Imperial Guard

The Imperial Guard is an elite fighting force that makes up the majority of the Empire of Cheliax's standing army. While in wartime, the bulk of the Chelish army is comprised of conscripted citizen soldiers, mobilized Dottari guardsmen, and other untrained or poorly-trained fighters, the Imperial Guard represents the career soldiers of the Empire. Often taken from their families in adolescence and trained in hand-to-hand fighting, tactics, and siege warfare, these soldiers are highly-disciplined, extremely skilled, and fanatically loyal to Queen Abrogail II.

History
The first Imperial Guard Legion was established by decree of the first Queen Abrogail, on 13 Erastus 4619, during the height of the Chelish Civil War. As this was shortly after Abrogail I's pact with Asmodeus, they were the first military unit in Cheliax, and possibly the entirety of Golarion, to use bound devils as a part of normal military practice. Following the unparalleled success of the unit at the Battle of Remesiana Ford, funds were found to raise two more Legions. Though less well-trained and well-armed than the modern units, they nonetheless fought with distinction and two more legions had been established by the end of the Chelish Civil War. The modern Imperial Guard consists of nine full legions. Until very recently all nine legions were stationed in the capital, Egorian, but following the issuance of the Ember Decree six legions have been assigned to various hotbeds of rebellion, mostly in areas with strong sympathies toward the Glorious Reclamation. The Fifth Legion was sent to Kintargo in 4716 to suppress the Raven Rebellion, marking the first time the Imperial Guard had fought in pitched battle since the Chelish Civil War.

Postings
As of 23 Gozran 4720, the location and disposition of each Legion of the Imperial Guard is as follows: