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Painted Warriors
Their painted bodies and uncanny rituals terrify opponents before a single blow has been struck.The Arevaci were a Celtiberian tribe of warriors and horsemen. As a group the Celtiberians were regarded by their contemporaries as odd to the point of being quite intimidating, if not downright scary. Among their many bizarre little ways it was the custom of washing their bodies, hair and teeth in urine that made others think them deranged. The Celtiberians seem to have been convinced of urine’s healing properties. They also went into battle painted orange. The dye paste they used was thought to toughen the skin, but the morale impact on enemies must have been considerable. Other Celts tattooed and painted themselves for battle. Some Britons dyed themselves blue by using an extract of woad; this must have been something of a trial for everyone else, as processing woad to make dye produces a magnificently disgusting smell as well as a rich blue colour.
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Unit Name Painted Warriors |
Main Unit Key Ibe_Painted_Warriors |
Land Unit Key Ibe_Painted_Warriors |
Naval Unit Key barbarian_transport |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 640 |
Recruitment Cost 640 |
Upkeep Cost 120 |
Missile Damage 32 |
├ Missile Weapon rome_iron_javelin |
├ Projectile javelin_iron |
├ Missile Damage 20 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 12 |
└ Base Reload Time 15 |
Accuracy 5 |
Range 40 |
Reload 0 |
Shots Per Minute 4 |
Ammunition 2 |
Melee Attack 42 |
Weapon Damage 35 |
├ Melee Weapon rome_falcata |
├ Melee Damage Base 30 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 5 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs. Large 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 0 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 32 |
Melee Defence 50 |
├ Base Defence 20 |
├ Shield celtic |
└ Shield Defence 30 |
Armour 45 |
├ Armour cloth |
├ Armour Defence 10 |
└ Shield Armour 35 |
Health 55 |
├ Man Entity rome_infantry_medium |
├ Man Health 40 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 15 |
Base Morale 60 |
Abilities
Painted Warriors- Frenzy
Improves a unit's charge and weapon damage for an extended period.
Charge damage, Weapon damage
Exertion: fatigue
Attributes
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close. - Scare (everyone)
This unit frightens all enemy units.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Transport- Very poor hull strength
- Very slow speed
- Weak ramming
- Good attack
- Average defence
- Average damage but low armour penetration
- Normal morale
Requires Buildings | |
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Bronze Forge
(barb_artisan_bronze_3) Level 2 ![]()
Bronze Furnace
(barb_artisan_bronze_4) Level 3 |
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign | |
Caesar in Gaul | |
Hannibal at the Gates | |
Imperator Augustus |