The Northern Provinces Lords

Zhao Ming, the Iron Dragon

A hardened frontier warrior, the Iron Dragon maintains the western edge of the empire and keeps the desert clans in order. A skilled alchemist, he uses the strange minerals of the Warpstone Desert to create unique weapons for his armies. Cabals of Metal and Fire Wizards are welcomed within his realm, much to the irritation of the Jade Dragon who sees the encouragement of sorcerous organisations outside of the Celestial Court as dangerous to the empire. These Sorcerers help the Iron Dragon in his experiments, and many magical weapons and armours are therefore forged in the Dragon’s cities.

Unit Name Zhao Ming, the Iron Dragon

Main Unit Key wh3_main_cth_cha_iron_dragon_0

Land Unit Key wh3_main_cth_cha_iron_dragon_0

Land Unit Group Parents Lords

Land Unit Group Wizard

Caste Lord

Category Melee Infantry

Class Command

Custom Battle Cost 1600

Recruitment Cost 1000

Upkeep Cost 500

Number of Units 1

Hit Points 8424

├ Mount 0

├ Mount Entity

├ Mount Hit Points

├ Num Mounts hu1e_mage_iron_dragon

├ Man Entity wh3_main_cth_hum_iron_dragon_blood

├ Man Hit Points 8

├ Num Men 1

└ Bonus Hit Points 8416

Mass 1000

└ Man Mass 1000.0000

Armour 70

├ Armour wh2_main_plate_70

├ Shield none

└ Missile Block Chance 0

Leadership 90

Speed 46

└ Man Speed 46

Melee Attack 55

Melee Defence 60

Weapon Strength 430

├ Melee Weapon wh3_main_cth_iron_dragon_human

├ Base Weapon Damage 290

├ Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage 140

├ Bonus vs. Large 0

└ Bonus vs. Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 35

Abilities

• Transformation of the Dragon
  Zhao Ming has the innate power to transmogrify from human form to Dragon and back again at will, and often at the most opportune moments.
• Master of Alchemy
  Base metals may be transmuted and transformed, so that they might strike harder and better at the Celestial Emperor's enemies.
  Base Missile Damage x 125%
  Base Weapon Damage x 130%
• Warding Iron
  The strength of the Dragon can be passed to their loyal troops for a short while, so they may have some resistance to magical attack.
  [[img:ui/Battle UI/ability_icons/resistance_ward_save.png]] Damage Resistance +5
• Wounds
  Even the greatest foes can be laid low with terrible injuries, and the greater the damage done, the less able they will be to effectively continue the fray.
  Speed x 90%
  Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage x 80%
  Base Weapon Damage x 80%
• Arcane Conduit
  A strong mind is needed to channel the Winds of Magic. Those that have such a gift become arcane conduits – funnelling the magical tempests to their cause.

Attributes

• Encourage
  This unit provides a leadership bonus to nearby allies. Units within range of both the Lord's aura and an encouraging unit will receive the larger of the two bonuses.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Mastery of Elemental Winds
  When two or more units in the same army share this attribute, intensity increases the power of spells cast.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Spellcaster
  This unit can cast spells.
• Armoured
  Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Armour-Piercing damage.
• Harmony Amplifier: +100%
  This unit increases harmony bonuses for nearby units by +100%. Only the strongest amplifier bonus is applied.
• Melee Expert
  Melee Experts might have a very strong melee attack or melee defence, or high values in both. Some also have melee-focused skills like [[img:ui/battle ui/ability_icons/charge_defense.png]]Charge Defence. Use them to counter other strong melee units. When facing them, it is best to take them out before they can enter melee.

Faction Availability
The Realm of Chaos	Burning Wind Nomads Cathay Cathay Cathay Rebels Celestial Loyalists Dissenter Lords of Jinshen Eastern River Lords Imperial Wardens Rebel Lords of Nan-Yang The Jade Custodians The Northern Provinces The Western Provinces