Board Thread:Character Discussion Board/@comment-26863727-20151124000859

(NOTE: Soldiers come from other castes too, but only in times of war and they aren't as good at fighting)

Ages 6-12: Simple education and values training, basic ins-and-outs of combat.

Ages 12-18: Military training. They eat with their weapons nearby, they sleep with their weapons nearby, they fuck with their weapons nearby! Unless at least one recruit dies from the brutal training the trainers get stoned for not being tough enough on them. They get paid extra for each guy that dies during training after that(though it's frowned upon to cause the deaths of too many recruits)! They are encouraged to thieve food from the granaries, and are punished for being caught rather than for the act itself(teaches stealth). If you kill the trainer in sparring then you get moved to the ELITE elite troops!

Ages 18-19: "The Ysgratoral", a year long rite of passage in which they must survive the Dark Lands. If they fail they are usually allowed to go their own way, but they are exiled from Atmora for life.

Ages 19-21: They continue training, this time put into groups of six men who will be their sword-brothers in their military service.

Ages 21-30: They serve in the military full time. After this period they are kept as reserves until sixty and gain full citizenship.

(2/5 of their troops are these warrior for life guys)

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WEAPONS!!!!!!

There's three things one must remember about these soldiers:

1. They're lifelong killing machines.

2. They go into battle coated with weapons, which they're conditioned to move around in like they're armed with leather jerkins and daggers.

3. All of said weapons are practical and have a specific purpose.

The Atmoran claymore, worn at the left side: Meant to be the primary offensive focused weapon

The Atmoran dirk, worn on the right hip with the rectangular steel buckler: Defend and counter weapon

The optional Atmoran recurve bow, kept in a holster with a quiver on the right side: Obviously the primary ranged weapon

The Atmoran buckler, primary defensive weapon and goes with the shortsword: [1] 