Army of Vaerlon

The militia of Vaerlon is mainly a guild for those who wish to join parties instead of adventuring alone. The primary strength of the militiamen and -women is in their ability to endure heavy hits while hitting their enemies very hard.

The most important stats for the militia are strength and endurance, not to forget dexterity. Mental powers are not as important, though they too can be useful. The larger races are fairly good for all kinds of careers in the militia.

The bonuses for levels, both stat and regen, are fairly good, so smaller races can be good fighters too. If you have the exp to burn, humans trained in the Militia of Vaerlon are the best leader for any party, due to their excellent leadership capabilities.

The guild is divided into the main guild, Militia of Vaerlon, and several subguilds. The main guild teaches the basics of melee combat, as well as some ranged combat. I suggest that you train, at least for the first ten levels, all the skills you use to as high a level as possible. After that, train if you have the funds, if you are out of money, make a level - or advancement points for the next few levels. In my opinion, it's not worth it to train stats at this point of your career.

In the beginning, the easiest way to fight, especially if you have selected one of the bigger races, is to forget weapons and fight unarmed. This lets you to save some money, and the skills are quite cheap to train. Armour is not very important, though you will want to get some protection fairly soon.

The next step up from the main guild is Basic Infantry of Vaerlon. It teaches you the basics of some of the more advanced combat skills, such as concentrated attack and concentrated defence, as well as basics of almost all the skills you will need later on.

Once the Basic Infantry training is complete, you have two choices. You can either join the Light Infantry of Vaerlon, which is an offensive guild, or the Heavy Infantry of Vaerlon, which is a defensive guild. Heavy Infantry is the definite guild for the so-called 'Eq-tanks'. The choice is up to you, but make it carefully, for it affects the rest of your career quite a bit indeed - of course you can reinc if you change your mind, but that's another matter.

The difference between the guilds is not that great at the first few levels, but the main difference is in the armour skills - Heavy Infantry, naturally teaches the use of heavy and medium armours, while Light Infantry concentrates mainly on light armours.

There is also a third option available at this point, though I would not recommend it to be chosen at this point - but if you feel like it, you can join the Weapon masters of Vaerlon, once you have high enough skills. They can teach you each and every combat style, as well as hitstyle, so a grandmaster of weapons is a very dangerous opponent indeed.

The guild of Weapon masters is best taken after you have some levels in either Heavy of Light Infantry, since the training is quite expensive, and the benefits are not that great without some of the non-weapon skills. You can also ignore the guild until you have completed the Elite Infantry of Vaerlon, but that might not be very wise.

The final stage of the guild is the Elite Infantry of Vaerlon. As the name suggests, once you get there, you can get the best infantry training available to anyone. The most important skills include battle strategies. Those with full training from this guild are almost unstoppable fighting machines, shrugging off wounds that would kill lesser beings while delivering grievous injuries to their opponents.

At advanced levels, the guild requires levels both in Heavy and Light Infantry of Vaerlon, but the skills you can learn here are limited by which one of the two you have completed. No-one can learn all the skills completely, but Elite Infantry of Vaerlon will train you to fair levels in all the skills you will ever need to use.

Guild structure

Army of Vaerlon

The army of Vaerlon was founded during the war against the dark elves, and is still the most important pillar in the army of Valkor. From here the infanteers and members of the reconnaissance squads derive. Now, just after the second war against the evil tides of darkness, the need for young men and women willing to support the army is bigger than ever. In the militia everyone who is not a member of the other main guilds is taught the basic ways of a warrior, so Vaerlon shall never fall into the hands of the enemy. So if you love your city, home and life: Enlist now and maybe you will become a hero in the next attack of the army of darkness.

