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Offline sable
04-03-2010, 04:44 PM,
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La Legion Etrangere Gauloise
+LE+

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Basic Information

[font=Trebuchet Ms]The LE is a military group thats based off the Gallic Royal Navy. While it became famous in the last few years, the Legion is nearly as ancient as the Navy itself. Being the elite group of the Navy, its mainly deployed against Gallic organizations/groups/criminals, everything that could damage the throne. While it is led independently by the Lord Mareshal, he still responds to the King and the Legion can also be deployed against inner-gallic threats. Their base of operation is basically whole Gallia, and the Lord Mareshal only takes orders from the King himself.

Although until now, no attacks against Sirian people were made, King Louis V. regards the Legion as his ace against anyone, anytime, anywhere. The men and women who have the luck to be a part of the Legion are handpicked by the highest members from all over Gallia and are generally considered to be the best pilots, having the best skills both mentally and physically.

As the Gallic Borders have been recently opened by the Council, the King needed more backup and thus has elected a new, more-capable Lord Mareshal. Although hes younger than most of his predecessors, the King sees him as the Chosen One of Gallia. His name is Enzo du Sable.



History of the Gallic Foreign Legion

As mentioned before, the Legion was based off the original Gallic Navy, but was founded later in 99 A.G.S., 13 years after the landing on New Paris. To understand why it was even founded we must take a look at the situation going on at that time. Millions of Gallic people of all classes were trying to build a new life on a never before seen or known planet. They were all depressed and disappointed by their former Alliance partners who made them not worthy of having an own sleeper ship. Thus, many conflicts began to raid between the people and the crime rate increased dramatically. Each day new rogue groups were founded to unleash terror upon humble citizens. It was that time of chaos when Queen Madeleine chose one man out of his people to solve this situation once and for all. He was known as Comte Andre Le Benevole (Lord Andre the Helper). It was during those darkest times when the first ideology and principes of the Legion were created. Andre believed that every man and woman has to be valued by what he/she can do for a certain purpose, no matter what origins or beliefs he/she has. And so, he founded the Foreign Squad, and the fundament for the Legion has been set. He and his men were travelling from town to town, from village to village and from fields to fields to unite the people to believe in Gallia and the Queen. Those who did not agree to this were simply executed infront of everyone. Thats how he managed to unite even rogues with merchants and humble citizens to create the perfect population, although under heavy military surveillance. After their great success on New Paris, the Queen ordered the Foreign Squad to the recently colonized Planet Lyonnais, where under-paid workers were striking and damaging the whole colonization process. The Foreign Squad arrived and, with most of the workers back to their contruction sites, within 3 months the colonization could start again. Queen Madeleine was so delighted by their success that she finally created La Legion Etrangere Gauloise. However, one day before the official foundation of the group, Andre was murdered silently and thus a new leader had to be elected. It was a man named Leon du Sable, one of the very early relatives of the current leader Enzo.

The exact date of the foundation of the Legion was 104 A.G.S. After the death of the Queen, the newly-ascended King Josef grants the Legion pure independence as military group (they still have to respond to the King). The goal has been finally reached, and Leon started a total overhaul of the Legion, including ranks and members, and those rules by him have hardly changed even until our date today. As time passed on and new planets were discovered and inhabitated, the Legion stepped more and more into the shadows, finally becoming unknown to the majority of the Gaulois. During the Golden Age they completely vanished from the surface, heavily operating in the background. Everything was running perfectly for Gallia: The cities were flourishing, the wealth was rising, the population was happy, politicians were fair and crime and corruption was too low to be dangerous. And all that while the Legion was controlling from the background, undetected by their clever methods: Members of the Legion could not be percieved as law-enforcers; they were dressed as usual citizens, did the same as usual citizens and acted like them. People all around Gallia didnt notice those hidden agents around them, so that they acted as they were not under surveillance, and exactly that was the source of the Legions success. If incidents amongst civilians happened, they reacted quickly as law-enforcers; much more quickly than the actual police, solved the problem and then stepped back into the shadows before the police even reached the location. Of course this was not always the case, but it was enough to keep greater incidents from happening and rogues from uniting to a bigger group. That was the real secret behind the Golden Age of Gallia.

