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=== Origins === | === Origins === | ||
| − | The origins of | + | The origins of House Ishida are lost to time, but the Ishida themselves maintain a tradition that they are descended from a line of Far Eastern nobles who fled from their homeland generations ago. |
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=== Present Day === | === Present Day === | ||
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| − | Under the leadership of Mizuhiro Ishida | + | Under the leadership of Mizuhiro the Ishida have managed to elevate themselves into the ranks of the Atamaran nobility. The ancestral home of the Ishida can still be found within the mountains of Sauvia, though few now dwell there due to warfare and tumult. |
| − | During the Great Atamaran War, Mizuhiro saw fit to relocate the family home and heirlooms to Craigmore. They have maintained an active presence in Atamara ever since. | + | During the Great Atamaran War, Mizuhiro saw fit to relocate the family home and its heirlooms to Craigmore. They have maintained an active presence in Atamara ever since. |
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=== The 1st Company === | === The 1st Company === | ||
| − | + | Sable-cloaked, clad in the finest mail and helm, the 1st Company are a sight to behold as they ride into battle. Bringing the fight to the enemy with spear and sword, these horsemen represent the best that the Raven Guard have to offer. | |
| − | + | Assignment of the 1st Company is an honour not to be taken lightly. The sheer cost of equipping, training and maintaining cavalry means that the cream of the Raven Guard's crop is usually assigned to the heir of House Ishida. As befits the courage and leadership qualities required for lordship over a noble house, most Ishida heirs will elect to lead the charge from the front. | |
=== The 2nd, 3rd and 4th Companies === | === The 2nd, 3rd and 4th Companies === | ||
| − | + | Known as the "battle companies" of the Guard, the men of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Companies are trained to fight as tactical infantry. | |
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| − | The battle companies | + | Raven Guard infantry tactics revolve around the use of heavy shields. The men of the battle companies are taught to fight in close, defensive formations, locking shields to present a stout barrier of wood and steel against any foe. Wild swings of the blade are discouraged; each warrior is trained to make quick stabs using his gladius while keeping the rest of his body behind his shield. |
| + | Equipped with such tactics and clad in scale or mail hauberks, it is a small wonder that the battle companies are known for an almost innate stubbornness. They will always prefer to fight in the box formation, and will almost always fortify their camp, even if they intend to remain in the region for only a night. | ||
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Revision as of 16:46, 15 July 2012
Contents
House Ishida
Origins
The origins of House Ishida are lost to time, but the Ishida themselves maintain a tradition that they are descended from a line of Far Eastern nobles who fled from their homeland generations ago.
Present Day
Under the leadership of Mizuhiro the Ishida have managed to elevate themselves into the ranks of the Atamaran nobility. The ancestral home of the Ishida can still be found within the mountains of Sauvia, though few now dwell there due to warfare and tumult.
During the Great Atamaran War, Mizuhiro saw fit to relocate the family home and its heirlooms to Craigmore. They have maintained an active presence in Atamara ever since.
Heraldry
Ishida heraldic device on round shield
The heraldic emblem of House Ishida is a stylised raven with outstretched wings. It is often featured as an argent charge upon a sable field. Individual nobles may include their personal heraldry or initials. The primary colour of House Ishida is sable, as found on the surcoats of Ishida troops and nobles.
Residence
House Ishida's seat is the Ravenholme, an imposing tower built of smooth black rock. Exceedingly lofty in comparison to the structures around it, the Ravenholme is both a fortification and a home. Guards prowl the highest floor of the tower, keeping watch on the day-to-days within Craigmore. Barrack spaces and living quarters have been hewn into the walls of the lower levels, ready to house the Ishida's Raven Guard companies as well as provide guest facilities for visiting nobles.
The Ishida themselves occupy the upper floors, commanding a spectacular view of Craigmore's plains. Compared to the homes of many noble families, the Ravenholme's interiors tend to convey a dark, brooding ambience.
Perhaps the Ishida acknowledge the Ravenholme's use as a place of war should Craigmore ever be invaded.
The Raven Guard
A captain of the Raven Guard
House Ishida maintains a standing force known as the Raven Guard. Companies of the Guard are assigned to Ishida nobles when they begin their career, and it becomes the noble's responsibility to see that his or her company is maintained and trained for the inevitabilities of service to realm and family.
The 1st Company
Sable-cloaked, clad in the finest mail and helm, the 1st Company are a sight to behold as they ride into battle. Bringing the fight to the enemy with spear and sword, these horsemen represent the best that the Raven Guard have to offer.
Assignment of the 1st Company is an honour not to be taken lightly. The sheer cost of equipping, training and maintaining cavalry means that the cream of the Raven Guard's crop is usually assigned to the heir of House Ishida. As befits the courage and leadership qualities required for lordship over a noble house, most Ishida heirs will elect to lead the charge from the front.
The 2nd, 3rd and 4th Companies
Known as the "battle companies" of the Guard, the men of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Companies are trained to fight as tactical infantry.
Raven Guard infantry tactics revolve around the use of heavy shields. The men of the battle companies are taught to fight in close, defensive formations, locking shields to present a stout barrier of wood and steel against any foe. Wild swings of the blade are discouraged; each warrior is trained to make quick stabs using his gladius while keeping the rest of his body behind his shield.
Equipped with such tactics and clad in scale or mail hauberks, it is a small wonder that the battle companies are known for an almost innate stubbornness. They will always prefer to fight in the box formation, and will almost always fortify their camp, even if they intend to remain in the region for only a night.
Notable Members
- Mizuhiro Ishida, Atamara, Cagilan Empire
- Tetsuko Ishida, Atamara, Realm of Strombran
- Himeko Ishida, Beluaterra, Melhed
