Justicars

General Information
Active: Reign of King Harlen – Present

Role: Peacekeepers, Royal Guards, Special Operations

Size: 578

Headquarters: Justicar Headquarters and Barracks, inner palace grounds

Colors: Silver and gold

Commander: General Anomander Traech, The Sworn Sword

Uniform: Silver steel plate mail with gold trim and Justicar emblem on left shoulder. The less formal uniform consists of silver tunic and pants with gold trim.

History
The Justicars were established at a time of great unrest in Devla. The Mad King, Harlen I, ruled the kingdom with a fist so tight that many conspirators and rebels slipped right through his fingers. Mad and convinced that demons were attempting to invade his realm, Harlen began to carry out mass executions and torture on a daily basis. Eventually a rebellion began to gather influence within Cosanastre, armed and ready to fight the King's injustices.

Harlen needed a force he could command himself, one completely loyal to the throne. So he recruited the finest warriors from the land, bullying and threatening them into his service. And so the Justicars, ironically enforcers of the King's Justice, were formed. The legion's ranks grew into the thousands, and with their might, Harlen held the throne until he died of old age 40 bloody years later.

Since then, each king has reformed the Justicars and used them to his own purposes. In recent times, recruitment has hit an all-time low. Whether this is due to Devla's current low opinion of its king or other factors is uncertain.

Current Problems
The current legion of Justicars is the smallest in Devla's history, and as a result, they have become largely ineffectual as keepers of the peace. Criminal activity in Cosanastre alone is more than twice the level it was before Argast took the throne. Many of the Justicars' day to day activities are related to monitoring these criminal elements and evaluating the dangers of each. Most are left to their own devices, considered of little threat to the throne despite disruption to Cosanastre's well-being.

On top of this, there is some evidence that the Justicars may be involved in some of the crimes they "investigate": blackmail, extortion, assassination, and kidnapping, among others.

Justicar Oath
"I hereby swear to uphold the King's Law, enforce the King's Justice, and protect the Crown. I will forsake all other oaths and obey no other man."