The Scout Corps and the Battlemages
Two bodies stand apart from the line of the Legion, each with its own ladder and its own conditions of entry.
The Scout Corps
The eyes of the Legion. Entry is by the Scout Entry Exam, and requires PRO I and either ARC I or INFAN I.
- Scout
- PRO 2
- Advancement of INFAN 2 or ARC 2, whichever was chosen.
- Speculator
- PRO 2
- INFAN 2 or ARC 2, whichever was chosen.
- JLD
- Chief Speculator
- PRO 3
- Advancement to INFAN 3 or ARC 3, whichever was chosen.
- INST, for administering the scout entry exam.
- Scout Marshal
- PRO 3
- INFAN 3 or ARC 3, whichever was chosen.
- INST, for administering the scout entry exam.
- CMD
The Cohort of Imperial Battlemages
Magi attached to the Legion, under an overall cap of twenty: three Palatine, six Battlemages and eleven Aspirants.
- Imperial Battlemage Aspirant
- No more than Tier 2 spells may be cast by normal legionnaires, if they show promise.
- Primarily healing magic and backline support.
- Apprenticed to the Imperial Battlemages, only two per Battlemage.
- Imperial Battlemage
- Maximum of Tier 3 magic. May teach Tier 2 magic to Aspirants.
- Expected to join regular Legion patrols.
- Expected to take Aspirants and teach them the basics of magic.
- Battlemage Palatine
- Direction of the Battlemages out of character.
- The Palatine has final say on spells.
- Maximum of a Tier 4 spell.