Tap tap tap.

Now verbally recording on spell gem 1104A5.

Name of deceased, Heavy Hoof Sergeant Celestia's Solar Guard.

Today was recruitment day for the Solar Guards, a day usually reserved for those who wish to join the elite branch from within other guard branches.

Unfortunately there was a fatality in today's exercises.
Princess Luna formally announced at the arena the formation of a Lunar Guard, to which would be her own personal guards and military force. Only to be balked by the commander of the Solar Guard Steadfast Ray. A challenge was issued and three Solar Guards were issued to battle the First Lunar Guardsman, by order of Commander Ray.

Sgt Heavy Hoof was only fatality of this fight, the other teammates, both received serious to life altering injuries.

This particular Lunar Guard is not from Equis, from the reports I have received. It, or I should say he calls his species "hooman", this is a rough translation due to our languages not being integrated, yet. My report also states that his species is bi-pedal. Imagine a cross of the coarse haired apes in the deepest parts of Zebrica and minotaur. Strange being if I may say so, oh sorry back to Sgt Hoof.

As usual practice, I will start with a detailed visual inspection and then scan deeper for further wounds and cause of death. All observations will be verbally notated.

After initial external inspection of Sgt Hoof, he received what appears to be a buck of some type, a hoof print to the nose/ lower nasal cavity and jaw. Both front legs appear to be broken and a sizeable depression on the right side of chest.

Upon close inspection of the nose/jaw injury finds moderate crushing of the lower sinus cavity and severely dislocated jaw. There is evidence of tearing and minor bleeding. Breathing through the nose would have been diminished but not fatal. There is also a light bruise on the end of the nose from the initial impact from the hoomans hoof, no sorry foot. Apparently the digits on the fore limbs are hands, and on the aft limbs are called feet. Note. I would like to thank my fellow Doctors on furnishing me this file on the hooman from his multiple visits to medical wing.

Also noted on the initial inspection is some other blood on Sgt Hoof snout, some reports states that Sgt Hoof used some sort of pike to pierce the metal armor of the hooman. This could be splatter from that strike.

Both forelegs appear to broken and or dislocated. A deeper scan reveals the right front leg is intact but shows a broken scapula and collarbone, the left leg is severely dislocated and completely out of joint.

Moving aft along the right side we find the impact area of the weapon used by the hooman. A square indentation is found in the area of the right shoulder to rib 5 on the right side. The dimensions of the would are two feet by two feet square. The fur and all layers of dermis are severed cleanly by the edge of the weapon.

A deeper scan of the right chest area shows that ribs one thru five are shattered, and have perforated the right lung, esophagus, and trachea. Little to no bleeding from the perforated organs is present.

Deeper still the upper left scapula is missing a two inch by four inch piece of bone. This bone fragment is later found by following the wound channel through the tissue. It seems to have been propelled into the lower cervical, upper thoracic spine. The fragment was removed from between the C7 and the T1 vertebra.
This bone fragment severed the spinal cord between the C7 and T1.

The bone fragment does show the same sharp edge as witnessed on the external inspection. For this piece of the scapula to be forcibly broken off and sent through nearly 12 inches of soft tissue to pierce the spinal cord just shows the lethality of this impact. Personal comment, "damn that was a hard hit".

He felt no pain. It was if his Light was just, extinguished.

As per Solar guard training accidents this is report is classified as Crowns only. Not for file or public release.

Dr Post Mortems

Author's Notes:

I hope that my first attempt of writing something for the first time may meet you approval. If you have any questions, comments, concerns or complaints please feel free to ask me directly.

Don't worry folks. I've got a thick skin, being on this earth for over 40 years will do that.

Mech.