Ostrogoths Melee Cavalry

Royal Saiones

Originally migrating from the Baltic coast, the Goths settled in the Black Sea area but fragmented once their population outgrew the capacity of the region's natural resources. Following the departure of the Tervingi to the west, the Greuthungi continued to live in the area until pressure from Hunnic incursions, around AD370, caused a large part of the remaining population to migrate south into the Balkans and, crucially, Roman territory. Those left behind eventually became clients of the Huns, alternately rebelling and fighting for them in the west, notably at Chalons in AD451. Following the collapse of the Hunnic powerbase mid-way through the 5th century AD, with the Roman Empire in the west soon to follow, the surviving Greuthungi moved down into the Balkans, becoming known as the 'Ostrogoths' - literally 'Goths of the Rising Sun' or 'Eastern Goths'.

Unit Name Royal Saiones

Main Unit Key att_ger_royal_saiones

Land Unit Key att_ger_royal_saiones

Naval Unit Key att_lon_light_tra_ger

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 775

Recruitment Cost 975

Upkeep Cost 610

Melee Attack 50

Melee Damage 40

├ Melee Weapon att_sword

├ Melee Base Damage 36

├ Armour-piercing Damage 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 80

Melee Defence 50

├ Base Defence 40

├ Shield att_oval

└ Shield Defence 10

Armour 57

├ Armour att_scale

├ Armour Defence 27

└ Shield Armour 30

Health 295

├ Man Entity att_infantry_heavy

├ Man Health 90

├ Bonus Hit Points 70

├ Mount att_ger_royal_saiones_horse

├ Mount Entity att_horse_heavy

└ Mount Health 135

Morale 54

Abilities

• Diamond
  The unit moves into a diamond-shaped attack formation.
• Steady
  Improves the unit's ability to defend at the cost of their mobility.

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 244 Upgrade From
Required Technology Cost 244 Upgrade From

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Ostrogoths Ostrogothic Separatists