By: Hoaseng Thao

Note: This article goes over a military branch of a fictional nation.

Description

The Mage Corps is the second smallest branch of the VFDF, with at least 10,283 active personnel as of 2049, but the majority of those enlisted in the branch aren’t referred to by their assigned title “Mages”. Within the ranks of the Mage Corps, there are Mages referred to as “Couriers”. Couriers are personnel assigned to support Mages in any way or form, acting as bodyguards for other Mages.

The official motto of the corps is “Videam Odds” which is translated as “Let’s See The Odds”, which represents the branch’s history of daring operations against much larger foes. Service members have the title of Mages, even if they are referred to as Couriers.

Personal Equipment

Mages are allowed to freely change their equipment to fit their needs as long as they stay within the branch’s guidelines for personal equipment. Mages upon completing boot camp, are allowed to commission personalized staffs that will be used until the end of their career. The Mage Corps uses the Altering Camouflage pattern, first designed in 2009. The camo was chosen over the Army’s Uni Deception Camo, or UDP, due to the army’s camo’s lack of actual concealment in any environment.

Background

Long before the Hero’s victory over the Great Empires, and the many centuries before it, the human species along with its subspecies have always been able to use the power of their souls to create what’s known as “Magic”, and in the modern era, those who master the many arts of magic played a crucial role in turning the tides of war.

In 1917 AH (After Hero), the Vaserian Congress passed the Mage Corps Act, establishing the Mage Corps as the fifth branch of the Vaserian Federation Defense Forces, also referred to as the VFDF. The main reason as to why the Mage Corps is its own branch was so that Mages can act more like a corpsman that can be transferred to each branch of the VFDF. Although the act was passed by Congress, many of the top brass within the VFDF saw the change as a radical move geared to make the Mages act more independently from the other branches.

The Mage Corps would see their first sight of combat in The Great Vaserian War of 1920, where Mages attached to the 1st Marine Division of the Vaserian Federation Marine Corps, took part in the defense of the Vaserian coastal city of Romas on July 1st, 1920, from the invading Royal Sapanese Forces.