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King's Blades CircennCircenn Melee Infantry

King's Blades

These men will live, fight, and die willingly in the defence of their leader.

Throughout most of the medieval world, the function of kings and chiefs was, above all, to provide war leadership. Tribal leaders used loyalty systems which granted the best warriors the greatest rewards when in service to their households as companions or bodyguards, which extended onto the battlefield. The systems which existed in Celtic Ireland and Scotland were ones in which martial leaders presided over small and ever-changing kingdoms alongside nobles and royal followers who fought in their direct service. Many of them strove to master the broadsword, given its unique ability to maim and kill in the right hands. Sword fighting was generally practised by men of status who could afford the costly weapon, with blades commonly passed between generations as symbols of family honour. The dominant types of swords in north-western Europe were the broad-bladed two-edged forms that were up to 90 centimetres long. Most included a pommel on the hilt to keep the sword from slipping out of the hand when used from horseback, and also handy to dish out blunt-force trauma when the situation required it.

King's Blades

Unit Name

King's Blades

Main Unit Key

sco_kings_blades

Land Unit Key

sco_kings_blades

Naval Unit Key

vik_draga

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

1000

Recruitment Cost

1000

Upkeep Cost

300

Melee Skill

50

Melee Damage

42

├ Melee Weapon

vik_sword_elite

├ Melee Base Damage

36

├ Armour-piercing Damage

6

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

33

Melee Defence

80

├ Base Defence

50

├ Shield

vik_medium

└ Shield

30

Armour

30

├ Armour

vik_scale

├ Armour Defence

30

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

100

├ Man Entity

vik_inf_very_heavy

├ Man Health

100

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Morale

54

Abilities

King's Blades
  • Shield Castle
    "Heads down, lads, things are about to get a little hairy around here!"
    Units cannot move in this formation.

Attributes

  • [[col:yellow]]Expert Charge Defence[[/col]]
    This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
  • [[col:yellow]]Disciplined[[/col]]
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • [[col:yellow]]Encourage[[/col]]
    This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
  • [[col:yellow]]Hide (forest)[[/col]]
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses
Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Offensive Masters Cost 150 Upgrade From Black Blades