- For the Warband troops, see Vaegir Guard.
| “ | I was part of the old Emperor Arenicos' Vaegir Guard. But the people turned on us after his death, and attacked us. Maybe you've heard the story before. There's a whole lot of us, spat out into the world by the ungrateful Calradians. | ” |
| — companions named Bloodaxe | ||
The Vaegir Guard was an elite unit of Sturgian mercenaries used by Emperor Arenicos Pethros as his personal bodyguards.
Overview[]
| “ | Aye - you've heard about the death of the last Emperor? I'll tell you - what most people believe is a pack of lies. I was in the Vaegir Guard in the time of Arenicos. We took our discipline seriously; we were proud of it. Then the riots happened. What I saw in Lycaron. Even now it makes me feel ashamed. | ” |
| — companions named Bloodaxe | ||
The Vaegir Guard was present in Lycaron when Arenicos was assassinated, its members finding themselves blamed by the locals for the Emperor's death. The outrage resulted in a riot and the Vaegir Guard, unable to restore order, pillaged the town and killed many of its residents. After that the Vaegir Guard was disbanded.
Legacy[]
173 years after the events of Bannerlord, the "Vaegirs" established their own kingdom in northern Calradia. It is unclear if it was named after the (in)famous Vaegir Guard or was established by the descendants of the Sturgian clan Vagiroving.
Trivia[]
- Companions named Breakskull, disgruntled with the Vaegir Guard's pride in their discipline - as companions named Bloodaxe state - describe them as "all about marching here and there in their pretty uniforms, not pulling sword from scabbard for months on end".
- They are likely based on the historical Varangian Guard, foreign mercenaries of Norse and Anglo-Saxon origin who served as bodyguards for Byzantine emperors.