Blackroot Guard
| Series | Tribal Universe |
|---|---|
| Creator | Tony James Nelson II, writing as Tribal Brown |
| Type | Fictional military unit |
| Affiliation | Ka’Rukan Empire |
| Equipment | Black scale armor; locked shields |
| Leadership | Imperial founders and assigned field commanders |
Blackroot Guard are a fictional military formation in the Tribal Universe, serving the Ka’Rukan Empire. The unit develops as the founders organize the population and resources gathered around Khar’Rukan. Its members serve alongside other specialist troops rather than constituting the entire imperial army.[1]
Duties and equipment
The Guard holds the inner wall during the raid on the palace and forms the center of the marching army. Its shield discipline gives other units time and space to act.[2][3]
Their characteristic equipment consists of black scale armor; locked shields. The source describes a practical military role, not a uniform set of supernatural powers possessed by every member.[2][3]
Organization
Zuberi develops the new formations’ purposes, Nim’Raza their discipline, and Oru’Kesh the names and rhetoric that give the soldiers a shared public identity. That process draws on the empire’s coercive expansion and the skills of the people absorbed into it.[1]
The unit appears among the mixed forces placed under the young heirs. Different campaigns allocate different numbers of soldiers, scouts, riders and specialists. A mission’s headcount is therefore not a fixed total for the unit throughout the books.[4][5]
Campaign history
During the heirs’ campaign, Maret holds a threatened well lane with other guards. His position protects the route even as he is fatally wounded. The episode ties a named soldier to the unit’s collective role.[3][4][6]
The unit belongs to the imperial military. The Red Heirs are the younger family and command group raised under the founders; their relationship with the soldiers is one of command and shared campaigns, not identical membership.[5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tony James Nelson II. "BIRTH OF AN EMPIRE". Eshari: Daughter of the Dark Alpha. Chapter 3; PDF pages 55–97.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tony James Nelson II. "THE SLEEVE KNIFE". Rimitorry: Daughter of the Dark Alpha. Chapter 5; PDF pages 49–68.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tony James Nelson II. "THE SIX-FLAME PALACE". Rimitorry: Daughter of the Dark Alpha. Chapter 6; PDF pages 69–89.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tony James Nelson II. "THE BLUE-EYED CHILD". Rimitorry: Daughter of the Dark Alpha. Chapter 8; PDF pages 119–163.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tony James Nelson II. "THE BRANDY-EYED GIRL". Sakori: Son of the Dark Alpha. Chapter 4; EPUB reading edition.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tony James Nelson II. "FEAR THE HEAT". Sakori: Son of the Dark Alpha. Chapter 5; EPUB reading edition.
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