[Glorantha] Re: Emperor and his bodyguard

Orlanth Umathi:

>For instance the "germani corporis custodes" who were considered less
>corruptible because of their foreign blood. Choosing bodyguards from
>exotic and fearsome mercenaries, especially from disputed territories,
>creates a mystique, and an element of unknown or unpredictability.

The reason foreign mercenaries were considered such a good choice as bodyguards
was that, despite the bad reputation of mercenaries generaly, they realy had no other
choice but to be loyal.

Being foreigners they had absolutely no friends whatsoever. They has possitions of
importance and even wealth, so locals would be envious and resentful of them,
and they were solely reliant on their employer for support and even legal protection.
They were on to a good thing, had nowhere else to go, and had no other local loyalties or biases. Most of them might not even speak the local language.

Simon Hibbs Received on Fri 22 Sep 2006 - 09:52:00 EEST