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Imperial Provinces

Miravet - A semi barbarous province in the west of the Empire. Known for its female cavalry soldiers. Miraveti burn their dead with yew wood and carry a twig of yew on a cord around their throat in case they die far from home. The current Emperor has Miraveti wife.

Keylara - The eastern most province of the Empire which borders with the Ashvari homeland. The Empire really only controls the coast and particularly the great cities of Kestos and Pravis. Its lucrative in terms of trade and mining and produces valuable sugar on the costal floodplains.

Ashvari Empire

Sidris - The capital of the western Satrapy of Ashvari.

Kitri - Great river running westward into the Ashvari heartland

Zaldai - A largish town along the River Kitri

Imperial Military Organization

Miravet - Miraveti troops are usually bregaded together as integrated formations of heavy cavalry and armored horse archers. A Saleri (literally a tithe) consists of about 2000 troops. Each Saleri is commanded by a Protos Kapetanos (First Captain). Each Saleri is divided into four 'Tets' of 500, each commanded by a Tetrarch.

Ashvari Military Organization

Border troops - Light desert troops are the mainstay of infantry forces in the area. Little more than tribesmen with wicker shields.

Kahreeds- The core of the actual Ashvari army Kahreeds are heavily armored noble cavalry organized into units around a great lord and his retainers. They often employ lesser local units as support.

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Boreas - A Northern Province of rough mountain folk, ruled by Chieftan Kings who pay homage to the Empire with soldiers trained in the Imperial fashion. They live in rough conditions and give reverence to strange gods, but they are known for their fierce loyalty.

Cataphract - Middle class landowners recruited into the Imperial army for military service, paid double the infantryman's pay and trained to fight in horse formations.

Ultoi Cataphract - Cataphracts personally employed by the emperor or a Dynatoi

Latinikon - Mercenary Cataphracts

Dynatoi - was a legal term in the Empire used from the 10th century on, denoting the senior levels of civil, military and ecclesiastic (including monastic) officialdom, who usually, but not always, also commanded considerable fortunes and landed estates.

Protostate - Imperial Infantry
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Troopers of the Saleri

Zoe - Tetrarch and Commander of Scouts

Eudoxia - Tetrarch and Pilus Primarch

Iona - Tetrarch - Fair skinned with freckles and red hair

Alkmini - Phaedra's Bodyguard

Thalia - Phaedra's short tempered bodyguard

Organization of Saleri

Divided into 4 Tetra or fourths. Each 500 woman 'tet' is commanded by a Tetrach.

Further subdivided into hekatarchs of 100 women, each commanded by a tribune.

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