HoH Supplemental: Logos of the Legion (Patreon)

Hey gang! Took some time to work out the logo stuff for the magical military junta that runs the continent.

The UTSL's overarching symbol is the phoenix feather. The Legion is further subdivided into the Verdugos, the Sorcerers, and the Legionnaires, which each have their own individual symbols.

While I'm at it, here is a general idea of the org chart the Legion has!

Soldat

Primary

Subofficiyant

Officiyant

Teniyant

Capitan

Coronat

Comandant

Superior

General

Each of these ranks also has a Lanz version (except the officiyant) which sorta acts as a junior.

Every rank above Teniyant also makes you an Exark. Families with an Exark in them use al instead of il in their names. A soldier's complete title includes their corps and their rank.

So:

Sorcerer General Charles il Nekropoli IV (exark status declined)

Verdugo Superior Rafi al Kanap, Exark

Verdugo Comandant Annalise al Ydris, Exark

Verdugos Teniyant Tiago al Ydris and Ofelia al Ydris

Sorcerer Primary The Blue Ekadao

Legionnaire Lanzcapitan Leonane al Proiet

Seth il Gutierre, who has no rank yet but would kind of like a fancy hat

A few other lingual considerations when discussing the soldiery:

Soldat is the lowest rank but is also used as a blanket term for the Legion in Nekrocanti. Calling a higher-ranking officer a Soldat is permissible in certain circumstances, as we saw with Tiago and Leo at the duel.

The Hermandati we've seen are their own thing and are not officially part of the Legion. They are an officially sanctioned and supported militia. Hermandati rank structure is far more informal and often dependant on the settlement's charter, but most villages have a Corregidor and a Chief Hermandat.

Verdugo, while it is included in the title of any soldier in the corps, is generally the term set aside for the Exarks who wield the Executioner's Blades (and you do have to be an Exark). So while technically Ofelia and Tiago both have "Verdugo" in their title, they would never be called Verdugos themselves by the citizenry they meet. Verdugos themselves tend to greet one another simply and without the rank part of the title, as seniority matters to them more than rank.