of Iron 4 mod

[@Saruman_Ring-Maker]

Actually though. If only we had a world map and deeper insights into the European nations and the sultanate

[@muellermat]

I mean hoi is really accessible for modding. It may be worth a shot

[@darkagerush3098]

@thelastthingyouneversaw7376 id buy the game just to play it. Dont care about world wars like that.

[@EvanBiser]

@@darkagerush3098you should check out some of the mods before buying, there’s some pretty cool and interesting stuff

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

Ther Is A Good Fan Mead Map Of This Wolrd By Truffleddude So

[@yasintamer1547]

Some insights: Sultanate of Rum, perfect catch (y)...Basically not the Ottoman Empire but also the Ottoman Empire :D Yuzbasi already means Captain. So for a native, it sounds like `Captain Captain`, it may need a retcon. Additions to the unit roster may include Deliler (Crazies): hit and run scouts with fast bikes(if this universe has) or altered steeds, and Acemi Ocagi (Aspirants/Initiates): who failed to become a Janisarry ultimately but have a high caliber to serve at rank and file. Two minor notes: Zulkareyn (Two Horns) fabled to be attested to Alexander the Great According to the Islamic tradition, alchemy, and magic are (generally) accepted concepts but vehemently forbidden arts let alone practicing but learning or teaching. So, if in a setting they are both in use, it means something :)

[@athillah8836]

in means something, really. the place where i live, many people still believe in and also practicing alchemy and magic despite being islam majority

[@rjoukecu]

wasn't Sultanate of Rum technically an Islamic successor state of Roman Empire(before Ottoman)?

[@yasintamer1547]

it may include preparing talismans and protections...

[@yasintamer1547]

@@rjoukecu indeed it is a succesor of Selcuk Empire not Roman Empirr, where the Sultanate of Rum's lands were including the upcoming ottoman family... Fatih the Conquerer's adaption of title as Kaiser-i Rum has two facades: first declaring himself as Kaiser and affiliating ottomans to the Sultanate of Rum. Ottomans are not direct successor of Sultanate of Rum but one of the branches of it. this is why i wrote that way :)

[@charlottewalnut3118]

Most people are going to start loosening the rules when they have to fight the literal armies of hell

[@va_sirberpasir9708]

Ngl, seems the Iron sultanate could be the 2nd bastion of humanity if New anthioc falls. Also is this only me missing something, but militarily speaking seems the Sultan's army is way more prepared and organized with specialist and all.

[@Humansarebetter1]

Well the principality is just a melting pot of cultures and combat doctrines, and the trench pilgrims, are a bit insane.

[@tristanband4003]

​@Humansarebetter1 just a bit? Humans are not better

[@peterwight3918]

The yusbazi are straight up custodian guards

[@ChristianEphraimson]

Thanks for the idea. Guess I'm spending my next check for a kitbash🎉

[@dazza761]

Custodians recruit only from nobles. Listen to the lore and stop comparing unnecessairily.

[@AirshipFury]

"...labored for centuries to perfect the divine art of tackling" 😂

[@thegingerheadperson9959]

This setting is super cool i wish i was fully out so we could see some more of the warbands

[@samuelrodriguez9801]

You could kitbash Stormcast Eternals, Beastmen, Chaos Dwarfs or even Ossiarch Bonereapers for this faction.

[@muellermat]

That is a great idea

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

Yes

[@Alex-jl3el]

Nice I like it alot already more than Warhammer because instead of coming into this like I did 40k as a child I get to be here and perhaps introduce this to my sons as well...

[@scannerbarkly]

That's awesome! I have great memories of playing games with my Dad, I am sure you'll make many happy ones with your kids!

[@kingghidorah102]

Heavy Metal Chistianity aesthetic are pretty common, but Islamic Heavy Metal? Say no more, take all of my money!

[@aimanmarzuqi4804]

Hell yeah

[@kingghidorah102]

@@aimanmarzuqi4804 what do you mean "hell yeah", Heretic? -_o

[@charlottewalnut3118]

@@austinkruger290Than would they not make the demons good guys?

