Imperial Legion

The Imperial Legion is the main faction featured in Imperium. "The Imperial Legion encompasses the entirety of the militaristic fighting force of the Empire. The Legion is spread all across Tamriel, and takes on many roles in its various branches. Along with the regular ground troops, there are some specialist branches like the navy who oversee all of the Legion's sea forces and the guardsmen who act as the military and civilian law enforcement in the outer provinces of Tamriel. There are some more obscure branches like the Legion spies and some detachments of legionnaires that work for other branches of the Imperial service, like the Census and Excise. Together, all of these legionnaires work together to form the formidable army of the Septim Empire." ~Legion Scribe dialogue

In-game
The Imperial Legion is the fighting force of the Empire and are in charge of the main enforcer of the Empire's rule in Vvardenfel. Imperial legionnaires montior Great House and Temple dealings and regulate the legal systems in place. Apart from providing road patrols and guardsmen, the Legion is involved in regulating prisoners in Imperial facilities and giving military assistance Empire-chartered guilds and organisations like the Imperial Cult.

The Empire first arrived in Vvardenfel in 3E 414 as the island was opened up to foreign colonisation. The Buckmoth and Moonmoth legion forts and Castle Ebonheart were built upon the arrival of the Legion, and Fort Darius and Wolverine hall were built subsequently in 3E 422.

Ranks
Imperium expands on the chain of command and different professions and jobs within the Legion.

Enlisted Ranks

 * Recruit: The most expendible soldiers in the Legion. Untrained, poorly equipped, these soldiers are often not deployed as regular troops in most Imperial territories. They usually are employed in lesser duties either in mess halls, supply depots or in setting up encampments and other infastructure as construction. However, in frontier regions and garrisons with low manpower, like Vvarfenfell, recruits are often deployed alongside full-time legionnaires as auxillary forces and in active duty.
 * Spearman: Named after the traditional role of junior legionnaires, spearmen are actually deployed for a variety of tasks and skills. Spearmen make up the bulk of Legion forces and are a fearful fighting force in numbers. Spearmen are considered full-time career soldiers and recieve weekly pay.
 * Trooper: Troopers make up the more experienced of the junior legionnaires, and are often issued superior armour and weapons, and may take small leadership roles within a garrison commanding small squadrons or parties of more junior legionnaires.

Junior Officer Ranks

 * Agent: Agents are educated and shrewd, and are often employed as bureaucrats, investigators or spies in the Legion, as oppose to a more active role as a rank-and-file soldier. Outside of these specialised duties, agents take on the role of junior officers, usually serving as camp prefects or optios under a knight.
 * Champion: Champions are officers with exceptional individual virtue. In the Legion, champions often travel from garrison to garrison boosting morale and making sure the garrison is operating at full capacity. Other champions might take a more permanent posting in a garrison as a fort champion.

Knight Ranks

 * Knight Errant: Knight Errants are junior knights, taking on much of the same responsibilities as a regular officer, but with more prestige and privilage. Similar to champions also, they often travel from garrison to garrison in search of duty and distinction.
 * Knight Bachelor: Knight Bachelors make up the bulk of the middle officer class, taking on more bureaucratic roles in administration and management. Knight Bachelors also tend to not be affiliated with any individual order or knighthood, only being a knight of the Legion.
 * Knight Protector: Knight Protectors are usually employed as commanders of garrisons, and represent the higher echelons of Legion administration and leadership. Being a Knight Errant is usually the first step towards more important promotions and initiation into other knightly orders within the Legion.
 * Knight of the Garland: Knights of the inner circle of the Order of Ebonheart. Named after the traditional wreath worn by the head of the Order, but the title is given to all senior Order of Ebonheart members.
 * Knight of the Imperial Dragon: The title given to those in the most illustrious order in the Empire, the Order of the Imperial Dragon, given on the discression of the Emperor themselves. Members of the Order of the Imperial Dragon are often put in charge of provincial administrative bodies, such as the Order of Ebonheart, usually answering to the Emperor themselves.

Other ranks and occupations

 * General: The general in a province traditionally manages all of the active military forces within their jurisdiction for the purpose of enabling a full united mobilisation in the event of something threatening the integrity of Imperial power in that province. However, in peace time, generals do not usually concern themselves with the status of other garrisons and are often just put in charge of their own garrison.
 * Commander: A commander is the ranking legion officer or knight in charge with the management and leadership of a Legion fort, garrison or installment. Their duties include ordering and organising their troops and making sure the fort is run smoothly and obeys all aspects of Legion law and code, along with fulfilling any other specific tasks or duties.
 * Optio: An Optio is appointed on the discression of a fort commander as a personal aide and helper. The criteria for an optio varies and is ultimately up to a commander, but most Optios are chosen based on their popularity with the rest of the garrison and their loyalty to their men and commander. The duties of an Optio include inspecting the troop in the absence of their commander and keeping an ear close to the ground for any trouble with their troops.
 * Fort Champion: A fort champion is a resident champion in a garrison who is usually employed to maintain morale and ensure the integrity of the soldiers within the garrison. Fort champions are also often used as representatives and figureheads for a garrison in lieu of the fort commander and are usually well liked and respected by the rest of the legionnaires.
 * Camp Prefect: Camp prefects and castellans are involved in maintaining their assigned barracks and keep their soldiers in check, often taking charge of the local Legion guard. Camp prefects also take a role in recruitment, screening new recruits.
 * Quartermaster: Quartermasters are in charge of the provision and inventory of a garrison, managing all supplies and issuing soldiers with spare gear such as tools, canteens or recreational items such as books.
 * Armourer: Garrison armourers are in charge of managing all arms and armour in a garrison, including managing the sale and storage of them.
 * Jailor: Legion jailors manage the prisoners within the detainment of their fort. Jailors can be in charge of en entire prison facility or just the prisoner dungeon or towers of a fort.

