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Kombaragoues

(Bodyguard)

Kombaragoues are bodyguards and chief vassals of the mighty Argoi. The elite Kombarargoues furnish the Argoi with veteran warriors bound to protect their cheiftain and further his aims of glory and prestige. In return for their service, they receive varied gifts and honour from their chief and remain in supreme standing among other warriors. Their panoply is second only to the Argoi and, as time progresses, advances in Celtic technology will result in them being a more deadly and formidable group of bodyguards.

The fierce and proud Galatians dominated central Anatolia and eastern Phrygia. Having splintered from the migrating Celts following Brennus’ invasions of Macedon and Greece in 279BC, three tribes, the Tectosages, Tolistobogii and Trocmi, moved through Thrace and crossed the Bosporus into Asia Minor. They came as allies of Nicomedes of Bithynia and secured a victory for him in a dynastic struggle against his brother. After a brief and inconclusive war between Nicomedes and the Seleucid king, Antiochus, the Galatians settled down to stay. Their territory was split between the three tribes, each maintaining its own capital, but with a council at Drynemeton, a sacred grove of oaks near the Tectosages’ capital at Ancyra. Ruled by a military aristocracy, the Galatians left the indigenous Cappadocian people in control of their own towns and lands in return for tithes. Galatian mercenaries were highly prized and respected by Greek, Roman and Seleucid commanders. In fact, the personal bodyguard of the Ptolemies of Egypt consisted of Celtic mercenaries, and it is highly likely that these men came from Galatia.

Kombaragoues

Unit Name

Kombaragoues

Main Unit Key

Cel_sword_bodyguard_reformed

Land Unit Key

Cel_sword_bodyguard_reformed

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

200

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

1307

Recruitment Cost

1307

Upkeep Cost

261

Melee Attack

42

Weapon Damage

11

├ Melee Weapon

bsword4

├ Weapon Damage

11

├ Weapon Deadliness

0

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs. Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

13

Melee Defence

78

├ Base Defence

26

├ Shield

shield5

└ Shield Defence

52

Armour

16

├ Armour

arm9

├ Armour Defence

16

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

20

├ Man Entity

heavy_heavy

├ Man Health

20

└ Bonus Hit Points

0

Base Morale

60

Abilities

Kombaragoues
  • Stamina (average)
    Governs how fast the unit tires and restores fatigue, and is dependent on type of unit, weight and approach to combat.

Attributes

  • Expert Charge Defence
    This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
  • 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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Kombaragoues
  • Good attack
  • Average defence
  • Average damage but low armour penetration
  • Normal morale
Requires Buildings
Kombaragoues Lv. 0 Warlord's Hold
Warlord's Hold
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_administration_3)
Level 2
Kombaragoues Lv. 1 Great Hall
Great Hall
(rom_BARBARIAN_commons_administration_4)
Level 3