The Wall-Guards

A company of highly trained, extremely courageous Gaivoutnan warriors, the Wall-Guards kept vigilant watch over the Wall of the North and their hobgoblin neighbors to the east for millennia. Serving time as a Wall-guard was and remains a rite marking the passage to manhood for the people of Gaivoutna.
For generations untold, the people of Gaivoutna passed on the belief that protecting the nearby mountain pass and its ancient wall from invaders, particularly the Hobgoblin Army, was their sacred duty. While the conflict persisted, skirmishes, raids, and the occasional capture and execution of scouts remained semi-frequent occurrences, fueling and maintaining the animosity between the peoples. Actual combat upon or around the wall was so rare as to be virtually non-existant. A rare exchange of of arrows and curses was about the extent of any violence seen. However, the job was an infamously difficult one, as constant tension of staring at one's enemies day in and day out in terrible conditions, waiting for the hammer to fall, weighed on the men's minds.
In 4653 a treaty, instigated by Mako Murakami in response to the actions of Caelan Svendsen, was signed that ended the cold-war between Gaivoutna and the Hobgoblins. With the conflict ended, the Wall-Guards took on an almost ceremonial role, and are now comprised of members of both sides. Almost ironically, the soldiers which once harbored the deepest hatred for one another now tend to be those that hold their onetime enemies in highest regard, in both settlements. 
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