The Old Guard

The Old Guard of Garum is an ancient and prestigious security force almost as old as Garum itself. The Old and New Guard together provide the protective security and police force of the city.

While not usually directly involved in combat or military operations, members of the Old Guard are typically in charge of the day to day security tasks. These may include sentry duties on the cities' walls, policing the city, training younger recruits, or assisting in criminal hearings. Members are also very well respected in the city, and many are often asked to be advisers with private disputes or military matters.

The Old Guard is made up of older and even elderly men and women who have shown renowned service to the city or realm. Typically, after serving many years with the New Guard and becoming either too old or otherwise unfit for open combat activity, men would apply to join the Old Guard. After verifying the skills and knowledge of a member, he or she must personally petition the high court of Garum for admittance into the Guard, which may only be granted by the Warden of the Mantle.

Although they may be elderly, the members of the Old Guard are proud and stronger than they may seem. They have kept watch over the city and the realm for thousands of years. There has never been a night when the Old Guard has not looked down from the walls of the Mantle.

The current leader of the Old Guard is Cognus Alinia, a massive 6' 10" warlord weathered from experience. He is known throughout the mantle as Archangel, a name gained in the years after the Langolier War when he spend countless nights watching over the city.