That's the emperor's royal guard? His last line of defense? Hate to say it but they svck. These supposedly elite soldiers are extremely weak. I feel they're easier to dispose of than regular guards. I might go as far as putting them below normal citizen in terms of difficulty. Is my game bugged or are they just pathetically weak?

many of the characters who should be tough to fight, are sometimes, one shot chumps.

Ooopsie. I wanted to make this in the general discussion thread. Can a mod move this please?

Done - Milt

I fought them on my pure mage on master difficulty and they were pretty difficult for me to beat. It may be that you're just ridiculously strong.

I fought them as a Blademaster Assassin (Dual wield assassin) and was discovered three different times, not including my vengeance quest against the commander. All three times, I dispatched them easily on Master difficulty.

They're like dragons. You expect tough, and they're weak.
First time I fought them I was like, seriously, you're supposed to be a elite soldier?! I'm surprised the Emporer was'nt assasinated before with you guarding.
They're weaker than guards. Or citizens even.

If I remember correctly, their armor rating is only slightly higher than that of a guard. Maybe they should think about investing in better equipment.

They are truly terrible, especially in comparison to the bodyguards they replaced.