Boros Legion
Clad in shining armor and fueled by righteous zeal, the soldiers of the Boros Legion take up steel against the corruption and lawlessness that gnaw at the soul of Ravnica. Combining the force of law with the military strength to back it up, the Boros work to forge Ravnica into a just society, a safe and healthy community for all. From garrisons throughout the sprawling city, disciplined, stalwart soldiers are dispatched to stand firm against Gruul raids, Dimir infiltration, Golgari corruption, and the subtle influence of more nefarious foes.
The archangel Razia was the original guildmaster of the Boros Legion, which was established to serve as Ravnica’s standing army. Razia served as its guildmaster for almost ten thousand years. Legend says that all the other angels of Ravnica were created in the image of this semidivine figure, and her death was devastating to the guild. Aurelia, the current angelic guildmaster, is the third to hold that title.
Structure
Angels occupy the highest tier of the Boros hierarchy, from the guildmaster Aurelia down to the hosts of holy warriors and advisors in leadership roles. Their opinions and advice are deeply respected in the guild, though the angels aren’t above engaging in the machinations of mortal politics. The angels include the wise, strategic warleaders; the holy champions and paragons of war known as firemanes; and battleforce angels, who form the bulk of the legion’s angelic warriors.
From the perspective of the average Boros soldier, the angels embody the ideals the Boros hold dear. Few mortal soldiers gain admission into the presence of the warleaders and other powerful angels, but battleforce angels fight at the forefront of the legion’s ranks, and they form strong friendships with mortals under such life-and-death circumstances. Boros paladins are the members most likely to converse with the angels and be charged with implementing their plans.
The garrison commanders who convey the angels’ commands are accessible to the ordinary soldier. In addition to Sunhome, the Boros maintain smaller garrisons throughout the Tenth District, at least one in each of the six precincts.
Hierarchy
Originally, Angels were above and outside of the regular hierarchy. They provided inspiration and direction and only occasionally do they swing their fiery swords in battle. Any angel of any status outranked a mortal Boros member. After Aurelia assumed the office of guildmaster, she established several changes to the way the guild was run. While she maintained both the army and the Wojek, angels were now encouraged to mingle with the lower ranks and Aurelia enforced practicality over tradition among them. In addition, Aurelia has split leadership of the bulk of the legion into four "theatres" that mainly deal with threats to the public order: The Theatre of Order: tasked to fight against Rakdos incursions and their clubs. The Theatre of Integrity: tasked to find the sleeper agents and hidden refuges of the Dimir and root any members of this subversive guild out. A subdivision, the Dead Brigade, is tasked to neutralizes spirits. The Theatre of Fortification: tasked to increase Boros weapons and battle effectiveness. Its commander is Tajic. The Warmind Initiative is a conjoined effort of the Izzet and the Boros to develop new technologies for the Boros to use to keep the peace. The Theatre of Recruitment: having the objective to find and indoctrinate members among the guildless that seem suitable to serve in the Legion.Angels
Power Band 1: Aurelia — military leader and icon, inspiration and demi-god, all within the Legion know and respect her. Power Band 2: the Angelic Warleaders — wise and ancient angels serving as the tacticians of the guild and as counselors to the Archangel. They charted spiritual campaigns over hundreds of years, and set the dogma of the guild, making certain that it reflected the command of their leader. Power Band 3: Firemane Angels — incarnations of war, serving in the capacity of holy warriors. Not involved in strategy or politics. Power Band 4: Battleforce Angels — The rank and file of the angel echelon.[6] They are strong and loyal and many. Power Band 5: the Boros Guildmages — The highest power band among Boros mortals, the Guildmage was the only rank that could initiate contact with the angels. They received orders from the angels and passed it along to the commanders of the Boros Army and the League of Wojek. These Firefists are zealous, who wield the magic of embermages, tempered by the martial training of a soldier.League of Wojek and Boros Army
