Shields of the Plain

The Shields of the Plain, or simply the Shields, is a paramilitary gendarmerie executing the Margrave's commands.

Stationed primarily in Westruun, the Shields also patrol much of the central and eastern portion of the realm. With an established strength of only 800 in 812 PD and 1200 in 836 PD, they are spread thin and have barely kept the roaming bands of Ravagers and criminals in the city at bay. About 150 in 812 PD and nearly 200 in 836 PD of them are permanently stationed in the small village of Turst Fields to enforce the laws and protect it from roaming Ravagers.

Around 836 PD, the Shields tracked a cell of Ravagers in the Bramblewood Forest, led by the elf Kalydria Darkeye. They created a fort within the Forest and performed a ritual to transform the local giant spiders into demon-feed spiders.