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==Description==
 
==Description==
The '''Keshik''' is the personal unit of a [[Clans|Clan's]] [[Khan]], a combination of bodyguard and command staff.<ref name=CC>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 160</ref><ref name=WC>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 168</ref> Sometimes the [[saKhan]] and/or [[Galaxy Commander]]s will also have a Keshik.
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The '''Keshik''' is the personal unit of [[Clans|Clan's]] [[Khan]], a combination of bodyguard and command staff.<ref name=CC>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 160</ref><ref name=WC>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 168</ref> Sometimes the [[saKhan]] and/or [[Galaxy Commander]]s also have a Keshik. The word ''Keshik'' originally describes the mongolian light cavalry of medieval times.
  
 
The size of a Keshik ranges from a [[Binary]] to a whole [[Cluster]] and is traditionally commanded by the Khan himself, though day-to-day matters are handled by a [[Star Colonel]].<ref name=CC/><ref name=WC/> Only the best warriors of a Clan are deployed. Additionally, they are equipped with the best technology available. However, as such high-ranking commanders rarely enter battle, the Keshiks also rarely see battle-action.
 
The size of a Keshik ranges from a [[Binary]] to a whole [[Cluster]] and is traditionally commanded by the Khan himself, though day-to-day matters are handled by a [[Star Colonel]].<ref name=CC/><ref name=WC/> Only the best warriors of a Clan are deployed. Additionally, they are equipped with the best technology available. However, as such high-ranking commanders rarely enter battle, the Keshiks also rarely see battle-action.

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