Contact info for Claw leaders:

Gellius Telesinus- samnite_lad@ yahoo.com

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Rising tide

Claws

A Claw is a subgroup of Rogin. Its members want be a part of Rogin but seek to have some of their own autonomy or are separated from the main army by large distances. They may earn ranks and be nominated for merits. Members of a Claw may have a more uniformed appearance than the rest of the unit and may have their own command structure but they must follow the commands of the primary Rogin leadership. 

A good example of a claw would be a group of fighters who wanted to portray Hoplites and have their own enforced garb and weapon standards and their own authority system for its members. In character terms they could be the last of a decimated Hoplite army that that came upon and assimilated into the Rogin. Claws are good for fighters who have a specific theme in mind but without the network or the manpower to run their own unit. Claws are expected to still adhere to the general unit principles, they are still a part of Rogin and have taken our oaths. A Claw must have a minimum party of three fighters to be given Claw status. Claws may wear an additional belt flag with colors and/or symbol of the Claw.

Active Claws

• Rising Tide

Leader: Gellius Telesinus

Rising Tide is a band of brigands made up of displaced enemies of Rome. Latins, Celts, Greeks Turks, whoever the Romans have subdued, some stubborn members of that societyjust wouldnt accept defeat and submit to Roman law.They have banded together to fight a new kind of war. Wizened by their previous attempts to defy the Romans in straight fights, They have not targeted the formidable and expendable leagions of Rome, but instead they now strike at the empire's lifeblood, trade. Wandering the Balkan Penninsula the Rising Tide hit the lightly armed merchant convoys passing through the countryside. The raiders show the merchants all the mercy and honor Sulla showed the Latins in the Social War. With the proceeds of their brigandry, the Rising Tide enlist the aid of mercenaries, thereby increasing the effectiveness of their band. When their numbers swell large enough, the Rising Tideraid one of the many border garrisons holding romes enemies at bay. The raiders bear light equipment, the better to carryout the swift raids on the poorly defended convoys and subsequently melt away. Thus, without ever coming in direct confrontation with the enemy, the Rising Tide see themselves as contributing to the rising tide of entropy against which even the might of Rome itself cannot long stand.