Blades of Satan

The Blades of Satan (Greek: Lepídes tou Sataná) are an elite unit of the Seleucid Imperial Army that serves as the personal bodyguards and agents of the Seleucid Basileia and the royal family.
The Blades of Satan were founded by Athena I Seleukos on SD111 as a personal bodyguard against potential threats, being made up of 20 of the most skilled fighters of the Empire, handpicked by the Basileia. The Blades of Satan are given a large amount of power in order for them to be as effective as possible, including access to imperial files, near-unquestioned access to anywhere in the empire, and guaranteed access to the Basileia at all times unless dismissed personally by the Basileia.
=== Selection Process ===
As an elite guard, there are a set of tough hurdles that must be passed in order to join their ranks. These rules are:
* They must be of Greek origin
* They must be of Nobility
* They must not be from the Empire
* They must be at least 6 feet tall
* They must have served at least 20 years in a military career
Those who wish to join the guard must either travel to the Seleucid capital of Hierapolis to be interviewed or otherwise can wait for recruiters to come to them. The questions asked in the interview are unknown so as to not allow those being interviewed to prepare, and after being interviewed they are bound by dark magic to not speak of the questions in the interview or else seek instantaneous combustion.
If an interviewee passes the interview stage, they then enter a rigorous 6 month recruitment camp, where they will train in combat, tactics, data collection, and threat assessment. The recruits are treated incredibly strictly, and even a minor infraction can lead to a recruit being put to death, often in a way that ironically mirrors the reason for their execution. If the recruits manage to get through the 6 months, they'll have to graduate by taking a written test, with those who fail being executed. 
After graduating from recruitment camp, the recruits will be personally inspected by the Capttain of the Blades of Satan and the Master of the Army, who will judge if the recruits are worthy of being a Blade of Satan. Any deemed unworthy can either be sent back to recruitment camp for another 6 months to try again, or can simply be executed depending on what the Captain and Master of the Army deems necessary. Those that pass the inspection will be inspected by a final person: the Basileia herself. She will handpick those she deems as trustworthy and worthy of being her guards, with the rest, like those before, either returning to camp or being executed on the spot.
Sometimes more recruits than needed will be deemed worthy of joining the Blades of Satan, in which case those extra guards will be assigned to the Reserve Blades. As part of the Reserve, they will be sent to the barracks, where they will train until an opening in the Blades becomes available, in which case a Reserve Blade will be picked to fill the position.
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