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Ktistai

(Dacian Noble Horse Archers)

Ktistai, or the ones set apart", are members of the most prestigious Getic priesthood, and are all drawn from the Tarabostes nobility. Apart from fulfilling many important roles in Getic society, some of the Ktistai also form small, elite cavalry forces. They are elite warriors who know how to use the bow and the falx; the two most important weapons in Getic society. Their armour is also high-quality and the Ktistai ride to battle in mail shirts with animal fur worn on their backs. The Ktistai will never break, disobey or act without orders and more than other warriors, they truly believe their souls immortal. They can only be recruited in places with a highly developed religious infrastructure."

The exact origins of the Dacians are something of a mystery. Dacian lands were centred around the Carpathian Mountains but, unlike their Thracian neighbours, they seldom got involved in the conflicts of others. The Dacians fought almost entirely on foot, and usually looked to their Sarmatian allies when serious cavalry were needed. Many Dacian infantry fought as peltasts, equipped with javelins, short swords and oval shields, but they also fielded archers. However, the Dacians were most feared because of a weapon called the 'falx', which they used with deadly, limb-lopping skill. A two-handed sword with a forward-curving blade, a falx could cut a man in two from the top of his head to his breastbone. This weapon was so effective that the Romans improved their legionary armour to cope with it. The brow-ridge on later legionary helmets was there to stop a blow from a falx. Rome’s eventual victory in the Dacian Wars (AD101-106), celebrated by Trajan’s Column, finally dealt with the warlike Dacian tribes once and for all.

Ktistai

Unit Name

Ktistai

Main Unit Key

Dac_Noble_Cavalry

Land Unit Key

Dac_Noble_Cavalry

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport_small

Soldiers

100

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost

2138

Recruitment Cost

2138

Upkeep Cost

428

Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Weapon

cbow3

├ Projectile

cbow3

├ Missile Damage

11

├ Missile Ap Damage

0

└ Base Reload Time

13

Accuracy

10

Range

160

Reload

18

Shots Per Minute

6

Ammunition

15

Melee Attack

40

Weapon Damage

11

├ Melee Weapon

sickle4

├ Weapon Damage

11

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

Yes

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

2

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

20

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

28

Melee Defence

63

├ Base Defence

32

├ Shield

cshield3

└ Shield Defence

31

Armour

16

├ Armour

carm8

├ Armour Defence

16

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

heavy_medium

├ Man Health

20

├ Bonus Hit Points

0

├ Mount

rome_celtic_horse_sword_l

├ Mount Entity

rome_horse_light_missile

└ Mount Health

0

Base Morale

70

Abilities

Ktistai
  • Stamina (low)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.
  • Cantabrian Circle
    The unit fires whilst riding in a circle that increases reload skill
  • Concentrate Fire
    The unit fires its missiles towards a spot causing damage to everyone in the area of effect

Attributes

  • Parthian Shot
    This unit can fire all around and not just in-front of itself.
  • Fire Whilst Moving
    This unit can fire when mounted and moving.
  • Disciplined
    This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
  • Hide (forest)
    This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
  • Fire Whilst Moving
    This unit can fire when mounted and moving.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Light Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Ktistai
  • Long range
  • Average rate of fire
  • Fast moving
  • Good damage but low armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Requires Buildings
Ktistai Lv. 1 Sanctuary of Bendis
Sanctuary of Bendis
(rom_BARBARIAN_religious_dacian_bendis_4)
Level 3
Sanctuary of Derzelas
Sanctuary of Derzelas
(rom_BARBARIAN_religious_dacian_derzelas_4)
Level 3
Sanctuary of Gebeleizis
Sanctuary of Gebeleizis
(rom_BARBARIAN_religious_dacian_gebelizis_4)
Level 3
Sanctuary of Kotys
Sanctuary of Kotys
(rom_BARBARIAN_religious_dacian_kotys_4)
Level 3
Sanctuary of Pleistoros
Sanctuary of Pleistoros
(rom_BARBARIAN_religious_dacian_pleistoros_4)
Level 3
Sanctuary of Zalmoxis
Sanctuary of Zalmoxis
(rom_BARBARIAN_religious_dacian_zalmoxis_4)
Level 3