Spider Fangs Special Operations

Founded by Reynis Dul-Sansiska, the Spider Fangs were an answer to a problem among the Drowlords. After de-militarization int he years after the Aradian Civil War, the standardization of the military had pacified the drowlords to a sort of complacency that was rudely jostled by the regency of Valoria Blackthorne. From absurd loans paid to the crown from the coffers of the dark elves for Valoria's glory projects, and the growing frustrations growing within some regions of the Kingdom, some worried about how they'd manage new threats that the crown would simply let fester as they had better things to do.
Some, like Lord Drake, had special permissions and already had standing military powers due to their need to maintain rule throughout the northern provinces. The Vadans had households dedicated to mercenary recruitment and management, and the Surials had the good graces and promises of the Queen that everything would be alright if they just trusted her. However, when dealing with the likes of Valoria, those words were just that, words, what would actually happen? Would she extort more of their riches for her gain before she marched a company of bluejackets to suppress everyone? Confiscate holds in the name of 'civility'? It was a different time, and a terrifying one form the desks of the likes of Dul-Sansiska, Lorka, and Maelith as they worked together to formulate a plan that obeyed the laws of the Monarchy but were not so fickle as mercenaries only interested in coin and land.
The answer came easily, from Ser Reynis, she'd grab hold of soldiers back in the Silkwood, and train them for the modern battlefield of the time, whenever that time was, she was a commanding soul, she had been raising soldiers for over a century, she could keep doing it. So she was given a budget, access to arms and territory earmarked for the Bluejackets in surplus, and it was all very legal as her teams were meant to be highly independent reaction squads and could be classified simply as 'bodyguards'. It worked, and within months Reynis already had teams of three spread across Surial held territories keeping their eyes peeled for any danger, thankfully it never came to that and as Talia took back the reigns of power, things became much more solidly united.
The Spider Fangs would operate under a special rule: Twenty Plus One, Twenty soldiers, one overall Commander. This would leave the team operating in a generally hyper mobile state, but if problems arose there was no back up or help arriving. Fangs operated mostly in secrecy, they were for cleaning up problems before they ever arose, or taking care of ongoing issues. Reynis was the only one allowed to operate completely isolated, the rest were expected to either work in duos, trios, quartets, or five man squads. Rank structure was Private, to Corporal, to Sergeant, to Lieutenant, to the Commander. While the term Private might echo greenhorned young bucks, each soldier was at least five years into service as a Silkstrider prior to recruitment. while they weren't the elites of the elites, they were still high marks above Bluejackets and you average mercenary.
The Spider Fangs were benched for a number of years until the Pirate War, they were sent out in four man teams, with Reynis operating by herself.
In 1086AE, while working with light loadouts and on a twelve man operation speared by Commander Reynis herself, Dagan Vennet would ruthlessly assault a ship filled with Accord VIPs. While the Spider Fangs were skilled marksmen and unafraid of close quarters, they quickly ran out of ammo and had to resort to pitched battle, of which they inflicted serious harm but were ultimately overwhelmed by the number, ferocity, and physical strength of the pirates. Commander Reynis would valiantly attempt to combat Dagan Vennet in a duel, but a combination of illness and Dagan Vennets own remarkable skills as a duelist bested a legendary markswoman and combatant. Reynis was left to die after being hacked in half while her soldiers were massacred.
One of the Spider Fangs, Corporal Niki, was knocked overboard attempting to render assistance to the Commander, when Taliesen Ludlow was flung violent into him, sending them both careening off the ship's bow and both vanished throughout the rest of the brutal massacre despite attempts to locate either one.
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