Fiction:Drodo Free Corps

The Drodo Free Corps was a non-government, volunteer formation of Drodoian nationals who fought in the War of Ages. The Free Corps emerged from the Gigaquadrant-wide call to arms against the Congregation and the Drodo Empire's refusal to heed it; It itself being in the throes of internal instability due to The Crisis.

History
The Free Corps would form quickly after the Gigaquadrant's war against the Congregation started. The main catalyst for the Corps' creation would be the Drodo Empire's refusal to join the fight, due to only months before suffering a massive economic crash and subsequent revolts against their rule. In response disgruntled aristocrats, retired officers, and mercenary groups would band together to form the core of the Free Corps. This new organization would rapidly gain public support as an avenue of adventure and an escape from hardship back home and its ranks swelled into the hundreds of thousands, and its funding became massive and consistent. Despite all odds this massive, rapidly organized group of trainees would become surprisingly disciplined and organized after months of heavy training and soon after the entire army packed up to leave for war.

Composition and Organization
At maximum strength, the Drodo Free Corps numbers about 400 000. This includes 200 000 infantry organized into about 200 regiments, 100 000 cavalry organized into roughly 390 brigades, 9000 armoured vehicles (with 50 000 crew), 20 000 pieces of artillery organized into 15 batteries, and about 50 000 support, medical, and maintenance staff. The army's officers are often wealthy aristocrats or businesspeople who have the funds to raise a regiment or brigade. Lower officers may be the relatives or sons of those regimental leaders, be retired veterans, or be democratically elected in by the soldiers they have command over.

Equipment
The Free Corps makes use of a surprisingly uniform assortment of military-grade equipment from the Drodo Empire. While this equipment is very effective against conventional foes and is known for its reliability, it has yet to be seen how effective it will all be against the Congregation's armies.