Ebdanians Melee Cavalry

Mormaer Cavalry

Regional lords of the Scoti, the title ‘Mormaer’ was awarded to those individuals positioned directly beneath the king within the structure of Highland society. Although the subject of some debate, the word is thought to mean either ‘chieftain’, ‘Lord of the Seas’ or ‘Great Steward’. Whatever its etymology, Mormaer were specifically concerned with the defence of the Scottish coast from Nordic raids that started to occur after the Picts had been supplanted as the largest tribal group in the north of Britannia. As the centuries passed and the Dark Ages gave way to the Medieval era the word Mormaer became interchangeable with the more commonly-known ‘Thane’. Like most other nobles of the period, they fought as cavalry on the battlefield.

Unit Name Mormaer Cavalry

Main Unit Key att_cel_mormaer_cavalry

Land Unit Key att_cel_mormaer_cavalry

Naval Unit Key att_lon_light_tra_cel

Soldiers 80

Category Cavalry

Class Melee Cavalry

Custom Battle Cost 475

Recruitment Cost 475

Upkeep Cost 230

Melee Attack 48

Melee Damage 40

├ Melee Weapon att_spatha

├ Melee Base Damage 36

├ Armour-piercing Damage 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 48

Melee Defence 25

├ Base Defence 10

├ Shield att_round

└ Shield Defence 15

Armour 38

├ Armour att_mail

├ Armour Defence 23

└ Shield Armour 15

Health 237

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

├ Bonus Hit Points 22

├ Mount att_cel_mormaer_horse

├ Mount Entity att_horse_medium

└ Mount Health 125

Morale 34

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Guerrilla Deployment
  This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Raider
  This unit may set buildings on fire, cause more fire damage with torches and capture faster than other units.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Livestock Herd (att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_3) Level 2 Livestock Pens (att_bld_barbarian_farm_livestock_4) Level 3 Warriors' Encampment (att_bld_barbmigs_military_warriors_4) Level 3 Cattle Pound (att_bld_celtic_farm_livestock_3) Level 2 Booley (att_bld_celtic_farm_livestock_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Caledonian Separatists Caledonians Ebdanians Ebdanian Separatists Picts Pictish Separatists