[@thelordchancellor3454]

Narjahannam vibes

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

Yes

[@poundsofslothcigars]

I love the concept of these Babylonian alchemists making living weapons and pets!

[@Lornext]

The fact that these people fight against hell itself, right in front of their eyes and undeniable, I bet it is very easy to convince them that heavenly paradise awaits them once they die for the cause. I doubt that is what actually happens to you though in this setting, but at least it should raise morale.

[@Punishthefalse]

Yes but consider that in this setting, Heaven and God are very much real. So, this could actually be what happens to them when they die fighting against evil.

[@nathanaelwaters2509]

​@@Punishthefalseits actually very debatable if heavan and God are real in the setting as the Christian god and Islamic god are incompatible. Sometimes else is lily watching over humanity

[@Punishthefalse]

@@nathanaelwaters2509 You know they are the same God right? Not to mention it is proven angels do straight up exist here too.

[@mcarrowtime7095]

@@Punishthefalse it’s supposed to be the same god.

[@fatfish2066]

​@nathanaelwaters2509 an angel flew down and blew up an army

[@Gabriel_PL]

19:46 BTW, Brazen Bulls are about 12 feet tall. Source: I asked directly the author on the comments of this creature's reveal and that was his answer. Pin for oficial info pls

[@birgaripadam7112]

As a turk, I love this but some of the names could change for example "yüzbaşı" could be change to something like "ağa" for example yüzbaşı is a late Ottoman army name for captain

[@ashyashy1018]

I think that’s what they’re going for. This whole game/story is essentially a timeline. Where all progress in terms of culture in religious aspect was halted due to the war against hell. So it makes sense that a lot of old world terms are used to define these modern day units. At least that’s my guess

[@birgaripadam7112]

@ashyashy1018 yüzbaşı is a new term. In older times, they used different names like ocakbaşı or ocakreisi or something like that And janissaries are there own beast in term of organization and culture which mostly lost to time

[@ashyashy1018]

@@birgaripadam7112 oooh ok. My mistake

[@birgaripadam7112]

@ashyashy1018 no problem, it a common mistake game companies make as they don't know the development of the modernday turkish Just to give you an idea after foundation of republic many Arabic and Persian words purged from the dictionary and replaced by pure turkish ones, if there is no turkish word they just invented one.

[@sarubet8725]

@@birgaripadam7112 this takes place in ww1 era. We had yüzbaşı during that time I suppose.

[@Ember34]

We have Christians and Muslims, can’t wait for the scientology faction

[@scannerbarkly]

Can't suffer from Shellshock in Xenu doesn't believe in therapeutic psychiatry!

[@Ember34]

@@scannerbarkly wait they might unironically be the most busted faction if spiritual damage is based on your belief of spiritual things existing

[@bridiptabharali3433]

​​@@scannerbarklyhey scann what your thought happened to the pagan nations like those of china india and japan

[@scannerbarkly]

@@bridiptabharali3433 Part of me things that the idea of the Christian missionaries spreading the word will have been intensified much more than it would even in real history! The Church will need resources for the war, which means friendly Christian nations and populations to feed the machine.

[@bridiptabharali3433]

@@scannerbarkly nah,what I mean to ask do you think that are the pagan gods of the region going to fight against the demons or will the pagan gods be allied to the demons

[@sonofsanguinius176]

Fun fact ~ Gork and mork from 40k who are the ork gods and the orks themselves were kinda a reference to the muslim creatures in the Quran Gok and Mgok who will devour everything during the end of days leaving nothing left for the war torn humans of that age, they are huge hulking creatures who are very hard to kill and reproduce like crazy, sounds familiar?

[@a_random_orthodox_Christian]

One could wonder if the Caucasus are part of the sultanate

[@scannerbarkly]

We really need that world map! lol

[@AhmedMostafa-ir2bl]

Yeah we need a map bc there is no way in hell Muslim around the world will let macca or madina fall in demons hand also to know what happened to Africa , Asia and American

[@Valathiril]

@@scannerbarkly Yeah I want to see what that Iron wall looks like

[@ShadowFri3nd]

@@AhmedMostafa-ir2bl a lot of shit would have happend over the world since the first heresy and the opening of hell's gate, right now we only have info of the New Antioch(Europe?), the Iron Wall(Middle East?) and the Heretic Legion(Jerusalem?) but what about the Asian world? the slavic/russians city states, the mongols hordes, the chinese, japanese, what about america with the Aztects, Mayans and Inca's? and about African cultures, South East Asia, India... hopefully they flesh out Asia first.

