The Shadow Guard

The Shadow Guard, or Vae'ra's personal guards and the main bulk of her armies, are some of the best trained warriors in the land due to their harsh training. Most have skills with wielding any weapon be it lance, mace, sword, or unarmed. They are usually kept within her castle training, sparring, and keeping their skills sharp. Vae'ra herself has been known to even spar with them to keep their wits and skills sharp.

Ranking
The ranking for the Knights are as follows

Recruit:
Thes are the ones who have just managed to pass the intense training. Usually low in number due to the intense training that they must undergo. At best, around fifty or sixty pass from the training out of a good hundred students. They aren't exactly the best warriors, but equal about town guardsmen strength, and are by no means ready to fight for the Lady of Night's guard, but most will now protect her until they're last breath. The recruits are dressed in plain silver chainmail with nothing of note adorning their armor. Most are only allowed the use of one weapon in their arsenal. That is the sword.

Defender of the Veil:
these are the people who have risen in rank from the recruits through hard work, training, and strategy. They now have the honor of protecting her realm and are the main forces guarding her lands. To reach this rank, you must undergo even more intense training. These hardy warriors make up the bulk of her personal guard and army. They are dressed in heavy plain black armor, and are able to weild a sword, and another weapon of choice with deadly profeciency. They are much stronger than your average town guard and durable. They are trained in wilderness survival, and the ability to survive in extreme conditions, as part of their training is to hike up to the summit of the tallest mountain in the Shrouded Mountains and live for an entire week.

Two Paths
After reaching the Defender status, if they manage to get another promotion, they have two options for them. Undergo even more intense, and possibly deadly training, or to end their training and take a more relaxed path as a teacher of the new Recruits and other Defenders. Those who reach this rank, are just usually called teachers, and if they opt for this path, they can never reach for higher ranking unless under special circumstances.

Paladins of Vae'ra:
Those who wish to rise in rank yet again and undergo the harsh training. However, this is usually the peak most mortals can reach. They are given special status as generals in her armies and are pretty much juggernauts on the battle field. They are known for their tenacity, courageousness, devotion to Vae'ra, and strategic geniusness. These paladins are few in number but great in skill. They never go down in a battle without taking a good many foes with them. They don silver greyish armor said to be blessed by Vae'ra, and all carry a sturdy sword forged from master smiths.

I'Vae'ra Li'orna: The Right hand of Vae'ra, Master general of all of her armies.
This rank has only been obtained by one man in written history, her current general. He is a demon on the battle field, and never hesitates to carry out Vae'ra's will. Only him and Vae'ra know the process behind obtaining this rank, as she only allows one person raised to this rank at a time. He possess a strong mind and excellent physique. He is a strategical genius and a force to be reckoned with if angered. He is known for his unbreakable

devotion to Vae'ra and the pitch black armor he wears. He wields a giant claymore, and two smaller swords sheathed at his hip just in case. No one knows how his armor was forged, or where it comes from, but any enemy of the queens that sees this armor, usually never sees the light of the moon again. He never strays far from Vae'ra unless given explicit orders to do so. Him and Vae'ra often have sparring matches if she is bored with nothing of import to do. She always wins easily because of her demigod status, but he is able to hold his own in the fight for a few minutes.