Black Iron's Glory Terminology and Glossary

1 penny = 1 cent

1 Fenny = 10 Penny = 10 cents

1 Sunar = 10 Fenny = $1

1 Riyas = 10 Sunar = $10

1 Thale = 10 Riyas = $100

1 Kron = 5 Thale = $500

1 Sufia = 5 Crowns = $2500

1 Stellin's Shield = 10 Sufia = $25,000

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Tent (Squadron) 10-12 men led by staff sergeant or sergeant-major

Band (Platoon): 4 tents - 54 men led by sergeant-major or second lieutenants. Staffed with medical personnel, guard, communication unit, and logistics troops.

Clan (Company): 4 bands- maximum of 320 men led by second lieutenant or first lieutenant. Supported by adjutant, communication unit, medical personal, guard unit, and logistics troops.

Tribe (oversized Batallion/small Regiment): 4 clans- around 1,200 men led by captain or major. The smallest combat unit of the army. Given the right to act independently to execute tasks assigned to them. Supported by second-in-command, staff officers, a communication squad, a medical personal squad, an enforcement squad, and a guard platoon.

Special Independent Tribe (Independent Battalion): 1,800 men led by lieutenant colonel. Consist of 4 direct combat company of 1,000 men in total, 1 light cavalry company of 280 men, and 1 artillery company of 240 men. 1 garrison platoon and enforcement platoon. 1 company of logistics unit with an additional guard platoon, a support platoon, and staff.

Line (oversized Brigade): led by Colonel; a aurean line has four tribes and one keeper clan and a number of additional staff with an expected total of 5400 man.

Folk (halfsized Corps): Led by a General. Four lines, a keeper tribe and cannoneer tribe. Including staff it has a maximum of 25 thousand men.

Independent Folk: Led by a General. One main force the size of a folk, a cavalry line, an independent enhanced combat tribe, and a cannoneer tribe. Total including staff of 32 thousand men.

Corps (reduced size Army): Led by a marshall. It has two folks, one cavalry line, one keeper line, and two cannoneer tribes. In total 60.000.

Military Ranks

Soldier Class

Recruit

Soldier

Corporal

Sergeant

Staff-Sergeant

Officer Class

Master-Sergeant

Warrant Officer

Sergeant-Major

Commissioned Officer Class

Second Lieutenant

First Lieutenant

Captain

Major

Lieutenant-Colonel

Colonel

Major General

Lieutenant General

General

Marshal

Court Ranks and Four Caste

Royalties

King

Prince/ Princess

Noble: The highest caste of the four caste. Does not own receive or own fiefs but could receive Deeds which gave them the right to govern a territory on the behalf of the king.

Duke

Marquis

Count

Viscount

Baron

Half Noble:

Baronets

Knight

Dignitaries: Compose of people who raised from the ranks of peasants through making contribution to the country in art, academics, business, or service in the military or the government

Peasant:

Villian: