Legion

A Legion is an army unit consisting of up to 50,000 soldiers divided into cohorts of 1,000 each. The term also refers to the army as an entite organizatiom.

Structure

All legions are typically led by a Legate, but may sometimes be placed under the direct authority of a Praetor, Imperator, or ArchImperator.

Each cohort is divided into Centuries of 100 soldiers each under a centurion, and each Century is divided into squadrons of ten commanded by a Decurion.

Under The Society and the Rim Dominion, membership in The Legion is restricted to Golds, Obsidians, and Grays. Grays were considered legionnaires, while Gold soldiers were referred to as knights and Obsidians considered slave knights. In the legions of the Solar Republic, enlistment is open to all colors, and all soldiers are considered legionnaires regardless of their caste.

Following the Second Moon Lord Rebellion, the newly independent Rim created a new type of legion known as a Phalanx with greater mobility than a standard legion.

The Society

• Legio Cohors Nihil - Zero Legion - Secret legion used to defend The Sovereign.
  • Legio Zero Pavor Nocturnus - Gorgons - Division of Zero Legion led by Atlas au Raa.
• Fifth and Sixth Legions - commanded by Praetor Antonia au Severus Julii in 743 PCE.
• Legio X Pardus (a.k.a. Iron Leopards) - Led by Ajax au Grimmus during the Solar War.
• Eleventh Legion (a.k.a. The Golden Basilisks)
• Legio XIII Dracones (a.k.a. Dragoons) - Led by Aja au Grimmus until The Fall.
• Legio XX Fulminata - Thunderbolt Legion
• Scorpion Legion - Led by Scorpio au Votum

The Rim

• Lightning Phalanx - Led by Diomedes au Raa until 755 PCE.
• Phoenix Phalanx - Led by Helios au Lux until 755 PCE.
• Eleventh Dustwalkers - commanded by Seraphina au Raa from 752 to 754 PCE.

The Republic

• Second Legion - (a.k.a. Terran Blacksmiths) - commanded by Imperator Cadus Harnassus.
• Fourth Legion - fought in the Rat War.
• Seventh Legion - (a.k.a. Pegasus Legion) - under the personal command of ArchImperator Darrow O'Lykos. They were assigned to stay on Luna during the battle for Mercury. Supported Virginia's escape to Mars. 27,000 remain out of the original 50,000. As of the Siege of Phobos, their numbers are up to 30,000.
• Eighth Legion - fought under Darrow's command during the liberation of Earth in the early years of the Solar War.
• Fifteenth Legion (a.k.a. Helldiver Legion) - The Republic's first armored cavalry unit.
• Seventeenth Legion - One of the Legions on Mercury during the Battle of the Ladon.
• Twenty-Second Legion - One of many legions that makes up the Lionguard of House Augustus.
• Twenty-Fourth Legion - A Drachenjäger unit.
• Rat Legion - Described as the toughest legion who fought in the Rat War in the tunnels of Mars. Soldiers in the legion wear a rat skull as a charm on their necklace. They were on Mercury during the Free Legions annihilation. In the aftermath of The Long Night, many of the veterans who had been honorably discharged volunteered to return to service to avenge their fallen brethren.
• Haemanthus Legion - fought in The Siege of Phobos.
• Hawk Legion - fought in The Siege of Phobos.