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The Arnesian royal guard is a group consisting of military personnel responsible for protecting the House of Maresh, the current ruling house of Arnes.

Overview[]

Uniforms[]

Royal guards wear helmets and red cloaks with gold fanning over armor.[1]

Weapons[]

Every member carries a short sword with the royal sigil—a chalice and a rising sun—on its hilt; no one else is allowed to wield those swords, and royal guards are instructed to keep them on them at all times.

Kell Maresh helped to enchant the swords: They can dampen a person's magic with a single cut, and are warded and cannot be moved from their wearers' hands with magic. The blade glows when its magic is activated.[2]

Known royal guards[]

Current:

Former:

References[]

  1. A Darker Shade of Magic, II: Red Royal, I
  2. A Darker Shade of Magic, V: Black Stone, IV

See also[]

  • City guard
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