Knights
Warriors pursue Archers and are victim for Cavalry.
Historical summary:
Level 1. Peasant
The most numerous infantry unit of human army are peasants. Peasants are obliged to serve in the royal army for 3 years, after that they are given a share and a hut, if survive, of course… Peasants armed with any old thing – pitchfork, pickets, sticks with rusty nails and so on. They don’t have armour, they just wear simple rural shirt and thick pants. This strongly reduces their quantity after each battle.
Level 2. Pikeman
In peacetime Pikemen are city guardians, foremen and craftsmen. Even after passing military service every man can be called up anytime. Retired Pikemen are obliged to keep in order and watch over arms and armour. Because no one knows when enemy knocks at the Gate of our city and Motherland will have to be protected.
Level 3. Knight
These warriors, well-armoured and having large shields, are best of all protected from enemy arrows. They are the main impact force of any human army at storm of high walls or fortresses or city gate! The only thing that can deliver damage to the Knights in battle – is Cavalry attack that break squads’ formation. Knights have code of honour they swear an oath to which. They are fully devoted to the church and divine laws. If they are ordered to massacre village or suppress riot, they can turn their arms against their own troops. To die for weak and oppressed is the highest honour for them!
Elves
Historical summary:
Level 1. Elven Guardian
The second prestigious weapon for Elves is sword. Young Elves are trained to wield a sword almost same persistently as wielding a bow. Elven forest guards, being more agile than humans, are perhaps the fastest among infantry of all races. Years of training in forests make them strong and enduring, and presence of dangerous magic beasts adds fast running at long range…
Level 2. Elven Soldier
Elven guardians who gained battle experience divested themselves of any prejudice about armour. They get equipped with armour and more heavy swords, but the equipment not a bit prevent them from moving as fast as earlier.
Level 3. Elven Knight
Swordsmen, who acquire mastery of wielding a sword, obtain noble “Elven Knight” status. This allows them purchasing from dwarfs guild excellent runic armour and clothes, light and defending from arrows and magic.
Demons
Historical summary:
Level 1. Skeleton
Demons needed cheap fighting force they would not feel sorry about if lost in battle. Sending devoted servants to their doom didn’t seem to be a nice idea. With the help of mage-renegades, who practice necromancy, artificial souls were placed into dead bodies of fallen warriors, and blockhead but faithful and blood-thirsty servants – Skeletons – have come out. At time of the Great War, one-hundred-thousandth hordes of skeletons were made in a shortest possible time. Led by the Masters of necromancy, the skeletons crushed any resistance of light races by their persistently growing quantity.
Level 2. Fighting Skeleton
“The great sorrow’s day for Elves will come, raised from the dead will go as a blackened pestilence over the holy woods, and new era – era of sword and fire – will ensue.” (Elven ancient prophecy)
Skeletons that died in armour have more serious defence and more efficient weapon. As any equipment, it needs proper maintenance and sometimes repair, which requires additional economic charge. But the most difficult will be – to make skeleton wear armour and take weapon in hands again...
Level 3. Fiery Skeleton
Skeletons are very well protected from arrow attacks. Though, use of thrust and cutting weapon against them is also not effective. The most effective “weapon” against them was – magic, that’s why Demons set themselves a task of giving the Skeletons magic protection. After long search special spells, that turn bones into burning lava impregnated with demonic magic, were worked out. Now bodies of the new skeletons couldn’t be affected by magic. This was absolutely successful decision! Skeletons, treated with the spells, began to be called “Fiery” because of permanent heat and flame that their new bodies emit. It also became possible to equip them with magic weapons delivered from depths of Ignis, which are fiery swords simply burning arms of ordinary skeletons to ashes.
Drow
Level 1. Blade Votary
Even though dark Elves were driven by light Elves out of the Magic Woods, they still keep the same traditions. However, blade is considered more honourable weapon than bow after some time, as there is no special means for using bow in caves. Drow serve the cult of Blade from childhood, acquiring skills of fighting and wielding weapon.
Level 2. Blade Keeper
In the junior age every Blade Votary has to pass a test: a deathly battle one-on-one with beast of cursed woods. It is frequently that the battle ends with death of votary… But those who stand the test proudly have name of “Blade Keeper”.
Level 3. Blade Master
Battle-hardened Keepers gain considerable experience with time. They become real masters when it comes to using blades. Blade Masters is the highest caste of Dark Elves swordsmen. No one can match them on battlefield; and in peacetime they train new generations of Votaries.
