Military : The official guide issued by the former imperial government stated modestly, "The military system is well suited for the protection of caravans in the desert and guerilla warfare but may be a bit out of date for modern conflicts." In fact, by 297 the emperor's government had come to depend completely on the armed forces of the Maurétanian regime for the national defense. What Afrazurean armed forces there had ever been had by that time disbanded or mutinied and taken to living by brigandage in the hinterlands, where they are still actively plundering settlements, camps, and caravans. For the immediate future, Afrazurean national defense and the maintenance of internal order will be the sole responsibility of the Forces of the Kingdom of Altland. Plans call for the eventual raising of native Afrazurean regiments and the gradual reconstruction within this framework of an indigenous national defense force.