[@ALV694]

​@@AhmedMostafa-ir2bl plus apparently silk trade still exists and it's the sultanate lifeline

[@Kankan_Mahadi]

I love the Brazen Bull's concept! Considering I've always roleplayed as the tanker in boardgames & videogames since the 1980s.

[@Nopal11-v5m]

As the Muslim, i am glad there finally someone that remember Buddha and Christian isn’t only religions aesthethic that beatiful, in Fact Islam Heavy metal is literally one of most Underrated and Underappreciated Religion Aesthethic i ever seen, well maybe thanks to our bad images no one wanted to adopt Islam aesthethic but then Trench Crusade doing that i am Love it! Anyway besides ehem the Controversy i am willingly give my money to get one of them…until i can buy 3D printer :)

[@TheStoicSage9907]

Are there going to be any other religious factions besides Muslims and Christians? And where can I find lore/updates?

[@scannerbarkly]

There are mentions of things like Hebrew Knights in the lore, but rules and models will need to be somewhat limited at the start of any new game.

[@Highlander_Red]

@@scannerbarklyI assume they are in the works. But given the current social climate I doubt anything will be revealed soon. But if I were to guess they would be a smaller faction driven to take back their homeland lost in 1099.

[@im_aleey]

Would be cool to see Hindu and Buddhist factions.

[@TheStoicSage9907]

@@im_aleey it would certainly be interesting to see what spin they would give the Buddhists given their pacifistic nature being confronted with the fact that literal demons are running rampant. Sort of a physical Kali Yuga. Hindu would also be cool but I think they should show what's up with the rest of the world in general, as I assume Europe never really had the chance to start colonizing stuff, so India would be pretty different.

[@Highlander_Red]

@@im_aleey *facepalm*

[@SinisterTom-o2t]

I'm not really the type of person to get too fed over the whole diversity in fiction thing but I appreciate that trench warfare has a dedicated and separate middle eastern fantasyish type factions

[@Blashmack]

This case is done with grace and thought, it's awesome.

[@MrJackWorse]

Man, I wish there were some decades worth of lore for this like for 40k. This is so much my jam it's ridiculous.

[@murlocchieftain5176]

The Sultanate wwon me over the moment they had alchemical horrors

[@DanQ2805]

As muslim, these is actually felt refreshing tho I actually like how our religion had horrifying secret in these grimm world Usually it always be the Catholic that had some horror secret like creating a super paladin using jesus body part or something But seeing the Lion of Zabir and Brazen Bull which look like mutated human and being part of Iron Sultanate as Muslin religion faction is really cool

[@LouSantiago-mg9dg]

So what about a Jewish faction? Some kind of Survivors that fled to Gaza, Sinai, & Negev while also living in the Sultanate as Dhimmi as well. Maybe one Jewish sect that believes hell unleashed is some fulfillment of Messinic Prophecy on some Kabbalistic Rabbinic Extremism and another that is more like Zealots and ultra-pious in an alliance with the Muslims but against the Christians. That would be dope.

[@Saruman_Ring-Maker]

I think there a jewish stronghold deep in Heretic territory that has been besieged for hundreds of years.

[@A.Odara.23]

Masada?​@@Saruman_Ring-Maker

[@iamyourmom2]

Theres something called Hebrew Knights, but all Ive heard about them is ambushing and beating a host or Crusaders, I think Knight Templars

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

So Far No But The Is New So Lets See

[@wilburdemitel8468]

He's called Beelzebub, he's already in the setting

[@barbaricboi8905]

I can’t wait till there is enough lore for hour long videos fuckin hell!!! Ik this will suffer the same fate as Warhammer and I won’t be able to get models cause I don’t got the time of money for painting or building but this just is so dope

[@Saruman_Ring-Maker]

Its going to be a skirmish game. So it will be cheaper then warhammer for example. Though just enjoying the lore is perfectly fine.

