Palatini Corps
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| Active: | 6154 ASC - Present |
| Motto: | Ultima ratio regum |
| In use by: | Ministry of Military Affairs |
| Part of: | Imperial Army, Imperial Forces |
| Allegiance: | Shireroth |
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| Size: | 48,023 |
| Nickname: | None yet |
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| Current Commander: | Magister Militum Henricus Kalends |
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.
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.
Organisation
| Unit Name | Commandant | Anunia Points | Personnel | AFV/Artillery | Support Vehicles | Aircraft/Rotorcraft |
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| Scholae Excubitores | Palatine Legate TBC | . | 6,000 Sentinels | . | . | . |
| Scholae Crypteia | Palatine Legate Vivian Azari | . | 6,000 Palatini | . | . | . |
| Scholae Palatinae | Palatine Legate Julius Gerard | . | 6,000 Palatini 20 Legatine commission holders 3 Kalgachi servitors |
. | . | x1 Gulfstream IV |
| Scholae Kampioenae | Palatine Legate TBC | . | 6,000 Palatini | 100 | . | . |
| Scholae Apollonae | Prefect of Shirekeep | . | 6,000 Palatini | 100 | . | . |
| Scholae Evocati | Palatine Legate TBC | . | 6,000 Palatini | 100 | . | . |
| Scholae Kalirion | Palatine Legate TBC | . | 6,000 Palatini | 100 | . | . |
| Scholae Sathrati | Palatine Legate TBC | . | 6,000 Palatini | 100 | . | . |
