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Mailed Fianna Irish UsurpersIrish Usurpers Melee Infantry

Mailed Fianna

Unique skills, superior equipment, and exceptional territorial knowledge make the finest hunter-warriors.

In early medieval Ireland, there existed bands of youths living on the edges of society in the wilderness regions outside of their ‘tuath’, that is, their kingdom or territory. Referred to as the fianna, they were made up of individuals who had chosen the life as an alternative to languishing in the social limbo of not having received land of their own in the form of inheritance, endowment, or dowry, so had decided to prove their mettle in other ways. Often of aristocratic birth, they survived by camping, hunting, fishing, and foraging, but life in the wilderness was not always so straightforward. Members of the fianna were quickly hardened by the necessities of survival, sometimes raiding and pillaging nearby territories which were unaligned or hostile with their own tuath. To their own people, they were considered a ready source of mobile fighters that could quickly be called upon in the event of enemy raids or invasions. They were also hired as mercenaries in political disputes, and even called in to help settle vendettas or conflicts between warring families. Being hunter-warriors, they often took the lead in counter-raids or swift assaults and were generally respected and feared in equal measure.

Mailed Fianna

Unit Name

Mailed Fianna

Main Unit Key

iri_mailed_fianna

Land Unit Key

iri_mailed_fianna

Naval Unit Key

vik_oll_pheist

Soldiers

160

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

800

Recruitment Cost

800

Upkeep Cost

225

Melee Skill

38

Melee Damage

38

├ Melee Weapon

vik_sword

├ Melee Base Damage

32

├ Armour-piercing Damage

6

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Attack Against Cavalry

0

├ Attack Against Elephants

0

└ Attack Against Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

26

Melee Defence

68

├ Base Defence

38

├ Shield

vik_medium

└ Shield

30

Armour

22

├ Armour

vik_mail

├ Armour Defence

22

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

100

├ Man Entity

vik_inf_heavy

├ Man Health

100

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Morale

49

Abilities

Mailed Fianna
  • 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]]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 Defensive Masters Cost 150 Upgrade From Fianna Band
Required Technology Defensive Masters Cost 150 Upgrade From Fianna Swordsmen