Avalonian Imperial Marine Corps
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The Avalonian Imperial Marine Corps is a division of space marines that answer to the Avalonian Imperial Navy. They are both soldiers and sailors, which is to say, they are trained in both ground and space tactics.
Imperial Marines are expected, when on ship, to serve in all the duties appropriate to a sailor of their equivalent rank, from swabbing the deck to supervising gun drills. In addition, marines are expected to lead, carry out, and defend against boarding actions, and to do the same during ground and orbital actions. One marine serves on each gun crew, and marines also guard the safe, the captain's quarters, and the liquor vault, serve as ship security for VIPs and pay parade, and interface with any planetary military forces they may have to work with, including to provide training.
Structure
Because it was originally a division of the Imperial Army, the Imperial Marines are not an independent military body. Instead, they ultimately answer to Star Command and the rest of the Avalonian Imperial Navy command structure. They began as a single regiment, but over time have expanded into a full division. Of course, this still makes them a small group within the internal Navy structure.
The highest rank a marine can aspire to is Lieutenant Colonel, which is roughly the equivalent of a Rear Admiral. Promotion after that requires promotion through the Navy Flag Officers ranks.
Ranks
| Insignia | Rank | Level | Uniform | Pay per Annum | Details |
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Private | E-0 |
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7*G/2*N/8*S | Rank-and-file |
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Lance- Corporal |
E-1 |
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8*G/7*N/ 3*S/6*Sp |
2nd-in-Command of a gun crew |
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Corporal | E-2 |
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8*G/9*N/ 1*S/8*Sp |
Artillery Commander |
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Sergeant | E-3 |
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11*G/2*N/ 8*S/4*Sp |
Commander of a squad |
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Colour Sergeant |
E-4 |
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10*G/9*N/2*S | Protects the colours |
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Sergeant- Major |
E-5 |
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36*G/4*N | Commands a company, 3rd in Command of a regiment |
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Officer- Cadet |
O-0 |
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18*G/2*N | Studies for command minimum rank for Star-Pilot |
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2nd Lieutenant / Ensign |
O-1 |
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29*G/1*N/2*S | Carries the colours, commands field forces of the Brigade, gives Lieutenant's orders to the Sergeant-Major |
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Lieutenant | O-2 |
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32*G/7*N/6*S | Commands foot soldiers in the Brigade, reports to the Captain, commands the Ensign |
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Captain | O-3 |
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53*G/5*N/8*Sp | Does much of the paperwork, recruiting and training, may command special forces, reports to the Major, commands the Lieutenant |
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Major | O-4 |
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83*G/7*N/2*S | 2nd-in-command of battalion or regiment |
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Lieutenant Colonel |
FO-1 |
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83*G/7*N/2*S | Commands battalion or regiment |
*G=Galaxies (Platinum) / *N=Novae (Gold) / *S=Starbursts (Silver) / *Sp=Sparks (Copper)
Rank insignias created by Barbarossa Sparklebeard; used by permission. Uniforms created in HeroForge by Diane Morrison. All rights reserved.
History
The marines began as a division of the Avalonian Imperial Army before the Succession Wars . Initially, they were a few regiments of soldiers assigned to Navy ships to assist them with planetside warfare, and each unit was drafted into ship service until such time as they were no longer required, then disbanded. After the Succession Wars, the Imperial Army effectively ceased to exist, and the marines who had been assigned to ship duties were simply never disbanded. Without a unified army to call upon, the Navy began to rely more and more upon marines to serve in ground and shipboard combat, and when contact was lost with Avalon , the marines simply integrated with the Navy -- until such time as the Crown of the Stars is recovered and the Empire restored, of course.
By the beginning of the First Interstellar War (IW1), marines had become an integral part of every ship's crew. They were called upon with increasing frequency to interface and coordinate with the militaries of the nations the Navy acted to support, such as elven and gnomish national armies and planetary defense forces, or to train resistance fighters where necessary. The marines even began to experiment with Special Forces units, such as the "Bug-Men" and the Berserkers.
At the beginning of the Second Interstellar War (IW2), the marines are a ubiquitous part of the Navy structure, and can call upon several Special Forces units, such as the Black Arrows.
Demography and Population
Marines tend to come from, and to be regarded as being, of a lesser social status than their counterparts in the Navy. There is a greater average percentage of Nunnehi in the Marines than their are in the Navy itself, and far fewer Alfar or Ruaalfar. Upward mobility is significantly easier than it is in the Navy, however, since the Marines put a greater emphasis on deed over seniority, and action over status.
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From Starry Sea to Planetside
01 a AIMC Enlisted Private Dress.png
01 b AIMC Enlisted Private Work.png
02 a AIMC Enlisted Lance Corp Dress.png
02 b AIMC Enlisted Lance Corp Work.png
03 a AIMC Enlisted Corporal Dress.png
03 b AIMC Enlisted Corporal Work.png
04 a AIMC Enlisted Sergeant Dress.png
04 b AIMC Enlisted Sergeant Work.png
05 a AIMC Colour Sergeant Dress.png
05 b AIMC Colour Sergeant Work.png
06 a AIMC Sergeant Major Dress.png
06 b AIMC Sergeant Major Work.png
07 a AIMC Officer-Cadet Dress.png
07 b AIMC Officer-Cadet Work.png
07 c AIMC Officer-Cadet Flight Suit.png
07 d AIMC Officer-Cadet Flight Suit Variant.png
08 a AIMC 2nd Lieutenant Dress.png
08 b AIMC 2nd Lieutenant Work.png
08 c AIMC 2nd Lieutenant Flight Suit.png
08 d AIMC 2nd Lieutenant Flight Suit Variant.png
09 a AIMC 1st Lieutenant Dress.png
09 b AIMC 1st Lieutenant Work.png
09 c AIMC 1st Lieutenant Flight Suit.png
09 d AIMC 1st Lieutenant Flight Suit Variant.png
10 a AIMC Captain Dress.png
10 b AIMC Captain Flight Suit.png
10 c AIMC Captain Flight Suit Variant.png
11 a AIMC Major Dress.png
11 b AIMC Major Flight Suit.png
11 c AIMC Major Flight Suit Variant.png
12 a AIMC Lt Colonel Dress.png
12 b AIMC Lt Colonel Flight Suit.png
12 c AIMC Lt Colonel Flight Suit Variant.png
Founding Date
7 Rose Moon, 1235 AC
Type
Military, Marine Corps
Alternative Names
AIMC, Toy Soldiers, Spacers
Training Level
Professional
Veterancy Level
Veteran
Demonym
Marines
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Parent Organization
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E. Christopher Clark
Excellent work! I particularly loved the table of ranks, and can tell how much care (and time, I imagine) went into creating that.
Diane Morrison
Thanks, Chris! Yes, but it's important. You often can't understand how the character relationships work, if you don't understand how the rank structure works in a military fiction story.