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Guard

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The Guard are part of the government of the Spire Mountains, and one of the groups that serve a High Judge of one of the citadels of the Gnomes. The Guard are the army, the police and the investigators that provide support to both the Foremen and Judges as required.

At the lowest level are the Guardsmen, soldiers grouped into 200 warriors, that are also bolstered with illusionists and scouts, who patrol throughout a particular level of the citadel. The factory floors normally only have one company of Guardsmen, whilst the residential levels might have two or even three companies. A company is led by a Knight-Commandant, who in turn is aided by several Knights-Ordinary and Squires. The Knight-Commandants of the various companies, all report to the Knight-General, who leads all military forces in the citadel and reports directly to the High Judge.

The Knight-Commandants are appointed to their roles only by the Knights of the Realm, who are gnomes that have performed a particularly heroic deed and been recognised for it by the King of the Gnomoi. Most Guardsmen wear no armor, and carry little in the way of weaponry, other than a truncheon. These gnomes rely on their authoritive air, and general respect for the Guards to hold sway over the majority of the populace.

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