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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aholibamah" data-source="post: 3936832" data-attributes="member: 53031">The City's ArmyPrince Loras' bodyguard company (called the Young Gentlemen, made up of minor aristocracy; while the officers are fairly well off and often titled, the ranks are filled by untiltled sons of squires or minor knights who are personally grateful to Loras for him having outfitted and housed them; apart from the Order of the Sun they are the best trained body of troops in the city. They are capable of fighting mounted and dismounted and most commonly use lances, longswords, heavy crossbows and are all outfitted with plate mail armour. Commander is Lord Blasing, a provincial baron who grew up with Loras and is his personal friend and comrade.)The Militia (this is made up of representatives of all families holding full citizenship. There are monthly training drills. Each member has to maintain a suit of studded leather, helmet, spear, and handweapon if they are in the infantry, or chainmail, helm, shield, a horse, spear and sword/axe/flail/warhammer if they are in the cavalry. Some members of the militia are on regular duty as part of the city watch or the wall and gate guards.)</blockquote>