Stormholt Soldiers

Stormholt soldiers are a group of soldiers from Stormholt under the command of the Rys family in The Crown & The Flame series. They first appeared in Book 1, Chapter 5.

Appearance
The standard Stormholt foot soldier armor consists of a breastplate and four-layered shoulder guards held together by brown belts, with brighter silver mesh underneath covering the arms. They have four helmet variations, the same as Nevrakis soldiers.

Leon and Gabriel, being high-ranking officers, have their own variation of the armor, but still retain the belts and silver plating, with the addition of a blue cape.

Personality
Stormholt soldiers are foremost dutiful and loyal servants to their superiors, joining Leon Stirling in the mercenary camp and later Kenna Rys in her reclamation of their castle. They also do not respond kindly to traitors, as they attempted to execute Raydan Lykel for his apparent betrayal.

Instances have been shown where Stormholt soldiers have a very friendly relationship with Val Greaves, casually drinking with, betting with, wrestling with, and teasing her when off the battlefield. There are some who consider her welfare such as when she need stitches, and even others who were willing to die just to cover her escape. This is perhaps due to her time with them within the two-year timeskip in the first book.

Known Members

 * Will Jackson (Soldier, formerly; Crown Guardian)
 * Leon Stirling (Crown Guardian, formerly) (Deceased)
 * Gabriel Amarne (Bodyguard, formerly) (Deceased)

Trivia

 * The armor design is also used in other series, such as The Elementalists and The Royal Masquerade.