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Athar’s Chosen HimyarHimyar Melee Infantry

Athar’s Chosen

By the morning and evening stars, they will bring victory.

Also known as the "God of the Morning Star", Athtar (also known as Attar or Ishtar) was worshipped throughout Arabia in late antiquity prior to the rise of Islam in the region. Often depicted with a spear-point and accompanied by an ibex, his sacred animal, Athtar was a god of war ("He Who is Bold in Battle") and the bringer of water and, in the more arid Arabian regions, the god of thunderstorms. In Canaanite legends, Athtar ascended to the throne of the late Ba'al Hadad to rule the world in his stead. Unfortunately, he soon proved himself unsuitable to rule - mainly as he was too small for Ba'al's throne - and was forced to return to the underworld. Temples to Athtar usually contained an open area with a fire in the centre, sharing the Zoroastrian concept of "holy fire". The kings of Saba even practised a rite knows as "Hunting the Game of Athtar and the Game of Kurum" (Kurum being a consort of Athtar) in order to make it rain.

Athar’s Chosen

Unit Name

Athar’s Chosen

Main Unit Key

att_des_es_athars_chosen

Land Unit Key

att_des_es_athars_chosen

Naval Unit Key

att_cor_light_rom

Soldiers

80

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

375

Recruitment Cost

375

Upkeep Cost

190

Melee Attack

67

Melee Damage

48

├ Melee Weapon

att_sword_himyar

├ Melee Base Damage

30

├ Armour-piercing Damage

18

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

147

Melee Defence

33

├ Base Defence

33

├ Shield

att_none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

3

├ Armour

att_cloth

├ Armour Defence

3

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

150

├ Man Entity

att_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

75

└ Bonus Hit Points

75

Morale

103

Abilities

Athar’s Chosen
  • Sea Sickness
    As these men are inexperienced sailors. Caught up in sea combat, they suffer various penalties.
  • Frenzied Charge
    Increases the effectiveness of the unit's charge for an extended period.
  • Frenzy
    Improves a unit's attack capabilities for an extended period of time.

Attributes

  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • Resistant to Fatigue
    Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Requires Buildings
Athar’s Chosen Lv. 0 Abode of Sham’s Champions
Abode of Sham’s Champions
(att_bld_eos_military_infantry_5_semitic)
Level 4
Faction Availability
Grand Campaign