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Unofficial Third Edition Guide

Armies and organizations in Rokugan

Lion Clan:

Death Seekers:

The Death seekers are not really a unit or an organization, that just a group of dishonoredsamourai looking for death in glorious battle to rehonor themselves. They are on the first

rank of the Lions armies, charging fearlessly into the fray.

Akodo Yojimbo:

The leaders and the shugenja of the Lion clan need protections, and the Akodo family

train better bodyguards than the Matsu.

Ikoma O-Ban:

A military unit of the Ikoma family.

Ikoma spearmenThe Lion clan is a clan of warrior, and even the Ikoma have soldiers. Their spearmen are

a base of the samourai units, able to handle waves of enemies.

Akodo Wardens

An unit of elite cavalry mostly used at the origin to protect Otosan Uchi, and the borderswith the Crane. They have also been used in an attempt to turn again the position of

Protector of Otosan Uchi into an important political position instead of a dead one, but

contrary to the Jade champion it didnt worked.

Lion clan cavalry

A strong military unit, who have grown really important under the efforts of MatsuAgetoki and his son Mori, to provide troops to counter the Unicorn.

Matsu Beastmasters

The Lion clan have an old tradition of training tigers and lions as warcats. TheBeastmasters took them on the battlefield.

Tsuko's HeartCreated by Matsu Turi before he fall to the Shadowland, Tsukos heart is an elite unit of

Lion clan formed mostly of Matsu who was created to hunt renegades spirits then now

they are trained to learn to use the weaknesses of their enemies.

Akodo Forward Sentry

Akodos Leadership teaches that the use of scouts is a necessity in warfare. The Forward

sentry are one of their scouts units.

Lion scouts:

The Akodo train most of the scouts of the Lion clan, but the Matsu and the Ikoma havesome too.


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Ikoma Battle-Criers

The Battle-criers are among the shoko-kambu, the help of the officers. They are here tohelp the communication between the units of an army and increase the moral.

Matsu house GuardThe elite warriors of the Matsu family who have been designed to protect the leaders.

Lion's PrideThe greatest warriors of the Matsu family, entirely formed of females. That an honor to

be allowed to join it. Veterans and ferocious, the Matsu of the Lions pride are really one

of the most powerful unit of the Lion clan.

Ikoma Spymasters

Trained at Honor's Sacrifice Dojo, they are a group of courtiers and spies that give

information to the Lion clan generals.

Akodo House Guard

The Akodo house guard are formed of students of the tactical school and trained in theway of battle to support the commanders.

Matsu Ragers

A group that look like the berserkers. Formed of blood-thirsty warriors, they are thelegacy for some of Matsu Gohei, nicknamed the butcher.

Kensai:The sword saints are great warriors masters of the kata of the Lion clan. Like the

Kenshizen of the Crane clan, they are devoted to mastering the sword.

Lioness legion

The Matsu have a group of elite units like the Lions pride, the house guard or Tsukos

heart. But with the size of their family, they can feel many others positions in the RightHands army. The legion is one unit like this, formed of only females who are veterans of

many battles and awaiting to join the others more prestigious units.

Lion Heavy EliteThat the heavy troopers of the Lion clan, formed only of veterans of many campaigns.

Unicorn clan:

After the return of the desert Moto, the Unicorn clan armies have been divided into three

great groups: the Khol who are the elite troops of the Khan itself, the Baraughar who isthe smallest but having a lot of shugenjas leaded by Iuchi Lixue and the Junghar first lead

by Moto Chen then Shinjo Shono who are the core of the troops.

The White Guard


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The White guard was formed after the fall of Moto Tsume to the Shadowland as an elite

unit to avenge the shame of the Shadowland Black Guard. Now that the Dark Moto are

destroyed they form an elite units for the Unicorn clan.

Shinjo's Thunder

Heavy cavalry that mostly rely on their speed and charges to inflict heavy damage to theiropponents. They dont have the strength of the Otaku Shiotome but they are still

dangerous.

Ide Lancers

Light skirmishers who fight on foot, they are reinforcement to the Unicorns cavalry.

