The Empire province of Solland never truly recovered from the destruction wrought by the Orc Warboss Gorbad Irondaw, and its lands have long since been absorbed by the neighbouring province of Wissenland Thus, when the Solland Runefang, which had been lost in battle, was recovered and returned to the Empire, there was no longer an Elector Count of Solland to wield it. Instead, it was decreed that the Emperor would take ownership of the magical blade. It soon became tradition for the incumbent Emperor to entrust the Runefang to the care of one of the Empire's greatest heroes, and that honour currently sits with the Reiksmarshal, Kurt Helborg.