Artisan Battalion

The Artisan Battalion was a military unit in the Letherii Army. 
==In Midnight Tides==
At the start of hostilities between the Kingdom of Lether and the Tiste Edur, the Artisan Battalion was encamped outside The Manse conducting military exercises.Midnight Tides, Chapter 14, US SFBC p.430 After the fall of High Fort, the battalion left the Manse and marched for Five Points as part of a concentration of forces to defend Letheras.Midnight Tides, Chapter 20, US SFBC p.596/597 Finadd Moroch Nevath brought the survivors of High Fort to Brans Keep where they were attached to the Artisan Battalion.Midnight Tides, Chapter 20, US SFBC p.608 
At the Battle of Brans Keep, the Artisan Battalion was placed on the Letherii right flank where they faced the Edur army of Tomad and Binadas Sengar. The opponents engaged in traditional hand to hand combat, unlike the Letherii centre and left flank, which were killed in large numbers by Hannan Mosag's sorcery. Seeing the fate of their fellow soldiers, the Artisan Battalion broke and the fleeing soldiers were cut down. Tomad's Edur carried the battalion's standard off the field.Midnight Tides, Chapter 23, US SFBC p.679
==In Reaper's Gale==
The reformed Artisan's Battalion employed at least 1500 skirmishers, 500 medium infantry, and three half-legions totaling 750 heavy infantry under the command of Atri-Preda Bivatt during the Awl Campaign.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 12, US HC p.327-328/331Reaper's Gale, Chapter 6, US HC p.149
They fought at the Battle of Bast Fulmar where the Letherii were decisively defeated by Redmask's Awl. The battalion's heavy infantry covered the retreat while one of its medium infantry units weathered the attack of the K'Chain Che'Malle, Gunth Mach.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 12, US HC p.327-328/330-331 At the Battle of Pradegar the Artisan Battalion heavies formed the army's centre, while their medium infantry and skirmishers were likely posted on the flanks or in reserve.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 16, US HC p.452 By the time of the concluding Battle of Q'uson Tapi, the individual Letherii units were reorganised by military function, so the Artisan Battalion heavies were likely part of the Letherii centre while their medium infantry and skirmishers were again on the flanks.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 22, US HC p.668 When the fighting was over at Q'uson Tapi, there were no Letherii survivors.Reaper's Gale, Chapter 22, US HC p.706-708
==Notes and references==
Category:Letherii military units