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  • Armsman
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  • The Grayson word armsman was a term with a number of meanings. Specifically it was a junior enlisted rank, generically it was used as a description and title for most police personnel and had a very special meaning where the personal retainers of a steadholder were concerned. (HH7)
  • Armsmen are capable of crafting any weapon their fellow adventurers might ever need, so this is an excellent vocation for anyone who relies on their fighting abilities. An Armsman is proficient in mining and smelting, but will need to trade for wood with which to make bows, spears, and the like. An Armsmen has the following professions: Prospector, Weaponsmith, Woodworker
  • An Armsman was a Barrayaran term for an armed liveried guard. Each District Count was allowed twenty according to the provisions in Vorloupulous's Law, meaning that there were a maximum of 1200 at any time (although some Counts, like the impoverished Vorfolse, employed less than the twenty allowed). All Armsmen contingents had an Armsman-Commander who led the men. It is unknown how an armsman became a Commander, but some combination of seniority and choice on behalf of the Count or his family seems to be likely.
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  • The Grayson word armsman was a term with a number of meanings. Specifically it was a junior enlisted rank, generically it was used as a description and title for most police personnel and had a very special meaning where the personal retainers of a steadholder were concerned. (HH7)
  • Armsmen are capable of crafting any weapon their fellow adventurers might ever need, so this is an excellent vocation for anyone who relies on their fighting abilities. An Armsman is proficient in mining and smelting, but will need to trade for wood with which to make bows, spears, and the like. An Armsmen has the following professions: Prospector, Weaponsmith, Woodworker
  • An Armsman was a Barrayaran term for an armed liveried guard. Each District Count was allowed twenty according to the provisions in Vorloupulous's Law, meaning that there were a maximum of 1200 at any time (although some Counts, like the impoverished Vorfolse, employed less than the twenty allowed). An Armsman was (supposed to be) always a citizen of his Count's District, and his word was legally his Count's. Armsmen came from a variety of backgrounds, though they all usually had some military or law enforcement skill: Bothari had served as a Sergeant in the Imperial Service, Pym was in Imperial Security, and Roic was a member of the Hassadar Municipal Guard. All Armsmen contingents had an Armsman-Commander who led the men. It is unknown how an armsman became a Commander, but some combination of seniority and choice on behalf of the Count or his family seems to be likely. "After a dozen off-world trips in m’lord’s wake, Roic was getting practiced at the scramble to arrange m’lord’s luggage, in his role of sometime-batman, m’lord’s and his own travel documents, in his role as personal assistant—the job title Roic traveled under, as explaining the ancient and honorable rank of Armsman to galactics was always a losing game—and m’lord’s security." ―Roic's job description