Lakhmids Faction
The Lakhmids, independent and proudly Arabian, enjoy a position of strength on the western banks of the Euphrates River, where they are tolerated by the Sassanid Persians and well insulated against Arabian rivals to the south.
As part of the Tanukhid confederation, the Lakhmids migrated north from southern Arabia after one of the Marib dam's many collapses wrecked their food source. Following the death of King Jadhima ibn Malik, the son of their original leader, the Lakhmids split from the confederation under Rabia ibn Nasr and settled at al-Hira, which became their capital. Here, the Lakhmids built a kingdom that remained fiercely Arabian, becoming the first to read and write in Arabic when other Arabs were still using Aramaic. The Christian Lakhmids' relationship with the new Sassanid dynasty was not immediately friendly, however, as they were allied to Rome for a time (who looked favourably upon Christians in the Levant) and raided nearby lands at the Empire's behest. However, when the Sassanid Emperor Shapur II began military action against the Arabian kingdoms in AD325, Roman assistance was nowhere to be found; in the aftermath, al-Hira was captured and its population massacred.
Now, though nominally under the control of the Sassanid Empire, the Lakhmids have managed to retain some autonomy and are growing once more, yet are nevertheless expected to provide military support to their Persian overlords when required. However, the self-styled "Sons of the Water of Heaven" do not intend their ways to crumble, or to bend the knee to anyone!
Campaign Map
Faction Name Lakhmids |
Campaign main_attila |
Culture att_cult_eastern |
Subculture att_sub_cult_eastern_desert |
Military Group att_des_lahkmids |
Faction Group att_fact_group_sand |
Faction Group
When only the hardiest of men survive here, it takes a special breed to thrive and prosper.
Fractured Faiths: Increased public order penalty for religious differences between new religions
Attrition: Immune to desert attrition
[NOT DISPLAYED] Provincial security: +1 against priest-type agents
[NOT DISPLAYED] Provincial security: +3 against spy-type agents
[NOT DISPLAYED] Provincial security: +2 against champion-type agents
Sunscorched: +2 sanitation
Political Parties
Comprised of royal officials, high-ranking officers and ministers, the elders offer wise counsel and keep their ruler's power in check.
Initial Power: 60
No Effect
Although immigrants to Persia from Yemen, the Lakhmids no longer live under the shadow of either the Sassanids or Himyarites. Their cities are beacons of culture, their armies a force to be reckoned with.
Initial Power: 40
Subsidised Peace: +500 wealth per turn while at peace with the Sassanids
Heavenly Cities: +25% increased replenishment inside a settlement
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Desert Chieftain
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Desert Warlord
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King's Radif
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Melee Infantry |
Desert Tribesmen
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al-Rahrain
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Noble al-Rahrain
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Sana’i
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Kushite Shotelai
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Missile Infantry |
Desert Bowmen
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Desert Hurlers
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Elite Nubian Archers
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Armenian Slingers
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Kurdish Archers
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Spear Infantry |
Desert Levy
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Desert Spears
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Melee Cavalry |
Arabic Horsemen
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Armoured Camel Warriors
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Camel Warriors
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Desert Chieftain
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Desert Raiders
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Desert Warlord
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al-Dawser
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al-Shahba
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King's Radif
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Kushite Mounted Shotelai
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Lakhmid Scouts
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Missile Cavalry |
Desert Mounted Javelinmen
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Desert Mounted Skirmishers
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Shock Cavalry |
Camel Lancers
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Wada’i
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Siege Artillery |
Bastion Onager
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Onager
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Admiral |
Liburnian Galley - Desert Heavy Corsairs
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Melee Ship |
Dromonarion Galley - Desert Corsairs
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Liburnian Galley - Desert Heavy Corsairs
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Dromon Warship - Eastern Boatmen
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Dromonarion Galley - Eastern Light Boatmen
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Missile Ship |
Dromonarion Skirmisher - Eastern Naval Hurlers
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Artillery Ship |
Battery Dromon - Eastern Artillery Crew
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Artillery Dromon - Eastern Artillery Crew
(att_shp_eas_artillery_dro_heavy) Artillery Ship
Artillery Liburnian - Eastern Artillery Crew
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Ramming Ship |
Strike Liburnian - Desert Assault Corsairs
(att_shp_des_assault_corsairs_lib_light_ram) Ramming Ship
Assault Liburnian - Desert Assault Corsairs
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Fire Ship |
Greek Fire Dromonarion - Desert Assault Corsairs
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