Dezgra

This article is about the Clan term. For other uses, see Dezgra (disambiguation).

Dezgra is a Clan term for a disgraced individual, unit, or Clan.

Description

This disgrace can come from either refusing orders, panicking in the face of the enemy, or committing dishonorable conduct. It may even come from being roundly defeated by an enemy that itself is considered inferior. This term also refers to the ceremony where a unit is marked and punished.

Any unit bearing this name is considered "tainted" and honorable warriors avoid dealings with the unit as much as possible. This can restrict the unit being involved in bids, and, when bid into combat, the actions it can take. Dezgra units are given poor quality replacements and looked down upon by all the Clans.

One example was the Falcon Guards after their defeat on Twycross when the unit was tricked into entering a trap and nearly destroyed. The Guards were rebuilt for historical reasons but considered a dezgra unit and used as a dumping ground for disgraced, problematic or freeborn warriors. The label dezgra can also be applied to tactics used, such as the conduct of the DCMS when they destroyed the CSR White Cloud.

Bibliography

• Field Manual: Crusader Clans
• Field Manual: Warden Clans
• Invading Clans
• The Wars of Reaving