[@mikayelalikhanyan1587]

the geo of this world confuses me, are the sultans a completely different faction or are they another force at Antioch, if they are from Turkey how do factions travel around if the whole world is overrun by demons

[@Darksky1001able]

It looks like they're akin to the Seljuk Turks combined with Ottomans. Because I heard Rum somewhere.

[@luisa.acevedo3326]

I think Constantinople never fell, so they probably controlled eastern Anatolia before the fall on Antioch.

[@Brother_O4TS]

The No Man's Land between the Wall and the rest of Europe isn't filled with demons and heretics. Also, air and sea travel exists

[@Jamhael1]

​@@luisa.acevedo3326 nah, it fell - the forces of hell reached the Fortress of Rijeka in what I believe is in Croatia. And unfortunately, Mecca, Medina, and much of the Middle Eastern Peninsula has fallen to infernal forces.

[@mukadewolf530]

*BY GOD , SHAYTAN SHALL NEVER WIN !* *GOD IS GREAT !* "PROCEEDS TO RUSH"

[@jakto3362]

i dont know bout yall but the sultanate looks so prestine and sexy

[@Thought_Processing_]

If I ever get into this game the Sultanate is likely to be my faction.

[@anthonyd.1428]

Perhaps in future literature of this game, we will get the perspective of each of the factions of the other factions. I would like to see what the Iron Sultanate thinks of the forces of New Antioch or the trench pilgrims as well as what they think of the sultinite.

[@bakomusha]

Welp I found my faction! At least of the initial factions anyways! I personally would have preferred an Ayyubid vibe, more then a Seljuk one, but the fact we get this from a bunch of white dudes is fantastic! It's respectful, and well informed, while still fitting into the brutal and grim setting! No Orientalism, no modern political allegory. If they can maintain this sort of balance going forward. If/when they they expand the setting east into the steppe, and central Asia, and to the south into Africa I'll be a happy nerd!

[@jack1701e]

Ahh The Iron Sultanate is cool as heck! Between them and Infinity's Haqqislam Islamis getting some cool factions!

[@mertroll1]

Great video ! quick correction tho for the word Yüzbaşı the ü is pronounce like the E in grew and the ş is pronounced like the english SH combination like in SHower and the ı not to confuse with the normal i, is pronounce like the u in run

[@scannerbarkly]

Thank you so much. :)

[@ulyssesm.daniels6927]

Solomonic and Goetic magics are intrinsically linked, Solomanic magic leading to the devation we call the Goetic, if Im not mistaken. So its interesting that the Sultanate use something that is the source for the derivative magic they practice in hell. Also cool that they have alchemists and the church does not(?) As alchemy was an ancient arabic practice before being translated and brought to Europe.

[@mjinxsato]

Are there any Asian Countries included? would love to see them added and interpreted in this grim dark world Fantasy Would love to see itT_T:>>

[@broskydoodle6697]

Everything in this faction is so fucking cool. Not a single miss. My favorite grimdark setting atm and one of my favorite fantasy settings in general.

[@mujtbareadh7416]

I truly wonder about mecca and medinah are they part of the Sultanate or not?

[@JackJack-ru5dr]

Hey I really like the faction but I feel like it could use a little more divinity. the church gets units that interface directly with the all mighty I think sultanate should too.

[@sebastiancook2781]

I think the sultinate is more of an intelligence based faction using alchemy and the main faction is the religious zealotry I think there will be another factor based on Kingdom of Solomon that uses the forces of hell against itself by binding them using rituals from the books the lesser keys and greater keys of solomon

[@Taitosalad]

I’d love for a Buddhism faction/Japanese faction.

[@Tilly-u2h]

Soon cus the shit are happening in Europe Asia and The Americas has yet to be included

[@normaleverydayman7004]

This just the foundation Soon new factions will arise too

[@jamespage4809]

Not sure I follow the idea of the Iron Wall; some light Googling says that the wall should already be existing, so does it just kinda pop into existence when the Hellmouth opens, or was it actually built by the Sultanate?

