Taalorang Military Uniform

Soldiers in the Taalorang Military wear light armour made from leather and either silk or cotton. Because their tactics revolve around archers from the backs of Indarigs, the armour is designed to be light and easy to maneuver in. The bottom layer is a long, padded shirt of quilted cotton. Over that is a layer of lamellar leather armour covering the torso. Some soldiers wear leather braces on their arms as well. The final layer is a loose shirt of cotton, or silk for the higher ranked soldiers. While riding an Indarig, they wear a leather harness that criss-crosses their chest and has iron loops that attach to the Indarig's outfit. This is a safety precaution before climbing up the neck, although plenty of brash soldiers believe their balance is good enough to not bother. They are occasionally used in battle, too, if a solider wants to scale the side of their Indarig to get a better shot.

Insignia

One of the most important aspects of the uniform is the rank insignia which is worn on the left breast, sewn into the shirt that goes over the armour. The rank insignia displays not only a person's rank within their andat, but precisely which andat they belong to. The insignia has several parts, each identifying a soldier's place in the army. In this way, a soldier can see where someone else fits in relation to themselves at a glance. The pieces of the insignia are made from flattened copper and are sewn into the

The first part of the insignia represents which tumen the soldier is part of. The tumen symbol goes at the base of the insignia. There are only 10 tumen in the empire, so every soldier is familiar with all 10 symbols.

Within each tumen are 10 myangs. There are only 10 symbols, which are re-used in each myang.

Each myang consists of 10 suus, which again have 10 symbols re-uses across the military.

Likewise, the 10 andats in a suu have the same ten symbols throughout the military.

The final part of the insignia is the number written at the bottom which identifies their rank within their andat. The result of these overlapping symbols is that soldiers from different tumen who may have never met could find they otherwise have identical insignia. Though a person's placement is generally at random, there exists a sense of camaraderie between men with the same insignia. Someone in the same suu but different myang as you might be jokingly referred to as a cousin.

Item type

Armor

Owning Organization

Taalorang Military

Rarity

Common

Raw materials & Components

Leather (from a yak or goat most common), iron, copper, either cotton or silk, and various dyes.