Navarrok Guard

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 and 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 famous part of the varied Freethinker Royal Armed Forces.

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, with standardised, highly-competitive training and and new, more advanced equipment to bolster their rather thin ranks.

Significant obstacles were placed in the way of

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

Order of Battle

The Pathfinder Corp

The base units of the Navarrok Guard are the Pathfinder Battalions, each comprised of about six hundred vampire warriors.

The Elite Guards

Once a Pathfinder 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.

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).

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).

The Gold Guard

The Gold Guard is the elite unit assigned to protect the human Royal Family.

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.

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.

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

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