Legion

Legion
Kind	Imperial military force
GM canon
first cited: [last-winter#464]

The Legion is the standing military force of the Aenarch Empire, garrisoning towns and defending contested ground across the realm. ^{[last-winter#464 · last-winter#663]}

Overview

A Legion garrison combines rank-and-file Legion Soldiers with specialists — Sergeants, battlefield Warlocks, a commanding Captain, and a Seer — and is sometimes reinforced by allied Roseguard Knights and local militia archers. ^{[last-winter#837]}

Shadowgate: hunting Marcus Virelius

After Marcus Virelius fled, Legion units entered Shadowgate and searched every corner of the town for him. ^{[last-winter#464]} Their presence unsettled the town: Legion units combing every corner of Shadowgate created open unrest among its people. ^{[last-winter#464]}

Rosereach: coastal defense

The Legion sent a company of soldiers to protect Rosereach. ^{[last-winter#663]} Its shores were defended by Legion soldiers together with warlocks. ^{[last-winter#779]}

Garrison composition

Two documented garrison compositions describe how the Legion staffs a defended town, alongside the same allied and militia support in both cases. ^{[last-winter#837]}

• Full garrison: 100 Legion Soldiers, 3 Sergeants, 3 Warlocks, 1 Captain, and 1 Seer, plus one Roseguard Knight and 40 militia archers. ^{[last-winter#837]}
• Light garrison: 40 Legion Soldiers, 1 Sergeant, and 1 Warlock, plus one Roseguard Knight and 40 militia archers. ^{[last-winter#837]}

Notable members

• Antonia Forester holds the rank of Sergeant in the Legion. ^{[last-winter#464]}
• Vilas Scorcher serves the Legion as a Warlock. ^{[last-winter#464]}

Related pages

• Marcus Virelius — the fugitive the Legion searched Shadowgate for
• Shadowgate — the town Legion units combed corner by corner
• Aenarch Empire — the empire the Legion serves
• Roseguard — allied knightly order whose Knights reinforce Legion garrisons
• Antonia Forester — a Legion Sergeant
• Vilas Scorcher — a Legion Warlock
• Deadreach — the fallen city where unconfirmed accounts place failed Legion cleansing attempts
• Naevys Duskbloom — a Rosereach authority who, per an unconfirmed account, could not command the Legion

Unconfirmed ideas

The source conversations contain proposals for Legion that the campaign owner never confirmed. They are collected on Idea:Legion so they cannot be mistaken for canon.