Lumivale - Military

Lumivale maintains the most arcane-saturated military in the Shattered Veil, where every formation is a living spell array and every soldier is ranked by soul-attunement level. Raw numbers are modest, but their forces specialize in precision spell-strikes, battlefield divination, and crowd control, making them the archipelago’s premier magical enforcers and Veilbreak containment experts.

Ground Forces: 18,000–22,000
Organized into Arcane Legions stratified by caster tier; non-mages serve in auxiliary roles. Starspire Phalanxes (battlemages) in crystalline plate; Astral Binders (enchanters) specialize in mass restraint; Hardlight Auxiliaries (standard troop) utilize magical equipment and their own minor magical abilities.

Air Forces:
Veilshard Skyships: 30 Small, 15 Medium Vessels
Powered by rare Veilshards harvested from controlled rifts and mounted in crystalline cores. Each skyship is crewed by Starspire graduates and carries containment protocols for shard instability. Primary Role: Arcane overwatch, rift monitoring, and rapid aerial deployment. Secondary Role: Trade escort, summit security, and emergency teleport anchor for ground legions.

Small Skyships (3–20 Crew)Starlight Class Skimmer
A sleek, single-shard cutter with crystalline lift vanes and divination arrays. Crewed by 6–12 gnome pilots and elven seers; used for scouting rifts, relay messaging, and precision spell drops over contested zones.

Medium Skyships (20–50 Crew)Aetherwind Class Wardship
A graceful, dual-shard caravel with floating observation decks and warded shard chambers. Carries 25–40 mixed casters; forms aerial containment grids, projects illusionary storm fronts, and serves as mobile research platforms for Veilbreak flare response.

Navy: 80 Small, 30 Medium, 8 Large Vessels
Lumivale’s fleet is built for arcane projection and magical trade defense—pristine hulls of living crystal and force-sail rigs that glow with protective runes. Every ship includes a Starspire graduate as magical commander.

Small Vessels (3-20 Crew) Starlight Class Cutter
A sleek, single-mast cutter with crystalline hull plating and levitation keels. Crewed by 6–12; used for rapid response, trade route patrols, and Veilbreak containment.

Medium Vessels (20-50 Crew) Wardship Class Caravel
A graceful caravel with floating observation decks and warded cargo holds. Carries 25–40 mixed crew; forms protective spell lattices around merchant convoys and projects illusionary decoys to deter raiders.

Large Vessels (100-200 Crew) Riftwatch Class Galleon
A majestic spell-galleon with tiered arcane batteries and crystalline citadels. Crewed by 120–180, including Archmage liaisons and soul-forged constructs. Anchors magical blockades, deploys containment fields over rifts, and serves as mobile research platforms for Veilbreak expeditions.