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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nightbreeze" data-source="post: 3990420" data-attributes="member: 46755">May I throw in a few suggestions for our order?I'd say that my order was originally founded to fight the trolls, ogres and other big monsters coming from the northern lands. Gradually, the order started losing this focused mission, but it's recruiting policy is still influenced by it's origins: we only recruit big and ruthless people coming from the northern lands. We usually carry around massive two-handed weapons: rapiers are quick and all, but you aren't going to confuse an ogre with a light, flashing blade: you need to kill him before he gets a blow on your head. Our official name is the Erukkans, but most people call us "the Beast-killers", while other call us just "The beasts". During the last decades, we carefully encouraged a reputation of being ruthless and merciless: that way, we never have to actually break fingers or such, to make heretics or traitors speak: our reputation and presence is everthing needed.We are not really fond of heavy armor and horses/cavalry spears, as they are of little use in mountains or in thick forests. However we have no problems in using them, when needed. Funny thing, our horses don't need to be as big as they are: they don't carry a heavy barding, and the knight riding them doesn't use the heavies full-armors common in the Valley of Light and beyond. However, we have a reputation and pride, and a half giant with a large weapon makes almost any horse look like a pony....and that lowers the intimidating factor. According to your word file, the knights of the light have a total of 15000 belted knights and 80000 men at arms, while the defenders of humanity have 8000 belted knights and 20000 men at arms, and they have to protect the borders of the Valley.Does that mean that at least 9000 knights and 50000 men at arms from the Knights of light are placed in the borderlands? If that holds true, I'd place the Erukkans at 800-900 belted knights and 2000-3000 men at arms. The proportion is unusual because we don't care much about titles, and when someone is ready, he is ready: no point in squirming about his birth and such.Hmm...maybe I overextended myself...feel free to smack me <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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