Lore talk:Imperial Legion

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After completing all of the lower-ranking quests, the player is rewarded by joining the Imperial Knights, the higer echelons of the Legion, whose armour is gold with red tailorings, as opposed to the usual dark colours of the rank-and-file soldiery.

The Legion, playable only in Morrowind, is relativly full at the time the player enters the game. The only station which has an available opening is Fort Darius in Gnisis, which is occupied by the Deathshead Legion.

In Morrowind, the Legion's armour and structure strongly resemble that of the real-life Roman Legions. The helmet, shield and "skirt," although darker in colour, are almost perfect reconstructions of the armour used in Rome after the reformations of Gaius Marius. However, in Oblivion, the armour of the Legion is completely different. Another interesting note is that in Morrowind, many races are employed in the Legion, most prominently Orcs, prized for their ferocity and hardiness as frontline troopers.

(Oddly, the "skirt" that guards are seen to wear is never offered to the player, and must be obtained by either killing a guard, stealing one from a garrison, or killing one of the few civilian NPCs who wear them)

--Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 17:34, 23 October 2007 (EDT)

Paragraph One - No, you just get given some Templar armour. You don't actually join the hidden 'Imperial Knights' faction, although your rank is 'Knight xxx'.

Paragraph Two - True. This could probably be used to expand the brief note to that effect on the Morrowind faction page.

Paragraph Three (a) - I agree on the helmet, but not the shield or skirt, but I wouldn't call myself an expert. It's fairly widely accepted that the Imperials are based on the Romans, anyway, and I don't think this resemblance is worth particular mention.

Paragraph Three (b) - Not sure what the comment about the Orcs in the legion in Morrowind is intended to suggest. Sure, most of the legion soldiers in Oblivion are Imperials, but it is set in their home province.

Paragraph Four - Sort of true. You can't get the 'Imperial Skirt', or indeed the 'Imperial Belt', without killing or stealing, but you can purchase identical pieces, just called 'common' rather than 'Imperial' from various clothiers. I don't think this is worth particular mention.

--Gaebrial 02:45, 24 October 2007 (EDT)

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After the request of several editors, i've moved the info from Oblivion onto this page.--LordDagon 11:48, 2 February 2008 (EST)