Palatini Corps

Palatini Corps
Active:	1637 AN – Present
Motto:	Ultima ratio regum
In use by:	Ministry of Military Affairs
Part of:	Imperial Army, Imperial Forces
Allegiance:	Shireroth
Type	Praetorian Guard Armoured Corps
Role:	Garrison Force Public duties Palace guard
Size:	57,600
Nickname:	The Turncoat Hares
Current Commander:	Magister Palatine Harry Payne

The Palatini Corps has ultimate responsibility for the defence of the Imperial County. An independent corps of the Imperial Army, it also includes formations from the Corps of Auxiliaries, the Order of the Sentinels and the Imperial Household Agency.

History

In 1643, the relatively youthful (At 13) Adam Ayreon-Kalirion was appointed Magister Militum of the Palatini Corps as one of a number of moves that seemed to be intended to tighten the grip of the Kalirion Khanate of Goldshire and the ESB-Jörmungandr Group over the city during the absence of Kaiser Dominus on an extended state visit and tour of the continent of Eura.

In 1644 the strength of the Palatini Corps was drastically cut from 75,000 to 24,000 with the expulsion of the Scholae from Raynor's Keep by the Commissioner of the Crypteia, Tokaray al-Osman during the Kaiser's absence in Elwynn.

Following the Oustfest Massacre the command structure and organisation of the Palatini Corps was thrown into confusion. In the aftermath the Steward's Guard, the Crypteia and the Sentinels were counted as part of the Corps to prevent the failures in communication and inter-unit rivalry which had permitted the coup-plotters to undertake their conspiracy. As a consequence the force was increased to a nominal strength of 38,200.

In late 1655, as the war with Jingdao and Passio-Corum ground on interminably, the size of the Palatini Corps was increased to 48,000, half of whom were Palatini, supported by a equal number of auxiliaries. Much of the heavy weaponry of the Palatini Corps had been released to front-line formations during the so-called War of Lost Brothers, leaving the corps increasingly reliant upon Jackalope runabouts, which in turn were transferred to the Batavian Front after the destruction of the 5th Legion.

In 1656 the long-term acting commander of the Palatini Corps, the legate Henricus Kalends, was confirmed in post and promoted to the rank of Magister Militum.

Beginning in 1658, the Palatini Corps was first in line for new equipment rolling off the production-lines in Mishalan.

Organisation

Palatini Corps

Commander: Magister Palatine Harry Payne

Parent Formation: Shirekeep Garrison

Unit Name	Commandant	Order of Battle	Establishment	Location	Affiliations / Alliances
Scholae Excubitores	Palatine Legate Justin Guadalim	Cohort 001, Prime Cohort (360) Cohort 105 (360 infantry) Cohort 209 (360 infantry) Cohort 313 (360 infantry) Cohort 417 (360 infantry) Cohort 521 (360 infantry) Cohort 635 (360 infantry) Cohort 739 (360 infantry) Cohort 843 (360 infantry) Cohort 947 (360 infantry)	3,600 Palatini 230 Horjin CV56	Raynor's Keep	Order of the Sentinels
Scholae Crypteia	Palatine Legate Qadesh Marozzi	.	3,600 Palatini 230 Horjin CV56	Raynor's Keep	Chamber of the Crypteia
Scholae Palatinae	Palatine Legate Erik Rukovod	.	3,600 Palatini 230 Horjin CV56	Raynor's Keep	.
Scholae Kampioenae	Palatine Legate Arturo Hildinger	.	3,600 Palatini 230 Horjin CV56	Tempus Keep, Lichkeep	Order of Kampioens
Scholae Apollonae	Prefect of Shirekeep Imperial Legate Fritigern Henlein	.	3,600 Palatini 230 Horjin CV56	Prefectica, Shirekeep	.
Scholae Evocati	Palatine Legate Javel Avon-El	.	3,600 Palatini 230 Horjin CV56	Fort Foley, Imperial County	.
Scholae Kalirion	Palatine Legate Daniyal ibn Daniyal Simrani-Kalirion	.	3,600 Palatini 230 Horjin CV56	St. Zor Cantonment, Imperial County	.
Scholae Sathrati	Palatine Legate Rofolo Nur Pinito Kasha	.	3,600 Palatini 230 Horjin CV56	Sakatopolis, Imperial County	.
Palatinae Brunïakafzælt	Palatine Legate Konrad fom Plettenberg	.	9,600 specialists	Aurangzeb Barracks, Imperial County
Palatinae Holïursafzælt	Palatine Legate Rishar Allus-Zhayatar	Havþsfurgsaddâ Furgsaddâ "Excubitores" 1259, Hf (artillery)	9,600 specialists 240 SPG (type: TBC)	Fort Foley, Imperial County	.
Palatinae Droþakafzælt	Palatine Legate Auronzev Sahiv	.	9,600 specialists 16 GAV(C)-4 Jackalope 144 GAV(U)-4 Jackalope utility pinnace	Shirekeep-Foley Aerodrome, Imperial County

Uniform and Equipment

The Palatini Corps wears blue-cast standard Imperial Army field uniform with lancer ornamentation, and a unique dress uniform, which is worn for parades and sentry duty.

While in dress uniform, members of the Palatini Corps are armed with a carbine variant of the M1591 Rifle and equipped with a sword bayonet, which lock together to produce two-meter tall lance.

Structure

Simplified representation of the distribution of Scholae Legions within the Shirekeep Garrison

Recruitment

As the palace guard of a multi-ethnic and multicultural empire, the corps has a widely distributed recruitment pattern so as to reflect the diversity of the Kaiser's loyal subjects.

Legion	Recruitment area	Notes
Scholae Excubitores	Recruited in the Imperial Dominions
Scholae Crypteia	Recruited from the Assayers in Goldshire	Subject to additional developed vetting security checks
Scholae Palatinae	Recruited in Goldshire	Excludes Lunatics and Octalunes
Scholae Kampioenae	Recruited in Brookshire
Scholae Apollonae	Recruited in Kezan, Hawshire-Dura, Crowsilver, foreigners	Excludes USSO citizens
Scholae Evocati	Re-enlisted veterans
Scholae Kalirion	Recruited in Elwynn
Scholae Sathrati	Ethnic Babkhi including Eurans

Commanders

Picture	Name	Rank	Tenure	Notes
	Henricus Kalends	Imperial Legate	1637–1643
	Adam Ayreon-Kalirion	Magister Militum	1643–1644	Appointed by the Kaiser. Defended the capital during Battle of Holwinn. Conspirator in the Oustfest Massacre. Deposed (1644) and arrested (1645).
	Henricus Kalends	Imperial Legate	1644–1656
	Henricus Kalends	Magister Militum	1656–1658
	Henricus Kalends	Magister Palatine	1658	Obliged to retire.
	Harry Payne	Magister Palatine	1658–the present