Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170115200550

Legions for all intents and purposes are self sufficient armies able to survive with minimal support from the Empire this is for a variety of reasons one to make a effective 'reserve army' that can be called upon when necessary to help cut costs and maintenance overall.

Legions themselves are made up of the finest warriors the Empire has created and trained to be the equals of anything that comes their way to to adapt to almost any situation. Legionaries are also the sworn protectors of the Empire, from the day they become part of a legion they no longer are a citizen they distance themselves and become protectors of the more divine sort.

The Maintenance of a legion is one of the Empire's top priorities and thus they are generally given the finest weapons and armor and generally seen as a 'nobility' within the Militum. Legions themselves are given a fief (Around 10 or so solar systems) each has the legions home world, a Forge world for material needs, and always has major population centers from which the legion recruits it's members. Generally legion fiefs are excluded from military tithes instead they are recruited into the legion that rules over the fief.

In times of dire need a legion can recruit outside the fief or loan vexilations or at times entire companies of legionaries to help bolster numbers. Individuals can also travel to a legion homeworld and request to join if they do is another matter entirely.

For more information on legionaries:

http://middle-earth-roleplay.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:214610

http://middle-earth-roleplay.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:231710

http://middle-earth-roleplay.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:230834

http://middle-earth-roleplay.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:218845

http://middle-earth-roleplay.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:217391

http://middle-earth-roleplay.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:212228 