Hundred Kingdoms: Steel Legion

The Steel Legion is one of the oldest fighting forces in the Tellian Empire. Taking its name from the legendary legions of the Old Dominion and tracing its origins back to the very first professional armies deployed by the Emperor, only the Orders can claim such an illustrious or glorious past.

In the absence of an Emperor, the Steel Legion is the most prosperous and powerful mercenary company in the Empire. They sell their services widely, but only to families who are at war outside the Empire or who have a casus belli recognised by the Imperial Conclave. Their wealth is supplemented by a permanent contract with the Imperial Chamberlain's office to protect Argem from all aggressors. The nobles see this contract as little more than a ruse, a mechanism for the Chamberlain's Office to support one of the strongest and most loyal allies of the Imperial Mandate behind a veneer of neutrality. To date, no Noble House has been prepared to challenge the Steel Legion directly on these, or any other, grounds.