Zilla Marines

"I did a stint with the Zillamarines fighting over in the Qequala Constellation. Those folks could fight. Fight hard enough that I don't know that I can really even call it fighting. But... If you give a Zeemee two gold bricks and leave him in a featureless bunker for an hour, when you come back one bar will be missing and the other broken in half, there will be a hole in the side of the bunker and the featherhead will smell like a stripper. And he won't admit to knowing any of it."
~Astral Navigatrix Sallerida Valiant

Structure

The Dragon reports directly to the Doghe, but relies on the Supreme Council of Zilla for funding and permission to operate.
Beneath the Dragon are seven Zillamarine Captains. Each Captain has a number of lines assigned to them to fill out their outfit, usually four but sometimes less depending on the size of the ship to which they've been assigned. Each line has a Linemarch. Linemarches have four Bandeshes beneath them. Each Bandesh leads four Blades, who each lead three Spears.

Culture

The Zillamarines are renowned for tenacity and honorable conduct comingled with flexibility and violence of action. They emphasize pragmatism and presence of mind.

Public Agenda

The Zillamarines exist solely to take the fight to the enemies of Zilla. In wartime, the enemy is obvious but in peacetime they hunt pirates, slay monsters, and respond to reports of derelicts and Sidereal Ghoul swarms.

History

The Zillamarines date back to the very early days of Zilla. Their formation was intially intended to fight an invasion by Gorthenax, a blue dragon greatwyrm that led a fleet of scalykind in an attempt to conquer all of the Deepest Dreaming. The Zillamarines of that era were veteran warriors, adventurers, and privateers who loosely volunteered for that mission. The first commander personally slew Gorthenax. After the war, the organization took this victory and wore it with pride, wearing blue uniforms and renaming their top rank 'the Dragon.' Since this victory, they have performed with excellence in every war and conflict that has come to Zilla.

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Type

Military, Marine Corps

Alternative Names

Zeemees (A play on their initials), Featherhead (In reference to the blue plume on their helmets), Dragonslayers

Formation Type

Marines

Training Level

Elite

Veterancy Level

Experienced

Demonym

Zillamarine, Zeem

Leader

Perdelken Varough

Ruling Organization

Bureaucracy

Leader Title

Dragon

Location

Fate's Accomplice Tavern

Related Ranks & Titles

• Dragon