Royal Scythia Melee Cavalry

Scythian Royal Horse

If a Scythian has a horse between his knees and a lance in his fist, he will prevail!

Far from being simple, ignorant barbarians, the various steppe tribes had a great cultural wealth. Living in an area stretching from the Caspian Sea to the northern shores of the Black Sea; the Greeks called them 'Scythians' and the Persians 'Saka', while a western group became known as the Sarmatians. Wearing trousers marked them as barbarians as far as the Greeks were concerned, before their tall, pointed caps and swarthy appearances were even considered. Looks apart, they were, however, exceptional horsemen, highly-skilled with composite-recurve bows and deadly hand-to-hand fighters. Grave goods suggest that Scythian women were as warlike as their men, and probably fought alongside them in battle. This may well be the origin of the Greek myths of Amazon warrior women.

Abilities

Scythian Royal Horse

• Draco
  Reduces the effectiveness against mounted units of any nearby enemies for an extended time.
  Bonus vs cavalry, bonus vs elephants, bracing

Attributes

• Encourage
  This unit provides a morale bonus to nearby allies.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Cold
  This unit tires less quickly in snow.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Light Transport

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

Scythian Royal Horse

• Very good attack
• Average defence
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Good morale

Royal Scythia Units
General (3)
1.Noble Horse Archers
2.Royal Horse Archers
3.Scythian Royal Horse
Melee Infantry (1)
4.Young Axes
Missile Infantry (1)
5.Steppe Archers
Spear Infantry (2)
6.Steppe Spearmen
7.Tribesmen
Melee Cavalry (1)
8.Scythian Royal Horse
Missile Cavalry (8)
9.Scythian 'Amazonian' Riders
10.Armoured Horse Archers
11.Steppe Horse Archers
12.Steppe Horse Skirmishers
13.Noble Horse Archers
14.Scythian Noblewomen
15.Royal Horse Archers
16.Scythian Royal Skirmishers
Shock Cavalry (2)
17.Steppe Armoured Lancers
18.Steppe Noble Lancers
Field Artillery (2)
19.Steppe Bastion Ballista
20.Steppe Ballista
Admiral (2)
21.Medium Missile Raider - Steppe Archers
22.Heavy Raider - Steppe Spearmen
Melee Ship (4)
23.Medium Assault Raider - Young Axes
24.Persian Assault Teteres - Steppe Spearmen
25.Heavy Raider - Steppe Spearmen
26.Assault Raider - Tribesmen
Missile Ship (3)
27.Greek Missile Penteres - Steppe Archers
28.Medium Missile Raider - Steppe Archers
29.Missile Raider - Steppe Archers
Artillery Ship (1)
30.Roman Light Artillery Quinquereme - Eastern Ballista (Ship)