Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170709211548

Now to deal with all the fun military stuff!

The Taukan military is organized around a massive throng of local warlords, peasants warlords, officers, and what we in the west would call 'knights'. All lead by rather fanatical, well trained, and fierce officer class.

The Taukan military is split into two broad groups: War lords and Imperial troops while both serve the Empire and tend to fight along side functions, equipment, and some other aspects differ between the two groups.

- First lets cover the warlords. Each town, village, and other settlements have a individual known as a Kuraka who is both the governor and warlord in civil and military matters. Due to Mit'a service each village is expected to raise, equip, and manage a battalion of troops. These battalions tend to fight by their own methods and can be very diverse in both arms and training. They are considered more 'barbarous' troops comparable to the Auxilia of Rome

- Imperial troops are the professional and uniform troops of Taukan armies. They hail from the cities and the noble classes with most serving as either medium infantry (swords, axe, or spear men usually) or heavy archers. They are lead by officers appointed by merit and by a trail known as the 'Warachikuy'. Cities are expected to be able to field small to rather sizable armies of troops for the State.

Within these two groups come the 'elite' of the army the Condor Warriors and the Sun Guard both can be considered 'Imperial Guards' in their own way.

- Condor Warriors are chosen by merit and honor. If a man captured 12 enemies within the span of two consecutive battles they would be sent to the capital to become Condor Warriors. The Condors themselves are elite shock troops who wear bright and flamboyant uniforms that tend to strike fear into the heart of their enemies.

- Sun Guard are the personal guards of the Empress and the Priests and their temples. They are hand picked by both parties from either officers, common soldiers of merit, or Condor warriors. They are the finest troops the Empire has and while being both guards and soldiers some are also secret police and other such roles. 