In the Vyrn-Kalath system, military structure is a mathematical defense against Inclusion. If a groupโs psychic resonance becomes too rhythmic, the Thing notices. If it is too chaotic, it cannot fight. The following hierarchy represents the "Broken Geometry" of the drow who refuse to sing.
Size: 4 Drow
Led by: Corbel
Role: The smallest cell of the Unwoven. A Team is synchronized to a single Duskflow Catalyst. They function as one "breath" in the vacuum, ensuring that if one begins to "glitch," the other three can apply the "Cutterโs Mercy."
Size: 12 Drow (3 Teams)
Led by: Vigil-Sergeant
Role: The fundamental unit of identity. The Web eats together, checks for Stitches together, and recites the Rule of Three in unison. They are the frontline of sanity on The Scarred Moon region of Aethelgard's Anvil.
Size: 40โ50 Drow
Led by: Exarch (Lieutenant), assisted by a Censer-Bearer
Role: The smallest unit led by a commissioned officer. A Lance is a specialized tactical elementโsome are Rook Lances (heavy defense), others are Bishop Lances (mobile strike). They are capable of independent maneuvers across the lunar vacuum for short-duration sorties.
Size: 150โ250 Drow
Led by: Bishop or High-Rook (Captain)
Role: This is the primary "Battle Unit." A Canticle is trained to sing the Anthem of the Separate as a defensive ward. They identify by their "Tone"โa specific frequency of Resonance that allows them to find one another in the gray dust without using radios that the whisper-metal could intercept.
Size: 800โ1,200 Drow
Led by: Castellan (Lieutenant Colonel)
Role: The Bastion is the smallest unit capable of sustained, independent planetary operations. It possesses its own Lead-Lined Refuges and Flesh-Smith medical wings. A Bastion usually holds a specific Mirror-Lined Plaza or a deep obsidian mountain fort.
Size: 3,000โ5,000 Drow
Led by: Arbiter or Grand-Rook (Colonel)
Role: A Phalanx is a self-sufficient "Reality-Stable" force. It carries its own Dissonance Spiresโmassive mobile crystalline arrays that scramble the Thing's signal over a wide area. A Phalanx can deploy to a new asteroid or moon and establish a "Blind Spot" within hours.
Size: 10,000โ15,000 Drow
Led by: Hierophant (Major General)
Role: A full-spectrum planetary force. A Harrow does not just fight; it reformats. It uses massed Resonance to "purge" whisper-metal from the crust of a moon, reclaiming the obsidian from the Chorus. When a Harrow moves, the star system feels the psychic displacement.
Size: 50,000+ Drow
Role: The total military might of the drow refugees. It is rarely gathered in one place, as the collective resonance of 50,000 unintegrated minds would act as a beacon for the Thingโs ultimate attention. Instead, it exists as a "Shadow-Army," waiting for the day the Spiders' Fast finally ends.