Caledonians Melee Infantry

Horse Whisperers

'Horse whispering' may seem an arcane, mysterious and perhaps even amusing practise, but it was nevertheless something that the Picts firmly believed in. Beginning as a specialised agricultural technique used by farmers to control their livestock, those who knew 'the word' were able to speak directly to a horse's soul by murmuring into its ear; if the word was true, the horse would respond accordingly - as man and horse have common ancestry in Celtic legend. In reality, the calming effect of whispering, along with body language and eye contact relaxes horses, making them far less likely to resist. Horse whispering was used in conjunction with aromatherapy to condition them to react to certain smells - such as halting or turning around when in contact with 'jading' scents, such as dead moles or spores. These control methods eventually took on a military aspect, as warriors laid jading scents in the path of enemy cavalry to interrupt charges or flanking actions.

Unit Name Horse Whisperers

Main Unit Key att_cel_horse_whisperers

Land Unit Key att_cel_horse_whisperers

Naval Unit Key att_lon_heavy_tra_cel

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 575

Recruitment Cost 575

Upkeep Cost 295

Melee Attack 35

Melee Damage 32

├ Melee Weapon att_spear_heavy

├ Melee Base Damage 24

├ Armour-piercing Damage 8

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 30

├ Attack Against Elephants 30

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 35

Melee Defence 45

├ Base Defence 40

├ Shield att_round_large

└ Shield Defence 5

Armour 60

├ Armour att_mail

├ Armour Defence 23

└ Shield Armour 37

Health 125

├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_heavy

├ Man Health 105

└ Bonus Hit Points 20

Morale 54

Abilities

• Spear Wall
  The unit moves into close wall formation.

Attributes

• Expert Charge Defence
  This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
• 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.
• Ignore Terrain
  Speed penalties caused by the terrain are ignored by this unit.
• Scare (horses)
  This unit gives a morale penalty to enemy horses.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings

Lv. 0

Warlord's Keep (att_bld_barbarian_civic_chieftain_4) Level 3 Warlord's Castle (att_bld_barbarian_civic_chieftain_5_legendary) Level 4 Chieftain's Keep (att_bld_barbarian_civic_minor_chieftain_4_legendary) Level 3 Chieftain's Castle (att_bld_barbarian_civic_minor_chieftain_5_legendary) Level 4 Hall of Elders (att_bld_barbarian_civic_storyteller_4) Level 3 Mead Hall (att_bld_barbarian_civic_tavern_4) Level 3 Bards' Hall (att_bld_barbarian_civic_tavern_5_legendary_celts) Level 4

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Warlord's Castle (att_bld_barbarian_civic_chieftain_5_legendary) Level 4 Chieftain's Castle (att_bld_barbarian_civic_minor_chieftain_5_legendary) Level 4

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Caledonian Separatists Caledonians