Arla Rodarch
Marshal, Journeyman Protector
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Creating an Elite Guard and protective force
- Image Credit: https://www.deviantart.com/shawon33/art/moon-night-Samurai-856032906
- Role: Secret Service
- Permissions: N/A
- Links: New Star League Remnants
- Unit Name: The Moon Guards, Moonguard, the Moonguard, Moon Guards.
- Affiliation: Captain Aria Talen, Commander Arla Susni
- Classification: Royal Guard
- Description: Military professionals who have dedicated their entire lives to service. They are constantly trained and able to carry out investigative and paramilitary tasks in the furtherance of protecting their charges.
Every one is an elite assassin who is willing to lay down their life in the service of the Moon Guard. An all-female Echani order that has adapted its tactics and technology over the years in its role as the hereditary guardians and protectors of the Imperial House.
A force of elite disciplined warriors who follow their own code above all else. First, allow no harm. Whether in their formal lacquered armour, or advanced war gear designed for the battlefield, the unmistakeable red and black of the Moon Guard is a symbol of ruthless efficiency.
- Unit Size: Large
- Unit Availability: Unique
- Unit Experience: Elite
- Equipment: Formal ornate Armour, Formal Blade, concealed paralysis darts, concealed personal shield
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Battle Armour, Heavy Weapons, Advanced Technology - Combat Function: Sentinel.
Equipped with excellent detection gear, and full support, they are able to react instantly to incoming threats with a wide variety of defensive and offensive countermeasures. Each is a skilled swordswoman and trained with a wide selection of weapons.
In war they are super soldiers who fight with a determination and ferocity which can be the match of any foe. If they have a weakness at all, it is that they will sacrifice anything to the cause of their goal. This includes anyone not under their direct protection. They will not hesitate to abandon or use non Moon Guard allies if it becomes necessary.
- Excellent Assassins
- Excellent Guardians
- Phenomenal Echani Swordswomen
- Ruthless in the extreme
- Tendency to ignore orders especially from outsiders
- Undiplomatic
An ancient order of guardians founded long before the Alula exile predating the New Star League into time long ago. So long ago that the direct history has been lost to time, the warrior band named the Moon Guard swore loyalty to the Imperial Throne of the Old Star League. An all-female Echani order that has adapted over the years in its role as the hereditary guardians and protectors of the Imperial House, most recently House Sameron of the New Star League.
The order is dedicated wholesale to the life of a sentinel, and members put the Moon Guard over house or personal or military loyalties. It is a great honour to be asked to join, and selection is very rarely refused, even by high nobles who must forswear their house loyalty to become an initiate.
The Moon Guard long established a reputation for efficiency that stood out even among the exiled Echani that came to be known as Alulans. Though perennially under the command of the imperial throne, they often act pre-emptively and decisively, ignoring law and custom in favour of executing threats. They are deadly assassins, and thus make for excellent personal protection and security. They do not tolerate threats to their principals. They are known for putting themselves between the protectee and harm, no matter the circumstance. Several rebellions against the throne came to an end when the Moon Guard penetrated the rebel headquarters and killed or captured the enemy leadership.
When House Sameron was destroyed, the Moon Guard retreated to a monastic existence and became isolated from the New Star League, taking no part in the succession conflict. When the Council of Seven was established to replace the imperial throne, the Moon Guard established an official position of neutrality, refusing to recognize the Council as inheriting the protection due the Imperial House. Despite having no protectee to serve, the order continued to recruit and train, keeping its edge.
When Aria Talen became Captain of the Moon Guard, her family alignments established a visible bond between the Moon Guard and the Houses Talen through birth and Susni through marriage. Despite her personal neutrality, the perception of alliance was often taken advantage of by the noble houses, causing further estrangement between the Moon Guard and the noble houses. Aria continued the process of pushing on the Moon Guard to go forward despite the lack of an apparent purpose.
When Arla Susni was disinherited and exiled from the New Star League by her brother Ardan, Aria and the Moon Guard found their purpose once more, and swore their service for only the second time in recorded history to the Commander of the New Star League Remnants. They now serve House Susni in exile. Though Arla is no longer officially a noble, her military rank and her long years of service have ensured the loyalty of Captain Aria Talen and her Moon Guard. They are currently homed aboard the Defender, Arla Susni's flagship, at the head of her Relief Force.
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