Below the rank of Guildmages, the Legion split in half. The League of Wojek is the official law enforcement of the districts of the Ravnica City. Many ranks with the League and the Army share a power band, however, a member of the Army could give an order to a lower ranking Wojek while a Wojek could not give orders to a lower ranking member of the Army. Power Band 6: The Commander-Generals — one for the Wojek and one for the regular army. Masters of war and strategy as well as administration. Power Band 7: Section Commanders — ten Wojek commanders, one for each of the districts of Ravnica City. Used to be able to activate a Sentinel Titan. Power Band 8: Shift Captains and Skyknight Captains — The Wojek Shift Captains are the highest rank that patrols the streets. The Skyknight Captains command not only their Skyknights but also the rest of the Boros soldiers. They fly the skies on colossal rocs, which give them a great vantage point from which to command a battle. On the ground as often as they’re in the air so as to communicate with the ground troops. Power Band 9: Wojek Embermages — the combat mages of the League of Wojek. Power Band 10: Lieutenants / Skyknight and Skyjeks — lieutenants are the most clever and experienced of the street patrol Wojek, and answer directly to the Shift Captain. Ace fighters in the air, the Skyknight Legionnaires and the Skyjeks and their rocs hold the respect and awe both of the Boros rank and file and of the Ravnica citizenry. Power Band 11: Wojek Sergeants and Sunhome Enforcers — Sergeants are standard street patrollers while Sunhome Enforcers are soldiers who have proven themselves worthy of guarding the Sunhome fortress. Power Band 12: Wojek Apothecaries and Flame-Kin — healers of the League of Wojek, the Wojek Apothecaries are necessary in the many scrapes that occur on the streets. The flame-kin are bipedal elementals that have been touched by the angels of the Boros. They are passionate zealots loyal to the cause of the Legion. Power Band 13: Constables and Commandos— Wojek constables take care of the menial tasks that need taking care of. Boros Commandos are good soldiers perfect for what is commonly called ‘Hammer Duty’. Many of the Commandos are Ordruun, a race of minotaurs. Ordruun Commandos even outnumber human Commandos. Swiftblades are the first soldiers into combat. They're the elite marines of Boros specializing in assault and occupation. Power Band 14: Thundersong Trumpeters— though they do not patrol the streets like the ‘jeks and do not occupy the trenches like the rest of the army, Trumpeters outrank all low level soldiers. They strike fear into the heart of the enemy with their song. "The Grunts" — the common rank-and-file police and soldiers that make up the majority of the manpower.Public Agenda
Wherever criminals exploit others, petty tyrants make grabs for power, or violence erupts and leaves devastation in its wake, Boros soldiers are there fighting to make things right.
The Boros Legion is defined by the tension between its goal of establishing order and harmony and the fiery zeal that drives many of its members. The guild stands for peace and justice, which can be established only through the rule of law. Its moral stance is fundamentally good, as it strives to protect the innocent and powerless from oppression and exploitation. At the same time, members of the legion are passionate about their pursuit of justice, spurred by their righteous wrath into action against evil and injustice. Ironically, this means that individual members sometimes break the rules they are charged with enforcing, cleaving to the spirit of the law when the letter no longer serves justice.
Because the Guildpact — the one force on Ravnica that can keep the guilds from destroying each other — is now embodied in a single, unreliable person who vanishes for weeks or months at a time, the legion is in a heightened state of vigilance. In this time of uncertainty, the Boros are on constant alert for military threats. They work to maintain their fortifications to ensure that they aren’t overrun by Gruul marauders. Construction proceeds on new strongholds near Gruul territories, but in general the Boros prepare for a military threat the same way they always have — by fielding the stronger army.
The angels are also bracing for a subtler threat: the danger of infiltration by House Dimir. The Boros are becoming increasingly aware of the possibility that their guild could be undermined from within. Security at garrison buildings is vigilant, with angels watching the entrances at all times for spies.
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