Commander

In The Last Knights, the player (you) is the commander of their own military force. As the leader in charge of all personal operations in the game, they are given the ability to hire a select range of unit types to help mold their ideal army. Additionally, a commander has their own specific stats that increase as they promote in rank. This includes their overall hitpoints, strength, ranged accuracy, and ranged strength. They also hold a level of authority that is given to the commander at the start of each new rank. This authority is what allows the commanding officer to hire army units as gold, alone, is not enough.

Think of the amount of authority as popularity. As a commander rises in rank, their popularity grows. As their popularity grows, their status becomes that of a more ideal leader for a singular driving military force. Ergo, they are given the privilege of increasing the size or strength of their army as a result. Commanders start off with a simple restriction from joining or creating what are called military forces. These often consist of one or more commanders, and their armies, and are joinable as long as they are of an ideal rank and do not exceed the rank of the commander who is leading the force.