The Shilon Army
Influenced by their gods, the Shilon Military is often recognized as one of the oldest mortal-made armies of all time. Often sharing tactical traits and fighting techniques based on their current emperor or empress. It is highly enforced that every family within the Shilon walls is required to offer their strongest son or daughter to serve in the military, exceptions may apply.
Shilon soldiers charging in the battle of Yamamura.
Standard
The common Shilonese soldier consists of armored, well-trained warriors equipped with either a spear or a sword, as well as a horse mount. These soldiers carry true Shilon spirit and are willing to fight to their graves. Each family in Shilon is required to draft at least one family member to the army once war arises. They also patrol Shilon's walls, estates, farms, and kingdoms to make sure the empire is well protected to honor its high standards.
Artillery
The Shilonese armored-bow is one of the deadliest weapons of war.
They allow the front-line to shield the back-line from ranged attacks while
releasing rains of arrows upon their enemies. These marksmen were very useful
in the war against the nomadic barbarians when Ren seized to reclaim the
Midora woodlands upon becoming emperor.
White Horn shield and spear formation.
The White Horns
The White Horns were an elite militia who served under the stewardship of the Ren Dynasty—taken in as children chosen by Dragon Emperor Ren himself to put them through inhumane yet necessary trials to thin out the weak from the strong. Those who fell had their remembrances cast aside like dead dogs. And those who triumphed were privileged to serve as Emperor Ren's highest-ranked soldiers and advisors. Even though their army was highly outnumbered compared to other armies in Shilon, they were still undoubtedly one of the strongest mortal forces in the east.
Their weaponry is strictly limited to spear, shield, and shortsword. Those in the frontlines formed a 'great wall' with their shields and impaled those who tried to climb it. Their collective brute strength and strategic minds alone were enough to earn their names in Shilon's history.
Unfortunately, all flames eventually die out, even ones caused by dragons. Despite their victory, the warriors of the White Horns were among many who took heavy casualties during the battle of Yamamura due to their frontline position and their lack of fear in death. Those who survived Yamamura were confronted by General Ox Lao and her army when they threw a coup on the country to overthrow Dragon Emperor Ren.
All of the White Horns were hunted and slain but did so honorably and in the name of their king whom they loved. Those who still waved the banner of the Dragon Emperor were deemed traitors.
