Dragon Army

Aurlûnoren Imperial Army

Main Seal of the Dragon Army

## Personnel

### Commander

*Supreme Commander* - Velereth Sareariel Lelya-Earcala*Chief Commandant* - Tauranis Alcaron

### Size

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The **Dragon Army** or the **Aurlûnoren Imperial Army** is the main military land force of the Aurlûnor Velande, which are responsible for both the offensive and defensive doctrines of the Aurlûnoren Imperial Miltiary.

## Organization

### Command

The Dragon Army is nominally commanded by the Chief Commondant of the Military, who is appointed by the Velereth or the Chancellor of the Empire. Officially, the Supreme Commander is the Velereth when they appear in batlte personally, or the Chancellor. Below the chain of command, is varying officers, who act as generals of the military. Command is often centralized during a war, due to the Velande having a more centralized government than other militaries of Rathnir. However, most of the time, the Chief Commondant is the first person that everyone usually reports to in regards of military related inquiries during a war. The Velereth or Chancellor often takes command of a war if things go bad, or if they are personally leading a section of the military, in which the Chief Commondant becomes a military advisor.

### Organization

Each officer commands their own segment of the Dragon Army, which is divided into even smaller legions and divisions. Squads are often used by the military for scouting or for securing objectives, with support units securing supply lines, rations and providing covering projectile fire, as well as function siege equipment and tools.

Special units that stay back to build forts are lead by Fort Commanders, who act as the main strategy for both offensive and defensive wars to build fortifications and structures to help secure supplies or vital positions. Often, civilians are pulled from settlements to conscript into populating the region, and are tasked to farming as well as mining.

## Supply Logistics

The key factor to the Dragon Army is supply, and is backed by a quote saying, "The bigger the army, the larger their stomach". When fielding much larger armies, supply is often the upmost importance, with more soldiers being tasked to secure vital lines, and guarding it with the more veteran, quality and stronger defensive troops, while weaker troops and stronger offensive units conduct the major campaigns. Dragon Army strength is often lower when it comes to having larger armies on the front lines due to the stronger ones defending the supply depots. These supply depots are guarded by fortresses and are often hidden behind walls. In addition, decoy supply depots are built with fake straw to deceive the enemy, with the more weaker of the troops defending them to draw out a war of attrition in enemy territory.

Armories are often placed in varying depots, including fake ones, with the strongest equipment being in the real depots, and the weaker equipments being in the fake ones. This strategy is known as the "Fools Gold Tactic", where the enemy is intimidated by more better enchanted foes en masses, and begins a general retreat, when in reality, their equipment is weaker and inferior.

In a last resort, if all is figured out by the enemy, the depots are subsuquently burnt, and whatever troops remain, takes as many supplies as they can, and burn the depot before retreating. Anything left behind is burnt as well so the enemy may not have it.

## As an Insurgency

The Dragon Army's primary montra is "Fight until there are no more of us left.". Capitulation does not exist in the minds of a member of the Dragon Army if they are the invaded (but does if they defeat another enemy on their soil or otherwise), and should the Velande falls, fighting is seen as continuous until the main army structure falls apart. Gurellia tactics and warfare are conducted, as well as raids on supplies and interruption of infastructure. Even if it is in their own homeland, these tactics are often carried out if the enemy captures their home, and are forced to fight a war hidden away from the main forces. Fox holes are dug, as well as landmines being planted. Hiding in mountains and forests often assist. Banditry toward those carrying vitial equipment is conducted, and co-operation with other bandit groups and mercenary groups are encouraged. Bonds between higher governments are vitial to retaking the homeland should need be.