The Red Slayers are an elite force of soldiers in the army of Valusia. Like the Black Squadron, they serve primarily as mounted cavalry, but they also serve as royal palace guards and personal bodyguards for the king. Whenever Kull traveled abroad, he always brought along with him a detachment of Slayers. Their name refers to the red color of their clothing.[1][2][3][4][5]
Many of the soldiers who serve in the Red Slayers are hillmen from the Zalgara Mountains, valued for their strength and endurance. The commander of the Red Slayers is Kelkor (or Kelka in some stories), a Lemurian and former mercenary in the Valusian army.[2]
Kull himself was a soldier in the Red Slayers before he took the crown of Valusia. As king, it's often his habit before retiring for the night to chat with his former comrades among the Slayers about the old days.[4]
They are also known as the Red Guard.[3]
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- ↑ Robert E. Howard, Kull - Exile of Atlantis ("The Shadow Kingdom"), Del Rey Books (2006).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Robert E. Howard, Kull - Exile of Atlantis ("Untitled Draft", previously published as "Riders Beyond the Sunrise"), Del Rey Books (2006).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Robert E. Howard, Kull - Exile of Atlantis ("By This Axe I Rule!"), Del Rey Books (2006).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Robert E. Howard, Kull - Exile of Atlantis ("Swords of the Purple Kingdom"), Del Rey Books (2006).
- ↑ Robert E. Howard, Kull - Exile of Atlantis ("The Screaming Skull of Silence"), Del Rey Books (2006).