Roleplaying a Guardsman 

 

Many guards are not Yewish born and so are not automatically blessed with the attributes that could easily be considered the cornerstone of a Yewish guardsman's psyche, however many guardsmen still share the same traits.

• Guardsmen are wary of those who would ride horses. Horses are often owned by wealthy snobs and as history has shown, wealthy snobs cannot be trusted.

• Guardsmen do not take too kindly to those obviously corrupted by the dark arts. Carrying a spellbook around or casting spells is a sure-fire way to find yourself meeting a very warm, very painful end atop a pyre.

• Guardsmen fight as one and as such if one is threatened others will come to his or her aid. There are never exceptions.

• Guardsmen treasure their uniform and equipment and would certainly never allow it to come into disrepair.

• Guardsmen respect authority, especially that of those whom they serve under and as such always address their superiors with 'Sir' or 'Ma'am'.

• Guardsmen protect the innocent first and fore mostly and would never shirk their responsibilities to the people of Yew.

• Guardsmen are always quick to collect the 50 crown road tax for the maintenance of the road, even if the road isn't repaired quite as often as guardsmen would like.

• Guardsmen are always willing to offer escort to any law-abiding, tax-paying citizen upon their journey to any destination within Yew.

• Guardsmen rarely wander alone and find comfort around those of their own kind; after all there is safety in numbers.

• Guardsmen would never go near anything that might have anything to do with wytchcraft.  After all just opening that spellbook might blow your hand off.

• Guardsmen would never stoop so low as to use any enchanted weaponry or armour. A guardsman knows better than to rely upon equipment and so has become adept at utilising only basic armaments.