Maximum level: 10

Bonus Matrix

Bonus Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
regen: hp	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
stat: constitution	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1
skill: military discipline	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
stat: dexterity	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-
stat: strength	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	1	-
regen: ep	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	-

Skill Matrix

Skill Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
hammers	-	8	17	28	28	35	40	40	45	50
polearms	-	8	17	28	28	35	40	40	45	50
slashing weapons	20	25	31	39	43	47	51	54	57	60
melee	25	35	45	55	60	65	70	70	75	75
flails	-	8	17	28	28	35	40	40	45	50
spears	-	8	17	28	28	-	40	40	45	50
swords	-	8	17	28	28	35	40	40	45	50
staves	-	8	17	28	28	35	40	40	45	50
concentrated attack	-	-	2	4	6	8	10	12	12	15
maces	-	8	17	28	28	35	40	40	45	50
shields	5	10	15	15	20	22	24	30	40	40
weapon parry	4	5	6	7	8	10	11	12	13	15
concentrated defence	-	-	2	4	6	8	10	12	12	15
throwing	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
defensive	-	-	-	2	5	8	11	14	17	20
camping	20	20	20	25	25	25	25	25	25	30
bludgeoning weapons	20	25	31	39	43	47	51	54	57	60
strike	25	28	31	34	37	40	43	46	49	55
piercing weapons	20	25	31	39	43	47	51	54	57	60
light armours	4	8	12	16	20	24	28	32	36	40
shield punch	-	-	-	-	-	5	10	15	20	20
orienteering	5	10	15	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
offensive	-	-	-	2	5	8	11	14	17	20
shield parry	4	5	6	7	8	10	11	12	13	15
dodge	4	5	6	7	8	10	11	12	13	15
determination	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	10
axes	-	8	17	28	28	35	40	40	45	50

Basic infantry of Vaerlon

The basic infantry will make a killing machine out of you. You will learn to endure pain, eat bad food, and to live with only a little sleep. After you have finished this training you will be proud of yourself, and be an expert in the way of handling all melee weapons.

Maximum level: 10

Bonus Matrix

Bonus Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
stat: wisdom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
regen: hp	2	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	1
stat: strength	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	1
skill: military discipline	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
regen: ep	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
stat: constitution	-	1	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-
stat: dexterity	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
stat: intelligence	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Skill Matrix

Skill Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
medium armours	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	65
wounding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	6
spears	53	57	60	63	63	67	67	70	70	70
staves	53	57	60	63	63	67	67	70	70	70
concentrated attack	18	20	25	25	30	30	37	40	46	50
pain tolerance	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
concentrated defence	18	20	25	26	29	32	37	41	46	50
defensive	16	20	27	32	37	44	49	53	57	60
strike	53	56	59	62	65	68	71	74	56	80
piercing weapons	63	66	66	70	74	74	77	80	80	80
draw weapon	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100
cleave	-	-	-	5	10	14	19	24	30	35
shield punch	27	30	40	45	52	60	65	75	85	100
heavy armours	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	25
offensive	23	26	29	32	35	38	41	44	47	50
counter-attack	-	-	-	2	3	8	12	15	18	25
controlled retreat	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	15
determination	13	16	19	22	25	28	31	34	37	40
hammers	-	57	60	63	63	67	67	70	70	70
continuous assault	-	-	-	-	-	2	5	6	8	15
polearms	52	57	60	63	63	67	67	70	70	70
slashing weapons	63	66	66	70	74	74	77	80	80	80
melee	80	85	90	95	100	100	100	100	100	100
flails	53	57	60	63	63	67	67	70	70	70
thrust	-	-	-	5	10	14	19	24	30	35
stunning	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	6
strike mighty blow	-	-	-	-	5	10	15	20	25	30
flail	-	-	-	5	10	14	19	24	30	35
enhance criticals	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	15
swords	52	57	60	63	63	67	67	70	70	70
maces	53	57	60	63	63	67	67	70	70	70
shields	50	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
pierce	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
weapon parry	16	16	18	18	20	22	24	26	28	30
swing	-	-	-	-	7	14	21	28	35	40
shield rush	-	-	-	8	12	17	22	28	35	40
bludgeoning weapons	63	66	66	70	74	74	77	80	80	80
find weakness	-	-	-	-	-	4	9	14	19	25
contact reflexes	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	5	7	10
light armours	42	44	48	50	52	54	56	58	60	65
shield bash	-	-	-	-	5	10	15	20	25	30
shield parry	16	16	18	18	20	25	30	35	40	45
dodge	16	16	18	18	20	22	24	26	28	30
injuring	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	6
axes	53	57	60	63	63	67	67	70	70	70

Light infantry of Vaerlon

The light infantry, the main force of the army of Vaerlon. Here you are trained to see battle as more than just mindless slaughter, not like in the brute heavy infantry. You will learn that there are more important things that make up a soldier than just pure force and muscle. You will learn to handle your weapons with skill and become an expert in the art of melee.

