Foreign Legion

The Foreign Legion is a branch of the military within the Kingdom of Almeron and remarkable for the unique make of its forces. The Foreign Legion is composed entirely of non-Almeronian volunteers, foreign soldiers seeking a fresh start and a life of glory welcomed to fight and die for the Kingdom. Prospective members undergo harsh training to join the ranks of the Legion, tested by commanders appointed by the King to ensure that only the worthy are rewarded with brotherhood. The Legion is a veteran force, well tested by battle and ingrained with a sense of camaraderie that is nearly unbreakable. Those that join abandon their past lives and their nationality, able to forsake the past in favor of the call of battle and brotherhood. Many who join even change their names, leaving all semblance of what once was behind and living and dying only as a Legionnaire.

The Legion is famed not only for its uniqueness but for the conduct with which its members present themselves. They are disciplined and always ready to sacrifice themselves should the battle call for it. It can be boasted that after the start of the Six Years' War between Almeron and Stahlheim, not one Legionnaire of Stahlheimian origin abandoned his comrades in favor of his homeland. Foreign Legionnaires are one of the only modernized branches of the Almeronian military, its members equipped with fine arquebuses, cast iron hand grenades, steel sabers and masterfully crafted armor. These armaments are not given lightly, each Legionnaire expected to perform his full duty until death no matter the cost to himself.