Mavia's Bodyguards
They have promised their lives in the service of their queen.Mavia, Queen of the Tanukhids, was relatively unknown to history until her legendary revolution against the Roman Empire, succeeding where Zenobia of Palmyra failed 100 years before. Indeed, Mavia is considered by most sources a 'warrior queen', indicating she was recognised primarily by her military deeds which, unusually for the time, made her gender irrelevant. In AD378, three years after the death of her husband, peace dissolved and Mavia began a large offensive campaign against the Romans. Her reasons seem to be religious - Emperor Valens sought to supplant the Tanukhid's Orthodox Christianity with his own brand of Arianism, and so Mavia went to war. She often rode at the head of her armies and struck fast into Roman territory, anticipating Imperial tactics and remaining fluid. As the Tanukhids had no central base of operations, the Romans found it difficult to combat their tactics - appearing as they did to be everywhere and nowhere all at once. Mavia's army bested the Romans in open battle on several occasions, and mercilessly butchered those in its way. In the end Valens capitulated, granting Mavia her demand and naming Moses bishop to the Tanukhid people. Despite her stunning victory, Mavia's glory seems to have lived and died with the war as, after peace was brokered, there is little recorded about the rest of her life.
Unit Name Mavia's Bodyguards |
Main Unit Key att_des_es_mavias_bodyguards |
Land Unit Key att_des_es_mavias_bodyguards |
Naval Unit Key att_cor_light_rom |
Soldiers 80 |
Category Cavalry |
Class Shock Cavalry |
Custom Battle Cost 775 |
Recruitment Cost 775 |
Upkeep Cost 395 |
100 |
├ Missile Weapon att_javelin_heavy_precursor |
├ Projectile att_javelin_heavy_precursor_normal |
├ Missile Damage 50 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 50 |
└ Base Reload Time 17 |
Accuracy 0 |
Range 80 |
Reload 25 |
Rate of Fire 5 |
Ammunition 3 |
Melee Attack 21 |
10 |
├ Melee Weapon att_lance_elite |
├ Melee Base Damage 3 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 7 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 20 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 0 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 163 |
16 |
├ Base Defence 11 |
├ Shield att_round_large |
└ Shield Defence 5 |
60 |
├ Armour att_mail |
├ Armour Defence 23 |
└ Shield Armour 37 |
299 |
├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_heavy |
├ Man Health 105 |
├ Bonus Hit Points 59 |
├ Mount att_des_es_mavia's_bodyguards_horse |
├ Mount Entity att_horse_heavy |
└ Mount Health 135 |
Morale 43 |
Abilities
Mavia's Bodyguards- Sea Sickness
As these men are inexperienced sailors. Caught up in sea combat, they suffer various penalties. - Wedge
The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation. - Rapid Advance
Improved unit movement speed over an extended period.
Attributes
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close. - Scare (everyone)
This unit frightens all enemy units. - Immune to Fear
This unit is immune to the fear effects of scary units.
Strengths & Weaknesses
No Strengths and Weaknesses
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign |