Eternal Legions

The Eternal Legions refer collectively to the provincial army of the Arkhosian Empire on Alterra. The Eternal Legions consist of both the seven Arcane Legions and the twenty-four Martial Legions, as well as auxiliary forces provided by Arkhosian provinces and reserve officers not enlisted in active duty. There are currently thirty-one active Legions in the Arkhosian military, which is one of the largest military forces on Alterra at over 170,000 soldiers strong.

Function and Structure
With the notable exception of the Sixth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-first Legions, the Martial Legions form the Arkhosian army's heavy infantry. Legionaries are recruited exclusively from Arkhosian citizens, while the remainder of the army consists of auxiliaries, who provide additional infantry as well as the majority of the Arkhosian army's cavalry forces.

A legion is composed of 5,000 standing legionnaires, split into five cohorts of 1,000 soldiers each. Cohorts are divided into centuries composed of 100 soldiers, which are further divided into ten squads of ten. Squads are commanded by kentarchs, centuries by centurions, cohorts by praetors, and legions by legates. Thus, a fully-manned legion will consist of 5,000 standing legionnaires, 500 kentarchs, 50 centurions, five praetors, and one legate, or 5,556 standing soldiers-at-arms.

Legions are composed of both men and women, and while the majority of legionnaires are dragon-born, any natural-born or naturalized citizens of Arkhosia are allowed to enlist in the Legions.