Monsters
Warriors pursue Archers and are victim for Cavalry.
| Level 1. Peasant |
| Level 2. Pikeman |
| Level 3. Knight |
Level 1. Peasant
The most numerous infantry unit of human army are peasants. Peasants are obliged to serve in the royal army for 3 years, after that they are given a share and a hut, if survive, of course… Peasants armed with any old thing – pitchfork, pickets, sticks with rusty nails and so on. They don’t have armour, they just wear simple rural shirt and thick pants. This strongly reduces their quantity after each battle.
Level 2. Pikeman
In peacetime Pikemen are city guardians, foremen and craftsmen. Even after passing military service every man can be called up anytime. Retired Pikemen are obliged to keep in order and watch over arms and armour. Because no one knows when enemy knocks at the Gate of our city and Motherland will have to be protected.
Level 3. Knight
These warriors, well-armoured and having large shields, are best of all protected from enemy arrows. They are the main impact force of any human army at storm of high walls or fortresses or city gate! The only thing that can deliver damage to the Knights in battle – is Cavalry attack that break squads’ formation. Knights have code of honour they swear an oath to which. They are fully devoted to the church and divine laws. If they are ordered to massacre village or suppress riot, they can turn their arms against their own troops. To die for weak and oppressed is the highest honour for them!
Elves
| Level 1. Elven Guardian |
| Level 2. Elven Soldier |
| Level 3. Elven Knight |
Level 1. Elven Guardian
The second prestigious weapon for Elves is sword. Young Elves are trained to wield a sword almost same persistently as wielding a bow. Elven forest guards, being more agile than humans, are perhaps the fastest among infantry of all races. Years of training in forests make them strong and enduring, and presence of dangerous magic beasts adds fast running at long range…
Level 2. Elven Soldier
Elven guardians who gained battle experience divested themselves of any prejudice about armour. They get equipped with armour and more heavy swords, but the equipment not a bit prevent them from moving as fast as earlier.
Level 3. Elven Knight
Swordsmen, who acquire mastery of wielding a sword, obtain noble “Elven Knight” status. This allows them purchasing from dwarfs guild excellent runic armour and clothes, light and defending from arrows and magic.
Demons
| Level 1. Skeleton |
| Level 2. Fighting Skeleton |
| Level 3. Fiery Skeleton |
Level 1. Skeleton
Demons needed cheap fighting force they would not feel sorry about if lost in battle. Sending devoted servants to their doom didn’t seem to be a nice idea. With the help of mage-renegades, who practice necromancy, artificial souls were placed into dead bodies of fallen warriors, and blockhead but faithful and blood-thirsty servants – Skeletons – have come out. At time of the Great War, one-hundred-thousandth hordes of skeletons were made in a shortest possible time. Led by the Masters of necromancy, the skeletons crushed any resistance of light races by their persistently growing quantity.
Level 2. Fighting Skeleton
“The great sorrow’s day for Elves will come, raised from the dead will go as a blackened pestilence over the holy woods, and new era – era of sword and fire – will ensue.” (Elven ancient prophecy)
Skeletons that died in armour have more serious defence and more efficient weapon. As any equipment, it needs proper maintenance and sometimes repair, which requires additional economic charge. But the most difficult will be – to make skeleton wear armour and take weapon in hands again...
Level 3. Fiery Skeleton
Skeletons are very well protected from arrow attacks. Though, use of thrust and cutting weapon against them is also not effective. The most effective “weapon” against them was – magic, that’s why Demons set themselves a task of giving the Skeletons magic protection. After long search special spells, that turn bones into burning lava impregnated with demonic magic, were worked out. Now bodies of the new skeletons couldn’t be affected by magic. This was absolutely successful decision! Skeletons, treated with the spells, began to be called “Fiery” because of permanent heat and flame that their new bodies emit. It also became possible to equip them with magic weapons delivered from depths of Ignis, which are fiery swords simply burning arms of ordinary skeletons to ashes.
Drow
| Level 1. Blade Votary |
| Level 2. Blade Keeper |
| Level 3. Blade Master |
Historical summary:
Level 1. Blade Votary
Even though dark Elves were driven by light Elves out of the Magic Woods, they still keep the same traditions. However, blade is considered more honourable weapon than bow after some time, as there is no special means for using bow in caves. Drow serve the cult of Blade from childhood, acquiring skills of fighting and wielding weapon.
Level 2. Blade Keeper
In the junior age every Blade Votary has to pass a test: a deathly battle one-on-one with beast of cursed woods. It is frequently that the battle ends with death of votary… But those who stand the test proudly have name of “Blade Keeper”.
Level 3. Blade Master
Battle-hardened Keepers gain considerable experience with time. They become real masters when it comes to using blades. Blade Masters is the highest caste of Dark Elves swordsmen. No one can match them on battlefield; and in peacetime they train new generations of Votaries.
| Level 1. Clay Golem |
| Level 2. Ice Golem |
| Level 3. Iron Golem |
