First File

The First File is an army of Paladins based out of Arindell, and serve as the personal guard to the Slayer Dragons. Though officially a part of the Alliance military, the First File is loyal only to the Pendragon.

History

The First File had its roots during Uther's Long March, but was not officially established as a military unit until the end of the Mage Wars. The First File was the primary combat unit during the Battle of Sanguine Gulch.

Initially, the First File numbered 100,000 paladins(both men and women), with 10,000 baring the standard of each Slayer Dragon. However, as the Ages passed and magical combat became less common, the First File shrank according to need.

By the Sixth Age they numbered only 1,000 in total, serving primarily as the personal guards and personal envoys of the Slayer Dragons. As of A.Y. 5513, members of the First File no longer wore the standard of a specific Slayer Dragon.

Equipment

The First File carry enchanted weapons and armor like the Slayer Dragons, also made by the Craftsmen. However, unlike the Slayer Dragons(who have equipment custom-made for them), paladins of the First File heavily recycle their gear. Some paladins carry weapons that date back clear to the Mage Wars, with a few items even believed to pre-date the Sword Excalibur by thousands of years.

Because of the relative abundance of potent materials during the Mage Wars and early Golden Age, in modern times it was often commented that the "First File is better equipped than the Slayer Dragons!" There is a grain of truth, as weapons and armor using Magical Materials were completely unavailable to Slayer Dragons of the Sixth Age, while many members of the First File were known to carry Adamantium and Orichalcum.

It has never explicitly confirmed, but sources indicate the First File may be in possession of a pure Mithrill warhammer weighing some seventy pounds. If a buyer could be found, the value of this hammer would be equal to the annual budget of the Alliance Space Navy.