> >I believe that a Vexilla serves more or less the same function,
being
> >the protective spirit bound into a unit's standard (Eagle of the
Ninth
> >homages here we come), but the army's hardly going to give them
away.
> A cexilla is a type of lares.
>
> >Any other kind of guardian spirit they might have? How much of a
> >disadvantage would not having one be?
> Not *necessarily* a spirit, but a called a lares.
I wasnt familiar with the term, but came across this historical reference. Of course it may not be precisely applicable to th Gloranthan term.
http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/l/lares.html
Simon Hibbs
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