Jugundiz Xathjiskā (Chatti Club Infantry)

Jugundiz Xathjiskā (Chatti Club Infantry)
Jugundiz Xathjiskā (Chatti Club Infantry)
Primary Weapon	Type: spear Attack: 5 Charge: 8 Lethality: 1 Range: 45 Ammo: 2 Attributes: Thrown before charge, Thrown missile
Secondary Weapon	Type: mace Attack: 8 Charge: 8 Lethality: 0.14 Attributes: Armour Piercing
Defence	Armour: 1 Shield: 2 Skill: 11
Recruitment	Soldiers: 50 Cost: 675 Upkeep: 169 Turns: 1
Mental	Morale: 10 Discipline: impetuous Training: untrained
Other	Hit Points: 1 Mass: 1.05 Attributes: Can board ships, Improved hiding in forest, Very Hardy Formation: square Side/Back spacing: 1.2/1.6 Mount effects: elephant -2, chariot +2 Ownership: Swebozez

Chatti Club Infantry are a unit of young and wild warriors, eager to prove their battle oaths through man-slaughter in order to earn experience and status and fight beside their betters. They will be most effective when deployed as skirmishers and against armored units.

Description

Juġunðiz χaþjiskā (JU-ghun-dhiz KhA-thji-skā, "Chatti Youth")

The Jugundiz Xathjiskā is a unit of young and unproven warriors of the Chatti tribe, who act as a screen and take losses to increase the odds of survival for more valuable “proven” troops (Dugundiz). The Chatti Youth are wild and reckless warriors, their courage and morale is undisputed as they are eager to prove themselves in battle, often to the detriment of the battle's outcome. Their chosen weapon is the cudgel, an appropriate weapon for their particular aim and vicious style of combat, eager to kill quickly and thoroughly.

Historically, the Xathjōzez (Chatti), whose name can mean “Those who Battle” in their own language, were a turbulent tribe who often clashed with the Romans and neighboring people. It was common for their young warriors not to shave their beards or cut their hair until they killed their first opponent in battle, thoroughly demonstrating what their societal expectations were within their tribe. A typical symbol of the battle oath they take is the iron ring worn around their neck which cannot be removed until they have committed man-slaughter, and more gruesomely, self-inflicted scars, ritualized body-art performed as they stand over the body of their fallen enemy.

Usage

These unruly men are a regional variant of the Sloxonez (Germanic Club Infantry), having a much longer javelin range and having low stats compared to them, including morale.

These men are effective at skirmishing due to being able to hurl their spears at a long range like a Jugundiz (Germanic Skirmishers) and being quite capable of unleashing flanking attackS towards their enemies, their club being especially devastating against armored infantry and cavalry. They are also very cheap to recruit.

Being made of inexperienced young men, they are even more weak in direct combat against true infantry and thanks to their low morale and low armor, quite easy to rout if attacked from behind or with a cavalry charge.

Jugundiz Xathjiska AOR