Followers of Veles
These men rest in the arms of the dragon, and fight in its name.Veles is the Slavic god of the underworld. As part of their polytheistic pantheon, he is also attached to natural elements like the earth, forests and water. Things that are 'below' like caves and springs, too, fall under his purview - literally the 'under' world. Veles is in direct opposition to Perun, thunder god and lord of the 'quintheism'. Perun lives above, in the sky, and is depicted as fiery and dry - diametrically opposed to Veles and his damp, dark corners of the earth. In Slavic mythology, the two fought one another - Perun hurling lightning from the sky and chasing down his opponent. This concept of lightning storms as manifestations of Perun's power was extremely important to the Slavs, in a similar way as it was in many other pantheons - notably, the Greek thunder god Zeus, and the Nordic Thor.
Unit Name Followers of Veles |
Main Unit Key att_slav_followers_veles |
Land Unit Key att_slav_followers_veles |
Naval Unit Key att_lon_heavy_tra_ger |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 500 |
Recruitment Cost 500 |
Upkeep Cost 250 |
Melee Attack 42 |
32 |
├ Melee Weapon att_axe |
├ Melee Base Damage 16 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 16 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 0 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 0 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 10 |
Charge Bonus 35 |
47 |
├ Base Defence 32 |
├ Shield att_round |
└ Shield Defence 15 |
25 |
├ Armour att_leather |
├ Armour Defence 10 |
└ Shield Armour 15 |
110 |
├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_heavy |
├ Man Health 105 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 5 |
Morale 45 |
Abilities
Followers of Veles- Rapid Advance
Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
Attributes
- Resistant to Fatigue
Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit. - Guerrilla Deployment
This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
No Strengths and Weaknesses
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign |