Military Ranks

Recruit Legionary

Recruit legionaries are the lowest-ranked members of Caesar's Legion. Freshly trained, these legionaries are given only basic equipment, mostly rudimentary melee weapons, although rarely, they also have access to firearms. Recruits who show results will be "awarded" with a promotion to the class of prime legionary. Recruits are the most common type of the legionaries, and they emulate the ancient Roman hastati.

In combat, legionaries are most commonly organized into three waves based on their experience, with recruits occupying the first wave. As the least experienced and least equipped, the role of the recruit legionaries is simply to act as meat shields for the more experienced legionaries. Even if they are wiped out, the intent is that they will have wore out the enemy so that the back waves have a better chance of defeating their opponents.

Prime Legionary

Prime legionaries are the second lowest-ranked soldier class of Caesar's Legion. These legionaries have been promoted from recruit legionaries due to showing results in combat, and their relatively higher experience is "rewarded" with better equipment, including regular access to powerful firearms.

The prime legionaries emulate the principles of the ancient Roman military. In combat, legionaries are most commonly organized into three waves based on their experience, and the primes are organized in the second, middle wave. They are deployed only if the first wave of recruits is defeated, with the intent of mopping up opponents worn out by the first wave of combat. Even if their wave is defeated, the third wave of veteran legionaries is intended to step in and wipe out any remaining enemies. Prime legionaries who show results are "promoted" to join the ranks of the veterans.

Veteran Legionary

Veteran legionaries are the best equipped and most experienced among the standard legionaries, given regular access to powerful, high-tier firearms. In battle, they are typically held in reserve until the earlier two waves of recruit and prime legionaries are defeated, emulating the triarii of the ancient Roman military. The intention of this tactic is that even if the first two waves have been wiped out, any remaining enemies would have been worn out and made easier to defeat for the veterans.

Legionary Decanus

Legionaries are given the position of decanus when they consistently display leadership potential in battle. A decanus has the authority to run small camps as well as act as a deputy for the local centurion. Like standard legionaries, the decani have their own hierarchy. Seniority determines the quality of the decanus' armor; a standard decanus will only have the recruit's armor whereas a seasoned decanus will be given a veteran legionary's armor. They are easily distinguished by their helmets, which are adorned with feathers. The decani ranks are similar to the standard legionary ranks, that being; Recruit Decanus, Prime Decanus and Veteran Decanus.

Centurion

Centurions serve as field commanders during major operations. They are often appointed to their position through years of dedicated service in combat and conquest, and their martial prowess reflects the rigors they have endured; they are considered strong enough by Caesar to be considered for his personal Praetorian Guard. Outside of battle, centurions act as administrators of Legion camps with the assistance of the decanus.

They are clad in heavy armor cobbled together from their fallen foes and use various weapons to great effect. Their armor frequently includes pieces scavenged from power armor, which suggests that they have killed opponents wearing power armor in the past.

Legate

A position above the rank of Centurion that acts as a general or field marshal. A legate, or legatus, is shown to be appointed directly by Caesar, opposed to solely through career advancement. The two explicitly referenced legati have also acted as the second in command to Caesar, that being the Malpais Legate (Joshua Graham) and Legatus Lanius. While Lanius is the only legate in the Mojave, Caesar's Legion has several other Legati in the command structure elsewhere.

Non-Army Roles

Legion Explorer

A veteran scout legionary. They are not intended for combat and will thus only carry basic weaponry. They serve as scouts, messengers, and sentries in various Legion camps.

Legionary Assassin

A specially trained legionary, sent after Caesar's most hated enemies. They are extremely dangerous due to the fact that they travel in packs and utilize powerful firearms and melee weapons. Legionary assassins are typically led into battle by a vexillarius.

Frumentarii

The eyes and ears of Caesar, the frumentarii serve as spies, saboteurs, and assassins. They operate separately from the main Legion forces and are hand-picked by Caesar himself. In 2281, the leader of this unit is Vulpes Inculta.

Houndmasters

The remnants of the Hangdogs tribes, a tribe assimilated by the Legion. After they were integrated into the Legion, Caesar, seeing how useful the Hangdogs' talent was in taming dogs, made the male members of the tribe into hound masters of the Legion. Caesar also made the hound masters begin training and taming the Legion mongrels.

Vexillarius

A soldier chosen as a vexillarius is a standard-bearer that carries the vexillum, a military standard (flag or banner) displaying the emblem of the Legion. The vexillarius provide troops with a rallying point and morale during heated exchanges. These soldiers are given luxuries including firearms, superior armor and distinctive helmets in comparison to the standard legionary.

Praetorian

They are soldiers or officers with the potential to become centurions but operate as members of Caesar's security detail. Prospective Praetorians must challenge the Praetorian they think is the weakest. The two men will then fight to the death in hand-to-hand combat for the title of Praetorian. They are proficient in unarmed combat and augment their innate fighting abilities with lethal ballistic fists. In 2281, the leader of this section is Lucius.

Blacksmith

The blacksmiths are responsible for the maintenance, repair, and creation of the Legion's weapons and armor. These men are generally found in Legion camps.

Instructor

The legionary instructor is responsible for the training of future legionaries. They are trusted with turning boys into potent warriors and thus are encouraged to subject their charges to rigorous training. They frequently threaten to kill their students should they not give full attention to improving their skills.