Janissary Corps

== Combat Doctrine ==
Siege warfare, coordinated mass-theatre warfare, armored assault, nationwide decimation, attrition, retribution and counterinsurgency campaigns.
== History ==
In AA 70, Sabahattin II passed the two laws for which he would be remembered: the Slave Codes and the Janissary Corps Edict. Under the Slave Codes, the judicial rights of the enslaved were removed, putting punishment in the hands of their owners. The circumstances under which manumission could be practiced were severely restricted, and the law that ensured the freedom of a slave’s child was stricken from the books. From that day, the child of a slave women would forever be a slave. The Janissary Corps Edict, passed in response to the military and security threats, provided for the establishment of a permanent slave army. Recruits were to be captured from a young age, and trained with utmost rigor and discipline. Each Janissary was considered the personal property of the Padishah, only to be freed upon twenty-five years of military service. 
== Composition (end of the Aglazdere Civil War) ==
Divided into Companies, each led by a Colonel. Each Company has 50 men. 
-32 belonging to the Frontier Troops: They garrison cities, fortresses, and other key points, and serve on the front lines. They fight with pikes, scimitars, muskets, and longbows. The pikes are typically used for mass formation fighting, largely against cavalry. When fighting alone or in small squads, they prefer scimitars and shields for close quarter combat. Generally, they prefer to fight at range with muskets, but will use longbows when greater range or silence is required. 
-25 belonging to the Bodyguards: They are stationed in Varas and accompany the Padishah at all times. They fight with axes and pistols. The pistols are typically held as a sidearm. They will be equipped with any weapons necessary for a specific duty. 
-15 belonging to the Irregulars: They serve specific roles, depending on their function. The weapons they wield will vary greatly. 
In addition, there are 20 Companies formed of Cadets. They are stationed in Al Mandera. 
The command structure of the Janissaries is decentralized, allowing them to function semi-autonomously, and operate with a great degree of flexibility. 
== Famous Companies ==
Name 	Type 	Colonel 	Function 	Resources  	Heraldry
The Grindstone 	Frontier Troops	Volkan 	Siege specialists 	Several varieties of cannons, an organ gun 	A grey grindstone
The Scorpions (extinct) 	Frontier Troops	Faridoon (deceased)	Desert warfare 	Flame cannons, glass cannons 	A scorpion
The Silver Wolves 	Frontier Troops	Marangoz 	Anti-insurgency, night warfare  	Nighttime gear 	Silver wolf’s head
The Hellhounds 	Frontier Troops	Orhan 	Perusal, scorched earth warfare 	Alchemist’s fire, biological weapons 	A dog breathing fire
The Night Crows 	Frontier Troops	Callias 	Nighttime desert warfare, foraging 	Nighttime gear 	Black crow
The Ravagers 	Frontier Troops	Narayan 	Terror tactics, civilian massacres 	 	A arm raising a scimitar
The Ruby Riders 	Frontier Troops	Nhung 	Cavalry 	Horses and camels 	A red horse’s head
The Marauders 	Frontier Troops	Tuvya 	Lightning raids 	 	Crossed axes
The Street Dogs 	Bodyguards 	Aeneas 	Military police of Varas 	Better equipment, spy network 	Grey dog’s head with a spiked collar
The Aecrophrax 	Bodyguards 	Tsering 	Personal guards of the Padishah 	Superior equipment, superior training, magic items 	A shield with a sun on it 
The Sanguine Sentinels 	Bodyguards 	Rizvan 	Guards of the tombs in Al Mandera 	 	A red shroud thrown over a gravestone
The Fighting Rams 	Bodyguards 	Nadav 	Protecting merchant caravans in the Waste 	Survival gear 	A brown ram’s head with bloodied horns
The Wardens 	Bodyguards 	Mansoor 	Military police of Tel Kibair 	 	A gate standing before an oasis
The All Blacks 	Irregulars 	Hasham 	Infiltration, black ops 	Civilian clothes, detachable spearheads, concealable bucklers 	An angel with black wings
The Viper Crew 	Irregulars 	Tabassum 	Ambush tactics 	Astral Ranger suits, poisoned weapons 	A coiled snake
The Peace-Keepers 	Irregulars 	Hayder 	Military diplomacy  	 	A golden crown
The Final Flight (extinct) 	Irregulars 	Gemariah (dead) 	Aerial warfare 	The majority of the Aglazdere Sky Fleet, parachutist’s equipment 	A hawk’s talon
The Forsaken 	Irregulars 	Apollon 	Experimental weapons 	The sky ship Red Eclipse, experimental arcane weapon, the Meteoric Soul Flail, parachutist’s equipment	A flail wreathed in fire
The Preservers 	Irregulars 	Pretorius 	Battlefield surgery 	Auto-surgeons, medical equipment  	A serpent coiled around a cup
The Padishah’s Jaguars (extinct)	Irregulars 	Eitan (dead) 	Anti-boarding actions, guards of the sky ship Day of Wrath	The sky ship Day of Wrath, parachutist's equipment 	A jaguar’s paw grasping a ship’s wheel
The Velvet Victors 	Irregulars 	Anibal 	Assassination, blackmail, politics 	Documents granting a certain amount of legal protection 	A black velvet glove
The Hunters of Disaster 	Irregulars 	Phares 	Disaster relief, fire-fighting, extraction 	Survival gear, water-hoses 	A tsunami 
The Black Sphinxes 	Irregulars 	Ezekiel 	Undead, necromancy 	Necromancers 	A black sphinx
The Ghosts of the Deep 	Irregulars 	Rizvan 	Aquatic warfare 	Diving suits, barbed weaponry 	A whirlpool
== War of the Philosopher-Kings ==
== After the War ==
With the fall of Al Mandera, no more Janissaries were trained. Those that survived fragmented into disparate warrior cults, and eventually died out. Many former Janissaries joined the Bouldercloaks, and passed on some of their traditions to them. Category:Aglazdere
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