Ques Novich Voluntary Forces

The Ques Novich Voluntary Forces are the main military arm of the Dul-Sansiskans, they are separate form the House's main control and can only be authorized for war by a joint agreement between several members of the War Council. This Council to include the Lord or Lady of the House, The Governor General, The High Priestess, and the Vault Keeper; a majority vote must be upheld before action can be taken.
While the Voluntary Forces service the Dul-Sansiskans they are not bound by any code of conduct or laws to dictact their service and may abandon the forces if they do not hold in agreement with the terms of war, up until battle is imminent and then it would be classed as desertion punishable by torture and death. A standard salary will be paid for every year of continued service, doubling during times of war. The main responsibility of the Forces in peace time is to remain trained and proficient in combat and thus one week of every month is dedicated to physical training and drills.
The forces number in 12,000 and are comprised of mainly common elves and humans, however they are trained under drow disciplines so while their bodies are not in peak conditioning as their elven patrons they are made to work just as hard. This produces a more rigidly disciplined soldier above the typical skill grade of conscripts, reserves,a nd standard infantry. However arming them and training them in this way is expensive and thus the set limitations on their numbers are made to be less of a fiscal burden.
By comparable amounts, the strength of one Ques Novichian is the same as every three western infantrymen by current records, and a match for a single veteran soldier after one year's regiment. The Force does not see regular combat, and has been kept as a soldier maintenance force within the state and abroad, but rarely do they encounter issues. These days they are spreading rumors they may be called in for service against a rising threat int he mountains or the demons- or be told to march against Blackthorne.
The Voluntary Forces are led by General Mordovious, a stern man with ill temper and a broken gait after an incident participating in a a western tourney and being crippled by Axl Wayrite. He had to restrain Garin Dul-Sansiska for trying to behead the Knight and cause further incident. Mordovious is now reaching his late fifties and after a lifetime of smoking is beginning to have trouble breathing and commanding troops on the field.