The mainstay of the Grand Imperial Army of Cathay are the Bannermen.

Overview

Bannermen are oath-sworn and stalwart warriors that wear emerald green back banners and are famous for standing their ground however badly outnumbered.[1a]

They are known to wield long blades of thousand-folded iron, wickedly curved polearms and crossbows that shoot barbed bolts.[1a] They also carry lacquered "tiger-shields", probably named after a tiger stripes pattern painted on their surface, and (at least in elite formations, such as the Palace Guard of the Dragon Emperor) wear lacquered scale armour.[2a]

Sources

1 Tamurkhan: The Throne of Chaos . 1a pg. 25.

