The untimely demise of Ferdinand III has left a rift in the fabric of Gluttonian society.His jovial nature and the force of his personality kept the tension between the factions of Proper-Mealers and Small-Platers under control. Without his firm hand on matters of state things have come entirely unstuck. Even as the army was en-route home from Mindoro the tension had risen to a fever pitch, with the Small-Platers blaming the Proper-meal faction for the death of the King. The return of the troops to their respective cities and the discovery that all of the heirs to the throne were in the hands of the surrounding kingdoms have left the nation an armed camp on the brink of civil war.
The more conservative soldiers gravitated to the Proper-Meal faction, bringing with them the traditional methods of fighting while the more progressive types joined the together and employed the latest fashions in combat. These opinions tended to be grouped by area and thus the various cities declared for Proper-Meal of Small-Plate, not to imagine that there was complete unanimity within any community, just that there was a prevailing mood.
With no King on the Throne the cities have individually declared for Franz, binding themselves in a loose coalition and engaging in mutual defense agreements, both to defend the realm and to ensure that no Pretender claims the throne.
Generals have only their prior ranks in the Royal Army to guide them as to their place in the hierarchy, but conservative as they are, they have chosen to observe this ranking.
The Staff
Commander in Chief, Rank 5
3x Commandants of the Army Rank 4
4x Brigadier Generals Rank 3
The Foot
4x Tercio Viejo, effectively the Foot Guards
6x Shot Companies, Musket Veterans
4x Melee Companies, Brave Veterans
The Horse
8x mounted Arquebusiers, Veterans, Pistol
8x Cuirassiers, Fearless, Heavy Vetrerans
2 x Light Horse, Fearless
The Train
one battery of Heavy Artillery, Heavy. Large, Veteran, Mortar, Horse
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