Topic: Books of Ashar, Vol. II- Elite Military Forces of Asharan...

Planewalker

Date: 2009-07-23 14:18 EST
The Elite Forces of the Asharan Imperial Military...

These Elite Forces in a way stand apart from the Imperial Army and Navy of the Imperium. They are the Vanguard and the best of the Imperium's Military might. Some are direct in their combat, others are subtle, striking with deadly silence. All serve with absolute loyalty to the Throne of the High WarLord and the Council of the High Captains.


The Order of the Sky Knights-

The Sky Knights are an Elite Aerial combat force, some 1,500 in number. They are DragonBorn, Elves, Half Elves, and Humans that ride War Drake Mounts into battle. Each Knight is dressed full Plate armor, with shield and long lance, both armor and shield are emblazoned with Bronze(for Squires), Silver(for Knights), or Gold(for Knight Commanders) stylized War Drake shaped badges. If seperated from their War Drake Mounts, Sky Knights fight with BroadSwords. As for War Drakes, they are infact highly specialized, specially bred Dragons, Steel-grey in color, some 70 feet in length, with 40 foot wingspans. They have long necks and long snouted heads, with a ridge of curved, sharp spines running down the tops of their heads and necks. War Drakes are farily intelligent, nearly fearless and can attack with their hindleg claws, tails and teeth.

This Elite force is commanded by a Knight High Commander, whose armor and shield are emblazoned with a Platinum WarDrake Badge. There are 30 Knight Commanders, 300 Knights and 1,170 Squires in the Order of the Sky Knights. The Order is broken down into Three Sub-Orders, the Grey Knights of Chronepsis, the Green Knights of Corellon and the Knights in Silver who serve Bahamut. Each Sub-Order is divided into five circles of 100 knights each, with 2 Knight Commanders, 20 Knights and 78 Squires to each circle.


The Bloodhunters-

The Bloodhunters are the premire Scouting Recon force of the Imperium, these are also the most feared Scouting Force the Imperium has. Comprised of 2,000 Elf and Half-Elf Rangers, Rogues and Ranger/Rogues. All trained in stealth, Forest combat, Underground and Urban Combat. Deadly with the ShortSword, Longsword and Bow. They wear only leather armor, which is always painted in Greens, Browns or Blacks. And are known for their deadly Nighttime strikes when above ground. They also scout out the area for the Imperium Military before any major combat takes place. Though loyal to the Throne, the BloodHunters give praise and worship to the Elven Goddess Sehanine MoonBow, the Elven Goddess of Death and to the Elven God of the Hunt, Solonor Thelandira.


The Imperial Marine Guard-

The Imperial Marines are the top of line in the Imperium's Military Machine. A force of 200,000 DragonBorn, Elves and Humans who are seperate from the Regular Imperial Forces. Seperated into four Divisions of 50,000 Marines each, each Division commanded by a Division General. Who are in turn under the personal command of the High WarLord himself. The Imperial Marines act as personal Guards to both the High WarLord and the High Captains. They are also a Vanguard force used to take hostile territories to form launching points for further Military Incursions. The Imperial Marines serve aboard both Sailing Sea-going Ships and on SpellJammer Ships, to keep Piracy at a Mininum.

These Marines are known for their Crimson and Black full plate armor and black robes. They have badges on the upper right corner of their chest plates, emblazoned with the Seal of the Imperium, a Circle, with three lines coming out of the circle, one to each side, and one coming out of the bottom of the circle. This represents the Great Red Sun or the Eye of Chronepsis as it is called in Asharan. Marines wear a bronze badge. Sargents wear an iron badge, Lieutenents a steel one, Captains a silver one, Commanders a gold badge and Generals wear a mithril badge.

All Marines carry the signature Double-Sword, with a ShortSword and Dagger as sidearms. Officers of Captains and higher rank, have their Double-Swords enchanted with Coldfire, a magical enchanted that makes the two blades of a Double-Sword burn with blue flames that both burn like fire and freeze as ice.

Planewalker

Date: 2009-07-23 17:44 EST
The Imperial Order of BattleMages-

The Highly Respected and feared Imperial Order of BattleMages, is an Order of Mages dedicated to using Combat-oriented Magics, such as FireBalls, Lightning Bolts and the like in Battle-field situations. To help turn the tide of a battle or war. They are all Invokers, and use Magical Items and Spells in order to give them better protection in a fight. The Order has of course ties to the Mages' Guild and the Military High Command. The Order's Commander the High BattleCaster, leads the Order, but anwsers to the High Captains, the High WarLord and to the High ArchMagus.

The High BattleCaster, leads 1,800 of his fellow BattleMages, DragonBorn, Humans, Elves, Half-Elves and even some Dwarves are members of this prestigious Order. All Battle Mages, from the lowly Battle Apprentice, through to BattleCasters, and to the High BattleCaster, all are skilled in wielding Spears, and all BattleCasters and the High BattleCaster wear Mithril Chain Shirts into combat. All BattleMages are known by the Blue Robes they wear, with the symbol of the Mages' Guild embroided on their robes, that of a lidless eye, with five light beams spread out from under the Eye. Known as the Eye of Wisdom, it comes in a Copper color for Apprentices, Silver for BattleCasters and Gold for the High BattleCaster.



