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Soldier and Sailor; The Military
Topic Started: Apr 6 2010, 06:09 AM (9 Views)
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One of Elaine's first concerns when she came to the throne was rebuilding Avalon's military. Years of civil war exhausted her armies, leaving the island defenseless to invasion. Instead of conscripting Avalon's young men to shed blood for their nation, she turned to her court and demanded they build ships.

"If we have the most powerful navy in the world," she reasoned, "we shall have no fear for any army."

Also, she promised that any noble who added a vessel to her navy would share in any profit that vessel brought back home. Needless to say, Avalon's beleaguered nobility jumped at the chance to bring new revenue to their coffers. Avalon's new navy was built in record time.

Once Avalon's shores were secure, Elaine turned her attentions to her interior. She sent messengers to Eisen, urging the landless warlords to come to Avalon and teach her people how to fight. Many Eisen were too proud (or superstitious) to go to the "Glamour Isle" to serve under a foreign crown, but some Objectionist Eisen had no problem leaving behind their war-torn land for a new start.

Once the Eisen were on her shores, the Queen ordered the dismantling of every standing army in Avalon, thus taking away the opportunity for military coup from the nobility. The only standing army in Avalon would be her own, while the nobility were each afforded small garrisons (about ten to twenty men) to protect their own homesteads. When the nobles complained, she reassured them that if their navy was strong, there would be no need for an army. She also informed them that the crown coffers could afford an army or a navy, not both. Faced with the option of losing the profits the navy brought to Avalon's shores, the nobility soon lost its argumentative tongue.


Fighting Style

While the rest of Théah is turning to smaller, faster weapons, Avalon still teaches its Swordsmen the old small-sword/buckler technique that Théah left behind fifty years ago. However, Théans who believe the Avalon fighting style antiquated have never seen the sheer speed with which they use it. The Donovan style is highly respected by continental Swordsmen for its unorthodox strategy and the damage it can do to the unwary.
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