Maximum level: 15

Bonus Matrix

Bonus Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
stat: dexterity	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	1
stat: strength	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
skill: military discipline	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
regen: hp	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
stat: constitution	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-
stat: charisma	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
stat: wisdom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
regen: ep	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
stat: intelligence	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Skill Matrix

Skill Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
medium armours	30	35	40	43	45	50	55	60	60	70	75	78	80	80	80
continuous assault	17	20	22	24	25	30	35	40	40	45	50	55	58	58	70
wounding	28	30	33	35	44	43	45	45	45	48	50	52	55	55	60
thrust	37	40	42	44	45	47	50	55	55	60	63	65	67	67	70
stunning	28	30	35	38	40	42	44	47	47	50	55	60	63	63	70
strike mighty blow	40	42	46	48	50	52	54	57	57	60	62	65	67	67	70
flail	37	39	41	44	45	46	48	50	50	50	52	54	55	55	60
enhance criticals	18	20	24	27	30	34	38	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80
concentrated attack	51	55	58	60	60	64	68	70	70	74	78	80	82	82	85
pain tolerance	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1
weapon parry	33	35	38	40	42	44	46	48	48	50	53	55	57	57	60
pierce	8	10	12	15	20	22	24	28	28	30	33	35	38	38	40
block	5	8	11	14	15	17	20	22	22	25	28	30	33	35	37
two-handed weapons	3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
swing	37	40	42	44	45	46	48	53	53	57	60	65	68	68	70
find weakness	26	28	30	33	35	39	41	43	43	50	52	55	57	57	60
contact reflexes	13	18	20	22	25	28	30	34	34	35	40	45	48	48	50
light armours	68	72	75	80	80	85	90	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
cleave	37	40	42	45	50	55	60	64	64	68	70	73	75	75	80
shield bash	40	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	70
heavy armours	-	28	30	33	35	37	39	51	51	52	54	55	57	57	60
offensive	65	65	68	70	75	78	80	83	83	85	88	90	93	93	100
counter-attack	15	16	16	17	18	18	20	24	24	30	33	35	38	38	38
controlled retreat	15	20	22	24	25	28	31	34	34	37	40	45	48	48	50
dodge	32	35	38	40	40	42	44	46	46	48	50	52	53	53	55
determination	45	48	50	52	55	60	62	64	64	65	68	70	75	75	80
avoid hits	5	8	11	14	17	19	23	25	28	32	35	38	41	46	50
injuring	28	30	32	34	38	42	45	48	51	54	58	62	65	68	70
strike	+5	+5	+5	+5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

The elite of light infantry of Vaerlon

The elite of light infantry of Vaerlon are the fastest and most effective part of the army. It is known for it's extreme mobility and capability to fast assaults on unsuspecting enemy forces, totally unlike the heavy infantry which serves as the heavy bulk of the army more suitable for defensive operations. Light infantry often operates in small groups that do scouting, espionage and hit and run attacks against opposing forces.

