Royal Army of Authorania

The Royal Army of Authorania or Authoranian Army is the land warfare branch of the Authoranian Military. Established as a loose unification of multiple militias in the Pretestament Era, after the fall of Morthania, the Authoranian Army was officially established in 009 FTE after the establishment of Authorania.

The army defends all of Authorania's city-states and is made up from citizens of every city-state. Due to the unique relationship between Authorania and her city-states, most city-states also have militias, although they are not officially recognized by the Authoranian government.

The Authoranian Army is the biggest force in the Authoranian Military, with approximately 350,000 active duty soldiers and 2.5 million reservists.

Pretestament Era
After the fall of Morthania, many refugees flooded the small farming town of Deffenur. With these refugees accompanied former members of the Morthanian military, as well as several militia forces.

As a precaution of an another invasion by the Azerath Nations, the proxy government within Deffenur decided to loosely unify the small former Morthanian military force as well as the militias to form a defense force. This defense force was the precursor to the modern Authoranian Army, although it was barely functional as a unified army.

This defense force was in service until the oligarchical proxy government was replaced with a monarchy following a coup. Although the defense force was disbanded, many of the militias that made up the force went back to being independently run and they still performed their duties to defend Deffenur.

Establishment of the Royal Army of Authorania
After the establishment of the monarchy in Deffenur, a cultural shift was occurring that was changing both culture and politics. After a priest discovered the First Testament and established the Testamentary Religion, a new era had begun and the kingdom's name was changed from Deffenur to Authorania.

Nine years after Authorania's establishment, the Authoranian government decided to create a proper army by establishing the Royal Army of Authorania. The government recruited from the many militias that existed in Authorania at the time, as well as recruited from the general population.

Operations
The army's main focus is to defend Authorania and her city-states. The army is also used for attacks and invasions.

The Authoranian Army has participated in many small campaigns, such as the Ellisland War of Independence, the Edenborough Uprising and the Jijiaan War.

During the Bloody Trees War, the Authoranian Army was small and unorganized so they relied on the Gernivians for defense. However, the Authoranian Army grew and became more organized, so Authorania's defense began to lean on the army.

During the Blood River War, the Authoranian Army primarily defended Authorania from the Presmotopian invasion. After the Presmotopians retreated back to their capital of Nightshire, the Authoranian Army invaded Nightshire, ending the war.

Home Defense Force
The Home Defense Force (Defell Het Armina) is a force stationed within Authorania to defend the kingdom. Most soldiers rotate into the Home Defense Force after serving in a deployed unit.

Territorial Defense Force
The Territorial Defense Force (Defell Galalien Armina) is a force stationed in Authoranian territories which require Authoranian defense. The Territorial Defense Force is the smallest force in the Authoranian Army due to only a few territories needing Authorania's army to defend them.

Deployed Forces
The Authoranian Army's Deployed Forces (Falien Arminan) are comprised of multiple deployed units. Deployed units are described as units that are stationed in foreign hostile territory. The number of units and thus the size of the Deployed Forces fluctuates based on Authorania's involvement in foreign relations.

Reserve Force
The Reserve Force (Resolet Armina) is the Authoranian Army's largest force, totaling around 2.5 million. The Reserve Force is so large because military service is mandatory for every male citizen once they hit the age of 18. The mandatory service is served two years in a status named "active reserves", although serving in active duty is optional.

Active reservists have to serve a certain amount of days a month to fulfill their contract and the active reservist is paid for the days they work. Active reservists also are chosen for deployments if the active soldiers cannot support. The active reservists are a minority of the Reserve Force.

The majority of the Reserve Force is made up of "inactive reservists". Inactive reservists are soldiers who served their mandatory service but are put into a category of inactivity. Although they are not part of the military anymore, inactive reservists can be called into active duty if the army is desperate for soldiers. Every male citizen above the age of 20 and below the age of 50 are inactive reservists, which is why the number of reservists are so high.

Uniforms
See main article: Authoranian Military Uniforms

The Authoranian Army has two uniform types soldiers may wear, a dress uniform and a battle uniform.

Both are issued to every soldier, however, battle uniforms are able to be customized by the individual soldier.

Signalmen
The responsibility of a Signalman is to use flags and signals to convey messages to the entire battlefield.

There are three types of Signalmen: Orderly Signalmen, Drummers and Bannermen.

Orderly Signalmen are stationed at certain points in the front of the reserve force to convey messages from the leadership to the entire force. They use triangular flags with certain colors and markings to represent an order.

Drummers accompany the attacking unit, conveying messages through drumbeat.

Bannermen are at the front of the attacking unit, holding the Authoranian banner to signal where the line is.

Signalmen have special uniforms which are slightly modified versions of the Dress Uniform. They wear a taller bucket cover and they have less buttons to ease movement on the battlefield. Signalmen are also unarmed, although their flagstaffs are often sharpened at one end.

Cavalry
The Cavalry are only made up of officers who are experienced horse riders. They are often held in reserve, however, the Cavalry has often turned the tides of battles.

Authorania's Cavalry is rated as one of the most experienced in the Mortal World.