Circenn Melee Infantry

Cateran Axemen

The name ‘cateran’ comes from the Gaelic word ‘ceathairne’, used to refer to a band of armed peasants from the Scottish Highlands. Literally, the word means ‘battle man’ – a warrior. Specifically employed by a warlord as a private fighting force to harass neighbouring clans, over time the cateran became professional soldiers, rather than simply low-born men pressed into the service of their local lord on a part-time basis. By the beginning of the Middle Ages the word cateran had fallen out of use, only being used to describe bandits, marauders and cattle-thieves at that point in time. For some, the one-handed axe would have been the weapon of choice, since swords were costly and axes would have been already widely available as domestic tools. Various adaptations of axes were used in battle, such as the smaller throwing francisca made famous by the Franks, and the slightly larger versions primarily used as part of axe-and-shield war getups. Axes granted a unique form of damage output – although swords were ideal for slashing and stabbing, an axe could hack and chop with relatively less effort, and in the right hands was particularly useful for piercing armour, decapitation, and dismemberment.

Unit Name Cateran Axemen

Main Unit Key sco_cateran_axemen

Land Unit Key sco_cateran_axemen

Naval Unit Key vik_draga

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 350

Recruitment Cost 350

Upkeep Cost 80

Melee Skill 25

Melee Damage 26

├ Melee Weapon vik_axe_levy

├ Melee Base Damage 11

├ Armour-piercing Damage 15

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 26

Melee Defence 40

├ Base Defence 25

├ Shield vik_small

└ Shield 15

Armour 7

├ Armour vik_cloth_helmet

├ Armour Defence 7

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 100

├ Man Entity vik_inf_med

├ Man Health 100

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Morale 28

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• [[col:yellow]]Expert Charge Defence[[/col]]
  This unit’s melee attack and damage are increased against charging enemies.
• [[col:yellow]]Hide (forest)[[/col]]
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• [[col:yellow]]Raider[[/col]]
  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

Recuitment Requirement
Required Technology Cost 150 Upgrade From

Garrison Buildings

x 1

Patrols (vik_garrison_1) Level 0 Long Hall (vik_great_hall_1) Level 0 Ship Camp (vik_longphort_1) Level 0 Trading Post (vik_market_1) Level 0 Monastic Community (vik_monastery_1) Level 0 Long Hall of the Mountain (vik_mountain_hall_1) Level 0 Offa's Hall (vik_offas_hall_1) Level 0 Rock of Caisil (vik_rock_caisil_1) Level 0 Church of St Ciaran (vik_st_ciaran_1) Level 0 Church of St Columbe (vik_st_columbe_1) Level 0 Church of St Patraic (vik_st_patraic_1) Level 0

Faction Availability
Thrones of Britannia	Airer Goidel Athfochla Circenn Fortriu Scottish Rebels Circenn Usurpers Scottish Usurpers