I'd favor an heirloom of some sort. For something magical its pretty up straight. For a twist it could be heavily symbolized with religious iconography which the Purple Hand can use to create more tensions in the Empire. Or even a gift from the Dwarfs which could come into play later on. Ooo, I lik...

Thought I'd throw this one out to solicit ideas. I'm running The Enemy Within for the first time, using WFRP 2E. The group rolled characters entirely randomly, and ended up with a distinctly martial and mercenary bent: a Marine, a Pit Fighter, two Hunters and a fire-eating Entertainer. For laughs, I...