Purple Dragons

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Headquarters: Cormyr, Suzail, Citadel of the Purple Dragon
Members: 12000
Hierarchy: Strict
Leader: Lord High Marshal
Religion: Varies
Secrecy: None
Symbol: A purple dragon facing forward with wings unfurled


The standing army of Cormyr is known as the Purple Dragons, trained professional soldiers sworn to fight and die for the Forest Kingdom.
Rank-and-file Purple Dragons are known as blades, who have no power beyond the authority to make arrests. A veteran blade or a Purple Dragon who joins with some combat experience of his own, can be promoted to telsword with the authority to lead small patrols of up to six blades. A firstsword is a senior soldier who commands a small force of up to twenty and has the authority to file reports, give testimony, disarm and detain unchartered adventur­ers, and otherwise operate independently of direct supervision.
Swordcaptains operate under royal warrant and are the lowest rank of officer in the Purple Drag­ons and lead companies of soldiers. They have the authority to recruit Purple Dragons and swear them to duty, promote blades to the rank of telsword, and recommend telswords to the rank of firstsword. Swordcaptains have the right to wear their weapons unbound even when not on official duty.
Lionar is the lowest commissioned rank. They command over one hundred soldiers, can promote or strip of rank any subordinate, and can requisi­tion supplies, tents, and weapons for use in the field. Ornrion are typically assigned as lieutenants to higher-ranking officers and can issue warrants of swordcaptaincy (or strip such warrants). Constals command full brigades of troops, and must be nobil­ity (though they may be invested with a title of no­bility as part of their promotion). Constals can issue and strip commissions of lower officers and has the authority to overturn their decisions. The general officers of the realm are of two ranks: the older oversword and newer battlemaster. Overswords are technically of lower rank, serving as garrison commanders and leaders of fortifications. Battlemasters are responsible for handling mobile troops, and leading disparate companies as cohesive armies during times of war. Both have the authority to execute mutineers of common blood and to bring charges of desertion against nobles.
Wardens answer only to the queen and the High Marshal, and have absolute authority over the Pur­ple Dragons within a particular region of the realm. Currently, there are two wardens. The Warden of the Eastern Marches (which patrols all areas east of Arabel, including the Hullack and Tilverton Pass) is a position that has existed for many years, while the Warden the Northern Marches (which patrols all ar­eas north of the Stormhorn mountains including the Goblin Marches and the Stonelands) was created during the war against the Shadovar to keep an eye on potential incursions from the north.
The highest officer in the realm is the High Marshal of the Kingdom, who answers only to the king, and otherwise has complete control of Purple Dragon operations.
The Purple Dragons adopted an official uniform only recently, wearing a white tabard emblazoned with the purple dragon device. On the left shoulder is embroidered a shield-shaped badge depicting the soldier's rank, while company badges and other honors are worn on the left breast, above the edge of the shield device.
Largely due to the natural defenses of Cormyr, Purple Dragons are rarely called upon to fight in for­mation. Instead, they typically fight using guerrilla tactics, hitting at the exposed flanks of enemies and retreating to defensible locations.

Структура

Ranks of Purple Dragons

Recruit

Renown: 0

Blade

Renown: 1

Telsword

Renown:

First Sword

Renown: 3

Swordmajor

Renown: 5

Swordcaptain

Renown: 5 Swordcaptains may be given independent commands, typically patrols of company or lance size.

Orniron

Renown: 10 Ornrions are authorized to induct into service and take oaths from inductees (with three serving Purple Dragons of any rank as witnesses) during wartime, to assign enlisted personnel (usually blades) to their headquarters as personal assistants known as orderlies, and are usually the lowest ranking officer to be given Commander's rings.
[Ed G. himself has said that "in time of war, 'battlefield oaths' are acceptable before three serving Purple Dragons and a Purple Dragon officer of the rank of ornrion or higher." See the following link: http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0306A&L=realms-l&P=R3985. This oath is given when entering the service of the Crown.]

Lionar

Renown: 15 Lionars may promote enlisted personnel at need and are usually the lowest ranking officer to be given Purple Dragon rings.
[VGtC,p.236 states that the rings are seldom worn by Purple Dragons below the rank of lionar.]

Constal

Renown: 20

Oversword

Renown: 25

Battlemaster

Renown: 50

High Marshal

Renown: 100

Titles

Short Sword

Prerequisites: Must have Blade rank.

Long Sword

Prerequisites: Must have Blade rank.

Lancelord

Prerequisites: Must have at least swordcaptain rank.
A lancelord is simply the seniormost cavalry officer within tactically effective communication range (within range of guidon signals or at most a few minutes gallop of a messenger), and may be any commissioned officer but is usually at least a lionar. There is only one lancelord in any given place and situation.
Swordlord Prerequisites: Must have at least swordcaptain rank.
A swordlord is simply the seniormost infantry officer within tactically effective communication range (within range of guidon signals or at most a few minutes gallop of a messenger), and may be any commissioned officer but is usually at least a lionar. There is only one swordlord in any given place and situation.

