Asgeir

For any players/factions involved with Asgeir, this thread will contain all necessary information for the military.  Each hold lord controls their own forces, but they must be willing to lend soldiers to the High King when requested.

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Types of soldiers:
Unproven/Proven - Usually young Varan warriors, mostly inexperienced, but trained.  These soldiers are eager to fight and ready to prove their worth, but they act as light troops that can disrupt enemy formations and screen positions.  Unproven/Proven may fulfill the role of light melee troops, spearmen, or archers.  Unproven denotes one who has seen little to no combat, while Proven denotes they have fought and bloodied themselves and can be relied upon.  (Cost: 1)
Huscarls - Experienced  soldiers who can fulfill heavier roles than the Proven.  Huscarls can afford medium or heavy armor, and may wield powerful two-handed weapons like battleaxes, warhammers, or greatswords, but are more likely to carry shields and one-handed swords or axes, if not spears.  Huscarls are far more disciplined than Proven, and can be relied upon to hold battle lines more effectively, or break an opposing line.  (Cost: 2)
Nostmen - These are the nobles of the land, clad in the finest armor their smiths could forge.  Nostmen are usually accompanied by their retinue of household guards (their most elite huscarls) and fight with the best weapons possible.  They all own warhorses to ride into battle, but they're admittedly better on foot and prefer to fight as such.  Nostmen may wield long spears to charge and break enemy formations, and are also equipped with shields and one-handed weapons when engaging in melee.  A common tactic is for Nostmen to ride their mounts to strategic positions on the battlefield, then dismount and create a battle line there.  (Cost: 3)

Special Types:
Thanes
Stormguard