The Imperial Guard

The Imperial Guard is the main military force of the Central Empire, a powerful nation with a long and rich history. The Guard is a highly trained and well-equipped fighting force that has defended the Empire's borders and conquered new lands for centuries. It is considered one of the most prestigious and elite military organizations in the world. 
The Imperial Guard is divided into four main subdivisions: Infantry, Cavalry, Special Operations, and Artillery. Each subdivision is further divided into separate regiments, each with its own specialized role and function. The Infantry is the regular fighting force of the Imperial Guard and is responsible for defending the Empire's borders and engaging in offensive operations. The Cavalry is a fast-paced, mounted division that is responsible for engaging in line charges and other forms of mounted warfare. Special Operations units are used for clandestine and unconventional engagements and procedures, while the Artillery specializes in the use of high-caliber, heavy guns to destroy the enemy from a long distance.
All male Imperial citizens between the ages of 18 and 24 are required to serve in the Imperial Guard for a period of time. This allows for a constant flow of new recruits and ensures that the Guard is always well-staffed and well-trained. The Guard is known for its rigorous training programs and high standards of discipline, which are instilled in each soldier from the moment they enter basic training. The Guard is also known for its loyalty to the Sovereign and the Empire, and soldiers are expected to put the needs of the Empire above their own. The Imperial Guard is a symbol of the power and might of the Central Empire, and its soldiers are respected and admired throughout the world.
==History==
The Central Empire has always had a military force, though prior to 3025 it was one force which operated as both a civil police and a military guard force. They often worked alongside militias until the Prevention of Internal Conflicts act, which prevented the formation of organised Militia groups in an attempt to prevent internal rebellion. The Imperial Guard started in 3025 as the Empires grand fighting force. the celebration of the formation included Empire wide festivities and parades and military displays. The Guard was made up of the already highly trained imperial Army which had been used from the very formation of the Empire.
==Lord Officers==
Lord Defender Endwhere: Sir Francis Endwhere was born in 3232. At age 18 he joined the Imperial Military University where he studied strategy, and soon after enlisted the Imperial Guard as an officer, fighting in the 5th Regiment of Foot for three years. His skills were soon realised and he spent only one year in the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Troop ("Crows Talon") During this time he was put through some difficult scenarios which still play on his mind today. After leaving Crow's Talon achieved the Rank of Captain and then Major in just one year. It wasn't until age 34 until he was given the rank of Colonel. At this time he was offered his standard discharge, but instead remained in service. Soon after, he was hand-picked by Empress Elexandria Forlen to be appointed as her Lord Defender, in 3268.
Lord Admiral Gloom: 
Lord Admiral Kittredge Gloom, from the powerful Gloom family, is a disciplined, calculating officer, and he commands the entire Imperial Navy. He is known for his keen sense of tactics, his iron-fisted control and his cold way of dealing with people, friend or foe.
He joined the Navy when he was 14, as a midshipman. He rose steadily through the ranks and came to own a ship called the Dauntless, and showed military prowess which eventually elevated him to Admiral. He became good friends with Lord Admiral Ramsey, who was later killed in a battle and his title and power passed to Gloom.
After several of his old Navy friends died, Gloom became reclusive. His leadership turned from one of even-handed effiency to a cold, calculating affair. He did not toy with men's lives, but he showed little compassion for his enemies. When officers he deemed incompetent and useless were demoted, he turned down their challenges to duel. When they called him a coward, he had them thrown out of the Navy.
Despite his lack of social skills, Gloom is a dangerous adversary, and though he has lost battles, the Navy under his command has never lost a war.
Lord Commander Raimius: 
Lord Raimius was born into Lionrun gentry and joined the Imperial Guard as a young officer out of university. He spent his younger years as a field officer in the 9th Regiment of Horse as a cavalry officer. Eventually he moved into a position of high command at the headquarters in Lionrun until his promotion to General where he began to advise government on military action and policy. 
== Regiments ==
The Imperial Guard is broken into four subdivisions, and each is broken down into separate regiments:
===Infantry:===
The Regular fighting force of the Imperial Guard, all soldiers go through basic training with the infantry, and stay in the Infantry Barracks for 6 months of intial training and 6 months of primary active duty. After this time soldiers may specialise to either a different regiment in the infantry, Cavalry of Special Operations.
Existing Regiments:
The 5th Regiment of Foot Guards: The Fifth Infantry are the backbone of most military operations, made up of Line and Flank companies the Fifth take the main defensive.
The 12th Regiment 'The light company': The Twelth Infantry are a light foot regiment, meaning they run close into contact with the enemy and harass them from a distance with gunfire.
The 1st Engineers Division: The First Engineers, are the Imperial Guard's engineering division. Their roles include, Demolitions, Building bridiges and facilitating railways.
The 42nd regiment of Rifles: The Forty Second are a rifle detatchment of Infantry, trained to use precision scoped rifles their job is to remove important characters from the field of battle without getting close to the frey, and to skirmish the battle field, and sometimes operate as scouts alongside the special operations.
Imperial Artillery Regiment: The Artillery are the Cannon experts. They use high calibre heavy guns to destroy the enemy from a long distance.
Imperial Marines: The Seaborne infantry operations of the Empire. Whereas sailors are not trained to great extent with weapons, the Marines are trained in all fields of combat, from on deck to on land.
===Cavalry:===
The Cavalry is the fast paced, destructive, yet elegant mounted division of the Imperial Guard. Cavalry men join after the first year of military training.
The 9th Regiment of Horse: The '9th cavalry' is the last remaining of 10 horse mounted Imperial Army regiments. The cavalry specialise in line charges and other mounted warfare. The 9th cavalry was originally a medium cavalry regiment, commonly using line charges to attack the enemy. But since the dissolution of the other regiments, they have incorporated heavier and lighter roles. Such roles include punching a hole in enemy lines and scouting.
===Special Operations:===
The Central Empire's Special Operations units are used for clandestine and unconventional engagements and procedures. 
=== Existing Regiments: ===
The 3rd Regiment of Signals: The Third Signals listen to telegraph frequencies and signals, intercept letters and dispatch riders from everywhere across the empire to build intelligence for the Imperial military. The regiment can also expertly interpret Tribal Languages. Most Signals Operatives are University Graduates.
Counter Revolutionary Warfare Troop "Crow's Talon": Crow's Talon is the Empire's Highly Trained Clandestine and Unconventional warfare operations group. The unit is managed and commanded by the Office of External Affairs, the Empire's foreign diplomacy department and foreign intelligence agency. Crow's Talon, Officially titled the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Troop, is made up of seconded members of the imperial guard, and all field command staff are military. This means the group is essentially a military unit, and is even supplied and armed with the same kit and equipment as the Imperial Guard, as well as allowing the Troop to purchase its own kit and equipment for specialist missions and tasks. The Group's activities include anything that the Office of External Affairs needs doing, as well as tasks that the imperial guard could not complete without global uproar or catastrophe.