Ki-Rin WardogsMany clans have trained guard dogs, but only the Unicorn bring them to war. They are

ferocious and able to bring down a samourai.

Ashi-Kyu ArchersUsing those gaijin longbow, the archers are a powerful support unit.

Steel Rain

An infantry unit using slings to give support to the cavalry.

StridersThe younger rank of the Unicorn infantry school are trained to run fast to join the battle.

Moto FanaticsKnow for their high morale, somewhat like the deathseekers. They was the base of the

Moto hunting their undead brethren.

Iuchi Scouts

The Unicorn clan have a lot of scouts, mostly among the Shinjo. But the few Iuchi who

dont follow the shugenja tradition often join this unit.

Shinjo Magistrates

An organization devoted to hunt criminals. The tradition born with Shinjo herself and

survived all the centuries.

Utaku Shiotome

The battle-maiden of the Unicorn ride the famous and rare Otaku steeds, the greatesthorses in Rokugan. They are a skilled and fast heavy cavalry unit, know to charge

without saying a word.

Master Horse Archer

The Unicorn have always trained many great archers, like Shinjo Hanari and his son

Maku. They usually are leading the others horsebowmen units, but sometimes form their

own unit.


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Shinjo house Guard

The Shinjo have been during centuries the ruling family of the Unicorn clan andprotected the Champion during all this time. They are now less and less used in battle and

for protecting their leaders and drive to prove the honor of their house.

Utaku house guard

The Utaku have a long tradition of warriors that goes back the first Thunder of the

Unicorn clan. Their best warriors join the house guard.

Utaku Heavy Infantry

The males of the Utaku family are forbidden to ride the great Otaku steed, and most of

them dont join the Shinjo bushi school to learn to ride. Instead they join the Utakuinfantry school to help the forces of their clan.

Shinomen Forest Guard

The Unicorn sworn to protect the sleeping nagas, and their warriors have been trainedwith the few remaining awake. The forest guard is an unit trained to fight in the

wilderness and especially the forests.

Shinjo explorer

The Unicorn have always wandered around the continent, following their lady. The

explorers are used in warfare as long-distance scouts.

Vigilant

The vigilants are a secret organization among the Unicorn clan hunting the remainingKolats in hope to cleanse their shame.

Scorpion clan:

Shosuro Shinobi

The so called ninjas of the Scorpion clan accomplish many different roles among theclan, including during battles.

Black Cabal

Heavy infantry who wears blood-drinking armor to scare their enemies during battles.

Shadow Hunters

The Scorpion born the Shadow among them during years before learning the Lyingdarknessplans. Now they have an organization of shinobi hunting them, but since the

defeat of the Darkness at Oblivions gate the hunters now are more used as assassins and

spies.

Bayushi house Guard

The Bayushi house guard is a mix of really different samourais. Each of them is trained

to fight and use the weakness of a different bushi school.


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Legion of the Bitter Lies

Bayushi Tangen once created the dark sword of the bitter lies technique before retiring.Bayushi Kwanchai came to him and learned his technique, before starting to teach it to a

new generations of students. They are fearless and scaring madmen.

Ichiba's Consortium

Yogo Ichibas legacy of master merchants help the plans of the Scorpion by ruining some

targets and giving resources to their leaders.

Kuroiban

The really secret organization of shugenjas created after the fall of Iuchiban to hunt the

corrupted shugenjas.

The Folding Leg

A special unit trained to break the defensive positions of fortified units.

Bayushi Deceivers

The deceivers are a scouting and infiltration unit used to attack the opponents flanks andsupply lines. Many are members of the saboteur school.

Tejina

Trained at Hidden Moons dojo, the Tejina are masters of the shadow magic. This is areally secret organization.

Ninja BowmenA specially trained group of Shinobi used to offer support to the armies.

Shosuro House guardA stealthy unit used to protect the officers and covers a retreat.

Crimson LegionA heavy and skilled infantry unit wearing red armors.

Shosuro Bodyguard

Specially trained to hide in the shadows to protect their charges.

