Onto the cash cow that is Marienburg next
Recruit Gotrek & Felix if you can! They often offer their services to the Empire first, in which case they'll typically show up in the first 10 turns.
The last time I played the empire was on day 1 release - I have no idea what all this prestige and authority is about!!
Imperial authority needs to stay above 0 in order to avoid negative effects; having it at 1 or higher bestows positive effects. You also suffer a -3 penalty to Authority every time you confederate an Empire province, so actually keeping your authority at 4 or higher is ideal.
Prestige is used for a variety of things, including "spending" some to recruit better-quality Lords, or being able to increase your Authority when certain dilemmas pop up. Prestige can also be used to avert a lot of the more negative outcomes from other types of dilemmas (including civil war between you and an Empire province, or war between other Empire provinces), so it's a good idea to keep at least 1000 Prestige "in the bank" for emergencies.
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