In the Dark Ages however, things were starting to get worse, as some politicians started to get corrupt and throw critics at the King. Most of these politicians were liberal, and most of them were those who would later join the Council. As it was much harder to hide the murdering of greater numbers of politicians, the Legion tried to place their agents to keep the majority of Gallics from listening to the Liberals, leaving the actual assassination a matter of the Royal Assassins. But as they failed, the politicians gained more and more admirers and later finally created the Council (720 A.S.). This was the time when the Legion has first suffered a loss in over 700 years; it was their first and last loss. King Louis IV disbanded the Legion and called all members into the Navy to aid for the upcoming civil war. With the Council gaining more and more influence over the Gallic population, their power was finally so big that they declared war in 794 A.S. The war started and the Council gained control of the two border system, Champagne and Languedoc. When the Council finished their way through the minefield to Orkney and thus opening Gallia to whole Sirius, King Louis V. needed a new ace in his hands to eliminate any remaining traitors. He knew his only hope to ban these unworthy scum was to recreate the Legion, which was disbanded from 720-816 A.S.

King Louis V. called in the only descendant of Leon du Sable, the man who had the most success wtih the Legion and made it so papoular that it was engraved in the Gallic history.
The last du Sable was a young man named Enzo who, when the Royal Searchers found him, was in a club in the Gallic underground on New Paris, living the life of a street gang leader. Thats how the leader of a small mobster gang became Lord Mareshal. When Enzo asked the King why he chose him over his most feared Lords, he answered: It was a du Sable who made the Legion what it was, and it will be a du Sable who will make the Legion Etrangere what it will be. Enzo swore infinte allegiance to the crown and the King and was finally granted the highest rank of the Legion. Before the King gave him orders, he passed him the Bible of the Legion and the Blade of the Legion. As the nomination finally ended, the King published his orders to the Legion:

The three main objectives are:



+The primary objective is to have a amount of forces deployed against inner Gallic unlwafuls (Council, Maquis, Brigands, pirates...) and to have agents in between their men. Furhermore, the Legion has to deploy hidden agents in the rank of the Junkers as the King still has doubts about their intentions in Gallia.

+ Protect Gallia with every effort possible and eliminate any Gallic enemies of the throne
(+ Eliminate any Sirians wanting to damage Gallia in any way and keep Gallia clean of Sirian influences)
(+ Explore whole Sirius and discover the various Sirian factions and their reputation to Gallia)
(+ Maintain an outer-Gallic presence all the time to ensure the ultimate safety of Gallia from Sirian attacks)


After Enzo read the Legions Bible, he gave their main ideology a new sense. The most important rule of the Legion is: Every man and woman has to be valued by what he/she can do for a certain purpose, no matter what origins or beliefs he/she has.
(Enzo modified the rule and made it valid for non-Gallics, which means the Legion even accepts Sirian men and women into their ranks and that regardless of their former life before joining the Legion. King Louis V is very sceptical on his idea, so he declined it in the first place. But Enzo made a very clever proposal: They should only be used not to waste any of the Legion's pure-Gallic soldiers, and of course Sirians would never be told the true cause to why they were accepted/taken into the Legion. King Louis was highly impressed, and placed his trust in Enzo, as he is the only one who could save Gallia in the end.)

