Xanthar Legion
Originally a militia of lower class citizens rebelling against the Peridine Kingdom, the now expansive Legion is compromised of every race and ethnicity found in the eastern hemisphere. Under the rule of Emperor Lucian Feircer, Xanthar Legion has conquered the entirety of the north and continues to hunt for more, now fighting against the Republic of Saloria, prodding for weakness.
Structure
The Legion maintains a very strict rank structure, starting from the lowest rank of troop, to the highest ranking legion general. Promotions are decided by the higher ranking, however, most promotions are determined based on seniority and battle prowess.
Organization
- Legion Legate
- Legion Prefect
- Legate
- Primus Centurion
- Centurion
- Primus Optio
- Optio
- Tesserius
- Troop
Public Agenda
Enacts the will of the current Emperor of Xanthar
Military
The Legions basic battle formation is composed of three divisions; the infantry, the cavalry, and the artillery.
The infantry is majority spears and shields, and the troops pack tightly together making a frontal offensive against them extremely difficult. Keeping up the defense and to advance the front line is the infantry's responsibility.
Behind the infantry stands the artillery. Here a centurion will watch over his division to ensure his infantry isn't collpasing and to direct arrows and magical effects on the battlefield. The Legion artillery is well known for their use of fire destruction magic.
The cavalry is often help as a centurion's reserve component. Composed of troops mounted on horses and armed with bows and spears, they can quickly outmaneuver enemy ground troops engaged in conflict. Centurions will take advantage of this and deploy their cavalry to flank the enemy after they have already been engaged.
Under one, for all.
Founding Date
1082/24/08
Type
Military Order
Capital
Training Level
Professional
Veterancy Level
Veteran
Demonym
Legionaire
Parent Organization
I like the 'weapons system' employed here, very nice. The infantry, artillery, cavalry system compliments each other quite nicely. The people I write about, the Lukdunnite, haven't quite developed that much yet. The fight in a heavy infantry formation using spear and shield, perhaps similar to what you described, but offensively as a heavy forward spear charge. Almost like knights on a horse, except without the horse. They don't have artillery yet and their cavalry is very limited.