Halcyon Jackboots

The Jackboots were the high guard of the federal government of the Lakayan Federation in Halcyon in the mid-to-late 16th century, and later the brutal peacekeepers of Fascist Halcyon in the Collapse era. They were one of the most lethal and effective militaries in the world. 
== Information ==
They were first formed as the ratonwa:má (Kanééyi for 'those who strike overwhelmingly') in the 1560s when the Lakayan Federation had invaded Felonil, annexed it, renamed it to Halcyon, and made it the capital of the Federation. These troops were small in number, trained in specific anti-magical combat, and served as the elite guard of members of the Federal government. Because most of them were Kaneeyi (Lakay's largest indigenous group at over half of its population), and because the Federation was proud of its indigenous culture, their design and equipment took a lot of the indigenous Lakayan elements and scaled them up to a modern level. In Euluska, they came to be called the nottaïezi, which means 'killer whales'; probably because of their ferocity, or their black clothing. Jackboot officers were often notated with the letters NKY (Nottaïezike Yexatar, meaning 'Officer of the Jackboots'). 
== Equipment ==
Jackboots' equipment was second to none. It's quite telling of Halcyon's fascist state that they rarely bothered with blunt weapons or tools of capture. They were trained to combat Halcyon's greatest enemy - mages, and were trained for maximum mobility and lethality, rather than being heavy and blundering. Parkour and speed were employed by them often. Here is what they carried at the turn of the 17th century and during the Collapse era: 
* Hugauc / Siožto - A thin, lightweight steel tomahawk of Kaneeyi design, made for breaking doors, hooking and slashing at limbs, and throwing
* Bimaho / Ljucin - A gunstock-shaped Kaneeyi war club with a steel spike, for crushing, bludgeoning, and impaling. Traditionally made of maple wood but in modern times made of a metal core surrounded by plastic - deceptively light yet lethal.
* Traditional Kaneeyi style cape-ponchos made of carbon fiber-kevlar composite - I told you they were serious. In a pinch, these shawls could be used as fireproof blankets, tourniquets, blindfolds/cuffs, or handwraps.
* Blindfolds worn around the neck known as xuxturra - when pulled over the eyes, they granted the ability to see invisible beings and detect any sources of magic or otherworldly beings nearby. 
* Heavy boots (from which their nickname was derived), padded gloves, reinforced pads, and highly lightweight body armour to maximise mobility
* Some carried carbon fiber compound bows known as firatukana, which could fire devastating arrows as well as sonic arrows, smoke arrows, electrifying webs, or nets. 
* Others carried the reliable Decimus Model 1486 lever-action black powder rifle. 
* A ring on the left hand that shielded the mind from magic or scrying, and yet allowed telepathic communication with other nearby Jackboots
* A ring on the right hand that granted great resistance to the effects of spellcraft. 
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