Kritana Guard

== The Kritanian Guard ==
Having once been something to literally laugh at, the Kritanian guard were once weak and incompetent militia. However, things have since changed. Changes have been made, mostly paid for by rich gentlemen. Now the Kritana guard are outfitted in strong armor, and are using effective weaponry. They also use the tactic of teamwork.
== Equipment ==
From now on, every guard in Kritana wears an iron chest plate, leather pants, a sallet style helmet, a chain mail shirt, and leather gloves. As for weapons each and every guard has a short sword, light crossbow and a five foot long spear. Certain guards may have different weapons, such as war hatchets, picks, and maces. But this depends on rank.
== Tactics and Training ==
Because each guard is now officially, trained, they are all now competent swordsmen. Killing a squad of guards is a feat to be praised, and a platoon is unheard of. Because of their new tactics of actually using teamwork, it is even harder to fight them. Lining up a spear wall while a few fire crossbows from the back is but one of the many ways these men fight the crime that pollutes their cities.
== Special Units ==
Now, there are certain types of fighters the guards cannot combat all that well, specifically mages.Casters of all kinds are usually able to kill the
average fighter with little to no difficulty, and barely strain a finger in doing so. As a way to combat this, mages are being put into the guard. Now every few squads will have a mage, and there are multiple ready to run out and aid their comrades. These mages are not novices, mind you; they are well trained from renowned Magic Colleges. The guards have also employed their Hounds. The Hounds are large, specially bred wolves. They are made to sniff out criminals and assist with manhunts, but are also trained for combat. They are extremely fast, despite their massive size, which is about six feet long, and raised four feet from the ground.
==The Shields==
The Shields are a group of fighters specifically trained to fight AGAINST magic.
All of their equipment has mana absorption and/or reflection enchantments, and are incredibly expensive to create and maintain. There are a limited amount, and are not easily replaced. Their quality of their work is almost an exact opposite to their quantity of soldiers.They are only called upon when there are rogue mages are wreaking havoc on the province. Otherwise, they resume normal guard duties like every other. When they retire, they turn in their anti-magic equipment, so it stays in circulation.
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