Maximum level: 10

Bonus Matrix

Bonus Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
stat: wisdom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
regen: hp	2	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	1
stat: strength	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	1
skill: military discipline	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
regen: ep	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
stat: constitution	-	1	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-
stat: dexterity	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
stat: intelligence	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Skill Matrix

Skill Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
medium armours	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1
continuous assault	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
wounding	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
thrust	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
stunning	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
riding	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
strike mighty blow	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
flail	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
enhance criticals	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
etiquette	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
concentrated attack	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1
pain tolerance	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+11
weapon parry	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+11	+11
pierce	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
block	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+10	+12	+12
swing	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
magical defences	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
find weakness	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
contact reflexes	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
cleave	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
shield bash	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1
controlled retreat	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
shield parry	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1
dodge	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
determination	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
avoid hits	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+12	+17
military tactics	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
injuring	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3

Weapon masters of light infantry

Here the elite of light infantry are taught to use large variety of weapons and different combat styles suitable for those weapons. Weapon training given to the light infantry is a lot more throughout than the one given to heavy infantry although they aren't taught to use shields as much the heavy infantry is. Weapon masters of light infantry focus their training on offensive combat styles and battle strategies.

Maximum level: 10

Bonus Matrix

Bonus Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
regen: hp	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1
stat: strength	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1
skill: military discipline	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
stat: dexterity	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-
stat: constitution	-	1	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-
regen: ep	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
stat: wisdom	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Skill Matrix

Skill Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
slash	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
savage	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
forceful	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
hammers	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
offensive battle strategy	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
assailing	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
polearms	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
pound	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
chop	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
slashing weapons	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
warding	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
accurate	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
flails	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
berserk	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
spears	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
aiming	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
swords	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
staves	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
crush	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
maces	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
two-handed weapons	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+10	+10
bludgeoning weapons	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
piercing weapons	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
combat sense	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
impale	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
deft	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
axes	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3

Heavy infantry of Vaerlon

The heavy infantry, the heroes of the common people, protectors of the innocent, the fear in the hearts of the enemies. Heavy infantry is the tank platoon"

Maximum level: 15

Bonus Matrix

Bonus Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
stat: dexterity	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	1
stat: strength	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
skill: military discipline	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
regen: hp	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
stat: constitution	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-
stat: charisma	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
stat: wisdom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
regen: ep	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
stat: intelligence	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Skill Matrix

Skill Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
medium armours	30	35	40	43	47	50	53	55	58	60	67	72	78	82	85
continuous assault	17	19	20	21	25	30	34	36	38	40	42	45	46	48	50
wounding	28	28	28	28	30	30	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33
thrust	37	39	39	40	42	42	42	43	44	45	45	45	45	48	50
stunning	28	32	35	35	40	45	50	53	54	58	60	65	65	70	70
strike mighty blow	40	40	41	42	45	46	47	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	60
flail	37	40	40	40	44	45	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50
enhance criticals	18	20	22	22	25	31	35	40	41	43	45	47	48	50	50
pain tolerance	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
weapon parry	33	36	40	42	44	50	60	65	70	75	75	78	83	86	90
pierce	8	10	10	10	15	15	15	17	20	22	22	23	23	25	25
concentrated defence	51	55	60	64	65	70	75	79	80	83	85	88	92	96	100
block	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	60	65	70	75	80
defensive	65	70	73	75	77	80	83	85	90	93	95	98	100	100	100
swing	37	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	48	50
shield rush	-	-	-	50	60	70	80	90	95	100	100	100	100	100	100
find weakness	26	28	30	30	34	38	40	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	45
contact reflexes	13	18	20	22	25	30	30	35	37	40	40	42	42	42	45
cleave	37	39	40	42	45	47	50	50	52	54	54	54	54	54	54
shield bash	40	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	85
heavy armours	30	35	45	45	47	54	59	64	68	72	77	82	88	92	100
counter-attack	2	8	12	12	15	20	30	35	40	45	50	55	58	60	65
controlled retreat	15	20	25	30	35	40	44	46	50	53	58	63	65	70	75
shield parry	33	36	40	42	44	50	60	65	70	75	75	78	83	86	90
dodge	32	36	40	40	45	50	55	57	58	58	60	63	65	68	70
determination	45	50	54	54	56	59	60	63	64	65	65	67	70	75	80
avoid hits	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	60	65	70	75	80
injuring	28	28	28	30	33	35	35	36	37	39	39	40	40	40	40
strike	+5	+5	+5	+5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

The elite of heavy infantry of Vaerlon

The elite of heavy infantry of Vaerlon are one of the strongest and toughest soldiers in the whole army. Clad in steel plates from tip to toe and armed with large shields and deadly weaponry these soldiers form the core group of army's strike forces that are unstoppable in assaults and unbending in defence. Being relatively slow to move around in battle many of these soldiers learn to ride and form heavy cavalry which is extremely effective in combat when combined with the tactical knowledge of the army.