"First in, last out"

Legionnaires would go right into the battle, before the Gallic troops came, holding the position for as long as possible and taking all the fire. If the Gallic troops faced a loss, the Legionnaires would secure their retreat with every effort possible, even sacrificing their own life, as they should not face a loss of honour in any way.
The 9 Commandments of the Gallic Foreign Legion

+ Never question the will of the King or the Lord Mareshal
+ Never show mercy for your enemies, as they do not deserve it
+ Anywhere you go, always keep the Gallic morals and those of the Legion, regardless what you were in your life before joining us
+ Be neutral to everyone you encounter but only if youve never met them before
(+ Always be suspicious of Sirians and never trust them, even if they become our friends)
(+ Do not change yourself and your beliefs to Sirians ones, even if you have to leave Gallia for your whole life)
+ Never bring shame over the Legion or decieve it, if you do, prepare for the worst punishments
+ Always aid the Royals or Gallic lawful organizations when they are under attack
(+ Never be racist towards another Legion member, even if they are of Sirian origin, as the past does not count anymore)

Diplomacy

Allied: Gallic Royal Navy
[color=#FFFFFF]Neutral: Junkers, Gallic Royal Police, Gallic Royal Corporations

Unfriendly: all Sirian factions
Hostile: Gallic Brigands, Maquis, Union Corse, pirates.
War: Gallic Council


Zone of influence
Depending on current order, whole Sirius possible

Ranks


Military ranks

Lower/Commander/Officer ranks

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Flag / General rank


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Leader of the Legion - Supreme Commander Rank


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Military Ranks Desriciption

Lord Marechal: He has the supreme power over the Legion and only answers to the King. He is representing the Legion both militarily and politically, if needed. He can access all of the available Legion ships and is the captain of Le Coursier de Victoire, the Valor-class Flagship of the Legion.

General: One of the 3 generals of the Legion; he has the full power over his own fleet. Mostly they are older and experienced members who have done military service over a lifetime. They can use anything up to a Cruiser. If a General proves worthy enough, the Lord Mareshal can grant him the right to fly a Battleship, which would make him a Duc.

Colonel: They are the right hands of the Generals of the Legion; high ranking commanders. Only the best and most dangerous pilots can become Colonel, and only if they are able to lead a large attack formation. They can use any ship up to a gunboat, the Lord Marechal can grant him the right to fly a cruiser if he proves worthy enough, which would make him a Seigneur.

Commandant: The various commanders of the Legion have shown their leader-skill many times, and thus can lead a mid-sized attack squad. They can use all ships up to a Gunboat.

Capitaine: A Capitaine was once an elite soldier, a Lieutenant, who got promoted because of his keen leading skills, even in the most extreme situations. They are usually seen leading a group of up to 4 people into high-classed missions. They can use any ship up to a VHF / bomber and is allowed to use special coded weaponary* directly given from the higher ranks.

Lieutenant: An elite soldier - these men have shown their over-average skill in a battle and thus have become Lieutenants. If no Capitain is around, one Lt. gains the temporary control over a small squad. They can use any ship up to a bomber / VHF.

Sous-lieutenant: Usually a veteran soldier, they are the backbone of the Legion. They are still working hard to become Lt. and act as mentor for the Aspirantes and Cadetes. They can use everything up to a VHF, but can't use any bomber.

Aspirant: The typical frontline-soldier of the Legion, able to obliterate any equally-armed enemy thanks to the secret Legion training. They can only use ships up to a Heavy Fighter.

Cadet: A typical recruit and rookie, these men have to undergo a test phase of 1 or 2 weeks, if they show remarkable skill they can even be promoted to Castellan. They can only use the LF.




Noble/Honorary titles


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Descrpition:

[font=Trebuchet Ms]Duc: The highest available rank after the Lord Mareshal. The Duc has been once a general who has done marvellous services for the Legion. In the whole Legion history there were only 3 Ducs in total, and each one of them had to sacrifice a lot of men to gain such an honour. They should be the idol for any soldier that has lost his hope in battle. Ducs are allowed to request their own Battleship from the Lord Marechal and command it.

Seigneur: They are the so-called "Second Generals", although only few of them existed over the centuries. A Colonel who has proven his worthyness could be granted the title Seigneur which also grants him access to a cruiser-class vessel, ready to fly under the Legion's flag.

