Basic Military
The Acaen Forces of War are primarily made up of natives, though the different Houses also employ significant amount of foreign mercenaries as well as spies and (occasionally) assassins. The Army is well outfitted and trained and extremely well disciplined, though it pales in comparison in size to armies of the Brotherhood of the Sword. Acaes depends on its indomitable navy and the choke points of the mountain passes to withstand an invasion. Thus the Army is more focused on the quality of it’s land troops than the quantity thereof.
The Army consists primarily of infantry armed with long pikes, halberds and an array of crossbows, ranging from windlass powered monstrosities to light crossbows that a child could use. They fight in blocks, pikemen and halberdiers on the outside, crossbowmen on the inside, though they move to the front to fire vollies and then retreat inside during close combat. Fighting together they can decimate a charging enemy force at a distance, then stop it in it’s tracks at close range. They are armed with a breastplate and helm for every pikeman, leather jerkins and helmets for crossbowmen. Cavalry is nearly useless when fighting in the passes, so they primarily serve as a law keeping force inside the country itself and are overseen and commanded by house Taurdorian.
The Army consists primarily of infantry armed with long pikes, halberds and an array of crossbows, ranging from windlass powered monstrosities to light crossbows that a child could use. They fight in blocks, pikemen and halberdiers on the outside, crossbowmen on the inside, though they move to the front to fire vollies and then retreat inside during close combat. Fighting together they can decimate a charging enemy force at a distance, then stop it in it’s tracks at close range. They are armed with a breastplate and helm for every pikeman, leather jerkins and helmets for crossbowmen. Cavalry is nearly useless when fighting in the passes, so they primarily serve as a law keeping force inside the country itself and are overseen and commanded by house Taurdorian.