Maximum level: 10

Bonus Matrix

Bonus Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
stat: wisdom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
regen: hp	2	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	1
stat: strength	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	1
skill: military discipline	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
regen: ep	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
stat: constitution	-	1	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-
stat: dexterity	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
stat: intelligence	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Skill Matrix

Skill Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
medium armours	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1
continuous assault	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
wounding	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
thrust	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
stunning	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
riding	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
strike mighty blow	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
flail	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
enhance criticals	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
etiquette	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
concentrated attack	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1
pain tolerance	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
weapon parry	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1
pierce	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
block	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
swing	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
magical defences	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
find weakness	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
contact reflexes	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
cleave	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
shield bash	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
controlled retreat	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
shield parry	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1
dodge	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
determination	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
avoid hits	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
military tactics	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
injuring	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3

Weapon masters of heavy infantry

Here the elite of heavy infantry are taught to use a large variety of weapons and different combat styles suitable for those weapons. Although it is not so thorough as the training given to elite light infantry it still teaches many good tricks and styles to fight. Weapon masters of heavy infantry also get more extensive training in using shields and defensive battle strategies and combat styles than the light infantry.

Maximum level: 10

Bonus Matrix

Bonus Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
regen: hp	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1
stat: strength	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1
skill: military discipline	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
stat: dexterity	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-
stat: constitution	-	1	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-
regen: ep	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
stat: wisdom	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Skill Matrix

Skill Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
slash	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
savage	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
forceful	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
hammers	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
assailing	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
polearms	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
pound	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
chop	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
slashing weapons	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
warding	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
accurate	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
flails	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
berserk	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
spears	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
aiming	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
swords	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
staves	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3
crush	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
maces	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
shields	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
two-handed weapons	10	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10
bludgeoning weapons	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
piercing weapons	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
combat sense	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
defensive battle strategy	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
impale	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
deft	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
axes	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3

Officers of the army of Vaerlon

The officers, the pride of the army of Vaerlon. Here you are trained to use your brain instead of your muscles. This guild teaches the secrets of tactical warfare and leadership. And among other things, the etiquette, so you will bring no shame to your unit if you are going to attend the royal court.

Maximum level: 5

Bonus Matrix

Bonus Name	1	2	3	4	5
stat: dexterity	-	-	1	-	1
regen: hp	1	-	-	-	1
skill: military discipline	1	1	1	1	1
stat: strength	-	-	-	1	-
stat: charisma	-	-	1	-	-
stat: constitution	-	1	-	-	-
regen: ep	1	-	-	-	-

Skill Matrix

Skill Name	1	2	3	4	5
slash	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
savage	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
forceful	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
continuous assault	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
offensive battle strategy	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10
assailing	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
pound	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
chop	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
leadership	+14	+14	+14	+14	+14
warding	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
accurate	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
flails	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
berserk	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
aiming	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
etiquette	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10
pain tolerance	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
crush	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
pierce	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
magical defences	+8	+8	+8	+8	+8
contact reflexes	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
find weakness	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
combat sense	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10
shield bash	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1
counter-attack	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6
impale	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
defensive battle strategy	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10
deft	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
sword and board	10	20	30	40	60
military tactics	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10

Combat maneuvers

In the beginning of ones career in the militia, everyone is taught some simple combat maneuvers, such as kick and headbutt. While these are effective for their cost, nothing compares to the fabled 'Strike'. Though somewhat slow and difficult, it does tremendous damage, and you have a chance to increase your mastery of Devastating Strike, which enhances your damage output even more.

