Boros L egion
A BROWN- BEARDED, BROAD-CHESTED MAN CLAD IN
massive-shouldered plate armor led a battalion of soldiers,
the symbol of the Boros Legion emblazoned on white cloth
draped over their armor. Their soldiers were a variety of
races. including humans, a minotaur with a permanent
scowl on her face, an impatient-looking goblin. and even
some kind of humanoid.fire elemental. whose Boros armor
floated in protective positions over its animate flame.- Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
Clad in s hining armor and fueled by righteous zeal, the
soldiers of the Boros Legion take up steel against the
corruption and lawlessness that gnaw at the soul of
Ravnica. Combining the force of law with the military
strength to back it up, the Boros work to forge Ravnica
into a just society, a safe and healthy community for
all. From garrisons throughout the sprawling city, dis-
ciplined, stalwart soldiers are dispatched to stand firm
against Cruul raids, Dimir infiltration, Golgari corrup-
tion, and the subtle influence of more nefarious foes.
The archangel Razia was the original guild.master of
the Boros Legion, which was established to serve as
Ravnica's standing army. Razia served as its guildmas-
ter for almost ten thousand years. Legend says that all
the other a ngels of Ravnica were created in the image of
this semidivine figure, and her death was devastating to
the guild. Aurelia, the current angelic guildmaster, is the
third to hold that title.I N SIDE T H E L EGION
Angels occupy the highest tier of the Boros hierarchy,
from the guildmaster Aurelia down to the hosts of
holy warriors and advisors in leadership roles. Their
opinions and advice a re deeply respected in the guild,
though the angels aren't above engaging in the machi-
nations of mortal politics. The angels include the wise,38 GllAP"JIR2 GUllUSOI R,\SICA
strategic warleaders; the holy champions and paragons
of war known as firemanes; and battleforce angels, who
form the bulk of the legion's angelic warriors.
From the pers pective of the average Boros soldier,
the angels embody the ideals the Boros hold dear. Few
mortal soldiers gain admission into the presence of the
warleade rs and other powerful angels, but battleforce
angels fight at the forefront of the legion's ranks, and
they form strong friends hips with mortals under such
life-and-death circums tances. Boros paladins are the
members most likely to converse with the angels and be
charged with implementing their plans.
The garrison commanders who convey the angels'
commands a re accessible to the ordinary soldier. In
addition to Sun home, the Boros ma intain smaller garri-
sons throughout the Tenth District, at least one in each
of the six precincts.GOALS OF T H E BOROS
Wherever criminals exploit others, petty tyrants make
grabs for power, or violence erupts and leaves devas-
tation in its wake, Boros soldiers are there fighting to
make things right.
The Boros Legion is defined by the tension between
its goal of establis hing order and harmony and the fiery
zeal that drives many of its members. The guild stands
for peace and justice, which can be established only
through the ru le of law. Its moral stance is fundamen-
tally good, as it strives to protect the innocent and pow-
erless from oppression and exploitation. At the same
time, members of the legion are passionate about their
pursuit of justice, spurred by their ri ghteous wrath into
action against evil and injustice. lronicaJly, this means
that individual members sometimes break the rules they
are charged with enforcing, cleaving to the spirit of the
law when the letter no longer serves justice.
Because the Guildpact- the one force on Ravnica that
can keep the guilds from destroying each other- is now
embodied in a single, unreliable person who vanishesA PROUD MARTIAL TRADITION
Minotaurs have a reputation for being both fierce warriors
and clever strategists. Thick of muscle, stout of heart, and
possessing a burning love of justice and the battlefield,
they have become the steel spine of the Boros Legion.
Generations of minotaurs of the Ordruun family line have
served with honor and distinction, claiming more than fif-
teen generals to their lineage.