You note the mismatched armor—standard-issue chainmail patched with scavenged plates, shield nicked and dulled. His sword hangs low, boots crusted with old mud. The iron emblem on his chestplate is chipped, but intact.
Iron Guards are the hardened backbone of city defense—better trained, better equipped, and far more disciplined than common street guards. Stationed at gates, key intersections, and garrisons, they respond to riots, suppress organized crime, and serve as elite enforcers of local law.
They wear matching uniforms reinforced with chain or scale beneath dark gray surcoats, each marked with the sigil of the city or Iron Guard insignia. Their presence is deliberate and unyielding—boots like anvils, eyes always scanning.
Respected and feared. Iron Guards are known for their discipline, ruthlessness in combat, and lack of tolerance for corruption. While some see them as protectors of peace, others call them “Iron Dogs”—unyielding and cold, more loyal to order than to justice.