Arrowmaster

Prerequisites: Must have at least swordmajor rank.
This title is bestowed on the leader of a force of archers. This title is usually an officer or officer-equivalent (if the archers are militia or lord's men), but could also be applied to a senior enlisted person for a small force of archers. The reason that officers are called 'arrowmasters' instead of 'arrowlords' is that those who serve in archery units are commoners (or, at best, disgraced nobles or nobles going incognito) whereas nobles make up a sizeable proportion of the officer corps.

Fieldlord

Prerequisites: Must have at least swordcaptain rank.

Roadcaptain

Quartermaster

Prerequisitites: rank of swordmajor
the quartermaster is a vital duty that no large military formation can function without. A unit's quartermaster is the one in charge of all matters logistical — supplies, transport and the like — and is in charge of the supply train of wagons that always follow any large unit on the march. It is the quartermaster's duty to make sure that everyone in the unit has the supplies needed to function and fight, from food to tents to weapons and armor. Normally, the quartermaster will hire on (at crown expense of course) a number of civilian drovers, armorers, weaponsmiths, blacksmiths, wagonwrights, canvas-sewers and so forth to provide the need for such skills that any large military unit requires. This does not count the larger number of civilian camp followers (of various and often unseemly callings) that often accompany large units on the march that the quartermaster does not authorize request or pay for, much to the chagrin of some officers. Such an important responsibility would seem to justify an officer rank, and does in many other militaries, but it is a long-held tradition in the Purple Dragons to assign this task to a senior swordmajor of many years of service so that the officers can concentrate on more combat-oriented matters. The swordmajors assigned this vital task have perhaps more authority than any other enlisted person save the regimental swordmajor.

Regimental swordmajor

Prerequisitites: rank of swordmajor
The swordmajor holding this position is the single most senior enlisted person in the regiment. He represents the interests of all the enlisted people to the commander of the regiment and advises him on matters that concern them. The regimental swordmajor also keeps an eye on the morale of the enlisted soldiers and can keep the constal appraised of any potential problems, or solve those problems without needing to involve the officers. The regimental swordmajor is also responsible for overseeing and evaluating the performance of the other swordmajors and can advise the officers about which are ready for more responsibility. Although the drillmaster of the kadrath has the immediate day-to-day responsibility for training the soldiers, it is the regimental swordmajor who is finally responsible to the constal for the training performance and conduct of all the regiment's enlisted personnel.

Boldshield

A boldshield is the enforcing authority of the King's law and will within a district (i.e. a local regional territory within Cormyr). The territory that a Warden is responsible for will usually be divided into several districts and a person appointed the boldshield of that district to take care of the day-to-day enforcement tasks. Boldshields will often, but not necessarily, be Purple Dragon officers that are garrisoned within the district. One example of a boldshield is the Purple Dragon officer Ergluth Rowanmantle, who is the boldshield of the Northtrees March district (which is in the foothills of the Thunder Peaks north of the Immerflow.]
[Stmlt,p.11&26 mentions the title of boldshield in the person of Ergluth Rowanmantle. Ed Greenwood describes the location of the district (which contains Firefall Vale) at http://www.candlekeep.com/library/articles/firefall.htm.]

Guidon

The position of guidon is usually given to a blade or, in larger units, a first sword. The guidon is the one who carries the unit's standard — a flag, banner or some other sort of heraldry. It is considered a great honor to be a unit's standard bearer because the standard is the symbol of the unit itself, and some say it is even the heart and soul of a unit. If the standard falls or is captured, it is damaging to the morale of the entire unit. The standard also serves a more practical purpose: it indicates the location of the unit, and where it is to form up or rally, so it is a way to maintain some semblance of order and control on the battlefield. For this reason, the guidon is always near the commanding officer of the unit.

Orderly

An enlisted soldier assigned to attend and perform various tasks for a senior officer; a soldier who serves as an attendant to a senior officer. Orderlies are usually blades, but a senior officer with several orderlies usually has a first sword as a lead orderly.

Company Swordmajor

Prerequisitites: rank of swordmajor
this position is filled by an experienced soldier with the rank of swordmajor. He acts as a second-in-command of a company under the swordcaptain, and is also an advisor to the swordcaptain. Swordcaptains are usually unseasoned and young officers, and it falls to the company swordmajor to gently and tactfully guide them in matters of small-unit tactics and leadership. When these young men are wise enough to listen to their company swordmajors, they often turn out to be fine officers. Those swordcaptains who don't listen to the words of their company swordmajor (usually young high-nose nobles) end up dead in combat with regretful frequency along with many of their men.

Drillmaster

Prerequisitites: rank of swordmajor
This position is one almost always filled by one with the rank of swordmajor, and this senior enlisted position has the task of training the soldiers both in military maneuvers and marches and in weapon use. When not functioning in this capacity, the drillmaster functions as a guard for the headquarters and unit commander.

