> Ed asks:
>
> > British soldiers were nicknamed Tommies (from Kipling's Tommy
> > Atkins) and Russians were Ivan. Now what would Lunar soldiers be??
>
It would vary according to the unit when comparing between Imperials. As
Mark said, the units of the Imperial army have a long tradition and a
plethora of cultural origins. Therefore in the past many of the units that
now fight side by side have actually been dire enemies. The Steel Sword
Legion, the Stone Walls, the Carmanian units etc have all been enemies of
each other. The Char-un, the Sables etc also have traditions of doing the
"odd" bit of raiding and pillaging. They have many nicknames for each other
based on historical events. For example the Sables are known by units of
Kostaddi origin as the "Woman riders" both in reference to their habit of
stealing women and as a fatuous reference to their masculinity (mostly said
when they aren't around of course).
Other units have gathered nicknames based on their positions and status within the Imperial Army. For example many of the Heortland Corps call the Imperial Guard units the "immortals" because they don't see much combat, especially in the dark and dirty end of Imperial deployments likw DP or Tork Patrol or Cold Line extra duty etc.
The Imperial army is of course seen as a far more homogenous unit by outsiders who have no incling of the traditions and history of the lands of Peloria. Typically the names will be relating to their actions rather than their appearance (as that tends to be obviously mixed) Examples might be:
Burners
<cow>takers
Shamers (for the shameful tribute they bring)
Outlaws (they are outside Heortling law)
Scions (of Shepelkirt)
Broolickers (perceived love of chaos)
Etc
Hope this helps a bit.
Martin Laurie
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