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| − | '''The Order of the Navarrok Guard''' (also known, though incorrectly as a whole, as the '''Pathfinder Corp''') are the main combined 'Armed Forces' of the autonomous [[Freestian Vampires|vampire]] 'nation' within [[The Freethinkers]] | + | '''The Order of the Navarrok Guard''' (also known, though incorrectly as a whole, as the '''Pathfinder Corp''') are the main combined 'Armed Forces' of the autonomous [[Freestian Vampires|vampire]] 'nation' within [[The Freethinkers]]. They provide sentry units and bodyguards for the heads of Freestian vampire society as well as, as part of the [[Navarre Blood Pact]], providing protection and specialist forces for the human government and armed forces in times of need. Comprised of highly trained warriors recruited from the fully fledged vampire population, the unit is perhaps the most (in)famous part of the [[Freethinker Royal Armed Forces]]. |
==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
| + | For most of recorded vampire history, elite bodyguard units drawn from a tribe's greatest warriors provided vital protection for the leaders of the great [[Freestian Vampire Clanns|Clanns]]. After the signing of the Navarre Blood Pact and the creation of the Navarrok Guard, these various private units were united under a single banner, pledging allegiance not just to their Clann but to the vampire nation as a whole. | ||
| − | + | The new unit was organised to allow the retention of traditional Clann alaignments but also to ensure that no single Clann would be able to effectively wrest control of the Guard. | |
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==Recruitment And Training== | ==Recruitment And Training== | ||
| − | + | Recruitment is, as can be imagined, is extremely taxing and testing. Given the honour of serving in the Order is considered one of the finest accolades a Freestian vampire can achieve (and is basically a necessity for anyone who wishes to hold a high position within the vampire government), and the relatively small number of places avaliable, there is almost always an significantly greater degree of suitable applicants than avaliable positions with the Guard. Both selection and training are potentially, and quite commonly are, lethal, but few within the vampire community itself argue with the effectiveness of such techniques. | |
| − | Recruitment is, as can be imagined, is extremely taxing and testing. Given the honour of serving in the Order is considered one of the finest accolades a Freestian vampire can achieve (and is basically a necessity for anyone who wishes to hold a high position within the vampire government), and the relatively small number of places avaliable, there is almost always an significantly greater degree of suitable applicants than avaliable positions with the Guard. Both selection and training are potentially, and quite commonly | + | |
==Order of Battle== | ==Order of Battle== | ||
===The Pathfinder Corp=== | ===The Pathfinder Corp=== | ||
| − | + | The base units of the Navarrok Guard are the Pathfinder Battalions, each comprised of about six hundred vampire Paladins. The actual | |
| − | The base units of the Navarrok Guard are the Pathfinder Battalions, each comprised of about six hundred vampire | + | |
===The Elite Guards=== | ===The Elite Guards=== | ||
| − | + | Once a Paladin has completed many decades of service and acquired a large amount of experience and awards a move to one of the more acclaimed 'elite' bodyguard units is generally the next step on the career path for a Paladin. | |
| − | Once a | + | |
====The Scarlet Shield==== | ====The Scarlet Shield==== | ||
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The Scarlet Shield is the first 'elite' group, comprised of two battalions (around 1,200 individual warriors), drawn from the twelve Pathfinder Battalions who serve as part of the guard staff for Freethinker embassies and consulates around the world and in some human military installations, as well as guarding the Guard's own bases apart from the [[Spire of Navarrok]] itself (which is left to the all-female Order known as [[the Syrens of the Spire]]). | The Scarlet Shield is the first 'elite' group, comprised of two battalions (around 1,200 individual warriors), drawn from the twelve Pathfinder Battalions who serve as part of the guard staff for Freethinker embassies and consulates around the world and in some human military installations, as well as guarding the Guard's own bases apart from the [[Spire of Navarrok]] itself (which is left to the all-female Order known as [[the Syrens of the Spire]]). | ||
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| + | Selection into this unit is done on the recommendation of a company Flight Sergeant or the Battalion Flight Captain. | ||
====The Silver Guard==== | ====The Silver Guard==== | ||
| − | Sister-unit to the Gold Guard, the Silver Guard is charged with the protection of the human government (including the Prime Minister). | + | Sister-unit to the Gold Guard, the Silver Guard is a battalion sized unit charged with the protection of the human government (including the Prime Minister). |
====The Gold Guard==== | ====The Gold Guard==== | ||
| − | The Gold Guard is the elite unit assigned to protect the human Royal Family. | + | The Gold Guard is the elite unit assigned to protect the human Royal Family. Like the Silver Guard, this is a mostly ceremonial position for older warriors |
====The Blood Guard==== | ====The Blood Guard==== | ||
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====The Lords Of War and the Black Titans==== | ====The Lords Of War and the Black Titans==== | ||
| − | The three Lords of War are the supreme warriors and the de facto Commanding Officers of the Navarrok Guard. Technically the military advisors to the Lord of Navarrok, they oversee all day-to-day operations of the Guard. | + | The three Lords of War are the supreme warriors and the de facto Commanding Officers of the Navarrok Guard. Technically the military advisors to the Lord of Navarrok, they oversee all day-to-day operations of the Guard. Drawn from the Blood Guard on the personal recommendation |
| − | The Black Titans are a small unit comprised of the individual champions of each [[Freestian Vampire Clanns|Clann]], chosen by their respective Patriarch to be the supreme warrior of their tribe. | + | The Black Titans are a small unit comprised of the individual champions of each [[Freestian Vampire Clanns|Clann]], chosen by their respective Patriarch to be the supreme warrior of their tribe. Black Titans are considered to be the most elite warriors within the vampire community, and they are treated with reverence bordering on outright worship. |