Campmaster

Prerequisitites: rank of swordmajor
This position is one almost always filled by one with the rank of swordmajor, and this senior enlisted position has the task of supervising the set-up and tear-down of camps and bivouacs when the unit is on the move. The campmaster's particular concerns are the organization, security and sanitation of the camp. He will insure that the tents and facilities are arranged in manner that will not obstruct the functioning of the camp, schedule round-the-clock watches, and see to it that proper privies and garbage disposal pits are dug to minimize the spread of disease among the soldiers. When not functioning in this capacity, the drillmaster functions as a guard for the headquarters and unit commander.

Aide-de-camp

sometimes called an adjutant
An aide-de-camp is a commissioned officer who serves a general officer as a secretary and confidential assistant. The aide helps the general officer with administrative duties, often handling lesser details for the general officer.

Warden

a Warden is not really a military title in and of itself; a warden is simply an official appointed by the King to enforce Crown laws and regulations in a specified area. The title of Warden is mentioned here because the majority of the holders of this title happen to also be military general officers. A Warden is empowered to appoint and deputize lesser officers and crown servants to help him in enforcing said laws and regulations, and when a warden is also a military officer he will use the Purple Dragons in his command in this capacity. The title of Warden is entirely separate from any other military titles and positions the holder may have; for example, that Battlemaster Baron Thomdor is Warden of the Eastern Marches means he is empowered to enforce the civil laws within the Eastern Marches and that is an entirely separate responsibility from his post as commander of the Army of the East despite the fact he uses his army as an instrument to enforce these civil laws and regulations as well as provide for the military security of the region. The Warden of the Port of Marsember is another example of this, as Lord Admiral Ayesunder Truesilver has the power to collect customs duties as well as enforce the civil laws of the port as well as the military authority of the garrison and fleet. An example of a warden that is not a military officer is Maestoon Huntsilver, the Warden of the King's Forest. Maestoon is responsible for the health of the forest and the game within and has the power to enforce the King's regulations on logging and hunting and employs many foresters, rangers and guides to help him, but he has no responsibility for military security nor does he have any military forces under his command. The King may grant the title of Warden to anyone he wishes, but historically it is granted almost entirely to nobles with the only exceptions being non-nobles of exceptional ability to do the job. In these few latter cases, more often than not a noble title will also accompany the title of Warden.

Lord Commander

Prerequisites: must be commander of major fortress or garrison.
a lord commander is the commander of a major fortress or garrison. A Lord Commander is always a serving Purple Dragon officer, and is almost always a general officer although if the force is small enough the position may be appointed to a constal. The position is usually an annual appointment by the king, although the king can (and in some cases does) re-appoint the same person each year. If the officer appointed as lord commander is not already of noble birth, then his social status is the same as that of a town's local lord for the duration of his appointment. Lord Commanders also have heralds as assistants, just as town local lords do. Examples of lord commanders are the commanders of the High Horn and Castle Crag fortresses.

Roadcaptain

Trailcaptain

Prerequisites: Must have at least swordcaptain rank.

Knight of the War Wizards

The Knight of the War Wizard is a special title bestowed upon honorable sorcerers and wizards that are powerful, held in high-esteem, and honored for their great deeds among the War Wizards of Cormyr. The title can be bestowed by non-other than the Chairman Emperious himself. There is no medal or award; it is a title much like a honorary military title in Cormyr. During official ceremonies, a Knight of the War Wizard may wear a artisan sash or vestment much like members of the War Wizards order, which is given to them when the honor is bestowed. The vestment has 3 lines (silver, purple, and silver which makes them easily identifiable to those that understand War Wizard ranks. In the rare occurrence that a Knight of the War Wizards becomes a member of the War Wizard organization, they likely will wear this vestment with their armband that will signify their rank in the order.
Since these awards are bestowed rarely, active members of the War Wizard organization generally know of current active Knights of the War Wizards, and are educated in previous members of the order in their apprentice training. The Knight of the War Wizard title can be removed from the individual and stricken from their ranks at any time for dishonorable deeds by decree of the Chairman Emperious. Knight’s of the War Wizard are welcome at the Towers of the War Wizards, and are considered honorary members of the order, though they have not gone through the normal vetting or geas process required by normal War Wizards. Knights of the War Wizards are separate from the normal War Wizard organization, are considered honorable members, but not actual War Wizards. Thus, they might not have the full rights of War Wizards, but are also not subjugated to the normal rules that War Wizards must follow.

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Тип

Military, Army

Другие названия

Cormyr's Army

Уровень подготовки

Professional

Обозначение местных жителей

Purple Dragons

Лидер

High Marshal of Cormyr

Название лидера

High Marshal

Головная организация

Cormyr's Crown

Дочерние организации

• Royal Corps of Monster Hunters RMCH
• Royal Guard

Место

High Horn - Высокий Рог

Официальные языки

• Chondathan language

Контролируемые территории

• West Hullack Way Post

Связанные этносы

• Chondathan

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