The Realms of Senith

Royal Army

1. Earl Marshal (Supreme Commander). Highest-ranking officer, responsible for overall command and strategic direction of the Royal Legion.
2. Royal Centurions
   1. Tribune. A high-ranking officer responsible for administrative and logistical duties within the legion.
   2. Prefect. An officer in charge of a particular cohort or specialized unit within the legion.
      1. Elkgard Prefect (Legate Centurion). Commands the Elkgard, a small, specialized forces unit within the legion, such as reconnaissance, engineering, or special operations.
      2. Camp Prefect (Camp Centurion). Oversees the organization and management of the legion’s camp, including logistical operations and coordination of defensive measures. This role is crucial for maintaining the efficiency and security of the legion’s base of operations.
      3. Mercenary Prefect (Foreign Centurion). Manages the recruitment, integration, and utilization of mercenaries within the larger army. This Prefect is responsible for negotiating contracts, overseeing training, and ensuring the effective integration of mercenary forces into the legion’s operations.
   3. Major Pilus Centurion. The senior centurion of the first cohort, responsible for leading and training other centurions.
   4. Major Centurion. A higher ranking centurion in command of a secondary or half cohort within a legion.
   5. Centurion. Officer in charge of 50 to 100 legionnaires, forming half and full centuries respectively. Eight centurions and their centries form a cohort of between 400 to 800 legionnaries.

Royal Legionnaires

1. Decanus. An experienced battle leader tasked with commanding multiple rows of a shield wall, coordinating the positioning and maneuvers of multiple rows and specialized formations, such as spearheading flanking maneuvers, organizing defensive encampments, and coordinating mobile strike teams in non-traditional battle scenarios. They are responsible for training and maintaining combat effectiveness of the legionnaires, running drills and exercises to improve weapon proficiencies, physical condition, and preparedness. In non-traditional battlefields, the Decanus functions as a tactical coordinator, helping the units under their command adapt to diverse environments and allocate duties and missions to the various squads. This could involve logistical coordination, reconnaissance assignments, sentry duties, or other specialized tasks required by the demands of unconventional or magical warfare.
2. Opti Banneret. A junior officer who assists the centurion in commanding a century (a unit of 100 legionnaires). This role is responsible mainly for coordinating logistical tasks and supply duties, directly distributing provisions, overseeing equipment maintenance, resource allocation, and other tasks to ensure operational readiness and sustainability of the century. They are second-in-command, next to the centurion, and provide morale support to the legionnaires as well as carry the banner in battle, rallies the troops, and even leads the century in the occasional charge. The Optio Banneret is usually a very well-liked individual within the century, made even more so by their provisioning, and represents the century’s ethos. They are often bards or barbarians.
3. Corporal Decanus (Squad leader). Responsible for commanding small units, typically Hastatus or Velites, overseeing their tactical maneuvers and coordinating their actions on the battlefield. Those of this rank embody and enforce leadership at the front lines, ensure cohesion, discipline, and effectiveness within the front line of a shield wall, or within smaller combat formations.
4. Hastatus. This rank corresponds to the position of a lower-ranking legionnaire, typically engaged in frontline combat duties and contributing to the legion’s operational activities. The Hastati formed a vital component of the legion’s infantry forces, actively involved in combat scenarios and battlefield engagements.
5. Velites. Light infantry skirmishers who specialize in engaging the enemy at a distance, utilizing javelins and other ranged weapons. They operate with agility and flexibility, often serving as a vanguard and providing tactical support to the main infantry units.