Firstlight Legion

The Firstlight Legion was the foreign branch of the military of Radia, serving directly under Cerielle, the Immortal of Light.

History
The Firstlight Legion was formed during Cerielle's Conquests against the Temples of the Magi, which she believed to be an affront to the gods. At that time, as it always would be, the Firstlight Legion consisted primarily of humans.

When Cerielle eventually founded the nation of Radia, the Firstlight Legion was its sole military until the domestic Sunshield Legion was formed. At this point, the Firstlight Legion's role returned to its original purpose: to act as the sword of Cerielle in her many conquests. The Firstlight Legion was respected and feared for its discipline and its zeal for Ylle, and known for the high quality of its equipment -- their shining lightweave armour became a symbol of authority in many parts of Equis.

During the events of Shadowborn, Cerielle was killed by Gaius Kvath and Inganno Asklepios. This threw the Firstlight Legion into utter chaos, and while it tried to regain composure, it fell apart in the span of about five years. Splinter factions still exist to serve Radia, some new imagined Immortal of Light, or even the deceased Cerielle, but the Legion itself is no more.

Structure
The structure of the Firstlight Legion was fairly simple:
 * Cerielle held command over the entire legion in her capacity of Immortal of Light. She also commanded her own brigade.
 * Brigadiers commanded a brigade, consisting of two to three regiments.
 * Captains once led regiments, but this title was abolished in the Fifth Era during a purge of what Cerielle felt to be corruption and indolence among her captains. The power they once held was rolled into the role of lieutenant.
 * Lieutenants were formerly second-in-command to captains in the structure of regiments,before Cerielle purged the captains. From this point on, Lieutenants led regiments, consisting of five platoons.
 * Orderlies commanded platoons, consisting of two to three squads.
 * Paladins commanded squads consisting of roughly five to ten brethren.
 * Brethren were the lowest rank, equivalent to privates or levies in other military structures.

Notable Members

 * Cerielle, the Immortal of Light who founded the Legion.
 * Lt. Mara Bycen, charged with leading the first landing of the Firstlight Legion in the Leviathan Bay during Shadowborn. Ultimately killed by Gaius Kvath's "negative bomb."
 * Lt. Rand Lucen, tasked with leading the second landing of the Legion in Leviathan Bay during Shadowborn. Led the scattered forces back to Radia, but they soon after disbanded.
 * Tahl, a brother in Rand Lucen's regiment. He became a Lantern, and eventually, the apparent first ever Immortal of Aal.
 * Leander Lightstruck, a brother in Rand Lucen's regiment. He joined Tahl after the disbandment and eventually went on to kill Torm IV in an act of heroic self-sacrifice.