[@scannerbarkly]

It is considered the last great miracle in the lore, as it just kinda appeared. The lore primer describes it as "re-immerges".

[@jamespage4809]

@@scannerbarkly Neat! Sort of an in-between already being and coming back to reality. Thanks for the info!

[@i_roma_i]

It seems that Allah created it when the Gates of Jannam opened.

[@ohamatchhams]

@@jamespage4809 Sorry for late responses but the Iron Wall might be referenced to Qur'anic lore stories of Dhul Qarnayn and the special walls built to temporarily sealing Gog and Magog (hence why the introduction mentioned Gog and Magog being released over The World being the fault of the Crusaders/Templars that made a deal with Devil and the forces of Hells) Though it's needed to be noted that Trench Crusade lore conflating both Gog and Magog with the Shaytan demons (which is Islamic conception of Satans/Devils and evil factions of Djinn race), meanwhile the original Qur'anic lore, Gog and Magog/Yaj'uj and Maj'uj were supposed to be barbaric giants that also belongs to human race So it's mostly accurate barring few notable details, in which Gog and Magog also put into part of Islamic Eschatology/Apocalyptic-Chronological lines, but the forces of hell are considered to be not of Muslims' responsibilities and solely put the infidels/Templar Crusaders to blame (though Iron Sultanate and its subjects are always willing to allying and helping the Christian forces to defeating the infernal forces, I mean in The Qur'an it is explicitly mentioned for Muslims to consider Christians the closest in Faithful brotherhood, so...Yeah...)

[@MrRawrCEO]

Yeah Trench Crusade is all in with the Abrahamic. Christianity, Islam, and Judaism all seem to be favored by God to some extent.

[@kaspervhauschildt]

this setting could be an amazing videogame

[@sarven5974]

I wonder which assassin is more powerful, these guys or the ones who got the pope

[@Armed_Insurgent]

You mean the Death commandos?

[@MrRawrCEO]

If I had to guess I'd say the Islamic assassins are on average better, with the exception of the 3 who caused the year of the broken trinity (given that the ones who killed the pope, prophetess, and emperor were the strongest death commandos). That said, I would not be surprised if the 3 themselves were inferior to the Old Man on the Mountain, who is the most supreme assassin in all of creation.

[@DanQ2805]

​@@MrRawrCEO now that you mentioned the existence of Old of Mountain I can already imagine how Iron Sultanate use them Janissary: my Sultan, the shaytan is gaining number on us, they had powerful commander on their rank that even our assassin fail to assassinate the devil itself Sultan: if our assassin fail to slay these shaytan, then we had no choice but to called The Old Man of the Mountain Only them can accomplish these but if they can't Then we had to called First Hassan

[@kimjongwin]

I’m hooked already. I wish this game every success.

[@stefanomeola6666]

I am a christian and this is my favourite faction, so cool and so many interesting things

[@ArmandoEnfectana-bp6jo]

Till wait for Azazel to found out that these people are making "Nephilims" without Fuckingly knowing.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DGNinja]

Fun fact, yuzbasi in Turkish means captain. So its a Captain Captain

[@inkvizitor669]

That's how Dune design should be in my opinion

[@KalashVodka175]

Dune’s technology is purely futuristic tbh. Socially dune is feudalistic sure but the tech is so far ahead (of course there are no AI for very important reasons) So it doesn’t really make much sense if they started wearing gear of ancient civilizations

[@inkvizitor669]

@@KalashVodka175 And in a feudal society you need to show your status. In addition, the empire itself is an allusion to the Ottoman Empire. So I think that the Sardaukars looked something like this.

[@AC-hj9tv]

Dune sucks

[@KalashVodka175]

@@AC-hj9tv Objectively shit take. You can dislike Dune, thats one thing, claiming it suck is another.

