Elvar discipline compared with the Royal Navy

Were the Elvar more rule-bound than the historical British Royal Navy?

Yes. Centuries of dominance made their culture unusually rigid, even though the lowest ranks may be treated better than many age-of-sail British officers.

The Elvar are more rule-bound than the historical Royal Navy, even during periods of severe discipline. Alex Clarke places the closest British comparison in the Victorian service around the 1890s and says that John Jervis's age-of-sail navy still did not fully reach the same rigidity. He contrasts Elvar regulation with Royal Navy captains who bent rules and took pride in never flogging or striking their crews. Glynn Stewart adds that the lowest-ranked Elvar may be treated better than many age-of-sail British officers despite obeying a far more rigid system. The comparison separates formal discipline from material treatment and everyday command practice.