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Military

Jak

Magus of Nothing
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History

The Kingdom of Hierax has a deep running military culture. Millennia ago, King Axex Hawklight I
of Hierax and his brave men of the Order of Radiant marched into the Nether, to fight Queen Grief
in Her own realm. The gates to the hellish realm closed, and they were stuck in its fiery bowels for
decades before escape could be found. Only few left Nether alive, but the Order recovered, and
eventually went on to become the house of Hawklight - the leading political house of the noble
Kingdom of Hierax. With this comes a very strong culture of warriors, who are drawn both from
professional soldiery and from levied civilians.


The Soldiers
Kingdom of Hierax relies on a drafting system. When the mighty drums sound their hollow tune to
signify war, when the bells ring for the last time before conflict ends, every man and all those
women who volunteer for the draft are expected to be drafted into the Hierax army. If they lack
weapons and armour, they are equipped by the wealthy state, and they all become levies. Those
who are professional soldiers or guards are escalated to the position of men at arms, and are given
better equipment and better pay during their service in time of conflict. While the flower of nobility
that is the lordship and knighthood of Hierax is generally expected to bring their own equipment to
fight, the state is ready to equip them too.


Leadership


The army of Hierax has a strict, albeit short chain of hierarchy. At the top are the two war
commanders - the King and the Marschall. It is not expected that the King takes part in war, as his
life is deemed too valuable, and so most of the frontline fighting is commanded by the Marschall,
currently Lord Demitrius Desitrius Cor-Hawklight. If the King is absent, the Prince may become the
second war leader, as generally it is agreed that two commanders should be present on the
battlefield. Below them is the lordship of Hierax, followed by the knighthood. Men at arms follow,
and lastly the levies are the most basic unit in Hierax army.


Mercenaries
The Kingdom of Hierax does not refrain from using mercenaries, although it generally prefers not to
make needless costs. If a need for hiring mercenaries arises, the kingdom is happy to spend the
money on them, but overall it is much preferred to use the levied army where possible.

Written by MRPolo13
 
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