Khan Shomari, the Chimaera, knew that the mixed forces of his horde would present problems. While every tribe and nation he led fought for him, they would fight as part of their respective nation or tribe, and did not mix together very well in many cases. The disparate fighting styles and strengths of the individual groups also meant that if one of the groups got surrounded or caught off guard by a tactic that they did not have the tactical accumen to address, they could be wholesale destroyed.
To address this issue, he began to formulate the Khanate Legions, also called the Chimaeran Legions, to form a strong core to his army, to which the forces of the wider horde could be used to supplement and enhance. He quietly sent envoys and traders to the north, hiring experienced steel millers and smiths to create new arms and armament for his forces. He then began to use a trusted core of officers to select members from the wider horde to become the first Legionnaires of this new force. He had to slowly implement the unit, showing it as an advancement rather than a replacement to his diverse forces in order to keep groups from seeing it as a threat to their position in his army.
Legionnaires are selected by commendation from their respective commanders, and must have served in the wider horde for two years before entering service as a Legionary. The Legion is split into four primary services; The Infantry, the Calvary, Logistics, and Engineering. During the first year in the legion, a servicemember is known as a recruit, and will serve in both the Engineering corps and the Logistical Corps, doing hard labor on top of extensive training for the combat roles. During this period, the recruit is broken down and retrained to fight alongside those of any nation or tribe, as well as learning valuable information about logistics and siege warfare. This is meant to help each legionary to be better prepared when facing situations that require the careful planning of both elements. When they finish their recruit period, they can then choose to enter the infantry or the cavalry, both of which are further separated into the light and heavy elements, as well as archery.
After five years of service in the legion, a Legionary may choose to join the Territorial Guard, where they learn more about being a law enforcer and ambassador for the Khan, as they are the forces that garrison conquered territories.
you are expanding a lot around / above the original story (that has historic elements per se): are you two conceiving a team worldbuilding effort? this would be great...
you are expanding a lot around / above the original story (that has historic elements per se): are y
The comic, while the art is all done by my wife, has been a lot of a team effort, as I have helped with worldbuilding and creating some of the story beats, as well as creating the characters of Shomari and Shukri, She definitely shoulders the Lion share, as I'm mostly just an ideas man
The comic, while the art is all done by my wife, has been a lot of a team effort, as I have helped w
Kind of interesting how Shomari basically leapfrogs a few centuries of military development there. This looks like it's been inspired by around-1400-ish western europe (specifically the eternal slap-fest between england and france) while everything else seems pre-1000.
Kind of interesting how Shomari basically leapfrogs a few centuries of military development there. T
thought process behind it is kinda like Conan. There are some more advanced parts of the world, which is why Shomari was getting smiths from the north that knew how to work steel. Aesthetically, I wanted to combine some roman and medieval styles for it. If you look at the faceplate of the helmet, it is actually not designed to lift, but to be more of an attachment, kindof like the sutton hu helmet
thought process behind it is kinda like Conan. There are some more advanced parts of the world, whic
