Calcherth Riders

The Calcherth Riders are a military organisation in Scanbrough. Recruited from the knytes of the region, they stand around one thousand strong and protect the west bank of the Prye River, the border with Roumidia.
The Riders were first documented as an all-cavalry division of the Scanbroughan army during the Scanbroughan Secession, when the state was still too disorganised to have set ground rules for its military. Led by the son of the Caped Man of Calcherth, they wrought havoc on Faramondian supply lines and isolated units. During the Battle of Shepsted Hill, the Riders charged a formation of Faramondian spearmen to give the infantry time to engage; this resulted in appalling losses and the death of the commanding officer, Furough Standler.
Following Scanbrough's independence, Throned Man Aldric gave the Calcherth Riders the honour of being the only standing army in the country, and gave them the task of defending the Prye riverbank against frequent raids conducted by the Halarbic minorities on the eastern bank. Initially they worked together with Vardanid divisions on the east bank to accomplish this, though when the Vardanids collapsed thirty years later the Riders were alone in the task, and the splinter state across the river - Roumidia - now officially sanctions the raids.
There are roughly one thousand Calcherth Riders, given the honour of wearing gold and crimson cloaks to mock the former Faramondian royal colours. Though personal armour varies, most wear hardened leather armour or brigandines. They are armed with an assortment of weapons, and are grouped loosely into ranged and melee units, with the latter broken down into shock squadrons wielding spears and lances, and fighting squadrons with axes and sabres.
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