The myrmidon is a bodyguard or enforcer serving under a member of the primogen. Although the myrmidon's duties are ostensibly limited to protecting their Kindred patron, in practice many of them act as legbreakers, strongarming any Kindred who need to be put in their place — with lethal force, if necessary. Unlike the whip, the myrmidon's duties are not restricted to keeping the primogen's clanmates in line, although a myrmidon's more martial capabilities allow them to serve as a goad against clanmates who fail to pay heed to the whip. The role of the myrmidon under the primogen is roughly comparable to that of the sheriff under the prince — although myrmidons are far less likely to be formally recognized as such by the prince or, for that matter, by any Kindred outside of the primogen its