: I doubt they would *beg* anybody to join the Herons. The
: Heron life is old of servitude and humility... I mean
: look at all the penance the Journeymen went through
: just for not being home when the Empire fell! That's
: something that one must go into voluntarily, and
: there's a big competition to see that only the chosen
: few get into those ranks.
: As I see it Damas is just like Connacht - a kick-assed
: fighter who is allied with the Bruig and thus becomes
: an honorary high rank in their army. Though I still
: like the idea of a general Glaiveman unit, just
: because I love glaives.
To add to this: Herons would almost never have positions of command in the army because they're not part of the regular army. Their job is to guard the Emperor, not to fight battles abroad or coordinate military strategy. Only rarely and in desperate times--as at Bagrada--would a bunch of Herons leave the Emperor's side for any reason.
Damas and Connacht could have attained high rank within the Bruig army precisely because they *weren't* Heron material...their concern was with defending the Empire and the whole human race, not just the Emperor's own life.