Bayushi ambushers

The Scorpions are know for their dishonorable tactics, and the ambushers are trained justfor that.

Midnight bladesAnother stealth unit, the midnight blades are most often to attack and assassinate during

nights.

Scorpions claws


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An unit specialized in the use of poison weapons and others dishonorable techniques.

Scorpion strikeThose warriors are Bayushi bushi trained to use the maximum of speed and movement to

strike opponents units.

Bayushi elite spearmen

A defensive unit with ranged attacks more used to defend fortifications.

Phoenix clan:

Inquisitors

The famous inquisitors are mostly members of the Asako family. They are recognized bytheir eyes tattoo on their palms. Their function is to hunt the practice of Maho and misuse

of magic, judging the criminals or bringing them to the Elemental masters in case of the

ritual that cut all the magic.

Henshin

A really secret organization, even if some of their secrets have been revealed by KuniYori during the winter court at Kyuden Asako. They are following the path of man

teached to Shiba by Shinsei and passed down to lady Asako.

The elemental legions:Firestorm Legion for fire, Avalanche Legion for earth, Tsunami Legion for water,

Hurricane Legion for air, and rumors speaks of the Void guard for the Void. The

elemental legions are a powerful military forces of the Phoenix formed of battle-trainedshugenjas specialized in one element.

Shiba house GuardThe Shiba are the warriors and the protectors of the Phoenix clan. The house guard are

the protectors of the leaders of the Phoenix.

Isawa House guard

Even the Shiba have problems to protect Kyuden Isawa of everything that can threaten it.

The Isawa house guard is a specially trained shugenja unit destined to protect their

brethrens with their magic.

Heaven's Wing

The male-only brotherhood of the Heavens wing is formed only of bushis who havemastered the heavens wing kata. They are skilled and often demonstrate their skills by

performing as a gift to others daimyos.

Protectors of Uikku:

This secret group of bushis have for mission to protect the prophecies of Uikku and a few

others really important scrolls in Kyuden Isawa.


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Agasha inakeya

Before members of the Dragon clan, the Agasha alchemists use now their skills are

creating explosives and potions for the Phoenix clan. The Dragon still have moreresources about the military application of it.

The order of ChikaiThe order of Chikai is know for their duties as yojimbos for the Elemental council. They

are also protectors of the family daimyos and dignitaries of other clans. They are the elite

guards of the Phoenix clan. The voice of the masters is among them.

Asako riders

Every clan have a cavalry unit and the few bushis of the Asako are trained for that.

Clay soldiers

Created a long time ago as a cannon-fodder, they are still used sometimes by the Phoenix.

The most powerful of the clay soldiers are Tadakas children but they are know under the

control of the Jade champion Asahina Sekawa.

Bent knee yojimboThis discreet order founded by Shiba Raigen are trained to protect the Isawa from their

own social mistakes, protecting them from breach of etiquettes.

Mantis clan:

Storm Riders

The secretive order of shugenja trained in the island of storms. They have a great controlover the weather.

The Storm LegionAn elite unit of the Mantis clan, the membership is reduced to only descendants of the 12

originals followers of Kaimetsu-uo.

Tsuruchi Bounty Hunters

The main forces of the Tsuruchi family, the best archers in Rokugan. Used as scouts and

skirmishers as much as support units for the main infantry of the Mantis clan.

Kenkyaku

Founded by Tsuruchi Yutaka, the Kenyaku are a group of young Tsuruchi who honor the

blade instead of the tradition of the bow of the original Wasp clan.

Gusai Assassins

The name is somewhat misleading, but the last descendants of the Gusai family aretrained with the members of the Storm wind families as ninjas, spies and assassins for the

Mantis clan.

Wakos


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Not really a military unit, but the members of the rolling waves family train the best

wakos (pirates) in Rokugan and are unmatched warriors on the seas.

Tsuruchi legion

The elite archers of the Mantis clan are members of this unit.

Mantis mercenaries

The Mantis clan have a long tradition of offering mercenaries units to hire. They are

really skilled and seasoned warriors.

