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Airig Horsemen

Free cavalrymen who fearlessly answer the call of war.

The Irish kings of the Dark Ages were rulers of men rather than territory, which provided the basis for the development of Ireland’s tiered social order. At the top stood a High King who most regional rulers answered to, while at the bottom languished a large unfree peasantry. Many Irish records of the early medieval period mention the word ‘aire’ to refer to those in between; a catch-all term describing anyone who held an independent legal status. Written laws dating to later centuries, however, use the word ‘Airig’ more specifically in references to nobles or chiefs, distinguishing them from commoners. Indeed, Ireland’s sumptuary laws of the seventh and eighth centuries even refer to the colours that each social class were allowed to wear, including those for the Airig nobility – grey, brown, or red.

Commanding a ‘cet’ – a military unit of up to one hundred men – the Airig nobility were high-ranking combatants. Their use of spears from horseback had been seen in a similar form around Britain before, with the Roman use of lance-bearing cavalry regiments. Advancements in horse training techniques and more significantly, the adoption of the stirrup into Western Europe, meant that horses were no longer primarily just a means to get to the battlefield. Mounted warriors previously ran a considerable risk of being unhorsed by the slightest impacts, nor could they carry out any significant blows without becoming unbalanced and vulnerable. Stirrups ensured stability, so that what had formerly been impossible on horseback in the cut and thrust of battle then became easy.

Airig Horsemen

Unit Name

Airig Horsemen

Main Unit Key

iri_airig_horsemen

Land Unit Key

iri_airig_horsemen

Naval Unit Key

vik_curach

Soldiers

60

Category

Cavalry

Class

Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

800

Recruitment Cost

800

Upkeep Cost

275

Melee Skill

44

Melee Damage

36

├ Melee Weapon

vik_spear_cav_elite

├ Melee Base Damage

24

├ Armour-piercing Damage

12

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

20

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

30

Melee Defence

74

├ Base Defence

44

├ Shield

vik_medium

└ Shield

30

Armour

15

├ Armour

vik_leather_helmet

├ Armour Defence

15

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

150

├ Man Entity

vik_inf_heavy

├ Man Health

100

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

vik_horse_spear_heavy

├ Mount Entity

vik_horse_heavy

└ Mount Health

50

Morale

50

Abilities

Airig Horsemen
  • Wedge
    "Let's break their line!"

Attributes

  • [[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
Upgrade
Required Technology Trained Cavalry Cost 150 Upgrade To Airig Mailed Horsemen

Faction Pool

Pool
No. Pool Faction Initial Unit Count Chance To Replenish Max Replenish Per Turn Max Count
1 irish 1 0.025 1 1