The Guardians

The Guardians are a group of honorable men who, throughout the world, strive to protect and save the people of Aarin.

Made up of common folk, or nobles, the Guardians accept anyone with a decent past, not accepting any criminals, or non citizens. The requirements of joining are few. After acceptance, there is an entire year of training and then sent to outposts throughout Aarin.

## Requirements

1. Must be of 18 years of age or older.
2. Must be a citizen of the outposts continent.
3. Must be in a healthy physical and mental state.
4. Must be in accordance with the law and no serious criminal background.
5. Must honor the oath of the Guardians

## Training

After acceptance, the new members must train for one year in the basic curriculum of law and combat. The first six months are focused more on the honor and morals of the faction and the laws of the continent they are in. Then the last six months are focused on the physical aspect of being a Guardian, such as the specific combat and specialty they are assigned, and the ability to fight and survive.

### Guardian Specialties

**Swordsman:** These Guardians are trained specifically in the arts of the sword. Some are trained to use one sword, some with two, and some with a sword and a shield. These men are the so called infantry of the Guardians. They go on all of the field missions dealing with the problems head on. These men are trained to fight and survive for extended periods of time.

**Marksman:** These Guardians are trained to fight from the distance, giving any foot troops assistance. This division does not have to be with a bow and arrow per-say. They simply use any long distance weapon, wether it be used against men or structures.

**Cavalry:** These Guardians are more of a specific specialty. They are simply trained to fight, and maneuver on a horse in battle. The rider could be a swordsman or a marksman, it doesn't really matter.

### Guardian Ranks (lowest to highest)

**Guardian:** This rank simply has the symbol of the order, which is assigned upon entry of the order.

**Guard:** This rank is for those who have been recently assigned to an outpost as a guard. It is marked with one sword engraving on his armor He simply does whatever his captain tells him to do. Whether it be to guard a prisoner, keep, nobleman, caravan, etc.

**Officer:** This rank is marked with two swords on the armor. This rank is the second in command in a Guardian Division. He helps the captain with anything he needs, and keeps up the moral of the division.

**Captain:** This rank is marked with a shield engraved on the armor. This rank is in charge of a Guardian Division. He is assigned missions or tasks from a superior rank and performs them with his division.

**Lieutenant Commander:** This rank, like the officer, is second in command to the commander. He helps the commander assign the missions to the other captains. This is marked with a shield in front of a banner.

**Commander:** This rank is marked with a shield and a diagonal sword behind it. This ranks is in charge of multiple divisions, usually going no higher than about five. In war, this rank may gain more divisions to be in charge of.

**General:** This rank is in charge of an outpost. He is in charge of all of the divisions assigned to the outpost. His rank is marked with a shield with two crossing swords behind it.