Standard Bearer

A military rank in the Holy Country


 * They are usually appointed by the rulers of the Sixth.
 * They have many privileges
 * They are responsible for levying the troops.
 * The rulers try to keep these officials from being co-opted by local kinship groups.
 * This policy has largely failed in Heortland except in the Esvulari lands.
 * In Esrolia, the bearers were appointed by the Grandmothers' Council

Source: Guide to Glorantha, Esrolia: the Land of Ten Thousand Goddesses