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Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: spearmen · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 60
Tacitus wrote that the Aestii lacked iron weaponry; making do with wooden clubs for offense, and boar talismans for defense. Despite their humble armaments, the Aestii must have fielded a formidable force: For the priceless amber, glaesum, washing up on Aestii shores, was coveted by all, and yet, the Aestii remained independent.
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 60 |
█████████· 87% |
| Attack | 5 |
█········· 0% |
| Charge bonus | 4 |
██········ 21% |
| Defence | 31 |
█████····· 45% |
| · armour | 3 |
██········ 21% |
| · defence skill | 23 |
███████··· 65% |
| · shield | 5 |
██████···· 57% |
| Morale | 7 |
█········· 10% |
| Discipline | Low | |
| Training | Untrained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 531 dn |
██········ 24% |
| Primary | Secondary | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 5 | — |
| Charge bonus | 4 | — |
| Type | melee · blade | — |
| Damage | piercing | — |
| Properties | Light spear (braced against cavalry charges from the front) · +8 attack against cavalry | — |
| Primary | Secondary | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 31 | — |
| Armour | 3 | — |
| Defence skill | 23 | — |
| Shield | 5 | — |
| Hit points | 1 |
| Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -1 / 0 / -2 / 0 |
| Charge distance | 30 |
| Formations | Horde |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / — |
| Extra fatigue in hot climates | 0 |
| Collision mass per man (1.0 is normal) | 0.94 |
| Spacing between men: close / loose | 1.1 × 1.3 m / 2.2 × 2.6 m |
| Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can hide in long grass · Very good stamina
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 1 pool covering 16 regions, at 3,102 dn to hire and 0 experience.
Mercenary pool: Balto-Slavic
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
The 16 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Aestia · Akibia-Sauaria · Asaia · Borouskia-Pagyritaia · Carbonia-Salia · Careotaea-Stavania · Finnia · Galindia · Igyllionia · Insula Osiorum · Melanchlainia · Naskia · Neuria · Sudenia · Veltaea · Venedia