Wu Melee Cavalry

Handmaid Guard

The Sun family has a proud history of powerful warriors, men and women who will live, and fight, and die in the service of their family and their ideals. The presence of powerful warrior women of the Sun family – Sun Ren, particularly – inspired those other women who could fight to do so.

As bodyguards for nobles, the Handmaid Guard are particularly fearsome, able to stand toe-to-toe with any of China's best fighters.

Unit Abilities

• Guard
  Everyone is safe when this one is present. It's the one thing you can rely upon when all else is bogged down in murky politics.
• Miasma
  The dense and tough undergrowth that plagues the jungles of the South is a hindrance to all those who try to penetrate into the heartlands of the Nanman.
• Diamond
  The unit forms into a hard-edged diamond, good for both offence and defence but limiting manoeuvrability.
• Loose
  The unit spreads apart, making it more difficult for arrows to hit them.
• Wedge
  The unit forms into a spear-tip, best for driving directly through enemy lines.

Attributes

• ENCOURAGE
  Provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• HIDE IN FOREST
  Can hide in forests.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Role: anti-missile
  A shielded and fast-moving unit that absorbs missile fire to charge into vulnerable missile units.
• Good morale
  This unit will keep fighting even when others have already routed.
• Missile defence
  This unit's training has reached a level where they can even deflect missiles without a shield!