Moshi guardian of the sun

The Moshi males are not welcome to become shugenjas, so they are trained to become

yojimbos to their females brethren.

Yoritomo House guard

Named before the Mantis house guard when the Mantis was a minor clan, they are a

recent addition to the clan. They are an heavy infantry unit of veterans.

The Orochi RidersThey are a special group of Mantis samurai (bushi or shugenja) that share a bond with an

orochi.

Yoritomo SaboteursMembers of the Storm Wind and Watanabe families trained to use kobune to goes cut

opponents supply lines.

Ivory isles mercenaries

The Mantis clan have allies among the Ivory Kingdom and sometimes hire mercenaries

to support their forces.

Mantis Budoka

Younger members of the Mantis clan train as budoka.

Mantis marine troops

All samourais working on the Mantis ships are skilled warriors who can board others

ships or attack coastlines positions.

Crane clan:

Kenshinzen

The master of the iaijutsu from the Crane clan get their places among this organization by

defeating in an iaijutsu duel a member.

Tsume Pikemen

The vassal family of the Tsume have always trained a good number of the base soldiers

of the Crane clan armies.


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Crane Elite Archers

The Crane clan have always less soldiers than most others clans, and needed to rely onsomething else that the brute strength. That why they have a lot of archers units.

Doji's FanThe cavalry of the Crane clan have the best steed available outside of the Unicorn clan

and the imperial families, gift from the Unicorn often as a memory of the Fan that helped

the Unicorn get recognition.

Asahina Sohei

The Asahina family is pacifist, but some dont share this philosophy. The sohei are a little

group of war-like shugenja.

Daidoji Heavy Regulars

An heavy infantry unit.

Daidoji Iron Warriors

One of the base unit of the Crane armies, formed of professional soldiers.

Daidoji Trading Council

The Yasuki once ruled the finance of the Crane clan, but when they moved to the Crab

clan, those who remained behind joined the Daidoji to keep their activities.

Daidoji Harrier

A secret organization leads by Daidoji Mihoko and trained in Shiro Giji. They are specialunits of skirmishers, saboteurs and spies using explosives and others traps to keep the

enemies of the Crane out of their lands.

Doji house Guard

The elite guardsmen of the leaders of the Doji family.

Hoturi's Blade

A young group mixing the mastery of the iaijutsu with the art of the courtier, legacy of

the second Crane Thunder.

Kikaze's Iron Cavalry

A newly formed unit, creation of Daidoji Kikaze the first harrier daimyo. This unit looks

like to formed of the elite horsemen of the Daidoji.

Asahina Archers

The Asahina family is pacifist, but some dont share this philosophy or have no magicalpowers. They train themselves as support to protect their lands.

Kakita house guard

A group of skilled duelist working as yojimbo for the courtiers of the family.


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Rekais harriers

Created by the legendary Daidoji Rekai, this unit have followed her during many battlesduring her time as a daimyo. It seems its a mix of Daidoji soldiers and harriers able to

handle most situations.

Dragon clan:

Dragon Tattoo monk: Ise Zumi, Kikage Zumi, Tsurai ZumiThe order of Togashi, of Lady Moon and of the Celestial wanderer sometimes join the

armies of the Dragon clan using the mystical powers of their tatooes. They are also

trained in the way of Kaze-do.

Dragon Rocket Teams

Also named Tamoris flame, this unit is formed of Rocket Artillery using the knowledge

of artillery, explosives and alchemy inherited of the Agasha,

Dragon Talons

Infantry of the Dragon clan.

Dragon's Storm

Heavy infantry of the Dragon clan.

Kitsuki Yojimbo

The Kitsuki magistrates are often trained as yojimbos for their brethren of the Kitsuki

courtier school.

Mirumoto house Guard

The Mirumoto have a long tradition of mastery of the Niten and to be the dignitaries ofthe Dragon clan, the house guard is here to protect their representatives and master the

blades.

Tamori Yamabushi

The shugenja of the Tamori family have always show more trained in the arts of war and

train shugenjas in all the way of battle.

