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| Unit Size | Small — usually a Talon or Flight of three to six rider-and-dragon pairs, supported by ground handlers and Aerie personnel outside the direct combat element. |
| Unit Availability | Uncommon — Dragon-Knights are not plentiful, but Centerra maintains enough trained riders, dragons, handlers, fitted barding, and Aerie support to field several active Talons or Flights when needed. Losses still take time, care, and resources to replace. |
| Unit Experience | Veteran — Dragon-Knights are experienced mounted soldiers with specialized training in aerial riding, saddle combat, beast handling, field navigation, emergency recovery, and coordinated action with ground forces. |
| Equipment | Not every Dragon-Knight carries every listed item at once. Equipment varies by mount size, rider species, mission, range, command role, and whether the unit is conducting patrol, combat, medevac, escort, ceremonial duty, or search-and-rescue work.
- Sunfire Legionnaire Armor or comparable Sunfire-pattern rider armor
- Draconis war-dragons or comparable approved Centerra dragon mounts
- Sunfire Drakeshroud or comparable Sunfire-pattern dragon barding
- Riding saddles with Sunfire saddle locks, safety stirrups, pressure-signal reins, quick-release buckles, and mount-safe release geometry
- Rider harnesses with fall tethers, mag-lock points, rescue clips, emergency knives, utility loops, and saddle connection anchors
- Aerie-fitted saddle blankets, pressure pads, scale-safe liners, water-resistant covers, and comfort layers for long flights
- Cargo panniers, stretcher mounts, medevac slings, rescue nets, supply hooks, and message canisters
- Verpine power-lances or Sunfire-pattern power-lances: primary mounted charge weapons for low passes, aerial dives, gate-breaking charges, anti-beast work, and ceremonial shock-cavalry displays
- Shock-lances: optional guard or officer weapons for capture, escort duty, and close-range mounted control
- Vibro-pikes and cavalry pikes for formation work, ground fighting, and anti-beast engagements
- Vibroblades, cavalry sabers, or short swords for dismounted fighting and emergency close combat
- Vibroknives or utility blades for survival, rigging cuts, emergency harness release, and field work
- Blaster carbines for saddle use, scouting, and dismounted fighting
- Blaster pistols as sidearms for riders, officers, scouts, and downed Dragon-Knights
- Slugthrowers for frontier patrols, anti-beast work, harsh weather, or mission-specific use
- Stun settings on compatible weapons for capture, crowd control, and restraint-heavy missions
- Ascension guns for gap-crossing, vertical recovery, cliff work, boarding, remounting assistance, and emergency rider retrieval
- Grappling guns or climbing launchers for mountain patrols, ruins, ship hulls, and cliffside Aerie work
- Syntherope, rescue lines, tow cords, guide ropes, and rated tether loops
- Signal flares, landing markers, wind ribbons, beacon tags, and ground-to-air recognition cloths
- Encrypted comlinks for rider-to-rider, rider-to-ground, and Aerie command traffic
- Holocomm relays for officers, flight leaders, and command riders
- Macrobinoculars, rangefinders, and helmet optics for scouting, landing-zone checks, target marking, and search operations
- Datapads with maps, patrol routes, weather notes, orders, signal codes, and mount care records
- Distress beacons for downed riders, injured mounts, crash sites, and medevac calls
- Field kits and long-range patrol kits
- Survival kits
- Ration packs, water canteens, compact cook tabs, weather cloaks, and shelter rolls
- Breath masks for smoke, ash, gas, dust, underwater emergencies, and hostile atmosphere response
- Medpacs
- Survival medpacs carried by medevac riders, patrol leaders, and long-range detachments
- Bacta patches
- Burn dressings, spray splints, coagulants, synthflesh applicators, pain-control supplies, mount-safe bandaging, and emergency anti-contamination medicine
- Mount grooming tools, scale brushes, claw care tools, cleaning cloths, harness oil, spare buckles, replacement straps, and saddle repair rolls
- Filter cartridges, field fasteners, power cells, spare beacon modules, and minor barding repair kits
- High-visibility medevac markings, ceremonial crest cloths, rank pennants, and flight identifiers
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| Combat Function | Sunfire Dragon-Knights serve as aerial cavalry and rapid-response support. They scout, escort, mark targets, carry orders, retrieve wounded, and strike exposed flanks where ground troops cannot move quickly.
In battle, they favor coordinated passes, controlled dives, power-lance charges, and hit-and-withdraw tactics. They are dangerous against raiders, beasts, light vehicles, and exposed infantry, but anti-air fire, starfighters, artillery, traps, Force Users, and enclosed terrain can strip away their advantage. |
| Force Abilities | Sunfire Dragon-Knights receive limited Force training through Centerra's knightly, Aerie, and Sunstar traditions. The following list represents the unit's training pool, not powers every individual rider possesses at equal strength. Most Dragon-Knights focus on practical mounted warfare, survival, rescue, and rider-to-mount coordination rather than rare, destructive, or master-level Force techniques.
- Force Sense — sensing danger, hostile intent, nearby life forms, wounded allies, terrain hazards, and disturbances in the Force.
- Force Empathy — calming frightened mounts, reading distress, and helping rider and dragon remain coordinated under stress.
- Limited Telepathy — brief rider-to-mount impressions, emotional cues, simple commands, and emergency signaling.
- Telekinesis — moving small objects, guiding rescue lines, recovering loose gear, clearing light debris, or assisting saddle recovery.
- Force Push / Force Pull — creating space in close combat, pulling allies toward safety, shifting obstacles, or disrupting attackers during mounted engagements.
- Force Jump — emergency dismounts, remounting attempts, cliff movement, rooftop movement, and surviving rough landings.
- Force Speed — short bursts of movement during ground combat, evasive action, or emergency recovery.
- Force Reflexes — sharper reactions during aerial combat, sudden dives, lance passes, and dangerous landings.
- Battle Precognition — limited danger-reading and combat instinct, especially during charges, dives, ambushes, and high-speed passes.
- Force Healing — basic stabilization only, usually practiced by medevac riders, healers, or specialists; it does not replace proper medical care.
- Force Barrier — brief defensive shielding against debris, glancing fire, falls, or emergency protection; not a sustained battlefield shield.
- Force Stun — limited restraint technique used for capture, crowd control, or stopping dangerous targets without lethal force.
- Mind Trick — uncommon specialist training for de-escalation, distraction, or bypassing weak-minded opponents; ineffective against strong wills, trained Force Users, and resistant minds.
- Psychometry — rare investigative talent among scouts or trackers, used to read traces from objects, ruins, battlefields, or abandoned camps.
- Force Stealth — uncommon scout training for masking presence during reconnaissance, not full invisibility.
- Force Weapon — limited reinforcement of lances, blades, or pikes during close combat; stronger use is reserved for elite riders or commanders.
- Force Meld — rare group coordination used by trained Flights or command riders; difficult to maintain under pain, fear, jamming, chaos, or mount distress.
They do not commonly possess master-level, destructive, or battlefield-dominating Force powers. |
