Banana Guard

The Banana Guard symbol, a banana on a jungle-green background

Elder Bahon, the first leader of the Banana Guard

### Summary

The Banana Guard is a regiment of warriors and rangers, given the responsibility to defend and caretake the Banana Forest, an island that would become a neutral territory, with tribal and personal ownership of it's fertile soil outlawed. Instead, the bananas of the island would be free for all to eat, with the Banana Guard verifying that no greedy ape took more than his fair share. The Banana Guard was **founded 820 BLC**, ten years after Earl had founded the council. The Council HQ, along with many Safashuist Holy Sites, meant Earl needed a company of trusted monkes to guard these landmarks. **Elder Bahon** would personally by Earl be inducted as the first Banana Archmage due to his renown in nature magic.

### Summary

#### Peel Guard

Forming the bulk of the Banana Guard Faction, the Peel Guard are monkes from all across the Isles that has volunteered to join, regardless of ancestry and species. They're given the most tedious of tasks, such as the accounting of banana, and policing forces. They're also used as scribes, suppliers, and personal guards for Elders visiting.

#### Banana Guard

The most famous, and well-known of the Banana Guard, they are often referred to as Banana Guardians, when the context of the whole Banana Guard Corp is talked about. They are well renowned Peel Guards, that after years of loyal service, have been given the opportunity to take the **Banana Oath**, making them Banana Guards. They're given the task of overseeing and caretaking the **Banana Forest**, taking the roles of rangers as they care for the forest, its fauna, and its various religious sites and historical landmarks. Whenever the Banana Forest is attacked, either by monsters, pirates, rebels, or invading armies, they must fight against it, until they part with the world, as they've taken the Banana Oath. For service in this unit they must be adept in the ways of **Nature Magic**, and also novice in Earth Magic, and Water Magic, as they're greatly useful to terraform the land after natural disasters.

#### Banana Archmage

The highest rank of the Banana Guard, **Banana Archmages** are the most skilled, experienced, and talented of the Banana Guard. One must earn the title of Elder, along with being the master in four magic books, to be a candidate for this elite council of maximum five monkes at a time. The Banana Archmages oversee all of the Banana Guard, the Banana Forest as a whole, and also having close ties with **The Council** (if it is active). If one is dedicated enough to be a nominee for this council, they must take the **Last Oath**. The Last Oath is where you give up your identity as a whole, and take up a completely new name and identity, in reference to one of your accomplishments or talents. Banana Archmage Stormbreaker was given his when he used his Wind Magic to tame a wild storm that was gonna decimate the Garden, and Banana Archmage Mythlord when he solved a Creedist Rune-Code, to stop a Shadow Rot from eating the Banana Forest whole. Banana Archmages wear golden masks to hide their faces, along with golden draped robes. Referring to a Banana Archmage in their previous name is a great disrespect, which will lead to banishment from the Banana Guard, regardless of rank.