Watchman Trials ~ Graum Trolle

[Bersi]

Trolle, Trolle... Is he somehow related tae trolls, Sir, eh? Well... Judgin' from his appearance, his grandmother had some sort of kinky business with one of 'em. Bwahahahahahaha! Erm... Alright, he isn't that hideous. As ye' say, Sir. I'll see if we can make 'im dea... erh... I mean promoted.

Task 1 ~ Discipline or Death

Discipline isn't that good as it was in the past with all these new recruits being cocky and cheeky. We could just flog them to death, but army would become quite a lonely place to be in. My brilliant idea is to make you increase their moral and discipline by holding a lecture!

~ Lead a discipline lecture for army personnel.
~ At least 3 other guardsman must attend.
~ Make sure their discipline level increased drastically.
~ Provide a full report below.

Task 2 ~ Shoulder to shoulder

One of the most effecient ways to win a battle is to fight alongside the trustworthy partner. Improving guardsmen fighting skills is essential and your task is to make sure they're working on it.

~ Lead a training focused paired combat.
~ At least 5 other guardsmen must attend.
~ Provide a full report below.

Task 3 ~ Befriending scouts

Light Company isn't in the best shape, watchman, and I want to you to give them a friendly hand. Your task is twofold. First, you need to get one thousand of feathers good enough for making arrows. Second, get one hundred of greater poison potions so they could play with it.

~ Lead a hunt to the location of your choice and get 1000 feathers.
~ At least 2 other guardsmen must attend.
~ Contact civilian alchemist and convince him to make one hundred of greater poison potions.
~ Provide a full report below.

*signed perfunctorily*
Arcanist Corporal, Bersi

[Graum Trolle]

Task 1 - Discipline or Death

Exercise lead by:
Graum Trolle, Watchman

Attended by:
Celuvian Haap, Arcanist
Ilyana, Junior Arcanist
Sergio Jarrett, Junior Scout

Exercise Objective:
Practice Mind over Matter to improve discipline.

Location:
Dagger Island, starting at Deceit and circling the island.


Results of Exercise:
   The task of the exercise was to teach discipline, which in turn I decided to try to accomplish by exposure. Strain, stress, laziness, inability, mental weakness and disfamiliarity prevent most people from having maximum control of their own bodies. When situations become stressful, cold or uncomfortable then people who have been trained to rigidly form their bodies around their will will undoubtedly perform better than regular people. When a soldier moves on to skill at arms training the casual motionless and calmness, despite discomfort, is an essential ability of a good fighter. If a soldier is not used to ignoring the minor discomforts of a held position, their minds will be distracted and their attacks will be less accurate.
   Based on this principle the exercise was to expose those present to conditions harsh enough to cause this discomfort. In this case this was done by going to Dagger Island, getting mostly undressed, and then getting wet from a brief dip in the ocean. This lowered the body temperature of the subjects to such a degree that their bodies would start to go numb, and their minds would go dull. To avoid serious injury from the cold this was combined with physical exercise, to both keep their minds awake to some degree, and to keep their bodies active and keep it from shutting down from the cold.

Conclusion:
   Mind over Matter is a great idea, and with regular exposure to harsh conditions like this people will grow stronger and more resilient. Force of will leads to calm and disciplined soldiers.





Signed,
Graum Trolle
Watchman