The Personal Guard of King Buhler was known as the Eight. These warriors were trained for their entire lives to become members of the Royal Guard. They escorted their King wherever he went arrayed in shining armor and equipped with large two-handed swords.

Edgar, the Captain of the Royal Guard had been a member of the Eight since the days of the previous King. Many would-be assassins died by his sword, and the scars all over his body were testimony to his willingness to protect his sovereign at all costs.