With the collapse of Shepistan the primary protector of the Old Dominion has shifted from the army to the Navy. As a result the Old Dominion has undergone a massive expansion in the past tens years, with the army concurrently shrinking.The Old Dominion Navy has a history stretching back several hundred years, when the "Order Ships" of the Kngihts of the Dominion arrived in Shepland. The Order Ships played major roles in the wars with the Sheppish kingdoms, and they were folded itno the nascent "Old Dominion Navy" with the formal creation of the office of Lord Protector in 1790. The ODN performed with distinction during the Second World War, and played pivotal roles during the Sheppo-Dominion Wars of the late 20th Century.