Gormenghast 37

Battles fought:15 Battles won:8 Wars won:1 Epic points:37                 Player: Dave Parker

                
Regent: Gertrude Dowager Countess of Groan (in absentia, Titus 77th Earl of Groan whereabouts unknown)
Motto: Nihilim mutatum
National Anthem: Gormenghast has at least 144 known national anthems, all of which are recorded in the 'Book of Ritual'. Only Barquentine, the Master of Ritual,  can tell which particular anthem is appropriate for any particular occasion. It is popularly held that many of these, related to the more obscure rituals, have never actually been performed and are included in 'the Book' just in case. As a result few, if any, know the correct tune. However, this is of little consequence as Gormenghastians are usually tone deaf. It is widely held, within Greater Gormenghast, that the national anthem is a popular chant known as 'The Hall of Bright Carvings'; oddly this does not appear amongst the 144 anthems in 'the Book'.

Centred around the ancient, vast and crumbling eponymous city,  Gormenghast rightly claims pre-eminence as the oldest known civilised settlement on the continent. Although its glory days are long passed Gormenghast retains a widely accepted if titular moral and political authority. With a powerful economy its armies are still forces to be reckoned with even if the uniforms are a little faded and threadbare.



EARLDOM OF GORMENGHAST




NATIONAL ADVANTAGES
Oblique, Cadence, Lethal Volleys

Objective
The Great ‘Owl’ of Gormenghast


Staff
Hercules Grytpype Thynne (Constable of Gormenghast) plus Notables
Grigori Savvinos



Foote Guards (The Groans)
RI
Elite


Groan Light Infantry
RI
Trained


1st Gormenghast Regiment of Foote
RI
Elite



2nd Gormenghast Regiment of Foote
RI
Trained


3rd  Gormenghast Regiment of Foote
RI
Elite


4th Gormenghast Regiment of Foote
(Windward Regiment)
RI
Elite



5th  Gormenghast Regiment of Foote
(Leeward Regiment)
RI
Elite



1st Fencibles (The Carvers)
RI
Elite



2nd Fencibles (The Children of the Night)
RI
Elite


Horse Grenadiers (Castle Guard)
RC
Elite


Gormenghast Hussars (The Death Owls)
RC
Elite


Gentleman Adventurers of Gormenghast
RC
Elite


Castle Camel Corps
RC
Trained


2 Batteries of Great Gunnes
Art

The Mercenaries


Flay’s Fusiliers
RI
Trained


Castle Carabiniers
RC
Trained


Wild Horsemen from the Military Borders
(Musselmen)
IC


Musselman Irregular Infantry
II










 

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