5th Halberdiers

The 5th Halberdiers were an elite group of soldiers that fought during the old wars before the death of the world, in the Epoch of Murk canon. They were a unit of about two dozen men, serving the Aldmeri Dominion, and were eventually destroyed during the Battle for Alinor, near the end of the wars.

History
Before the spread of Undeath, three factions waged war against each other. The Imperial Legion, the Aldmeri Dominion, and a third faction (referred to by some simply as the Enemy). During these wars the Aldmeri Dominion set up many new units and divisions in their army, including a set of halberdier units.

The Brass Knight, Glorfindel, was the captain of the 5th Halberdiers, the most successful and widely feared of these units. They were known among their enemies as being "indestructible", and they had been in active service for a very long time before their first casualty.

In the closing days of the wars the Enemy attacked the Summerset Isles. Glorfindel and the 5th Halberdiers fought to protect the city of Alinor, but it was on this battlefield that they were finally beaten. The entire unit was wiped out and the city lost.

Attributes
Every soldier in the unit fought with a halberd, also carrying a shield of some description and a small sword. They wore light plate armour. During battles they would typically be used to fight other polearm-using units, or alternatively against infantry or cavalry.

Having fought together for years, the soldiers of the 5th Halberdiers were exceptionally close to their captain and each other, feeling more like a family than an army. As such their sense of camaraderie and their battlefield morale was exceptional, but it meant that whenever a soldier was killed it was incredibly devastating.

Notable Members

 * Glorfindel, the Brass Knight, captain of the 5th Halberdiers.
 * Arthur, the unit's lieutenant.
 * Crimson, one of the unit's best soldiers.
 * Saff, the brother of Crimson, and the first soldier to be killed in action.