IX Legion of Sevicia

The IX Legion of Sevicia, known commonly by the moniker The Ironsides, is a legion in the Imperial Sevician army. Established some 500 or so years ago amid the reforms of the Sevician military that turned it from a private volunteer force to a proper standing army, the IX Legion has survived in some form or another for five centuries as a staple unit in the army of Sevicia. It has seen combat in many wars, including the Middlelands War, the Anaean Wars, and the wars against Duscador. Its official motto is "Salt of the earth" and its sigil is a golden wolf on the Sevician red field with two stripes.
== History ==
The IX Legion was established alongside the other fourteen legions (one through sixteen, originally excluding the XI Legion for religious and superstitious reasons) in the early third century, under the military reforms of Ascillion the Great, one of Sevicia's greatest military figures. The legion saw extensive combat during the Conquest of the Shimmering Islands and then intermittently for the next 200 years. In the Middelands war against the Kingdom of Erenna, the legion was almost entirely wiped out, but returned to full force within a decade. It continued to see combat across the centuries, with the next major conflict coming in the Anaean Wars of the 660s and then later the wars against Duscador.
In the year 705, the unit was placed under the command of Renan Demarian, one of Sevicia's most promising and revered figures. Demarian's command drastically improved the effectiveness and discipline of the legion within a short amount of time. After enjoying incredible success in both the Enerin Uprising the Third Duscadorian-Sevician War of 707 - 708, the unit was placed under the permanent command of Demarian and given the nickname "The Ironsides," for their swift and decisive combat effectiveness. As of the year 713, the Ironsides are stationed in the Lowlands region, near the city of Janna.
== See also ==
 Renan Demarian, Sevician general
 The Imperial Army of Sevicia
Category:Military organisations