Venedians Faction
The Venedians are the fathers of Slavic Europe, and neither the desperation of others, nor the rage of fate itself will shake their pre-eminence!
The true origins of the tribe are shrouded in confusion - the Roman historian Strabo first refers to them as the 'Vennones' tribe of the northern Alps, around Lake Constance, near the turn of the 1st century AD. Pliny the Elder also mentions them, but as inhabitants of the Baltic coastal regions. Ptolemy, writing several decades later, talks about the Venedians from eastern Europe, incorrectly classifying them as a Germanic people. All these locations are a far cry from where they eventually settled. With typical Roman snobbish arrogance, Ptolemy described their squalid living conditions and their "repulsive" appearance due to intermarriage with peoples such as the Sarmatians. Despite these scathing remarks, the Venedians endured and by late antiquity had become so populous that they had branched into two separate groups; Eastern Roman scholars make specific mention of the Venedians as the progenitors of the other Slavic peoples.
As the fathers of the Slavs, they are considered a guiding light in the gloom of the upcoming 5th century AD. However, the path ahead will not be easy - Huns, Romans and barbarians all encroach on rightful Venedian lands. Yet if they can hold their nerve, and never cower to the mighty or the desperate, they may rise to inherit the world beyond!
Campaign Map
Faction Name Venedians |
Campaign main_attila |
Culture att_cult_barbarian |
Subculture att_sub_cult_barbarian_germanic_east |
Military Group att_slav_venedi |
Faction Group att_fact_group_slavs |
Faction Group
Born of the frozen north, the Slavs are masters of agriculture and dogged, determined enemies.
No colonisation cost
Construction cost: -50% for main settlement buildings
Political Parties
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.
Initial Power: 40
No Effect
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.
Initial Power: 60
Income: +100% from farms
Venedi Farms : Farms do not have any negative effects (squalor or public order).
Income: -50% from commerce, industry & culture
General |
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Warlord's Guard
(att_slav_warlords_guard) Melee Infantry |
Melee Infantry |
Slavic Ambushers
(att_slav_ambushers) Melee Infantry
Slavic Axe Levy
(att_slav_axe_levy) Melee Infantry
Slavic Axe Warriors
(att_slav_axe_warriors) Melee Infantry
Slavic Axemen
(att_slav_axemen) Melee Infantry
Slavic Champions
(att_slav_champions) Melee Infantry
Followers of Veles
(att_slav_followers_veles) Melee Infantry
Perun's Axes
(att_slav_peruns_axes) Melee Infantry
Perun's Champions
(att_slav_peruns_champions) Melee Infantry
Veles' Chosen
(att_slav_veles_chosen) Melee Infantry
Warlord's Guard
(att_slav_warlords_guard) Melee Infantry
Slavic Warriors
(att_slav_warriors) Melee Infantry |
Missile Infantry |
Slavic Archers
(att_slav_archers) Missile Infantry
Slavic Hunters
(att_slav_hunters) Missile Infantry
Slavic Levy Archers
(att_slav_levy_archers) Missile Infantry
Slavic Levy Skirmishers
(att_slav_levy_skirmishers) Missile Infantry
Slavic Noble Skirmishers
(att_slav_noble_skirmishers) Missile Infantry
Slavic Skirmishers
(att_slav_skirmishers) Missile Infantry |
Spear Infantry |
Chosen Shields
(att_slav_chosen_shields) Spear Infantry
Slavic Large Shields
(att_slav_large_shields) Spear Infantry
Slavic Levy Spearmen
(att_slav_levy_spearmen) Spear Infantry
Slavic Noble Spearmen
(att_slav_noble_spearmen) Spear Infantry
Slavic Spearmen
(att_slav_spearmen) Spear Infantry |
Missile Cavalry |
Slavic Horse Raiders
(att_slav_horse_raiders) Missile Cavalry
Slavic Raiders
(att_slav_raiders) Missile Cavalry
Svarog's Raiders
(att_slav_svarogs_raiders) Missile Cavalry |
Siege Artillery |
Bastion Onager
(att_slav_onager_bastion) Siege Artillery
Onager
(att_slav_onager) Siege Artillery |
Admiral |
Sagena - Slavic Light Marauders
(att_shp_slav_light_marauders_lon_light) Melee Ship
Sagena - Slavic Marauders
(att_shp_slav_marauders_lon_light) Melee Ship |
Melee Ship |
Towered Liburnian Warship - Chosen Slavic Boatmen
(att_shp_slav_chosen_boatmen_lib_heavy_ft) Melee Ship
Sagena - Slavic Light Marauders
(att_shp_slav_light_marauders_lon_light) Melee Ship
Sagena - Slavic Marauders
(att_shp_slav_marauders_lon_light) Melee Ship |
Missile Ship |
Sagena - Slavic Marauder Archers
(att_shp_slav_archers_lon_light) Missile Ship
Sagena - Slavic Marauder Bows
(att_shp_slav_bow_lon_light) Missile Ship
Sagena - Slavic Marauder Bowmen
(att_shp_slav_bowmen_lon_light) Missile Ship
Dromon Ballista Marauder - Chosen Slavic Naval Archers
(att_shp_slav_chosen_archers_dro_heavy) Missile Ship |
Artillery Ship |
Battery Kondura - Slavic Artillery Crew
(att_shp_slav_artillery_dbl_lib_light) Artillery Ship
Artillery Kondura - Slavic Artillery Crew
(att_shp_slav_artillery_lib_light) Artillery Ship |
Ramming Ship |
Strike Kondura - Slavic Light Boatmen
(att_shp_slav_boatment_lib_light_ram) Ramming Ship
Assault Kondura - Slavic Light Boatmen
(att_shp_slav_boatment_lib_light_spike) Ramming Ship |
Fire Ship |
Greek Fire Dromonarion - Slavic Light Boatmen
(att_shp_slav_boatment_dro_light_fs) Fire Ship |
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