To get the full potential out of Strike, you need to train quite a few skills, for it can be used in several different ways. The first is to use the Strike simply without any extra arguments - this is fairly easy, but the damage is not very high. The next, and most useful application is to use strike to injure. This increases the damage you do with a successful Strike quite a bit, but it makes it harder to actually score hits. You can also use Strike to stun, which is good against enemies who cast spells, or to wound, if you wish to try to cause bleeding wounds on your enemies. Strike itself, as well as injuring, wounding and stunning are learnable by doing. The skill Strike Mighty Blow enhances your damage with Strike, so train it as high as possible.

The other very good combat maneuver of the Militia of Vaerlon is Shield Rush. It too is learnable by doing, but it requires that you wield a shield. It can cause stuns, and prevent enemies from acting for a few moments. This is a good combat maneuver for the defensive fighters.

Masteries

Technically, the militia has quite a few masteries, but there are only four classes of masteries. The most easy to get mastery is Devastating strike, which greatly enhances your damage with the strike combat maneuver. You can check your masteries with the command army_masteries, which shows your current percentage of all the masteries you know, as well as the percentage you have learned of the next full percent of each mastery.

The second mastery is actually a class of masteries, for each weapon type has its own mastery, Grandmaster of weapontype. Depending on the weapontype, the mastery either stuns or wounds the enemy when it works. Generally, blunt weapons stun, while sharp ones wound.

The third offensive mastery of the militia is battle training. If you are in a party with some other members of the militia, your co-operative skills might enable you to score a few extra strikes every now and then.

The final militia-mastery is the Shieldwall. Unlike the others, it must be actively used, with command army_shieldwall. To use it, there must be at least two members of the militia in a party, and in the front row of the party. When this mastery is used, each one joining the shieldwall gets a bonus to their battle points on defence, while their offence is reduced. This greatly enhances your chances of dodging and parrying attacks, at the very least giving you an opportunity to react, but makes you almost totally ineffective offensively.

Ranks

The next big thing, ranks. Each member of the militia gains rank-points for killing things and participating on army_events. The more rank-points you have, the higher your Rank in army_who will be. The higher the Rank, the better stats your weapon belt will have. However, there is only a limited amount of Ranks available, so you need to get as much rank-points as possible as soon as possible to get a good rank. The army_who-command also shows you how much rank-points you have, compared with the one who hold the position just above you. If you have more than 100% on the column 'Next', you can be fairly sure that you will get a promotion on next reboot; the ranks are only sorted out on reboots. You do not lose any rank when you reinc, but if you have not logged on for more than three days, or you just reinced into militia from a different guild, you are not show on army_who until the next reboot.

Events

At the moment, there are two different army_events. The first is roll-call, which is simply a gathering where Grurg the Conqueror checks who is present, and gives bonuses to the one who gained most rank-points during previous week. The other event is the Horde, in which a band of monsters tries to attack Vaerlon, and they must be killed before they cause too much damage. Both events give you bonus rank-points.

Of weapons and armours

One of the most important decisions anyone in the Militia of Vaerlon will have to make, is the selection of weapons and armours. I suggest that you concentrate on one weapon, and train all the skill required for its efficient use as quickly as possible. In the beginning, bludgeoning weapons are a good choice, for they are quite easy to both use and find. Using bludgeoning weapons also has the advantage that if you use a shield, you already have some basic knowledge of its usage. Once you get a good weapon, either magically enhanced or a high-quality one made of good material, you can either keep going and train new skills, or reincarnate. You can always use the talent compare weapons to find out the differences between two weapons.

Armours are a bit more tricky in Icesus. It might seem that using as heavy armours as possible is the best way to ensure your survival chances. That is true, but heavy armour greatly hinders your combat effectiveness, by reducing your effective strength and dexterity. It still offers, if of good quality and material, very good protection, but if damage is what you seek, light armours are the way. If you are not sure whether you prefer protection or offensive power, you can always use medium armours. Non-hit-slots one should fill with equipment that is magically enchanted, regardless of their armour value. Use the talent compare armours to check which piece or armour gives you the best protection.

Secondary Guild

This secondary guild is separated into two guilds as follows.

