Padres Del Fuego Military



The Padres Del Fuego Royal Military (PDFRM) is the official imperial military force of the Kingdom of Padres Del Fuego. The Royal Military is divided into two branches: the King's Royal Army (KRA), and the King's Royal Navy (KRN). In-game, the PDFRM is represented by the guilds The Outlanders and The Hermit Rangers.

The Royal Military was founded on May 9, 1746, shortly after the island's transition to a monarchy. Both the King's Royal Army and Navy played integral roles in the annexation and securing of the newest province of the Kingdom of Padres Del Fuego, Outcast Isle. The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Military, who oversees and declares all military operations, is King Richard I.

Background
Shortly after Richard Cannonwalker assumed leadership of the Pirate Dominion of Padres Del Fuego, he began the peaceful transition to a monarchy, declaring himself King Richard I. A legislature was developed, headed by Prime Minister Jeremiah Garland and Lord Chancellor Christopher Crane. However, the kingdom still lacked a formal military force, which was direly needed in order to maintain powerful standings in the region. After the Bill of Arms was officially ratified by the Fuegon Parliament on May 9, 1746, the Padres Del Fuego Royal Military was formed, and hundreds of Fuegon citizens volunteered to be drafted.

Shortly before the Royal Military was formed, the Kingdom of Padres Del Fuego had just fully annexed the nearby archipelago of Outcast Isle. Upon the military's formation, a garrison of roughly 200 Fuegon marines were sent to Outcast Isle, to assure a steady foothold on the island chain and establish a military encampment in hopes of future colonisation. In growing diplomatic tensions with the Imperial Republic of Raven's Cove, the Royal Military is currently on the defensive, in fear of attack, and rumours of a blockade performed by the King's Royal Navy on the island of Raven's Cove is under question.

Any citizen from the Kingdom of Padres Del Fuego may enlist in the Royal Military. Native Fuegons and immigrants alike receive equal pay, and both Spanish and English (the two primary languages of the kingdom) are spoken widely in the military. Upon enlistment into the military, a citizen of the kingdom must take an oath pledging his eternal loyalty to King Richard I, as well as loyalty to the island of Padres Del Fuego. The primary headquarters for the Royal Military is located in the island's capital, Los Padres. However, detachments are also currently stationed in Las Pulgas, El Sudoron, and Beckett's Quarry. An armistice has recently been announced in relation to the British and East India Company forces present on the island.

Composition
Upon creation, the Royal Military consisted of two primary branches: the King's Royal Army (KRA), who engage in all conflicts fought on land; and the King's Royal Navy (KRN), who engage in all sea battles. The KRA currently comprises of 12,500 soldiers, divided into eleven batallions. Most of these soldiers are currently based on Padres Del Fuego, though a small garrison is present on Outcast Isle. The KRN currently contains 7,600 marines and seamen who operate on a naval strength of fourteen frigates, nine galleons, twenty-one gunboats, eleven brigs, and four ship-of-the-lines.

In addition to the KRA and KRN, another chamber of the Royal Military, though less prominent, is the Padres Del Fuego Imperial Guard (PDFIG). The Imperial Guard is roughly 600 men strong, and is essentially a militia force, made up of well-trained soldiers and volunteer citizens, who assure the protection of the island in the case of invasion. Similarly is the King's Royal Guard (KRG), who act as a secret police and personal bodyguard to the king himself. They have become somewhat controversial, and are responsible for carrying out the king's assassinations, espionage missions, and other "dirty work".