The Sunsworn

Stationed in Kaldona , the Sunsworn supplement their meager military as a special forces unit. Primarily trained in flanking tactics and short skirmishes, they serve as vigilant watchers, patrolling both the city and nearby desert region for hostiles.
A small group (20 or so) are stationed at and around Nebaji, serving to keep the peace, as well as protect from would be invaders.

Composition

Manpower

They are smaller in number than the standard in-house military.

Equipment

Scarves, curved blades and baggy clothes are their primary equipment, though they also utilize short, throwing spears, round shields, and even bows. The scarves are usually dipped in water to help cool the wearers in the intense heat.

Tactics

Their most used tactic is visual baiting of the opponent. When the in-house military is defending, they have a much easier time, but even on their own they may position a shield or weapon to reflect light, leave it at their position, and then flank the opponent that moves in to investigate.
Illusion magic, mirages, sandstorms, all are used to mask their actual presence where they attack with intense ruthlessness, often likened to a flurry of steel and sand.

Training

Training is done out in the desert in different trials.
There is:

• The Trial of the Sun - A Sunsworn is burdened, either made to carry or wear a heavy object, and is then tasked to transport it to one location and then back.


• The Trial of the Storm - A member is blindfolded and guided into a sandstorm, then unmasked, expected to find their way back home.


• The Trial of the Cliffs - Two or more members are pitted against one another in a race to the top of a rock formation. The first to retrieve the feather at the top wins.

Logistics

Recruitment

Promising members of Kaldona's military are approached by recruiters or can apply themselves. They are then tested, and if found eligible, recruited.

History

Historical loyalties

The Sunsworn serve Kaldona .

Type

Special Forces

Overall training Level

Elite

Assumed Veterancy

Experienced

An example of a Sunsworn male and female