Hoshi House guard

The Hoshi are a young family, with a strange history as an order of monk at first. Their

house guard protect the heirlooms and sacred texts.

Dragon's Flame Archer

The archer and cavalry of the Dragon clan have grown more powerful under the rule ofMirumoto Sukune.

Dragon clan mountaineers

A group of warriors specially trained to fight in the homeland of the Dragon clan.


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Sword Masters

The master of the Niten way of dueling.

Nemuranai Hunters

After the use of the last wish, the Mirumoto created this group to hunt evil nemuranai anddestroy them in the volcano named the Wrath of the kami.

Dragon Spirit-bindersThere is magical secrets to all clan, and the Dragons ones are to bind friendly kami to

their own soul to use their power.

Jotoman's ShinraiKitsuki Jotomon is know to have trained samourais and peasants in her new way of

mastering the sword.

Warriors of the great climbA group of tattooed monks know to fight often.

Hoshis claw

The Hoshi have traditions as samourais, tattooed monks and shugenjas. The Claw seems

to be an unit formed of a mix of all those traditions.

Kitsuki Justicar

This special organization among the magistrates of the Kitsuki family follow the famous

Kitsuki Yasus example. They hunt criminals to eliminate them.

Crab clan:

The Damned

A special unit of berserkers who have been tainted by the Shadowland. They are under

the supervision of Kuni witch-hunters like Kuni Rihito to be sure they dont turn Lost.

Berserkers

Coming from both the Hiruma and Hida family, the berserkers are dangerous units who

charge fiercely in the middle of the enemys lines to create as much destruction aspossible.

Kisada's FistThe honor guard of the returned Hida Kisada, they have been formed under the reign of

his daughter as an elite heavy unit.

Dead-Eyes Berserker

A group of berserker trained to have more control on their rage.

Hida house Guard


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The protectors of the daimyos of the Crab clan.

Hiruma StalkerA stealth unit of scouts trained to kill the enemys leaders.

Kuni Tsukai-sagasuThe witch-hunters are charged to hunt the maho-tsukai and any others traces of the

Shadowland in the Empire. The members of Tojaki's Might are also trained in the ways

of Kuni Shugenja.

Hiruma runner

A special group of Hiruma bushi who are trained to carry messages from the differents

Crabs strongholds.

Hiruma House guard

The elite archers and scouts of the Hiruma family.

Toritaka Phantom Hunters

Former members of the Falcon clan, they are trained to hunt spirits.

Fallen legion

After the race to Volturnum many samourais returned tainted and joined this unit to die.

Kuni crystal binder

The Kuni shugenja who have mastered the art of the creation of Kuni crystal.

Kaiu siegemasters

The numerous units of siege weapons used by the Crab clan.

Crab Heavy Elite

The backbone of the Crab armies.

Crab Cavalry

Also named Tsurus legionin memories of Kisadas famous brother, the Crab Cavalry use

short but really strong and courageous ponies to support their heavily armored riders.

Iron Legion

An heavily armored and fortified unit.

Yasuki light infantry

A small unit to covers the flanks of the crab armies.

The defenders of the wall

A Hida unit trained in ranged attacks and melee to stay on the wall.

Ronins on the wall


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A group of ronins trying to join the Crab clan.

Minors clan:

Ujina Infiltrators of the Hare clan

A group of scouts and infiltrators specialized in stealth operations.

Usagi rangers of the Hare clan

Scouts and warriors trained to use the wilderness.

Monkey magistrates

During the reign of Toturi I the Empire needed magistrates and Toku stepped. The

Monkey magistrates are well know for their devotion.

Monkey house guard

The elite members of the Toku bushi school are nearly all imperial magistrates.

Ox house guard

The elite riders of the Ox are trained in many yobanjins weapons.

Suzume House guard of the Sparrow clan

Trained as bushi, philosophers and many others things.

Ichiro bodyguards of the Badger clan

The Badger clan are know for protecting the west frontier of the Empire. They offer their

members as Yojimbo.

Ichiro mercenaries of the Badger clan

The Badger clan need money to reconstruct their lands.

