Military

Juggernauts¶

Permanent enlarge personed heavy troops.

Equipment¶

Often enchanted especially leader and special troops

Structure¶

Unit organization carries an avian analogy through out.

Each group of 3 leaders is ranked 1st,2nd,3rd. They lead together but when no agreement is reached ranking determines outcome.

Several Birds, 3 or 9 typically is a Flight or Flock.

<<lucidia>>

• Scout Bird (81 men) Typically deployed(often independently) in 3 groups: LWing, RWing, Center(Head, Body, Tail)

  • Left Wing (3 feathers)

  • Right Wing (3 feathers)

  • Head (9 men) 3*3, 3 leaders, 3 casters, 3 messengers

  • Body (1 feather)

  • Tail (1 feather)

• Calvary Bird (729 or so men) Never called just “bird” but some proper bird name. The 1st leader from tail, body, and each wing typically are ‘in’ the head as advisers and communicate with 2nd/3rd via magic.

  • 270 Left Wing

  • 270 Right Wing

  • 81 Tail - 3*27 scouts?, hvy shock?

  • 81 Body - 3*27 siege, supply. not all birds contain a body

  • 27 Head - mind, leye/reye/beak 3 \* 3 spell casters/guards

• Calvary Wing (270 men) 27 feathers in 3 Sections. The 1st leader of each section are the 1st, 2nd, 3rd of the Wing.

  • 3 Sections (90 men) maneuver element. Sections are named and their 1st’s are “Fore”(2nd of wing), “Middle”(1st of wing), and “Rear”(3rd of wing)

  • 1 Command Feather (9 men) often spread amongst the other feathers.

  • 1st leader

  • 2nd, 3rd leaders (lieutenants)

  • 6 others - spell caster, messenger, etc.

  • 9 Feathers (9 men)

  • 1st leader, soldier, soldier

  • 2nd leader, soldier, soldier

  • 3rd leader, soldier, soldier <</lucidia>>

Unit Names¶

Birds are named after actual bird species. With each species or type of species indicating the general composition or use of the bird: <<indent>>

• Eagles, Falcons, Condors: standard units

• Hawks: pure calvary / strike units

• Raven, Pigeons: militia / training units

• Gull, other seabirds: marines synonymous with ship name

• Swallow, Sparrow, Finch: scouts <</indent>>

An individual Bird’s name will be it’s species modified by and adjective: <<indent>>

• Red Eagle: First Bird commissioned by Senate.

• Fire Hawk: Strike unit specializing in fire magic.

• Pelagus Raven: Pelagus city militia Bird. <</indent>>

Structure¶

Marines and crew are not separate, every person serving on a naval ship is called “marine”. The higher level leaders are equally versed in naval operations and land combat.

Marines are organized as land forces into Birds and Flocks. Often as undersized birds.

Fleets are comprised of ‘Flights’ each consisting of 3 sometimes 9 ships. However fleets are not typically as structured as land forces. Often having numerous other ships not in flights. A Flight will only consist of 3 or 9 ships.

During peacetime encounters will be with 1 ship, a ‘patrol’, or a Flight of 3 ships. Larger fleets are exceedingly rare, being too expensive to operate.

During wartime each region or “front” (typically there are 3-4 fronts for all of Pelos) will mass almost all ships into a single fleet. From this fleet Flights might be dispatched for short patrols or pursuits.

Ships¶

Trimarans. Lots of magic, lots of balista, magic propulsion for combat. enchanted vs fire.

<<lucidia>> Sea Condor class: <<indent>>

• The largest warship. Only 3-4 in existence.

• Each leads a large fleet during wartime. <</indent>> Gull class: <<indent>>

• The basic warship.

• Large vessel. 270 men, a Wing, in 3 sections(2 combat, 1 operations)

• Typically operates in Flights of 3 or 9, sometimes in a Flight with 2 Sprigates, rarely alone.

• 4 large balista on center hull fire left right, 1 each to front and rear.

• 16 small balista, 6 on each side hull, 2 on center hull front and rear. <</indent>> Sprigate class: <<indent>>

• Used for patrol, anti-piracy.

• Smaller vessel. 81 men, like a Scout Bird (2 combat wings, 9 in head, 18 in body) Roles on this size ship are more fluid. Body operates balistas, everybody rows/man sails outside of combat.

• One most often seen during peacetime, often alone or in a Flight of 3.

• 1 large balista center hull front

• 1 med balista center hull rear

• 8 small balista <</indent>> Stork class: <<indent>>

• Catamaran cargo and troop transport. 3 can transport a full bird with its equipment and supplies

• Large vessel. 90 men, a section. Almost all operate ship. 1 combat feather to operate the few small balistas.

• Never operates alone. Minimal defensive ability.

• Shallow draft, special design and magic enchancement allows beaching and rapid troop deployment similar to WWII LST.

• The bow of each hull has a small balista and the center section has a large balista for attacking beach defenders during and after landing. <</indent>> Seahawk class: <<indent>>

• Assault Ship.

• 1 or 2 giant balista. <</indent>> <</lucidia>>

And two verbs!

Hegeso : Lead the way! (Aorist imperative: also occurs as a girl's name on
the well-known stele)

Nikeso : I shall win

Equipment¶