[@AC-hj9tv]

@@KalashVodka175 bro I'm Emperor Shaddam Hussein Corrino the 4th the 5th. Can't touch me

[@ClayHarris-g4r]

Awesomely wonderful

[@benn1181]

This is gonna be my first warband

[@crom9230]

I legitimately wonder what would happen if you combined the milk of Manatee with the poison blades and then dips them in the Styx water

[@alfatazer_8991]

Man made horrors beyond my comprehension? Sweet!

[@samankucher5117]

who did the art ? the art is impressive and doesn't look cheep mo made by Ai coping a style of a artist that means the artists is actually great and must have a awesome page full of art that looks like this somewhere :)

[@scannerbarkly]

All the art and initial worldbuilding etc was done by Mike Franchina. You can find his stuff here at very high quality - www.artstation.com/sirfrancisdrake

[@samankucher5117]

@@scannerbarkly thank you . great video btw it was extremely enjoyable i subscribed to the channel . hope my English is good .

[@Azrael1st]

For the iron sultanate and islam!

[@usamasajid9872]

does this Sultanate have more art

[@scannerbarkly]

This is everything that has been made public so far.

[@lsdan4096]

@@scannerbarkly So the artist has made other art of the Sultante? Wait, this is off-topic, but wouldn't it be cool to see a Hindu-centric faction? Or, better yet, a Buddhist faction. Also, a non-religious faction (something like the SCP Foundation, who try to explain the supernatural with the scientific method, would be pretty neat.)

[@reclusiarch557]

@@lsdan4096out of here heathen(jk)

[@Ajc-ni3xn]

13:52 wait, where is the cup of death from? i can’t find any religious references to it, am i goin crazy?

[@GNOMESARECOMINGFORYOu]

Neat, a faction based on one of my favorite alchemists!

[@ToolinAround2025]

Very slick, very crunchy.

[@SnibsnBibs]

I like the aesthetic a lot, but I'm just not sure how the sultanate can keep up militarily when a lot of their forces are using what appear to be black powder muzzle loaders. I mean hey, get enough mooks with high velocity lead balls together and you can make _something_ happen, but there can only be so many janissaries, lions and alchemists for big counterattacks. At a certain point you really need your basic troops to pull their weight, and I'm just not sure how they do that without at least a regular bolt action in their hands. I mean maybe I'm missing something, but are they not up against heretics with straight up Browning-style machine guns? You're looking at some real mountains of azeb corpses. I guess when you have superhuman elites making up the difference you can handle such losses, but if I were a commander looking across the pond at those fellas in New Antioch and their fancy-schmancy rifles and machine guns, I'd be pretty salty next time I saw some of my azebs stuffing a fistful of sand into their jezails.

[@nathanaelwaters2509]

They have basically every weapon that the other factions have

[@MrRawrCEO]

Sultanate seems to be mostly defensive with small maneuverable sorties sent out into no-man's land to secure important objectives. Most of their manpower is manning the wall, not the trenches.

[@ericsnipes3465]

14:40 Singles suffer extra in the war wow :"D

[@darkagerush3098]

Love the flavor. Shouldnt the sultan be the caliph tho?

[@vladdracula9841]

Unlike a caliphate, a sultanate does not have any religious authority; instead, the sultan wields political and military power over his subjects.

[@darkagerush3098]

@vladdracula9841 i know theyre different but doesnt this sultan wield supreme religious authority in this world? From what ive read in the lore hes literally united every surviving muslim or at least the vast majority. Certainly hes the preeminent defender of the faith even if theres other muslim communities in asia or africa which remain independent. Muslim rulers have declared themselves caliphs with much weaker arguments than this sultan could make.

[@darkagerush3098]

@vladdracula9841 tho i guess the ottoman sultans were both sultan and caliphs so maybe thats how it is here.

[@derekhoferichter1802]

Same this is one of the coolest faction. Top 3

[@Mashi437]

we need someone to do a crusader kings 3 conversion of trench crusade : ^)

[@imimlet6350]

love the ottoman references

[@CookingwithBilal]

This is actually pretty cool when I first saw this setting I was kind neat but where are we?

