The Dwarven Army
Unlike the humans who rely on peasant conscripts, the dwarves maintain a professional army, usually around 6,000 strong. This force consists primarily of heavy infantry, clad in steel plate. Of this number, approximately 2,000 are spearmen, 1,500 wield two handed weapons, and another 1,000 favor one-handed weapons accompanied by shields. For archers, they have 1,000 crossbowmen. They also maintain a force of 500 or so light cavalry, but this force is generally reserved for scouting, skirmishing, and escort duties.
When the Kingdom goes to war, the army opens its ranks to volunteers. The bulk of these volunteers end up becoming crossbowmen, as it requires less equipment and skill than a melee combatant. Others will become either spearmen or axe-and-shield infantry.
The army's commanders are almost exclusively dwarves of noble birth.
The army currently possesses a strength of 12,000, and is organized as follows:
-3000 spearmen.
-2000 axe-and-shield infantry.
-3000 two-handed infantry.
-3000 crossbowmen.
-500 gunmen.
-500 light cavalry.
Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.
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