Thulani Military Structure and Culture

## Overview

The **Imperial Thulani Armed Forces** (also refered to as the "Imperial Military") is the martial force of the Unitary Kritarchic Kingdom of Thule established in the 1902 regional Military Levy Forces unied into one National Force During the attempted Colonial Conquest of Thule at the hands of Corusconia, Corusconia demanded that Thule Declare itself a Dominion of Corusconia after it invested so much capita into growing the Industrial and Agricutual Might of the then Fledgling Nation. The military is under the direct command of the High Primarch Offically however is overseen by the Greater Primarchs acting as Cerimonial Heads of each of the 3 Main Branchs as well as the Primarchs who act as military Governers of Occupied Territory of thule both national and Foreign. The Imperial Military has been active in several conflicts within mainland Osho as well the conquest of the Princpality of Lanu to the east in 1910.

The Main 3 branches of the military is the Laime Muyadyr qyâsik (Land Enforcement Force) LMQ for short, Ugaira Muyadyr qyâsik (Ocean Enforcement Force) UMQ for Short and the Ata Muyadyr qyâsik (Air Enforcement Force) or AMQ for short. although the branches also interacted with The Imperial Vanguard. They fielded Thousands, if not Tens of Thousands, of troops and ships of the last century.

An example of Respected officers in the Imperial Military are Primarch Malcom Kaith (1870-1956) Primarch of Zarma na *Lanu* Legion (Conquest of Lanu) and Primarch Duncan Macbeth (1933 - 1978) *Primarch of the* Kabutadyr na Rakhan Legion (Liberation of Rakhan), respectively both of which being instomental in conflicts that they have been involved with. The founding father (or "mother" in this case) of the military is considered to be Grand Primarch Andrecia Dirmine (1883 - 1971) The First Grand Primarch of the Reformed Military Courts who won the case of Grand Primarch Dirmine v Primarch Waaki. who has been honored of years after her death. After she won the case she used her new power to drafted every non essetial Man into the military and made them go through an intense training regiment, while at the same time building up a fleet with captured Corusconian Vessles, Using both of these things to turn the tide in the conflict.

## **Organization**

The Imperial Military is the one of the main Pillers of Thulani society, as Thulani culture and society had been highly militarized since the 1910's early years in the Tion Regions Since Grand Primarch Andrecia Dirmines training regiment, which saw use by the Thule thoughout the 20th century even after her death, led to the drafting of every able-bodied adult into military service. This remained a mainstay of the military in the centuries after his death in 1971: While not every non essetial Adult in Thule is automatically conscripted into the military upon reaching adulthood, It is expected of many Scotti Familys in Tion to remain in service until retirement or disability many of which staying until there deaths forgoing Civil Citizenship and instead being content with only being active with Military Jury Duty. While advancement and promotion helped skilled military officers establish powerful families with histories of military service such as the Keiths and Wekkai clans respectivly, the children of those families were expected to earn their own place in the military and received no special treatment on account of their lineage since the Apprentice act of 1984 which heavily restricted such benfits granted to such familys allowing many other notables to rise such as Primarch Arwain Cair who was the first non Noble to rise to the rank of primarch purely off of the backs of the comidations he gained while under Stawardship of Primarch Kregas Wekkai justing the Ubizstan Civil war.

## Primarchs

The title Primarch originates from the small, Pre Unification era of Thules history from which the Scotti and Tion Dynastys emerged; the title was given to warlords of Comanderys who decided to join the respective Dynastys peacefully instead of fighting. As governors, those warlords ruled their territories, known collectively as the Xarnait na le Nerilsea or "servents of the Dynasty" over time becoming part of the Kingdom of Tion or Scotti's *de jure Territory*. Eventually these were diminished to Direct vassles, and the titles Primarchs were diminished to purely ceremonial.

The position was resurrected in the last years of the Colonial Conquest war Against Corusconia when the Imperial Thulani Armed Forces act was created as a result of Grand Primarch Dirmine v Primarch Waaki granting the now dubed Grand Primarch of War defacto absolute power over military Policy during times of war. Grand Primarch Dirmine using her now granted emergency powers, established both Internal Regional Primarchs acting as Judges in regional Civil and Military courts as well as Primarchs who lead the National Legions of Thule.