Chevalier: The "Chosen Ones" of the Legion are Chevaliers. They have been so rare in the Legion's history that there's no record of them. To become a Chevalier, one must sacrifice their life to the Legion, to serve it and love it more than one's own family. This title is given to extremely heroic and talented individuals, usually from the lower ranks. Chevaliers take no orders from anyone except the Lord Mareshal, and even then, only if it is very important. But, on the other hand, they have no commanding power overy any rank higher than a Lieutenant. They fly their own way of the Legion in this galaxy and can use any ship up to a cruiser, and can use coded weaponry.




Member list:

Seby DeeJay - Lord Enzo du Sable (Lynx VHF, Valor BS "Grande Guillotine" - under construction)
Mao - Colonel
Mario - Capitaine Drakus Lemorte (Gunboat "Terreur du Gallia")
Alex - Capitaine Jean Lassale (Lynx VHF)
Ramke - Lieutenant
Marissa - Lieutenant
Jef - ?
Joseph - ?

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Offline Mao
04-04-2010, 08:05 PM,
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Well, looks like it's perfect:PNo one has anything to say about it.

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Offline Malaclypse 666
04-04-2010, 09:30 PM,
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' Wrote:Well, looks like it's perfect:PNo one has anything to say about it.

I think we're all just aghast at the number of Gallian proposals popping up of late.

This one is rather nice, though.

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Offline Scrapper
04-21-2010, 08:52 PM,
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Yes, I am here to rain. Perfect? Hmmmm. Sounds a little kiss uppity. Sounds WAY too kiss uppity.

Well, let's see. Too top heavy. The actual Legion is a "bottom heavy" organization, foreigners commanded by seconded French officers. There should be no Ducs, knights, or even a Grand Marshall. The whole point of Legion Etrangere in a game is to allow merc and pirate types a chance to serve Gallia to earn citizenship. It's an underdog group. Why else would you have the Legion? If you want a bunch of officers poncing about in their pretty ships, the GRN is full of them.

The Foreign Legion is such a great story element and RP vehicle. I am surprised that you left out or ignored some of the primary reasons for it being so.

I found your proposal hard to read because of the HUGE bunched up paragraphs. A small thing to some, but it made my eyes hurt.

Don't get me wrong, there is a lot here I like, including the basic idea itself. I wish that it stuck a lot closer to the real Legion, but if it is approved, I may join. My RP is my own, so I will have my own reasons for joining. Remember, the Legion asks no questions...
Offline Mao
04-21-2010, 10:43 PM,
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The Legion from our time (2010) is completely different from the one that was at it's beginnings. Here (818 A.S.), we tried to take what's good from the early legion and combine it with the new one.

Ranks... ranks were made to deny the usage of capital ships by too many mambers. The biggest ship that can be used by a guy whom started from 0 (Recruit) is a GB but that would come after some time... some really long time and good performance inRP and in combat (maybe less in combat). The Cruisers and the Battleships will be used mainly in events (especially because they are.... Useless) by the high ranking officers that are not so many...

No, this legion will not allow pirates, terrorists or criminals FROM Gallia in it's ranks. So, it will be impossible for a... let's say terrorist - Maquis - to join the Legion. If he tries, he's executed. But if a pirate from Bretonia comes to us, we might give him a chance. The leaders will be gallians, there's no doubt that the King will allow others to lead an elite force.

Chevalier, Seigneur and Duc are honorary titles which will be given for acts of bravery and stuff like that... they are more like medals. They will have some RP consequences as well but Seby knows more about that.

"The Foreign Legion is such a great story element and RP vehicle. I am surprised that you left out or ignored some of the primary reasons for it being so." - We just started this. It will evolve in time. You said something about the ZoI... well, here we have a problem. We want to take the restrictions from the old legion (they were not allowed to come to France... EVER)... But seeing that we can't leave Gallia... yet, we will have to think of a way to RP this and stay in Gallia till 4.86

Also, the legion has it's motto ("First in, last out"), which I told Seby to add it here as well but he's too lazy and I'm gonna kill him some day.

