Taneth Garrison

The Taneth Garrison is a regiment of the Taneth military. Its directive is to police and guard the city of Taneth.

Background
The Taneth Garrison was created by the al Danobia family, who decided that the Ansei who built Taneth should not be the sole military force in it. The Garrison was absorbed into Taneth's military, once it became a legitimate kingdom.

In 5E 432, when Taneth was razed by Daea Starborn, the Garrison suffered heavy losses, both as the dragon assaulted the city, and later trying to fight the fires. Seventeen years later it has still not recovered from this disaster, and is actively trying to encourage people to join. The Garrison is unpopular due to its ineffectiveness and a thankless job. Needless to say, its numbers are steadily declining, and there is even talk of abolishing it entirely and handing control of the city over to the Janissaries.

Organization
Typically, the Garrison is around five thousand men strong, with a hundred and eighty to two hundred guardsmen to a district. However, in 5E 449, the Garrison stands at only one thousand three hundred men, with only about forty to fifty guardsmen a district, with some city district lacking police entirely. As such, crime is at an all time high, as the force is extremely understaffed.

The Garrison has two divisions. There are the guardsmen, who patrol the city and respond to crime. Their numbers primarily make-up the regiment. The guardsmen are led by a Lord-Captain, under which are his lieutenants, and below them sergeants. The second division is the watchmen, whose duty it is to investigate crimes and keep up to date on long term injustices in the city, such as crime rings or criminal organizations. When a watchman has enough evidence to make an arrest, they will typically turn it over to the guardsmen. The watchmen are much lesser in numbers, but are more highly trained. Watchmen are typically recruited from the military or are were previously very experienced guardsmen. The watchmen respond directly to the Lord-Captain.