supercrunchbravo

Hey, I'm new player to Age of Sigmar and I've got a bunch of questions about jumping into the Cities of Sigmar. First, which city did you pick and why? I wanted to get an general idea of the different cities before I pick one for myself. I'm currently leaning towards Tempest's Eye due to their ability to take Kharadhon units, but I want to keep an open mind when picking my first city. Second, here's quick army list I threw together form models I have access to. Freeguild General (General) Battlemage (General's Adjutant.) 10 Freeguild Greatswords (Honoured Retinue) 20 Freeguild Guards 10 Freeguild Crossbows. 3 Vanguard-Raptors with Hurricane Crossbows. Total: 750 pts. Is this a good starting army? Third, how do you feel about 3rd party miniatures? I wanted use some of the Kings of War Basileans for my Freeguild guard. Forth, what's better for Freeguild guard? Swords or spears? Fifth, I did a quick mock up of how a Basilean Men-at-Arms model would look in Cities of Sigmar colours. I wanted to get an idea of how they would before I did any painting. Do any of these stand out? I'm drawn to the Tempest's Eye one, but I wanted to get a second opinion. Thanks for your help guys.