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Melee Infantry (Custom Battle Units)

Frontline soldiers trained for hand-to-hand combat with their enemies.

Melee Infantry
No. Unit Sol. Custom Cost Recru. Cost Upkeep Cost Ship HP. Ship Spd. Msl. Dmg. Rng. Sht. /min Amo. Mle. Atk. Mle. Dmg. Chg. Mle. Def. Arm. HP. Mor.
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200 Pritanoi Ambactoi
Melee Infantry / Melee Infantry / (Bri_Ambactoi)
Pritanoi Ambactoi
(British Ambactoi)

These swordsmen are the other half of the chariot team, along with the Arioi foot nobles, and best serve them in a supporting role. They back up the swordsmen's attack with javelins and can form a shield wall for their masters to retreat behind. They profit from long hours of regular weapons-drill and are disciplined, sturdy troops, who are not easily discomfited.

200 1338 1338 268 44 11 17 84 16 20 65
2
300 Corio Runo
Melee Infantry / Melee Infantry / (Bri_Ambushers)
Corio Runo
(Brythonic Hidden Warriors)

Unexpected warriors, with javelins and swords, are useful to any warlord.

300 571 571 114 38 11 17 69 1 20 45
3
300 Botroas
Melee Infantry / Melee Infantry / (Bri_Botroas)
Botroas
(Britannic Medium Infantry)

The Botroas (Boat-rows) are the basic medium infantry of southern Britain and Transalpine Gaul. They are well-trained, with a fair amount of experience, and good quality swords, with javelins to soften an enemy before a charge. Like nearly all Celtic warriors, they are loyal to a tribal head; a leader who is himself bound to a more prestigious noble and, by extension, also the king. These men form the core of the southern armies, and like most Celtic shock infantry, the brunt of their attack is in the charge.

300 517 517 103 34 11 15 67 1 20 45
4
200 Calawre
Melee Infantry / Melee Infantry / (Bri_Calawre)
Calawre
(Champions)

All the Celtic cultures follow hero worshipping traditions, and the Britons are no different. Among the southern tribes especially, there are warriors of exceedingly great skill, who use Gallic equipment. The Calawre (Call-a-oo-re) are not typically considered to be recognized champions, but they are wealthy and skilled. They have good armour and high-quality Gallic swords. They are called champions more on account of their appearance than their abilities on the battlefield, where in reality they serve as an all-purpose heavy infantry. They are adept and professional warriors, but their cost - in terms of equipment and training - limits their numbers.

200 1188 1188 238 45 11 15 69 12 20 60
5
300 Catuiros Vellos Calgo
Melee Infantry / Melee Infantry / (Bri_Chosen_Sword_Band)
Catuiros Vellos Calgo
(Chosen Swordsmen)

These men fight with proven bravery and well-honed skill-at-arms.

300 800 800 160 38 11 15 73 6 20 50
6
300 Kluddobro
Melee Infantry / Melee Infantry / (Bri_Kluddobro)
Kluddobro
(Sword Bearers)

Kluddobro (Klith-ab-ree) are British shortswordsmen. The shortsword is a common weapon, essentially a very long knife or dagger, and used by hunters, and carried by many as a form of self-defense. Warriors using shortswords are not typically very well trained, if at all. However, they are readily available, cheap, and have a good charge. They are extremely vulnerable at range.

300 455 455 91 30 11 15 56 1 20 45
7
300 Catuiros Liuos
Melee Infantry / Melee Infantry / (Bri_Painted_Ones)
Catuiros Liuos
(Brythonic Painted Warriors)

Inhumanly decorated, and inhumanly savage, these men are dangerous indeed.

300 589 589 118 40 11 17 60 1 20 60
8
200 Rycalawre
Melee Infantry / Melee Infantry / (Bri_Rycalawre)
Rycalawre
(Kingly Champions)

The British tribes' best warriors are not so much trained, as they are proven. The Rycalawre are nearly fearless and even hungrier for glory than younger men. They have already felt the rewards of victory and have many heads to their credit. Years of warfare often leave their bodies scarred but their spirit as sturdy as tempered steel. They are wealthy, powerful men, but they were not necessarily born as such. When a young warrior begins to attract prestige for himself (often by having a mound of heads to his name) he also begins attracting favours and gifts from his chief. These favours, like armour, weapons, jewellery, and slaves, allow him to be outfitted in equipment superior to that of lesser men.

200 1335 1335 267 44 11 15 80 16 20 65
9
300 Teceitos
Melee Infantry / Melee Infantry / (Bri_Teceitos)
Teceitos
(Britannic Axemen)

The Teceitos are an often overlooked component of a Celtic army. Many Celtic warriors are buried with axes - particularly in Britain and Eastern Europe - despite the fact that axes are neither as prestigious nor as admired as swords and spears. The Teceitos wear leather or padded vests and bronze or iron helmets to help protect themselves. They are light enough to move swiftly over the battlefield, allowing them to flank heavy infantry, and strike them from the flanks or rear. Using axes as well as javelins, the Teceitos are especially useful for breaking up heavy infantry. They are also a great asset to chariots, being able to follow them into breaches in the enemy's line.

300 884 884 177 39 11 15 69 8 20 55
10
200 Adgenios Druidos
Melee Infantry / Melee Infantry / (Bri_Druidic_Nobles)
Adgenios Druidos
(Brythonic Druidic Nobles)

Druids inspire by their magical presence, and are formidable warriors themselves.

200 1157 1157 231 42 11 17 78 12 20 75
11
200 Kluddargos
Melee Infantry / Melee Infantry / (Bri_Kluddargos)
Kluddargos
(Sword Masters)

Kluddargos (Klud-arr-gus) are British champions who use very specialized weapons. Their two-handed longswords have especially heavy blades and require years of practice to master. Able to afford such weapons, they can also afford high-quality armour, including very fine-quality chain shirts. Like other heroes and champions, they march to battle to inspire their fellow tribesmen, but their weapons also give them a tactical purpose: to annihilate enemy armour. Their swords are truly fierce and destructive: their great swings split helmets, smash shields, and collapse cuirasses into the body. The heads they collect will surely be from grotesquely mangled bodies, obliterated by the force of their blows, and the wielders of such weapons will often take satisfaction in finding their foes' bodies left in such a state.

200 1337 1337 267 56 13 19 55 12 20 65
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