13th Air Cavalry Legion
The prized legion of the confederacy. The riders bond with their mounts for life in the mountains where these creatures dwell. Soldiers today were trained as young as 16 to begin bonding with their companion, it's considered an honor and a privilege to serve in this prestigious and deadly unit.
Composition
Manpower
10,000 Mounted units
Equipment
Steel horse armor
Rations
Steel Armor
2 Health potions
Weaponry
Spears that can cast lightning bolts, making them bother efficient in range and in close combat.
Structure
Supreme Chancellor acts as general with a typical Roman command structure.
Tactics
Encircle enemies casting lighting at them until they're weak enough for a melee charge.
Training
Training begins at age of 16 for bonding purposes, then martial training begins at 18. Even at mastery levels, training and drills are still an immense necessity.
Logistics
Recruitment
Recruitment of the most willing and pure of heart within the confederacy, be it Dwarf or Elf.
Since the founding of the confederacy, this legion has been the key to victory in nearly every military engagement the confederacy has faced.