[@gamewarden3534]

Holy shit thats a custodian

[@johnnygamer23]

I'm going to make this my main army on the side "good." As for the side of Hell I'll be going with Heretic Legion. 😈

[@avatar2xl]

Oh hell yeah gimme that berserk energy

[@amaniandrus260]

These guys look boss i have always loved the look of the ottoman empire soldiers uniforms for the mid ages up in to the 1800s

[@justainenglish3270]

A Scanner Darkly? Influence for name?

[@Eanso-706]

Pretty sure the Sultanate have Iraq and Arabia minimum, North Africa and Iran are possibilities

[@Jamhael1]

Unfortunately, the Arabian Peninsula is lost, including Turkey - hell reached the Fortress of Rijeka, in Croatia. But Iran? Possibly is the safe haven of Islam in this scenario.

[@7hird3ye]

I think I know which faction I'm chasing...if I can't get all of em 😊

[@Juan-z7w]

Magnificent video, it is hard to find any trench crusade content, thanks.

[@thatsTylerDurden]

Shoutout to the Ottoman Empire!

[@Ajc-ni3xn]

absolutely love that they picked the crusades as a period for this to start, cause the idea of a continued golden age of islam in a holy war is so damn cool to me. also, famously DO NOT FUCK WITH SULTANATE ARTILLERY. YALL SHOULDA LEARNED THIS. THAT SHIT GOT HANDS

[@janpen78]

Awesome. Thanks.

[@Ajc-ni3xn]

i love to imagine how the alliance went down mid crusade catholics: “soooo… that hell mouth looks pretty wacky, right guys?” sultanate jews, christians, and muslims: “…” catholics: “yuuuuup… preeeetty scary… pretty sure we’re gonna need all hands on deck to fight this one! sooo, whaddya say? fellow people of the book?” sultanate: “…goddamnit”

[@j0kez708]

I love this lore. Nibbas took bits and pieces from all over Islamic history and terminology. ZulqarNain as a sultan who has Jannisaries vs Gog and Magog.

[@sebastianromero113]

no Sultanate minis yet?

[@scannerbarkly]

Not yet! The various factions will be arriving in the Kickstarter later this year. The only minis we have had to date are connected to the small Kickstarter that kinda beget this entire game. If you check the Facebook groups, Reddit, etc, you will see a bunch of folks Kitbashing their own stuff for now. :)

[@Valathiril]

@@scannerbarkly Any idea why they didn't go with a 28mm scale?

[@scannerbarkly]

@@Valathiril I think 32 mm gives just a little more room for detail on the sculpts, but the kitbashers are all just using 28mm because there is such little difference.

[@luclin92]

​@belyy_rusky I think it might have to do with how modern prints are done, resin often looks better or keeps details better at that scale. Had it been pewter models then yeah 28 works great.

[@albertovalcarenghi350]

I'm not a muslim, but they are my fav faction

[@Rawraw696]

Really appreciate that the creators actually put in thought rather than making the muslim faction a reflection of stereotypes

[@SigismundSonOfDorn]

It's cool af that the Muslim faith is getting such good representation

[@Gruntvc]

Interesting, but waiting for a video on the Christian faction.

[@scannerbarkly]

Trench Pilgrims coming later today, and hopefully New Antioch tomorrow. :)

[@AC-hj9tv]

Waiting for Jewish faction

[@ShadowNetWeaver1]

@@AC-hj9tv Facts! The majority of the population would've still been in central and Eastern Europe, so their population may even be much greater than irl. More warriors for the war effort

[@AC-hj9tv]

@@austinkruger290 what means that

[@fumu776]

@@AC-hj9tv The hebrew knights are a thing! We don't know much, but golems are real in TC and we might have them as a faction in the future :)

[@MrSkabrus]

My favorite

[@thesoutherngentleman8836]

Trench Crusade will bring peace between the Abrahamic religions.

[@fishonawall7084]

Attack on Titan but Muslims and demons from Hell lol Thought for real this may be to first faction i play because i love their drip

[@FunkyTheHat]

Subhana Allah!!

[@spikmaster18]

Man it good to see Islamic faction fought in Grim Dark WW1 setting, Allahuakbar !