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=== Origins ===

The roots of the Imperial Army lie in the early '''[[Kingdom of St. Stylinson]]''', whose first organized army fought in the '''War of Grief''' against Cratterly over 600 cycles ago. It was in this army that '''[[Saint Niam|Niam Raybrook]]''' served as a knight and later became renowned for his sacrificial charge against Netherkind-summoning forces, an act that led to his canonisation as '''Saint Niam, Patron Saint of the Imperial Army'''.

The roots of the Imperial Army lie in the early '''[[Kingdom of St. Stylinson]]''', whose first organized army fought in the '''[[War of Grief]]''' against [[Kingdom of Cratterly|Cratterly]] over 600 cycles ago. It was in this army that '''[[Saint Niam|Niam Raybrook]]''' served as a knight and later became renowned for his sacrificial charge against Netherkind-summoning forces, an act that led to his canonisation as '''Saint Niam, Patron Saint of the Imperial Army'''.

As [[Directionland]] expanded and additional kingdoms and duchies emerged, each maintained its own levies and household troops. These forces were loosely coordinated during the era of the '''United Realm of Directionland''', but remained under local control.

=== Imperial consolidation ===

The creation of the '''Empire of Directionland''' during the '''Great Unification''' roughly 450 cycles ago brought these disparate forces under a single imperial banner. As the realm unified its administration, currency, and legislature, it also began centralising its military. Former royal and ducal armies were reorganised into imperial regiments, with High Command answerable to the new imperial institutions seated in St. Stylinson and, later, Ironwood.

The creation of the '''[[Directionland|Empire of Directionland]]''' during the '''[[The Great Unification|Great Unification]]''' roughly 450 cycles ago brought these disparate forces under a single imperial banner. As the realm unified its administration, currency, and legislature, it also began centralising its military. Former royal and ducal armies were reorganised into imperial regiments, with High Command answerable to the new imperial institutions seated in [[St. Stylinson]] and, later, Ironwood.

Over time, the Imperial Army became the principal instrument of imperial power, guarding frontier duchies such as '''[[Fort Shagogbot]]''', supporting reconstruction in devastated regions like '''[[Gandry]]''', and securing trade routes and outposts including the '''[[Wolfwater|Merchant City of Wolfwater]]'''.

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 === Origins ===
-The roots of the Imperial Army lie in the early '''[[Kingdom of St. Stylinson]]''', whose first organized army fought in the '''War of Grief''' against Cratterly over 600 cycles ago. It was in this army that '''[[Saint Niam|Niam Raybrook]]''' served as a knight and later became renowned for his sacrificial charge against Netherkind-summoning forces, an act that led to his canonisation as '''Saint Niam, Patron Saint of the Imperial Army'''.
+The roots of the Imperial Army lie in the early '''[[Kingdom of St. Stylinson]]''', whose first organized army fought in the '''[[War of Grief]]''' against [[Kingdom of Cratterly|Cratterly]] over 600 cycles ago. It was in this army that '''[[Saint Niam|Niam Raybrook]]''' served as a knight and later became renowned for his sacrificial charge against Netherkind-summoning forces, an act that led to his canonisation as '''Saint Niam, Patron Saint of the Imperial Army'''.
 As [[Directionland]] expanded and additional kingdoms and duchies emerged, each maintained its own levies and household troops. These forces were loosely coordinated during the era of the '''United Realm of Directionland''', but remained under local control.
 === Imperial consolidation ===
-The creation of the '''Empire of Directionland''' during the '''Great Unification''' roughly 450 cycles ago brought these disparate forces under a single imperial banner. As the realm unified its administration, currency, and legislature, it also began centralising its military. Former royal and ducal armies were reorganised into imperial regiments, with High Command answerable to the new imperial institutions seated in St. Stylinson and, later, Ironwood.
+The creation of the '''[[Directionland|Empire of Directionland]]''' during the '''[[The Great Unification|Great Unification]]''' roughly 450 cycles ago brought these disparate forces under a single imperial banner. As the realm unified its administration, currency, and legislature, it also began centralising its military. Former royal and ducal armies were reorganised into imperial regiments, with High Command answerable to the new imperial institutions seated in [[St. Stylinson]] and, later, Ironwood.
 Over time, the Imperial Army became the principal instrument of imperial power, guarding frontier duchies such as '''[[Fort Shagogbot]]''', supporting reconstruction in devastated regions like '''[[Gandry]]''', and securing trade routes and outposts including the '''[[Wolfwater|Merchant City of Wolfwater]]'''.