The Order of Shield and Hammer-

The Order of Shield and Hammer, an Elite Ground force comprised solely of Dwarven Fighters, Paladins, Clerics and Fighter/Clerics all of whom give Glory to Moradin, The Father of all Dwarves. But who of course are loyal to the Throne of Asharan. A Vanguard force of 10,000 strong, under the command of a Thane, with 10 UnderThanes, each of whom command 1,000 Dwarven Warriors. All of the Warriors from Warrior to Thane, wear full Dwarven Plate, carry shields, emblazened with the both the Seal of the Imperium and the Holy Symbol of Moradin, a Hammer and Anvil, side by side. They all use a Warhammer, a Battle axe or a Dwarven Urgosh as their weapons.

The Order of Shield and Hammer, work at times alongside the Imperial Marines, as both Elite forces have a mutual respect for each other. And have a long history of going into a battle fighting alongside one another facing enemies of the Imperium together.


The Holy Order of Fate and Wind-

This is a combined Holy Order of Warrior-Priests and Paladins, all Followers of Lord Chronepsis and Lord Bahamut, The Dragon Gods of Fate and Justice, respectively. All of the Holy Warriors and Paladins are known as Templars, commanded by Templar Commanders and lead in all by the High Templar. who in turn awnsers to the High Captains and the High Warlord, as well as to the Lord Bishop of the Church of Chronepsis. The Holy Order of Wind and Fate is some 25,000 strong, lead by 100 Templar Commanders with units of 250 Templars to each Commander.

All of the Templars wear bright silvered Steel Plate armor for the Templars, and Mithril Plate armor for the Commanders and the High Templar. All of the Order are DragonBorn or Humans, and all wear White and Grey Robes under their armor. All in the Order have embroided on their robes, and emblazened on their Shields and Breastplates, the symbol of the Order, which is a Dragon, wings stretched out, head facing to the right, under a great, Lidless Dragon Eye. This of course represents the Holy Symbols of Chronespis(the Lidless Dragon Eye) and Bahamut(the Dragon with the wings stretched out to the sides.) In honor to both Deities.

The Templars of the Order, ride either on Great WarHorse Chargers or WarDrakes for the Commanders and a Silver Dragon for the High Templar.


*It is important to note, that when the Imperium wishes to take and hold new territory in an important battle, they call in their Elite forces. Using elements of all Six Elite Forces to ensure victory. If that battle is of a large enough scale they well use all numbers of each force in a Battle, as determined by the High WarLord and the High Captains.

Planewalker

Date: 2009-08-03 19:19 EST
The Order of the Invisible Eye or the Psionics Order-

The Order of the Invisible Eye, the newest of The Asharan Imperium's Elite Forces, is an Order of Psionicists and Psionicist/Thieves who act as the Assassin Branch of the Order. Those that are the Psionicists wear Grey Robes, emblazened with Order's symbol in black, a single lidless eye set in the center of three circles one after the other. The symbol is in the upper right chest area of the robe. This represents the Mind's Eye, the Invisible Eye of the Psionicists' Mental power and focus. The Grey Robes as they are known, are also called the Psions.

Psions mainly are trained in the Telepathic, Psychoportive or Psionic powers of Travel and Clairsentient Disciplines. In order to gain information, move themselves, operatives and Imperial Forces.


Those who are the Assassins, the Black Robes, with a Grey Symbol of the Order in the same upper right area of the chest on their robes. The MindHunters as they are called, are trained in the Psychokinetic Discipline, the powers that allow the moving of Objects. They also are trained in the Psychoportive and somewhat skilled in the Psychometabolic or Mind Healing Discipline and the attack powers of the Telepathic Discipline. That plus all MindHunters are trained as Thieves, skilled in sneaking arround and stalking as Assassins.

Both the Psions and the Mindhunters have training in the MetaPsionic or Psioinic powers Augmentation Discipline.

There is a third and much smaller Branch, the MindHealers who wear white robes and blue symbols of the Order. They are trained solely in the Metabolic Discipline to not only heal other Order members, but to heal Asharan Military forces. They work alongside Clerics to help heal the sick and wounded.

To date, in its 900 year history, with three schools of training, one for the Psions, one for the Mindhunters and one for the MindHealers. The Psionics Order, is lead by one Supreme Master and a council of Nine Masters, Three for each Branch. These Psionic Masters have the same power as the Mages' Guild's Leaders and the Holy Council of the Churches of Asharan. And thus awnser to the Imperial Council, High Captains and the High Warlord.

Estimates of the Psionics Order are as follows: 1,900 Psions; 1,000 MindHunters and 650 Mindhealers. Though numbers of and the location of the Psionics Order's schools and bases of operation are strictly classified known only to the Military Ruling Class which is the High Warlord and the High Captains, not even the Imperial Council knows the full extent of the Psionics Order.