Talk:Guard (Tantras)

Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms dedicates half a page to the "Tantran Watch" which is presented as the police force of the city, wielding cudgels and wearing masks to hide their identity. They patrol the docks, streets, warehouses, red-lantern districts, and taverns, dealing with the drunk and disorderly and preventing petty crime and arson. So do you think the Guard has devolved into the Watch in the late 15th century, or is this an additional force not documented elsewhere that has existed for a century or two? &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 03:14, May 11, 2016 (UTC)


 * The article I wrote here is complete as far as pre-3e sources go, and I got the understanding that the Guard combined both military defense and policing. So I imagine that this is a later, 15th-century organisation. Perhaps they reformed along Waterdeep's City Guard & City Watch model, maybe when Tantras joined Vesperin. Of course, I still haven't covered the Avatar novel and adventure, so it's possible there's more lore on this.


 * Is Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms very useful or relevant for a classic Realms setting? — BadCatMan (talk) 03:45, May 11, 2016 (UTC)