Scarlet Host

The **Scarlet Host** was the conglomerate military force of the Valtavien League, one of the strongest militaries to ever exist. Named so after the colour of Estor, the Cenithist god of conquest and battle, the Scarlet Host has two major divisions, its army and its navy. Sometimes known as the **Scarlet Tide** or the **Host of Estor**, the Scarlet Host operates in and around the lands of Eclis but have the craft and technology to serve much further afield.

Currently, the Scarlet Host is in a time of relative inactivity, mostly suppressing pirate bands, fledgling organisations and guarding nobles on their travels.

The Scarlet Host, after facing some complications and disagreements as far as minutia and logistics, has become one of the most effective, disciplined and triumphant military forces the planet has ever seen. Initially, the cultural differences and patriotism of each empire caused friction between them and it took some time to share their own technology and adapt to others.

## Organization

The Scarlet Host is divided into two major orders with several smaller ones surrounding those to support through either logistical or a peaceful manner.

### Scarlet Army

The Scarlet Army is the ground-based fighting force of the Valtavien League. their banners, fine raiments and greatest armour is forged and woven in An-Galon. Their warriors are trained in the ancient arts and practices of Serin. Their mages and mystics are trained and find enlightenment in the vistas of Ortheriad. However, the manpower is build and bred among all five lands.

The Scarlet Army is divided into Orders, each one comprised of 10,000 Valtavien Warriors.

### Scarlet Navy

The Scarlet Navy (Lyvasto) is indisputably one of the strongest navies on the planet, having a secure grip over the Astral Sea and the majority of the Eternal Ocean beyond. The Navy is comprised of vessels from two opposing eras; one of relic-craft from an ancient era of warfare and discovery, and the others are fresh ships constructed after the Valtavien League was founded. In total, the Valtavien Navy has 800 active craft of varying classes as well as over a million members (including reserves).

## Rank Structure

The titles of the ranks for the Scarlet Host are based upon the skies and the stars, as they are viewed as a reincarnation of Estoar's Army, a force the war-god lead against the hellish Durgor living in the dark realms.

### Scarlet Army

* **Grand Magister** - commands the Scarlet army
* **Magister** - commands a quarter of the army respectively, each part of the Magisterial Court, headed by the Grand Magister
* **Gryphon Marshal** - Commands an Order
	+ **Wing Captain** - Second-in-command of the Order, member of the Gryphon Court, the order's advisory body.
* **Star Warden** - Commands a choir
* **Windkeeper** - Commands a chamber
* **Gallant** - Standard warrior

#### **Warrior Types**

* **Symbolite** - bears the banner of their organisational unit
* **War Shaper** - smith engineers that mend technology during conflict.
* **Weaver** - battlefield healers
* **Vigilant** - an ad hoc position assigned to gallants to keep watch for the army at night.

### Black Order

The pitch-black overseers of the Scarlet Host are part of the Black Order, these embody the principles and order of the god Sornya and are given sanction to imprison or punish a warrior in the Scarlet Host regardless of rank, so members are chosen carefully.

* **Grand Visier** - The commander-in-chief of the Black Order, the Grand Visier is an individual who can potentially outrank all other members of the Scarlet Host in judicial matters and is subservient only to the five Aether Emperors