Géshtei Cohort

The is a  in the, with the armies of the  in western. It has eleven companies: four based at, three at which is the headquarters for the , and one each at , ,  and , all within the  which is in the.

Horik Baral commands the, which is headquartered at Fôbin. An experienced and practical soldier, Horik was a captain during the disastrous campaign waged by the against the an  after their seizure of. Political interference was the death knell for any hopes of retaking the keep itself, and Horik burns with a desire to return Thémeson to the Republic by force. He does not believe that the young and inexperienced marshal,, can successfully lead such a campaign. Worse, three of his four company commanders at Fôbin are effectively political appointees, hot-headed friends or contemporaries of Jithias. The worst of these is Girondios Morlorn, a cavalry commander who boasts of midnight rides through i territory, risking war for nothing more than faint glory. Horik spends much of his time riding with patrols along the border, leaving administrative duties to his aides.

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