Fox clan wanderers of the Kitsune house guard

A group of bushi and shugenja protecting the forests of their clan.

Imperial:

Jade Magistrate and Emerald magistrateThe two group of imperials magistrates leads by the Jade and Emerald champions.

Satoshi's LegacyA group of Miya who have been trained by the traitor Miya Satoshi.

The Otomo InfiltratorsThe Otomo have for mission to insure the clans doesnt unit in a new Gozoku against the

emperor. The infiltrators looks for that.

Imperial Honor Guard


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The elite warriors that follow the Emperor everywhere to insure his protection.

Imperial palace GuardThe protectors of the imperial palaces of Otosan uchi and then Toshi Rambo.

Empress' GuardThe empress'guard have always made of Crane because nearly all the empress was Crane,

but they are imperials. They get reinstated during the spirits war when the Doji suddenly

realize they was forgetting the reason of the existence of this unit.

Seppun House Guard

Among the best of the Miharu, they was protecting Kyuden Seppun and the four temples.

Seppun hidden guard

The best shugenja of the Seppun family join this special unit who have for only function

to protect from evil magic the Emperor.

The imperial legions:

The Emperors legions are divided in a few groups. They are under direct command ofthe Emperor, who have delegated those powers to the Emerald champion, then later to the

Shogun.

- The 1st Legion, also know as legion of the Sun especially since Toturi Tsudaostime as the leader of this legion. Its the best legion of all, elite of the elite. Their

actual leader is Toturi Miyako of the Monkey clan.

- The Emerald legions: that the name given to the legions with the number 1 to 10.

They are the honor guard of the Emperor, the legions that stand around the

Imperial city. They are skilled and honorific positions who are shared by bothworthy warriors and peoples who get it by political manipulations. The leader of

the Emerald legions only was the Protector of Otosan uchi, a defunct function.

The actual commanders of the legions are:

o 2nd: Ikoma Hasaku makes seppuku during the war of the rich frog.

o 3e: Kakita Totani, a duelist know to have problems with the Mantis officer

Yoritomo Hotako.

o 4e: Hida Tonoji, a berserker.

o 5e: Agasha Tomioko, a shugenja trained in the way of water.

o 6e: Shosuri Naname, a bushi and courtier.o 7e: Kitsu Dejiko, former follower of Tsudao.

o 8e: Horiuchi Nobane, a bushi and keeper of the daisho of water.

o 9e: Yoritomo Egumi, who show that bushido exist for the Mantis.

o 10e: Hitomi Suguara, a tattooed monk.

- The other imperial legions: their number varies and they are dispatched through

all Rokugan.


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Legion of the 2000

Answering only to the Emperor and the chosen members of his command group, theLegion works like an imperial legion in many ways. All the original members was

designed by Toturi 1st itself, and lead by Kitsu Motso. The legion works is to work for the

best interest of the Empire outside of the political influence.

Ronins:

Wolf Legion:

The remnants of Toturis army renamed themselves the wolf legion, following the old

general Saigorei who leads the Legion of the 2000. They are proud of their status as

ronins and try to improve life in Rokugan.

The twelve ronins

They wasToturi's army elite unit, named like this in memories of the 12 originals ronins

who joined the Black Lion. Like the Knights of the round table, that was 12 too, theywere 12 at a time but many more was members. Sometimes they were members of the 12

and sometimes they wasn't, depending of the mission.

Nagas:

Naga slayersEach of them choose one type of enemy and train all his life in the goal of exterminating

them.

Naga vipers

Asp bloodline elite warriors.

Naga cavalry

Trained with The Mara they are elite females warriors.

Naga Pearl Guardians

More common among the chameleons, they are naval warriors who stay to protect the

undersea nest of the Naga.

Naga Spearmen

The backbone of the Naga army, who use the Akasha to move as one block.

Naga Guards

Elite bodyguards and protectors.

Naga archers

The Naga are know for their mastery of the bow and have a lot of scouts units with

ranged attacks.


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Naga spies

Elite infiltrators females.

The Shahadet's Legion.

The Shahadet is the general of the Asp and this unit is his personal guard.

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