My current main campaign revolves around the crimelord PC`s, and their
attempt to take over the Empire from inside the Imperial City itself by
creating Anuire`s first Mafia.

I have finally gotten around to doing a bit of research on British and
Roman military ranks, and have come up with how the Imperial City Guard
are organized and ranked. IMC, The Imperial Legion has reserved itself
to the role of City Guard after the decay of the Empire, and only go out
into the field when the Empire is attacked from outside forces that
threaten the heart of the Empire itself (such as when one of the
Gorgon`s rampages gets into the lower Heartlands). These ranks could be
extrapolated into "Imperial Ranks" for all armies that still follow the
old Imperial Code, however.

Note that most of this is inspired by a mix of British and Roman
military ranks, and greatly simplifies the number and relationship of
such ranks. Not all rank titles match exactly with how we commonly think
of them in modern military. I believe this fits the BR creator`s
decision to do the same to Anuirean political ranks (Baron/Count ->
Duke/Archduke -> Emperor).

Here they are:

General: Oversees the entire Imperial City and all Imperial Legions. In
other parts of the Empire there may be multiple Generals to a kingdom,
but in the IC there is just one. He also makes policy and is responsible
for all guards/soldiers.
Lieutenant-General: Is the primary aid and "hier" to the General. He
fills in for the General when the General is not available. While there
may be multiple "lieutenants to the General", there is only one
"Lieutenant-General".
Staff to the General: Made up of (enlisted) Sergeants, they assist the
General in mundane maintenence tasks such as rounds and check-ups,
training, and important paper work.

Major: Oversees a single district of the Imperial City. In other parts
of the Empire, a Major would oversee all soldiers in a single province
or area.
Lieutenant-Major: Is the primary aid and "hier" to the Major. He fills
in for the Major when the Major is not available. While there may be
multiple "lieutenants to the Major", there is only one "Lieutenant-Major".
Staff to the Major: Made up of (enlisted) Sergeants, they assist the
Major in mundane maintenence tasks such as rounds and check-ups,
training, and important paper work.

Captain: Oversees a specific important role in a district of the
Imperial City, under a Major. Such roles include: market & street
patrols, bridge & wall guards, prison & headquater guards, and tax
collection. In other parts of the Empire, a Major would oversee a city
or border fortress.
Lieutenant-Captain: Is the primary aid and "hier" to the Captain. He
fills in for the Captain when the Captain is not available. While there
may be multiple "lieutenants to the Captain", there is only one
"Lieutenant-Captain".
Staff to the Captain: Made up of (enlisted) Sergeants, they assist the
Captain in mundane maintenence tasks such as rounds and check-ups,
training, and important paper work.

Sergeant: A soldier who works his way up through the ranks to become an
aid in various tasks to a Captain, Major, or General. Such tasks include
rounds and check-ups, training, and important paper work, among many
others. The Sergeant`s tasks differ from the Captain`s roles by the
Captain`s roles typically being more interesting and mission-critical to
the security and purpose of the Legion.

Squad Leader: The leader of a squad of leaders. A squad is a formal
group of 6-12 soldiers plus specialist soldiers. A single squad is
assigned to a certain duty such as the guarding of a particular bridge
or section of wall, and the soldiers within the squad rotate through the
day and week as needed. The leader is one of these men, not in addition to.
Specialist Soldier: A soldier who is not meant to take the field or be a
foot soldier. The instead know specific and useful tasks to help their
squad out, such as writing, cleaning, cooking, errands, etc.
Soldier: Also called a Guard in the Imperial City, they are the regular
foot soldiers, meant to take the field and put their lives at risk for
the safety of the Empire. They differentiate themselves from each other
by awards and honors granted from superiors and nobles, but essentially
all have the same duties and training.

I hope this is useful.

I`d next like to come up with awards and honors that could be granted to
Soldiers and Officers in the Legion by superiors or nobles. Any ideas to
start me off?

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