Branches, detachments and other areas of service

 * Legion Ground Forces - The rank-and-file soldier makes up the majority of Legion personnel. In Vvardenfell, soldiers take on various duties, such as patrols and reconnaissance. Sometimes soldiers may be employed in more specialised roles such as taxmen and bailifs, with soldiers loaned to other Imperial-chartered organisations to assist in their goals and tasks. The soldiers of the regular Legions encompass many different backrounds, from logicians to lesser battlemages.
 * Legion Guardsmen: These soldiers are appointed as guards in Imperial chartered towns like Caldera and Dagon Fel, and other Great House towns like Seyda Neen. They also act as a military police force in forts and other Legion locations, making sure other legionnaires aren't violating Legion code. While most Imperial towns have trained guardsmen, regular soldiers are drafted in as guards for frontier settlements like Gnisis, but often lack the nuance and training of their more specialised counterparts. Regular soldiers can also be given temporary authority to make arrests and executions at the discression of their superior officers in certain situations.
 * Legion Navy: The navy is largely dwarfed by the ground forces of the Legion in terms of manpower and funding, as Tamriel is mostly landlocked. However, in Vvardenfell, they are a valuable fighting force against pirates and smugglers along the shores of the Bitter Coast.
 * Legion Spies: The Imperial Legion spy network is an extensive army of military spies who work in sabotaging and collecting enemy intelligence. In peacetime Vvardenfell, their duties mostly include spying on Great House dealings and mapping out smuggling dens and Sixth House bases, and sometimes in more covert operations and taking out key antagonists, though in line with standard Legion operation, direct action by the spies is rare. Unlike the Blades, their jurisdiction doesn't include as important political targets like the Tribunal Temple or the court of the King of Morrowind.
 * Legion Scribes: Civilian scribes act as Legion record keepers and accountants, who oversee fort finances and give out salaries. The Headquarters for the Legion Scribes is in the Imperial Commission, where they maintain an extensive library of records.
 * Census and Excise Detachment: The Imperial Census and Excise offices of Vvardenfell often make use of and maintain detachments of Legion servicemen including soldiers, guards and sailors, who all partake in securing illegal contraband, helping in taking census records and collecting taxes.
 * The Shadow Legion - The Shadow Legion encompases the forces of the elite Imperial Battlemages. While formerly trained in the Battlespire, the Shadow Legion now trains its forces in other locations and training grounds. Since the destruction of the Battlespire, there have been many concerns raised over the new quality of training new recruits recieve.

Quests
The questline for the Legion in Imperium follows a lot of the same quests and locations, but with additions and tweaks to storylines and progression.

Until Act Two, player characters can only serve General Darius in Gnisis. Quests now include bonuses for completing tasks in certain ways, and most quests now have alternate ways of dealing with the situation, each detailed on their own pages.

Also, trying to complete quests in Imperium without your uniform will result in many topics being inaccessible. People will not respect your authority if you don't have the proper Legion uniform, requiring it for all Legion quests.

The Imperial Legion questline is divided into four acts:


 * Act One: Working in the Deathshed Legion under General Darius and Optio Bologra.
 * Act Two: Working as a Champion completing quests for the the different garrison's in Vvardenfel or working as a spy in the service of the Legion Spies.
 * Act Three: Working in the Hawkmoth Legion Garrison under Frald the White.
 * Act Four: Working with the Red Dome Templars or the Order of Ebonheart to secure Legion influence in Vvardenfell.

Act Two
Note that once you start working in a legion garrison in Act Two, you have to work in that fort until you finish the fort commander's quests

Rules and Customs
- Uniforms: Uniforms are an important part of Legion custom and an integral part of the image of the Imperial presence in Morrowind. Uniforms are needed to show the player's authority while doing legion quests and talking to fellow legion members. Uniforms also depend on rank; wearing the uniform of a senior officer is a crime which can result in a reprimand. Wearing a legion uniform without being a member is a crime for impersonating an officer and can land the player with a hefty fine or jail time.

- Punishment: Violating Imperial law and Legion custom can lead to grounds for small punishments, court marshals or even expulsion. Should you commit a heinous enough crime against the Legion and the Empire, you can be hunted down by the Legion for your crimes.

- Payment: Every week, legionnaires are paid a fixed salary according to their rank. Bonuses can also be paid to legionnaires on the discretion of their commanding officer. Legionnaires who commit crimes against Legion law and custom can also have fines taken directly out of their pay.

Notable Members

 * Varus Vantinius, Ebonheart Grand Council Chambers
 * Frald the White, Hawkmoth Legion Garrison
 * Sellus Gravius, Seyda Neen Census and Excise Office
 * General Darius, Deathshed Legion Garrison