The fortress of Hammerfall produces some of the most outstanding riflemen in all of Rhul, and the captains who graduate from that training are superb leaders. Each of them is a master of the formations and drills of the High Shield Gun Corps. A client lucky enough to hire a Gun Corps company led by one of these officers is assured of a mercenary troupe able to perform flawlessly, no matter the battlefield or enemy.
High Shield Gun Corps officers are primarily responsible for defending Rhul’s borders and mountain passes. Their units engage in wide patrols, often accompanied by warjacks to deal with incursions from foreign armies or some of the more hostile wildlife found in the deep wilderness of their nation. But as the soldiers of Rhul increasingly hire out to the armies of their neighbors, so can their officers be found far afield, coordinating the defense of the Searforge escorts or leading Gun Corps units for foreign employers.
A ranking High Shield member responsible for recording contracts and a unit’s history typically assists these officers. In battle the captain is accompanied by a soldier charged with carrying the company’s standard—a pole supporting a number of disks inscribed with the legal status of the company and a list of its valorous deeds. The standard does as much to inspire and exhort the unit as it does to advertise their successes to their employers