Gran Soleil made the development of a new unit that could stand up to and ultimately defeat Highling's highly capable machines a top priority after having previously lagged behind in their development of cavalry units.

To that end, blacksmiths, architects, craftsmen, sorcerers, and scholars from across the land were assembled and tasked with researching and analyzing a Soldat unit that the republic had managed to capture. The end result of their efforts was the development of the Freyja.

Underneath its beautiful, curvaceous exterior lies a high-output converter that uses magic energy to bring these machines to explosive life. Meanwhile, inside the cockpit lie state of the art computational devices that are designed to optimize and accelerate mechanical operations within the Freyja, whose systems are made to increasingly acclimate to their pilot with each deployment.

The Soldat's hulking body is covered by round armor that's designed to be difficult to penetrate with conventional weaponry. While they were initially specced for cold climates, their internals have since seen a radical overhaul in order to accomodate the tactical switch to desert invasions in recent times.

These units may be powerhouses, but they're poor at accumulating and retaining magic power. This has previously led to logistical difficulties during long-term deployments. As such, the Empire is primarily occupied at the moment with rapidly improving its core capabilities, although some have begun to express a desire for a new unit to be made altogether.