Imperial Legions

Imperial Legions Organization

• At full strength, an imperial legion consists of 5000 front-line infantry soldiers.
  • Each Legion is divided into 10 Dragons of 500 men each. In a traditional Legion, there are 4 dragons of Heavy Infantry and 6 Dragons of Medium Infantry.
    • Each Dragon is divided into two Wings (250 men each).
    • Each Wing is divided into two Talons (125 men each).
    • Each Talon is divided into five Scales (25 men each).
    • Each Scale is divided into five Fangs (5 men each).
  • A full-strength Legion has 300 officers: its general, 10 dragonlords, 20 winglords, 40 talon-captains (called talonlords when they are Dragon-Blooded), 200 scale-lieutenants (called scalelords when they are Dragon-Blooded), 1000 fang-lieutenants (called fanglords when they are Dragon-Blooded). It also includes a handful of other officers, such as the Quartermaster, the Chief Engineer and its Chief Sorcerer.
    • Each officer of winglord rank or higher also has a subaltern.
• A traditional Legion also incorporates a Legion's Support, made up of 2500 troops:
  • Quartermaster's Wing: A baggage and supply train, tended by slaves and guarded by a wing of medium infantry under command of the Quartermaster.
  • Skirmishers: four Talons of lightly armored skirmishers. Two of these are usually Imperial light infantry. The others are usually drawn from local military forces, pressed into Imperial service.
  • Archers: two Talons of archers. These are Imperial citizens trained in the use of the bow.
  • Slingers: four Talons of slingers. This is a term for "local missile troops," and may range from actual slingers to spearmen to those who use more specialized ranged weaponry.
  • Light Cavalry: three Talons of light cavalry. These are always coopted from local military.
  • Heavy Cavalry: one Talon of heavy cavalry. These are always coopted from local military.
  • Camp Guard: two Talons of camp guard. These are always Imperial light infantry.
  • Engineers: two Talons of engineering crew. These are always Imperial engineers.
  • Sorcerer's Guard: a Talon of soldiers to defend the Legion's sorcerers and thaumaturges. These are usually a mix of medium infantry (2 Scales worth), light skirmishers (2 Scales worth) and Imperial archers (1 Scale worth)
• Some Legions include specialized troops, as well.
  • Warstrider Fangs: Groups of five warstriders, usually with a Scale of dedicated engineers to tend to them.
• Legions are usually divided into flights, groupings of Dragons, each under the command of the senior-most Dragonlord in the flight.
  • Forward Flight: 3 Dragons of heavy infantry, 2 Dragons of medium infantry, X
  • Reserve Flight: 3 Dragons of heavy infantry, 2 Dragons of medium infantry, X
  • Harrier Flight: 2 Dragons of skirmishers & artillerists, under the command of the General himself.

The Imperial Legions

• The Silent Legion: The Throne; Imperial Province, Blessed Isle
• 2nd: House Mnemon ; XXX
• 3rd: House Cathak; Tuchara, Blessed Isle
• 5th: House Tepet; Lord's Crossing Dominion, Blessed Isle (partial Legion only)
• 8th: (Former Tepet Legion)
• 9th: House Cynis; Pangu, Blessed Isle
• 12th: House Cathak; The Lap, the South
• 13th: House Mnemon ; XXX, Blessed Isle
• 14th: House Ledaal; Western Dragon Coast, the North
• 18th: House Sesus; XXX
• 19th: House Cathak; Travels, as hired help to assist other Houses' satrapies and projects
• 20th: House Ragara; An-Teng, the South
• 23rd: House Cathak; Greyfalls, Scavenger Lands
• 25th: House Sesus; XXX
• 27th: House Mnemon ; XXX
• 29th: House Cathak; Chiaroscuro, the South
• 31st: House Cynis; XXX
• 33rd: House Mnemon ; XXX, Blessed Isle
• 34th Legion: House V'neef; Varang City-States, the South
• 38th: (Former Tepet Legion)
• 40th: House Ledaal; Arjuf Dominion, Blessed Isle
• 42nd: (Former Tepet Legion)
• 45th: House Peleps; Sdoia, Blessed Isle
• 47th: House Cathak; Harborhead, the South
• 49th: House Sesus; Eagle, Blessed Isle
• 51st: House Sesus; XXX
• 57th: House V'neef; Qishi, Blessed Isle
• 59th: House Ragara; Chanos, Blessed Isle
• 62nd: House Cathak; XXX
• 64th: House Sesus; XXX
• 69th: House Sesus; Paragon, the South
• 71st: House Peleps; Eastern Dragon Coast, the North
• 75th: House Cathak; Travels, as hired help to assist other Houses' satrapies and projects
• 79th: House Ragara; XXX
• Vermilion Legion: The Throne; Southwestern Wastes, the South

Legions, by Locale

• The Blessed Isle: Silent Legion (Imperial Province), 3rd (Tuchara), 5th (Lord's Crossing), 9th (Pangu), 13th (XXX), 33rd (XXX), 40th (Arjuf), 45th (Sdoia), 49th (Eagle), 57th (Qishi), 59th (Chanos)
• The North: 14th (Western Dragon Coast), 71st (Eastern Dragon Coast)
• The Scavenger Lands: 23rd (Greyfalls)
• The East: XXX
• The South: 12th (The Lap), 20th (An-Teng), 29rd (Chiaroscuro), 34th (Varangia), 47th (Harborhead), 69th (Paragon), Vermilion Legion (Southwest)
• The West: XXX
• Travels: 19th, 75th

Legions, by House

• The Throne: The Silent Legion (Blessed Isle), the Vermilion Legion (The South)
• House Cathak: 3rd, 12th, 19th, 23rd, 29th, 47th, 62nd, 75th
• House Cynis: 9th, 31st
• House Iselsi: None
• House Ledaal: 14th, 40th
• House Mnemon: 2nd, 13th, 27th, 33rd
• House Nellens: None
• House Peleps: 45th, 71st
• House Ragara: 20th, 59th, 79th
• House Sesus: 18th, 25th, 49th, 51st, 64th, 69th
• House Tepet: 5th (partial) 8th, 38th, 42nd (recently destroyed)
• House V'neef: 34th, 57th