I think this covers most of the stuff... if you got more questions, feel free to ask. Oh and... the Legion asks questions...

There are things still to add and we're open to ideas. If you want, you can contribute to this...


EDIT: Oh and the first reply was [sarcasm][/sarcasm] coz no one posted nothing for a while...;)

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Offline Scrapper
04-21-2010, 11:07 PM,
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OK, well lets see how this developes. I was for starting a 'non' faction, with all equals participating. (Believe me, I DON"T want to run a faction, but I do want to fly as a Legionaire.) In my Legion idea, the Legion would be restricted to the border worlds, even after the gates are opened. Burgundy would be it's "Algeria".

I have already been flying LE//37A~C.Kelley, and have enjoyed a llittle RP already based on resentment that the core worlds may even be denied to us after our citizenship has been earned.

The only other point is to restrict Cap ships TIGHTLY, as a Legionaire would always be mistrusted to some degree by "true" Gallians..

Let's make this fly, because it is collectively a hell of an idea, and has historical precedent to back it up...

I think that we could even "marry" the two proposals, and come up with an excellent RP faction that embraces everyone, and yet is elite.
Offline Dab
04-22-2010, 12:01 AM,
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Unfortunately, I'm here to tell you everything that is wrong about your faction idea..

First off; Foreigners from Sirius being allowed into this group.. No. That would be absolutely unacceptable to the King and the Gallic Royal Navy. I guarantee you, the King, Prince, and Princess (all of whom have players roleplaying them) would all take an axe to your neck if you allowed Sirians into your ranks.

Second; Using King Louis V's name isn't a good idea when someone is roleplaying as King Louis.. Get his consent to write what you say he did. To say he did something that Exile (the guy RPing as the King) never did would be powergaming, controlling someone else's character.

Third; The numerous references to yourselves being aces and the top-of-the-top of the Navy.. A mention here or there about being very skillful and/or well-trained is fine, but the number of times you remark about it seems highly egotistical for a faction writeup. What have you done to proven yourselves the aces of the Gallic Royal Navy? Those things you don't say until your faction has done things to back them up.

Fourth; Having a Lord Mareschal rank, and having him answer only to the King... Sorry, that's already taken. The Navy as a whole has a single Grand Marshal, and that position is already filled by Lilith LaCroix, also RP'd as Exile. The Grand Marshal is the leader of the entire Navy. The leader of the Foreign Legion would be someone of a high, but not that high, rank. And he'd be answerable to the King -and- Grand Marshal.

Fifth; Having a commoner in control of the foreign legion. Not realistic. Positions of power within Gallia, including the Navy, is based highly on your caste. Nobles comprise most of the upper echelons, and the few who are there but aren't nobles, earned their place through merit. Being the descendant of a person who controlled the Foreign Legion centuries prior isn't sufficient. You'd have to have your character prove their competency before ever getting a position like that.

Sixth; "... King Louis V. felt more threatened than ever and saw the end of Gallia by Sirian forces coming near." This isn't fitting in at all with current Gallic lore, or with the current character of the King. The King and the Gallic Royal Navy are both supremely confident that they will be able to handle any threat from Sirius. If they were afraid Sirius could crush them so easily, they'd be focusing on defense, no offensive. Gallia's self-imposed isolation wasn't because of fear, but to make sure they were able to work in secret until ready, without the other houses knowing of them. Having the strongest military in Sirius, Gallia is far from 'fearful' of Sirius. Quite the opposite.

Seventh; Having any sort of nobility rank for the Foreign legion wouldn't make a whole lot of sense either. Nobility status is inherited, not earned. Who is a noble doesn't depend on military rank, and one can only go from commoner to noble status by the order of the King.

