I have a question that i've been wondering about ever since I played WC IV. It's about Seether (as my title suggests )
Tolwyn was the Black Lance's 'esteemed leader' and Seether (project of the Genetic Enhancement Program) was its acting Commander, but I'm actually wondering about how that's possible. As far as I know, he held the rank of Colonel within Confed, which hardly seems an appropriate rank to Command a force of that magnitude. You'd rather think of at least a Rear Admiral, prefferably even higher to do the job. So how could he be appointed to Command the Black Lance Forces in Tolwyn's absence? Or was it because the BLF wasn't officially recognised by the Terran Confederation (at the time they were unaware of it naturally) and therefore ranks didn't apply to the BLF and therefore Tolwyn could simply disregard rank and appoint him? And if that's the case, how would the hierachy work anyway within the BLF? I mean, anyone associated with the BLF needs to know if he's talking to a superior officer right? They must have some sort of ranking system I assume. Because I didn't see any rank insignia's on the BLF uniforms in WC IV and seeing that the BLF had quite a number of people, it's unlikely everyone knows eachother right? I mean, how about wing commanders, squadron leaders, ship captains etc.?
Thanks in advance for the answer.
Tolwyn was the Black Lance's 'esteemed leader' and Seether (project of the Genetic Enhancement Program) was its acting Commander, but I'm actually wondering about how that's possible. As far as I know, he held the rank of Colonel within Confed, which hardly seems an appropriate rank to Command a force of that magnitude. You'd rather think of at least a Rear Admiral, prefferably even higher to do the job. So how could he be appointed to Command the Black Lance Forces in Tolwyn's absence? Or was it because the BLF wasn't officially recognised by the Terran Confederation (at the time they were unaware of it naturally) and therefore ranks didn't apply to the BLF and therefore Tolwyn could simply disregard rank and appoint him? And if that's the case, how would the hierachy work anyway within the BLF? I mean, anyone associated with the BLF needs to know if he's talking to a superior officer right? They must have some sort of ranking system I assume. Because I didn't see any rank insignia's on the BLF uniforms in WC IV and seeing that the BLF had quite a number of people, it's unlikely everyone knows eachother right? I mean, how about wing commanders, squadron leaders, ship captains etc.?
Thanks in advance for the answer.