Loyal Force

A group assembled by the Empress Gemella during the Conclave Dispute under the command of her brother Renis. It included elite fighters, paladins, clerics and an archmage.

## History

In 758PE The Emperor was assassinated by the Regicide on the orders of Interal the Saffier of the Sapphire Wizards' Guild one of the chief antagonists of the Conclave Dispute. The Emperess Gemella survived, supposedly rescued by her bother Renis. The Empress called the mage Ivory out of retirement primarily to protect the imperial family.

Danil Durova the investigator later discovered the Letter of Regicide, which placed the blame for the regicide of Emperor Jarlath squarely on Interal's shoulders.

The Empress assigned a group of Templar (all of whom would later become Golden Knights) and some Red Protectoran Elites (Who may have been Knight Stalkers)to her younger brother Renis. She also 'asked' Ivory to accompany them. Prince Renis' added to this force his own personal bodyguard of Red Blades under the command of Blademark Trent Fell. Finally a large assortment of clerics were assigned to the attack group. Renis named the combined unit in its entirety the Loyal Force.

Less than a month later, Renis, Ivory and the Loyal Force successfully found and killed Interal and his entire inner circle.

760PE: The Loyal Force headed up the consistent strikes against the remaining rogue wizards in the Conclave Dispute. These strikes were led by Renis though they were organised by Trent Fell. THe Loyal Force were to be the core of enforcing wizard loyalty to the Empire. They Force had the backing not only of the Templar but also the powerful wizards Chareye and Ivory. The Loyal Force was one of the most crucial factors in that era. Defeating the archmage Lethe and pressuring wizards like Feint to argue successfully for the guild to voluntarily put itself back under imperial control.

761-766PE: The Loyal Force continued under the command of the now General Fell, who neatly avoided being assigned command of the Cellan Guard. Hoping to balance the Church's meteoric rise to power.

767PE: Fell becomes Marshal of the Empire The Loyal Force is removed from active duty splitting into two forces one of templar and clarics under the church and one of Red Blade elites that worked as the Emperor Renis' personal bodyguard.

775PE: After the church successfully pressured the emperor to allow them to form the Vormach state, it moved to enhance its military position. It already had its own military independent of the Protectorans called the Cellan Guard. The Loyal Force headed this guard with its Templar members forming the foundation of the Golden Knights.

Trent Fell was heavily involved in the arrangements for the organisation of these units and setting up the protocols for their interaction with the Imperial military. As ex-commander of the Force his position was unassailable. He used this to form a balance of sorts between the military and the church.

The Loyal Force is still used as a moniker for the lead unit of the Cellan Guard formed of Golden Knights. Though the Red Protectoran bodyguards of the Emperor no longer have any practical attachment to those religious warriors they also have kept the name the Loyal Force.

Despite the fact that the two Forces no longer answer to any joint command the name the Loyal Force has significant power in the cultural memory of the Empire and the church. It is likely that anyone proposing joint operations of any kind between the Aurian Military and the Cellan Guard would invoke its name as a matter of course.