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Legions
The Daethian military is comprised of various armies, known as legions.
Each legion is numbered, but also usually has an unofficial but widely known name.
Legions do differ in their tactics and strategy and sometimes culture or values (provided they align with official doctrine).
Cohorts
Each Legion is comprised of smaller sub-components, known as Cohorts.
A Cohort is also numbered, and designed to function as an independent army.
Within a legion, cohorts are often very similar to each other. The number of Cohorts belonging to a legion varies depending on the legion.
Squads
Cohorts are broken down further into squads. like legions and cohorts,Squads are known by number, sometimes with internal names (usually only familiar to that legion).
They layouts of squads is fairly flexible, depending on each legion and their overarching speciality or history. Below is a list of common squads and some specialist squads.
Common Squads
- HQ / Logistics - Operations, communication and leadership. Often contains the Cohort leader themselves.
- Light Infantry - The standard Daethian solider squad. Usually armed with Swords, Maces, Pikes or Halberds. Lightly armoured in Chain shirts and Gambesons with kettle helmets.
- Marksmen - Ranged infantry of bows or crossbows with light armour.
- Mage Cadre - Mage contingent, see below.
Specialised Squads
- Outrider squad, A special forces squad designed to penetrate undercover deep into enemy territory for reconnaissance, disruption or taking out valuable targets.
- Assassination / Infiltration squad, Designed to kill VIP targets or gather information in population centers. Rarely used in direct combat. More suited to urban warfare than outrider squads.
- Sapper / Engineer squad - Differs slightly from legion to legion. Some Legions prefer using sappers offensively to destroy key infrastructure with explosives, others will build bridges, makeshift siege equipment or defensive structures.
Known Legions
II Legion - known as the ???
- Lead by Legatus Lucia Misturova. Seen as the Empires elite.
- First encountered via Letter to Warden Desimir in Ostrastein.
- Assumed to be active in Kairenya.
VI Legion
- Known operating in Kairenya.
- The party met an Assassin of the 6th, Malcheck.
VIII Legion - Known as ???
- Titus’ home legion.
- Comprised of soldiers mostly from Veshal.
- Makes heavy use of great (2 handed) weapons.
Other organisations
The Hand
A secret police that works covertly within the legions, observing the Empires interests are followed and dissidents are dealt with. The hand have executive power rivalling that of a legatus, they canimprison, torture or execute, anyone they please.
The leader of the Hand is a Gnome called Ludovic Herrman, sometimes jokingly referred to as the thumb (though not within earshot).
Mage Cadre
Mage Cadres, unlike other squads, are not created within a cohort by the legions themselves. Instead, existing cadres are sent to cohorts by order of the High Magus. Some Cadres operate completely independently of the legions, reporting the the high magus himself.
Because of this, mage cadres are often distrusted by other squads, with commanders often having to wrestle with the split loyalties.
Experimental units
It is rumoured that throughout the Empires history, secretive units have been tested - some as part of the legions, others left completely independent, though records of these units are scrubbed.
The Marshall’s
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Military Ranks
Legatus - Commander of a Legion
Primus - Commander of a Cohort
Sergeant - Leader of a squad.