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Offline Scrapper
04-22-2010, 12:57 AM,
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Well, not to toot my own horn, but look at this Legion idea.
http://discoverygc.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=66603

This is much more in keeping with the Legion Etrangere in my opinion. The original Legion was based on the Roman concept of Auxilaries, or Barbarian Legions. Foreigners who would serve the Empire and eventually recieve citizenship and a little land far from Rome.

The Legion in my outline would most likely never be allowed closer than the border worlds, even after they acquired citizenship. This Legion is staffed by sergeants (PCs), and commanded by seconded Gallian officers. They never have a ship bigger than a GB, and only one or two of those.

There is a lot of good stuff in this proposal as well, but I found it a little top heavy to be an effective tool for the monarchy. Because that's what the Legion is, a tool. The Legion is a gang of misfits in pretty uniforms. While not criminals, they are not as polished as regular Gallain Naval pilots. They have an extremely high level of espirit des corps, and will do anything needed to accomplish a mission objective, or protect a brother Legionaire.

So, no Caps, no Lords or Ducs, no Grand Marshall. Just foreigners dying as common soldiers for the Gallic crown. THAT is a true French tradition, and one that even a Xenophobic King and court would latch onto. If you think you can get more paranoid and xenophobic than the Roman Empire, pack a lunch!

I am not trying to slam anybody, or start a faction to run. I just want to fly my Irish Legionaire, and maybe have company...
Offline Mao
04-22-2010, 08:34 AM,
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' Wrote:Unfortunately, I'm here to tell you everything that is wrong about your faction idea..

How about something good? nvm...

First off; Foreigners from Sirius being allowed into this group.. No. That would be absolutely unacceptable to the King and the Gallic Royal Navy. I guarantee you, the King, Prince, and Princess (all of whom have players roleplaying them) would all take an axe to your neck if you allowed Sirians into your ranks.

Foreigners from Sirius...exactly that's what a king would throw FIRST in a fight. This is why the legion was formed in the first place: So that french people stop dying in wars. A king (the one that founded the Legion) decided to use foreigners as cannon fodder.

Second; Using King Louis V's name isn't a good idea when someone is roleplaying as King Louis.. Get his consent to write what you say he did. To say he did something that Exile (the guy RPing as the King) never did would be powergaming, controlling someone else's character.

I have to agree with you here. We will contact Exile about this... or change something.

Third; The numerous references to yourselves being aces and the top-of-the-top of the Navy.. A mention here or there about being very skillful and/or well-trained is fine, but the number of times you remark about it seems highly egotistical for a faction writeup. What have you done to proven yourselves the aces of the Gallic Royal Navy? Those things you don't say until your faction has done things to back them up.

There's nothing wrong to roleplay arrogant fools. Even if they're no more than cannon fodder, they think they're the best.

Fourth; Having a Lord Mareschal rank, and having him answer only to the King... Sorry, that's already taken. The Navy as a whole has a single Grand Marshal, and that position is already filled by Lilith LaCroix, also RP'd as Exile. The Grand Marshal is the leader of the entire Navy. The leader of the Foreign Legion would be someone of a high, but not that high, rank. And he'd be answerable to the King -and- Grand Marshal.

The legion is independent from the Navy. The leader ONLY responds to King's will. If the chief of the Navy wants something from the Legion like a co-op strike, then he will address the King first.

Fifth; Having a commoner in control of the foreign legion. Not realistic. Positions of power within Gallia, including the Navy, is based highly on your caste. Nobles comprise most of the upper echelons, and the few who are there but aren't nobles, earned their place through merit. Being the descendant of a person who controlled the Foreign Legion centuries prior isn't sufficient. You'd have to have your character prove their competency before ever getting a position like that.

