Arafed man in uniform standing on a stone wall in front of a castle

1800s portrait of Lord Marshal Alaric Mackinac Current appointed Lord Marshal, the top military officer overseeing all armed forces and defensive fortifications across the realm Stationed at the vital strategic island citadel fortress of Fort Michilimackinac on Mackinac Island, guarding the passage between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan The Mackinac lineage has provided a hereditary line of Lord Marshals governing the borderland regions for generations, defending the kingdom's frontiers As Lord Marshal, Alaric has a seat on the King's privy council and oversees training, equipping and deployment of knights, men-at-arms, and conscripted peasant levies during conflicts He manages the vital trade of iron ore and copper mined from Upper Peninsula holdings, forged into weapons to equip troops manned by the marshal's branch of service