The Valoran Armed Forces

The Valoran Armed Forces (VAF), are the military forces of the Republic of Valore. The armed forces consists of 3 separate branches, all controlled by the Department of Defence. They are the Army, the Navy, and the Night Owls. The Speakers of the Republic of Valore are the highest command in the VAF, however it is usually the Secretary of Defence who gives commands.

Each branch has its own internal structure, and each branch is structured differently. However, the one thing each branch has in common is they all have a single commander at the top of the command structure, and each report to the Secretary of Defence.

Valoran Army
The Army is structured uniquely compared to other Armies in Eldham, as it utilises timezone groups to organise trainings. The Commander is above the 4 Generals, 3 of which govern a timezone, Americas Group, Europas Group, and Asias Group. The last General is in charge of the Supporting Batalions. Each group general has 2 captains under their command, a marksmen captain and a swordsmen captain.

A marksmen captain controls 1 batalion, the marksmen batalion, of which there are 3, 1 for each group. A swordsmen captain controls 2 batalions, the offensive batalion, which conducts attacks on the enemy, and the defensive batalion, to defend the offensive batalion's back and hold the line. There are 3 offensive batalions, and 3 defensive batalions, 2 of each for every group.

The supporting groups general is in charge of 5 captains, a scouting captain, a heavy captain, a medic captain, a recon captain, and a reinforcement and artilery captain. These 5 captains are in charge of 1 batalion each, the scouting batalion, the heavy batalion, the medic batalion, the recon batalion, and the reinforcement and artilery batalion. Each batalion is designated with a number, from 1 through 14.

Valoran Naval Forces
The Valoran Naval Forces, or as it is more commonly known, the VNF, is the maritime branch of the Valoran Armed Forces. It is made up of about 15 ships in total. 7 corvettes, 4 frigates, 3 cruisers and 1 battleship. It operates 2 fleets, the Liberty Fleet, made up of 10 ships, which is their go to fleet for offensive manouvres, and the Hollow Fleet, made up of the remaining 5 ships, which is their go to fleet for defensive manouvres. The VNF uses the ship prefix VNS, standing for Valoran National Ship.

Liberty Fleet
The Liberty Fleet is famed amongst the navies of the northwest for being one of the fastest fleets in recorded history. It used a technique called Wind-blocking, which forms each ship in the fleet into a V-shape, allowing it to travel at immense speeds. The Commander of this fleet is the right-honourable Admiral Dread Foerce. The fleet is made up of 5 corvettes, 2 frigates, 2 cruisers and 1 battleship. The 5 corvettes are all Tsnin-Class Corvettes, each named for a River in Valore: VSN Leilani, VSN Birchsea, VSN Tempest, VSN Kalosyne, and VSN Lee.

Tsnin-Classes are extremely lightweight, durable, and speedy. However, they only have crew capacities of 3, so they're usually used as cannon fodder or distractions to lure the enemy away. The 2 frigates are both Verden-Class frigates, respectively named VNS Rosemary and VNS Beenis, for the pet sheep and pet bee of the designer. Verden-Class frigates are considered to be extremely powerful and heavy-hitting, as well as quite fast for the large amounts of gunpowder they carry. Each has a crew capacity of 8.

The 2 cruisers are Akrat-Class cruisers, and are named VNS Albora and VNS Solhom, for the twin cities of Valore. They are some of the fastest ships ever constructed, barely loosing to the Aezenfjord-Class Corvette-Escort out for the top spot. They carry a crew-compliment of 14 each, and have over double the number of cannons as the Verden-Class frigate. Lastly, the flagship of the fleet, the VNS Republique, a massive Valois-Class battleship, carrying a crew-compliment of 32, 18 cannons on the upper and lower decks, and has a top recorded speed of nearly 20 knots sustained over a period of just 2 hours.

The VNS Republique is widely known as the Flagship of Eldham, for its role in advancing naval technologies. It is most well known for its ramming manouvres, throwing itself at enemy ships and cleanly slicing them in half, before absolutely destroying the sinking ship with its cannons. Liberty Fleet is currently stationed in Garxeto Bay, on a tour to counter anti-piracy.

Hollow Fleet
Hollow Fleet is the sister fleet of Liberty Fleet, and is not as well known. However, it is still a well-performing fleet, and is led by Admiral Imperi Cosmos. The fleet itself is made up of 2 corvettes, 2 frigates, and 1 cruiser. All the ships are actually different classes compared to Liberty Fleet's ships, due to the different purposes of each fleet.

The 2 corvettes are Sterling-Class corvettes, respectively VNS Gaia and VNS Aurillion. Both are named for small but influential cities in Valore. Sterling-Class corvettes are known for their ability to tank large amounts of fire and throw lots of fire. However, they are not speedy, and are usually stationed in front of cruisers to protect the cruisers from heavy fire. They have a crew capacity of 6.

The 2 frigates are Talos-Class frigates VNS Lumiere and VNS Ermont. Talos-Class frigates that, like the Sterling-Class, take a lot of fire and pack a punch. They are slightly faster than the Sterling-Class, and carry a crew of 10. The Talos-Class is also the newest ship class on the block, and has some of the most advanced systems and technologies in the world. The Talos-Class is also the first naval ship to ever use a mixed wood-steel hull.

Lastly, the cruiser is the Clerahes-Class cruiser VNS Windwalker, the flagship of Hollow Fleet. Clerahes-Class cruisers are uniquely built for the defense of port cities, having the ability to hit targets from up to 200 metres away, and can tank a large number of hits. It too, like the Valois-Class battleship, can ram itself into other ships without sustaining much major damage, before crippling the ship with its close-range cannons. Hollow Fleet is currently stationed in the Wyrmsterk Sea, waiting in silence for any sign of attack.