Militia of Vaerlon

The city of Vaerlon enlists her citizens into the volunteer militia. The militiamen answer her plead for help during times of great need. Many a siege has been withstood due to militia's wide range of expertise and its precise coordination under the strategic masterminds of the Army. The militia is willing to recruit any citizen of Vaerlon who has some degree of expertise in their own field. The rest just are not the right material.

Maximum level: 10

Bonus Matrix

Bonus Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
regen: ep	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
skill: military discipline	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
stat: constitution	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
regen: hp	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-
stat: strength	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
stat: dexterity	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-

Skill Matrix

Skill Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
slash	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
medium armours	-	-	-	-	5	10	15	20	25	30
offensive battle strategy	-	-	-	-	5	10	15	20	25	30
assailing	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
pound	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
accurate	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
spears	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	70
aiming	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
concentrated attack	-	-	-	-	5	10	15	20	25	30
staves	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	70
concentrated defence	-	-	-	-	5	10	15	20	25	30
defensive	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	30
strike	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	60
piercing weapons	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
cleave	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
shield punch	-	-	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	60
heavy armours	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	20	30
offensive	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
impale	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
determination	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20
deft	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	30
savage	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
forceful	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
hammers	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	70
continuous assault	-	-	-	-	5	10	15	20	25	30
polearms	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	70
slashing weapons	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
chop	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
warding	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	30
melee	35	40	45	50	55	60	70	80	90	100
flails	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	70
thrust	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
berserk	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
enhance criticals	-	-	-	-	5	10	15	20	25	30
flail	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
swords	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	70
maces	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	70
crush	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
weapon parry	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
shields	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	70
pierce	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
block	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20
swing	5	10	15	20	25	30	30	30	30	40
bludgeoning weapons	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
contact reflexes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
find weakness	-	-	-	-	5	10	15	20	25	30
light armours	10	15	20	25	30	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
defensive battle strategy	-	-	-	-	5	10	15	20	25	30
shield parry	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
dodge	-	-	-	-	5	5	5	5	5	10
avoid hits	-	-	-	-	5	5	5	5	5	10
axes	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	70

Requirements

• At least at level 50.
• Not member of guild:
• Army of Vaerlon
• Gaesati shapeshifters
• Wilders of Aegic
• Militia of Graemor
• Scions of the cursed blood
• Kingdom: valkor

Reserve officers of Vaerlon

The Reserve Officers of Vaerlon are the backbone of the militia. Without them to keep squads organized and safe, the militia would become routed despite high morale. The most important skill of a Reserve Officer is not that of leadership, but that of staying alive despite being targetted by enemy forces as the obvious leader of the squad. What good would a corpse do as a leader? Any Reserve Officer completing this training is more likely to survive any encounter, as the defensive skills are honed to such a degree that one is able to laugh at the face of danger.

Maximum level: 5

Bonus Matrix

Bonus Name	1	2	3	4	5
regen: hp	1	-	-	-	1
skill: military discipline	4	4	4	4	4
stat: constitution	-	-	-	1	-
regen: ep	-	-	1	-	-
stat: dexterity	-	1	-	-	-

Skill Matrix

Skill Name	1	2	3	4	5
medium armours	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
continuous assault	+2	+1	+2	+1	+2
offensive battle strategy	+2	+1	+2	+1	+2
slashing weapons	+2	+1	+2	+1	+2
leadership	25	25	25	25	25
warding	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
enhance criticals	+2	+1	+2	+1	+2
concentrated attack	+2	+1	+2	+1	+2
shields	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
concentrated defence	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
weapon parry	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
block	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
defensive	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
bludgeoning weapons	+2	+1	+2	+1	+2
magical defences	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
find weakness	+2	+1	+2	+1	+2
piercing weapons	+2	+1	+2	+1	+2
contact reflexes	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
light armours	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2
combat sense	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
heavy armours	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
counter-attack	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
defensive battle strategy	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
determination	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
shield parry	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
dodge	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
avoid hits	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
deft	+4	+4	+4	+4	+4
military tactics	25	25	25	25	25

Requirements

• Guild: Militia of Vaerlon at level 10