38th Drakeblades

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## Foundation

Skygrip City

1st of Ripsondas, 64 KE

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## Areas of Operation

- The Northern Borderlands- Twinpeak Valley

## Composition

One Legion, comprised of 10 Centuries, totalling- 50 heavy swordsmen

- 230 medium infantry

- 300 light infantry

- 360 light archers

- 10 scouts

- 50 scout cavalry

A legion of the Carolian Imperial Army, the 38th Drakeblades was established by Dūzmarda the First; who is known for having slain the last blue dragon in Crelen. While surrounded in myth and legend, the consensus is that the Dūzmarda flung the blade into Cyrgon as the beast breathed lightning, redirecting into the blade which then impaled and killed Crygon in 23 K.E.

They have now fallen into obscurity and irrelevance, following a long declining period.

## History

Following the Dūzmarda's victory over Cyrgon the Thunderking, an elite legion commissioned for the purpose of hunting down and exterminating the dragons. Not only highly trained, there were also equipped in ceremonial yet highly practical armour, which was forged from the scale and bone of the dragons they killed.

Since the last Dūzmarda died in 248 K.E, the legion's valuable armour and weapons have been lost to time, destroyed or stolen. The legion has also suffered a series of corrupt commanders that have exploited the reputation since.

## Current Status

Due to the continued abuse of their reputation, the lack of a Dūzmarda, and fading into obscurity; the 38th currently exist in a limbo-like state. Their original purpose has long since been lost, and they are a legion like any other. They are outfitted with subpar weapons and armour, befitting their irrelevancy and incompetence.

It is rumoured that they guard the tomb of the final dragon king, but this is mere speculation. No such place exists in our records, and is to be disregarded as mere peasant conjecture.

## Outfit and Notable Members

The Drakeblades don blue and grey armour, bearing the insignia of the Dūzmarda on their right pauldron. On their left pauldron, they wear the insignia of their respective company.

### General Alamandus "Dūzbane"

Alamandus is the son of a minor noble, and was always ruthlessly ambitious. Willing to do whatever it takes to get what he wants, there is a large amount of rumour that follows the man. Having alledgedly slain a dragon, he was promoted to general of the Drakeguards -- but no such proof exists, barring him from becoming the legendary Dūzmarda.

### Sergeant Rutherford

A soldier with unorthodox strategy and an unblemished record, Sergeant Rutherford commands a squadron of 20 men in Underwood Valley. He is a veteran of several wars, and has been instrumental in preventing many greenskin raids. His enigmatic personality, however, prevents him from promotion.

## Trivia

* Dūzmarda, or "Dragonslayer" is a collective identity, and an honourary title. The knight who killed Cyrgon took on the persona of the "Dūzmarda", which was inherited by many whose real identities have also been erased. A Dūzmarda hasn't existed since 248 K.E, it is suspected that dragons are now extinct in the Carolian Empire, consequently, none can take on the identity.