Anteans Faction

Amidst a world in chaos, the Anteans hold fast between the mighty Prut and Dniester rivers.

The Slavic tribes of the lower Danube were known to Roman historians by the 3rd century AD, and it is to them that the name 'Antae' or 'Antes' is attributed. Often considered to be an off-shoot of the Venedians, the Anteans nevertheless fought with savage fury themselves, forging both independence and an identity of their own. The Goths encountered them as they travelled west, fleeing from the rampaging, nomadic Huns, learning painfully of Antean aggression and tenacity - losing several brutal battles before capturing the Antean king and bringing the war to an abrupt, ignoble end. Ironically, the Anteans were saved from subjugation by the advancing Huns, who forced the Goths to continue their westward flight before they were able to establish total dominance.

The dawning of the 5th century AD promises nothing but further chaos across Europe; the Huns continue to maraud whilst the Roman Empire braces against them, desperately hoping to hold back the tide, even making concessions to the so-called barbarians who have been their traditional enemies for many hundreds of years. Amidst this, the Anteans stand firm, determined to prove themselves strong, to emerge a unified Slavic power!

Faction Name Anteans

Campaign main_attila

Culture att_cult_barbarian

Subculture att_sub_cult_barbarian_germanic_east

Military Group att_slav_ante

Faction Group att_fact_group_slavs

Faction Group

Hardy Warriors
Born of the frozen north, the Slavs are masters of agriculture and dogged, determined enemies.

Attrition: Immune to snow attrition
No colonisation cost
Construction cost: -50% for main settlement buildings

Political Parties

Other Nobles
Gifted with age and the experience that accompanies it, the elders are the wisest men, and therefore the most qualified to provide council where necessary.

The Anteans
Slavic confederations consist of extended family groups or clans, living together within the same commune (or ‘zadruga’), and ruled over by a patriarch. They are connected to neighbouring tribes by the most tenuous of alliances.

Playable: True
Initial Power: 60
Morale: +20 when fighting in a forest
Morale: -10 when fighting on grassland or desert plains
Morale: +20 when fighting a river battle
Melee Attack: +20 when fighting in a forest
Melee Attack: -10 when fighting on grassland or desert plains
Melee Attack: +20 when fighting a river battle
Melee Defence: +20 when fighting in a forest
Melee Attack: -10 when fighting on grassland or desert plains
Melee Defence: +20 when fighting a river battle
Morale, Melee Defence, Melee Attack: +20 and Melee Damage: +20% when fighting in a forest
Morale, Melee Defence, Melee Attack: -10 and Melee Damage: -10% when fighting on grassland or open fields
Melee Damage: +20 when fighting in a forest
Melee Damage: -10 when fighting on grassland or desert plains
Morale: +20 when fighting a river battle
Morale, Melee Defence, Melee Attack: +20 and Melee Damage: +20% when fighting a river battle