The arrogance common to french people that think that a family name makes them something. This is plausible. (But we will have to discuss with Exile about this, too)

Sixth; "... King Louis V. felt more threatened than ever and saw the end of Gallia by Sirian forces coming near." This isn't fitting in at all with current Gallic lore, or with the current character of the King. The King and the Gallic Royal Navy are both supremely confident that they will be able to handle any threat from Sirius. If they were afraid Sirius could crush them so easily, they'd be focusing on defense, no offensive. Gallia's self-imposed isolation wasn't because of fear, but to make sure they were able to work in secret until ready, without the other houses knowing of them. Having the strongest military in Sirius, Gallia is far from 'fearful' of Sirius. Quite the opposite.

Correct... again. We will revise this section.

Seventh; Having any sort of nobility rank for the Foreign legion wouldn't make a whole lot of sense either. Nobility status is inherited, not earned. Who is a noble doesn't depend on military rank, and one can only go from commoner to noble status by the order of the King.

Agreed.


' Wrote:Well, not to toot my own horn, but look at this Legion idea.
http://discoverygc.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=66603

Stop advertising that in here

This is much more in keeping with the Legion Etrangere in my opinion. The original Legion was based on the Roman concept of Auxilaries, or Barbarian Legions. Foreigners who would serve the Empire and eventually recieve citizenship and a little land far from Rome.

This is Gallia... not the Roman Empire. And NO, no one will receive citizenship for serving in the Legion.

The Legion in my outline would most likely never be allowed closer than the border worlds, even after they acquired citizenship. This Legion is staffed by sergeants (PCs), and commanded by seconded Gallian officers. They never have a ship bigger than a GB, and only one or two of those.

There is a lot of good stuff in this proposal as well, but I found it a little top heavy to be an effective tool for the monarchy. Because that's what the Legion is, a tool. The Legion is a gang of misfits in pretty uniforms. While not criminals, they are not as polished as regular Gallain Naval pilots. They have an extremely high level of espirit des corps, and will do anything needed to accomplish a mission objective, or protect a brother Legionaire.

So, no Caps, no Lords or Ducs, no Grand Marshall. Just foreigners dying as common soldiers for the Gallic crown. THAT is a true French tradition, and one that even a Xenophobic King and court would latch onto. If you think you can get more paranoid and xenophobic than the Roman Empire, pack a lunch!

Like I said before... Caps will be used only by HIGH ranked officers (that will always be gallians). Lords and Ducs... you're right here. Grand Marshall, stays, leads, responds ONLY to the King.

I am not trying to slam anybody, or start a faction to run. I just want to fly my Irish Legionaire, and maybe have company...

Give us your skype ID and we can chat more about this. This is opened to modifications and/or improvements BUT we will not RP how others like just coz that's how they like.


My answers in yellow.

Also, I have a complain here: SEBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's all.

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Offline Exile
04-22-2010, 11:19 AM,
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Let me save you a lot of time contacting me. What Dab said is how I see it too. Foreigners from Sirius? In Gallia? Fighting for the crown? What, they hit you over the head with a club or something? Gallia -despises- any kind of foreigner. The Royal Navy forces Sirians in Gallia to get out or be gunned down, regardless of who or what they are. Having them serve in a Gallic army is not possible. No. Way. I don't care that some King in Earth's history decided foreigners are a good idea, this is Gallia in a game called Freelancer, not France.

Secondly, the King. I'm not going to "share" the character or anything. The Gallic Royal Navy High Command uses the King. We make messages for the King to share with the public and then post them on the forums. If you want something done or said you can contact me once you're an official faction, but I won't guarantee anything will be posted or done.

Only answers to the king? Why on earth would the king bother with a bunch of foreigners lead by some commoner? You practically said it yourself. They're a bunch of rif raf playing war. Hell, they're Sirian rif-raf, all the more reason not to let them speak to the king. Hell, I don't think even the Grand Marshall wound want to work with them so long as you use Sirians.

This idea won't work because of what I said in the first paragraph. Get familiar with Gallic lore and Gallic player lore before just going off making a faction idea based on early France.


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