===The Yeomanry=== | ===The Yeomanry=== | ||
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Unlike the other elements of the Navarrok Guard, the yeomanry is not comprised of vampire warriors but is instead made up exclusively of Ghoul and human personnel who act as a large support and logistics force for the Navarrok Guard. | Unlike the other elements of the Navarrok Guard, the yeomanry is not comprised of vampire warriors but is instead made up exclusively of Ghoul and human personnel who act as a large support and logistics force for the Navarrok Guard. | ||
==Modus Operandi== | ==Modus Operandi== | ||
| + | Although labelled as ''Special Forces'' by many commentators and the media, the Navarrok Guard is very rarely used in covert operations given that vampire Paladins are not physically suited to such tasks. Instead, they are generally used as powerful shock troops, utilising both their immense physical strength and stamina to overwhelm enemy positions and deliver a powerful phsycological blow to the enemy. | ||
==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
==Bases== | ==Bases== | ||
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[[Spire of Navarrok]] - Spiritual Home and Headquarters | [[Spire of Navarrok]] - Spiritual Home and Headquarters | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 20 January 2006
The Order of the Navarrok Guard (also known, though incorrectly as a whole, as the Pathfinder Corp) are the main combined 'Armed Forces' of the autonomous vampire 'nation' within The Freethinkers. They provide sentry units and bodyguards for the heads of Freestian vampire society as well as, as part of the Navarre Blood Pact, providing protection and specialist forces for the human government and armed forces in times of need. Comprised of highly trained warriors recruited from the fully fledged vampire population, the unit is perhaps the most (in)famous part of the Freethinker Royal Armed Forces.
Contents
Origins
For most of recorded vampire history, elite bodyguard units drawn from a tribe's greatest warriors provided vital protection for the leaders of the great Clanns. After the signing of the Navarre Blood Pact and the creation of the Navarrok Guard, these various private units were united under a single banner, pledging allegiance not just to their Clann but to the vampire nation as a whole.
The new unit was organised to allow the retention of traditional Clann alaignments but also to ensure that no single Clann would be able to effectively wrest control of the Guard.
Recruitment And Training
Recruitment is, as can be imagined, is extremely taxing and testing. Given the honour of serving in the Order is considered one of the finest accolades a Freestian vampire can achieve (and is basically a necessity for anyone who wishes to hold a high position within the vampire government), and the relatively small number of places avaliable, there is almost always an significantly greater degree of suitable applicants than avaliable positions with the Guard. Both selection and training are potentially, and quite commonly are, lethal, but few within the vampire community itself argue with the effectiveness of such techniques.
Order of Battle
The Pathfinder Corp
The base units of the Navarrok Guard are the Pathfinder Battalions, each comprised of about six hundred vampire Paladins. The actual
The Elite Guards
Once a Paladin has completed many decades of service and acquired a large amount of experience and awards a move to one of the more acclaimed 'elite' bodyguard units is generally the next step on the career path for a Paladin.
The Scarlet Shield
The Scarlet Shield is the first 'elite' group, comprised of two battalions (around 1,200 individual warriors), drawn from the twelve Pathfinder Battalions who serve as part of the guard staff for Freethinker embassies and consulates around the world and in some human military installations, as well as guarding the Guard's own bases apart from the Spire of Navarrok itself (which is left to the all-female Order known as the Syrens of the Spire).
Selection into this unit is done on the recommendation of a company Flight Sergeant or the Battalion Flight Captain.
The Silver Guard
Sister-unit to the Gold Guard, the Silver Guard is a battalion sized unit charged with the protection of the human government (including the Prime Minister).
The Gold Guard
The Gold Guard is the elite unit assigned to protect the human Royal Family. Like the Silver Guard, this is a mostly ceremonial position for older warriors
The Blood Guard
The highest elite unit, this is a company-sized (120 personnel) unit that is the personal bodyguard of the Lord of Navarrok and the Patriarchs and Matriarchs of the twelve great Clanns.
The Lords Of War and the Black Titans
The three Lords of War are the supreme warriors and the de facto Commanding Officers of the Navarrok Guard. Technically the military advisors to the Lord of Navarrok, they oversee all day-to-day operations of the Guard. Drawn from the Blood Guard on the personal recommendation
The Black Titans are a small unit comprised of the individual champions of each Clann, chosen by their respective Patriarch to be the supreme warrior of their tribe. Black Titans are considered to be the most elite warriors within the vampire community, and they are treated with reverence bordering on outright worship.
The Yeomanry
Unlike the other elements of the Navarrok Guard, the yeomanry is not comprised of vampire warriors but is instead made up exclusively of Ghoul and human personnel who act as a large support and logistics force for the Navarrok Guard.
Modus Operandi
Although labelled as Special Forces by many commentators and the media, the Navarrok Guard is very rarely used in covert operations given that vampire Paladins are not physically suited to such tasks. Instead, they are generally used as powerful shock troops, utilising both their immense physical strength and stamina to overwhelm enemy positions and deliver a powerful phsycological blow to the enemy.
Equipment
Bases
Spire of Navarrok - Spiritual Home and Headquarters
Gothabia Armoury - Main Armoury and Weaponry Manufacturer
Portland Road Barracks - Main Barracks
St Stephen's Refectory - Smaller Barracks for Gold and Silver Guard units
