Clan Stormrage/Stormguard

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Stormguard

The Stormguard are the elite ancestral bodyguards of Clan Stormrage. Originally annual competitions were held and only the strongest and bravest of the clansmen were chosen. Recruiting has become more open in recent years as soldiers are no longer required to be of clan blood to join. The traditional competition however, lives on in an altered form as new recruits must pass a stringent tryout before a member of Clan Stormrage before they can be accepted into the Stormguard.

Though their general mandate is one of protection they are bound to follow their leader in all things. The Stormguard vow to uphold Clan Stormrage's motto of 'Loyalty' and so they have been led into battle many times over the years. They have fought in countless clan wars and repelled many invaders from their home lands. As of now they have waged war in countless regions on three continents.

Though Stormguard units can come in many forms they are generally renowned as infantry units. The weapon of choice for most soldiers is the hand and a half, or as its more commonly known, the bastard sword. Traditionally upon the eve of their first battle the soldier is given by their leader their own personal blade (until this time the recruit trains and wields whatever they joined the unit with or whatever weapons their unit keeps available for all to use). Handcrafted by the Stormrage family's weapon smiths still located in their ancestral homeland of Ansalle, and still made from the same metal which is mined from the same veins their ancestors crafted their own weapons from. Each blade is unique, crafted specifically to its wielders measurements, yet they all carry the sacred dragon of Clan Stormrage inscribed on the blade itself. The dragon depicted is in fact Raviel the Storm Rager, founding father of Clan Stormrage. It is said that the blades and armor of House Stormrage are immune to rust and far lighter then they should be, but no one outside of the clan knows for certain if this is truth or rumor.

Ritual of the Stormguard

Though the details of the rite itself are unknown outside of the Clan, it is believed to involve the blessing of each soldier with the Air and Water of the Great Dragons Sairys and Nailyon.