The Sanguine Legion
Warriors of the Goddess of Passion
This was often unintentional. They could also shroud themselves in blood and appear as monsters themselves. Outside of combat, however, they were often considered elegant and graceful, with ornate armor that blended lightweight leather with heavier steel. Centurions of the Sanguine legion often wore strange helmets that displayed their fiery locks with pride flowing out of the back.
Forever Changed
After their joining, they emerge with red hair, and as it was a symbol of their order, refused to cut even an inch of it off. They wore enchanted white cloaks that absorbed the blood they spilled. This blood was their medium and they used it in many ways. They would heal the fallen, raise the morale of their comrades, and violently dispatch any opposition.
The blood they gathered would stain their cloak and never spoil. A cloak fully soaked would often be a mark of rank. The cloaks were to never be washed as doing so would cause the blood to rot and spill from the cloth. The painters, as the centurions of this legion were called, were rarely used as a single fighting force. Most military forces needed only a squad or two and with there being so few of them, efficiently divided them among their forces. Based on historical texts, the legion never went far above 700 members.
Training and Outfitting
The training of a painter is done by the tyrants and once trained the prospect must make a pilgrimage into the demiplane of the maiden herself. The wetworks leave an impression on those who enter and survive. Their hair turns red and their ability to sense and utilize blood for their magic is deeply enhanced.
While their fighting style with a gladius is heavily adapted from the tyrant legion, the use of Arcana Sanguis and feral, passionate motions made it look quite different as their cloaks and the centurions themselves attract the blood spilled in floating drips and mists. A red fog often shrouded them, made of the mists that fuel their power.
The Structure of the Legion
The Sanguine Legion was one of the last to form and their arrival causes a huge interest in the red maiden and converts flocked to her temples. The maiden was rarely worshiped beforehand mainly due to many misunderstanding her principles, though many called to her I'm moments of passion, whether it be in late night encounters or in rage on the fields of battle. The legion kept many harems and stables, leading to the red temples of ozlith often doubling as brothels. They were remarkably few compared to the other legions. In many ways this due to the lack of understanding and in other ways it was due to the difficulty of the pilgrimage.
I really liked the long introduction, through it would be a good idea to maybe put it in a box or a quotebox. It's a bit much to read on the background. I would really like to know more about their figting methods and links for the maiden and some of the other mentioned deities would really help me understand the world better. Great job! :D
The first part could do great as a sepperate myth :D
thanks for the comment and favorite. Im still learning the little tricks world anvil can do, no idea how to put it in a box but links are certainly happening soon, i want it there to specify how the legion formed but not sure how to do it. Ill read up on boxes as you said and fix it up or maybe move it to history and expand on fighting methods. :)
You could use a BBC table generator (just make a 1x1 table and then that's a box) Other than that you could use the
ohhhhh, ok thanks so much. that would be much better. A quick question if I may? would it be better to combine the quotes from the other legions into one and link the legion articles to a main article?
If the legions are connected in a way it would be great to have a main article to keep track of them and to make them more accessible for the reader. The quotes are maybe not needed in the main one, but that depends on what you feel like doing with the article :D
That makes sense. I had a category for them but maybe a parent article would be a lot easier to flow from one to the other. Thank you!