[Glorantha] Re: Sartar Army

From: Ian Notter <i.notter>
Date: Thu Sep 28 11:01:05 2006

In the dragon pass boardgame the army of Sartar is divided into three groups, The Sartar City Militia, The Sartar Free Army and the Sartar Magical Union. The Sartar City Militia to my mind represents the bulk of the traditional army of Sartar with troops levied from both the tribal group and the cities. The Sartar Free Army represents the
?standing army?.

The fact that has been missed from these discussions so far is that the majority of the Sartar Free Army do not come from Sartar! To quote from the Dragon Pass boardgame

?Argrath began assembling his army soon after he was driven from his
home on Starfire Ridge, when he took refuge among the nomads of Prax. Most tribes there had strict laws and customs preventing foreigners from holding position, authority or power, but there were several secret societies whose membership crossed all social or political boundaries. Incredibly, Argrath worked his way to supremacy among three of them. These units, the Twin Spears, Sword Brothers, and Bullocks, formed the kernal of his army. After he received the gift of the Dragon's Teeth, Argrath retumed to Dragon Pass.?

?The clans were organized into economic cooperative ventures centered on
the forts. Their troops, when summoned, formedthe militia of the Sartar army.?

?The rest of the Free Army collected gradually. It was made up of exiles
and fugitives from the Lunar Empire, like the Thieves Arm and the Freemen, or volunteers from elsewhere, like the Pavis Royal Guard and Goldgotti, a merchant prince. Large clans, such as Two-ridge farm, or special organizations native to Sartar, like the Free Philosophers, were excluded from the militia and worked with the Free Army.?

For reference I have attached a list of the units, as the names give a good clue as to their origins.

SARTAR FREE ARMY

Bush Children 	Light cavalry
Bush Children 	Light cavalry
Bush Children 	Light cavalry
Bush Children 	Light cavalry
Sword Brothers 	Elite Cavalry
Bullocks 	Elite Cavalry
Twin Spears 	Elite Cavalry
GoldGotti	Infantry
Guildsmen 	Infantry
Pavis Royal Guard  	Cavalry
Antler Case 	Cavalry
Head Hunters 	Cavalry
Baron Sanuel 	Cavalry
Wolf Runners 	Telmori
Free Men 	Infantry
Candle dancers	Infantry
Colymr	Cavalry
Thieves Arm 	Cavalry	
Two Ridge Farm 	Cavalry

SARTAR CITY MILITIA Ducks
Ducks and
More Ducks
Foot Militia
Foot Militia
Foot Militia
Foot Militia
Foot Militia
Foot Militia
Mounted Militia
Mounted Militia
Mounted Militia
Mounted Militia
Mounted Militia
Mounted Militia

SARTAR MAGICAL UNION

Earth twins	Foot Mages
Free Philosophers 	Foot Mages
Eglbrn Warlocks 	Mounted Mages
Snakepipe Dancers 	Mounted Mages
Wind Children 	
Storm Walkers 	Flying Mages
Tosti Rf	Foot Mages
Warm Strs	Foot Mages
Narib Company 	Mounted Mages
Egglrd Warlocks	Mounted Mages

Dragontooth Runners
Dragontooth Runners
Wasps Received on Thu 28 Sep 2006 - 10:03:32 EEST