KalJoran

Also known as: Stormtrooper

The KalJoran shock troopers are front line troops trained to use vicious picks and heavy shields. The heavy shields protect them from projectiles, until they are close enough for their sharp picks to break through the armour commonly worn by knights and militia of the Empire.

As with the KalGarkii, the KalJoran are raised as soldiers, living as a tight-knit family with their priests seen as parents and leaders. They are fiercely devoted to the Delgon cause and follow commands without question.

The KalJoran are equipped with standard mass-produced armour and clothing. They carry resin shields that are reinforced with metal to give better protection. They are well trained to fight as a unit, using the shields to provide strong protection from any ranged attacks or charges. When they break formation and charge, their picks prove deadly at close range, cracking through armour and bone.

The KalJoran are trained to fight in confined spaces. In several attacks on Empire villages they have been deployed away from the main force, breaking into the tunnel systems and causing chaos even before the first deraks are fired.

The KalJoran are often deployed in small strike forces led by experienced NuraKira (or at a pinch, a NuraSen). In recent attacks on Empire villages it is the KalJoran who have been sent into tunnels to undermine their defences or to ensure there are no survivors after the battle.