>The situation in Dragon Pass
>
>Fazzur commands the entire theatre of war, this includes Prax, Heortland,
>Esolria and Sartar. There are several armies with Warlords commanding
>within that remit. These would be in 1622:
>
>The Army of Far Point
>The Army of Sartar
>The Army of Prax
>The Army of Heortland
>
>The size of these armies varies hugely but they all are commanded by a
>warlord. Fazzur is also a warlord but he is the appointed theatre
>commander on the word of the Emperor and Provincial Overseer and is
>thus _in charge_ not because of rank, but because the Emperor said so.
>If a chimp was in his place, the warlords would have to obey. Each
>Imperial Army is assigned regiments according to its need (and supposedly
>the regimental type is based on the terrain etc, but this is not always
>the case). If the operational level of control for an Army is too great
>for a general (ie he is commanding 20 regiments) then he will typically
>assign his comrades from his personal entourage to command a wing or
>vanguard or whatever. Think Belisarius and his Bucelleri. This is NOT
>formalised, though there are those who have done it so many times that
>it is expected or even desired.
Thanks Martin, these points address the main issue I have with the structure set out in ILH-1. That the structure is vague, mutable and at times unduly complex all makes for a better story.
-- Donald Oddy http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/
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