Ammianus
Mostly harmless!
To go to war: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7_y-F8VtSo
For my Dwarfen friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiufY9dESAs
For my Elven friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHxyZt2hjS0
For my Orcish friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HME0qPX3mUg
If you have any questions feel free to ask, until I respond take 42 as the answer !
some interesting refferences:
Tensmoor made: https://illystuff.uk/
http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/newbie-guide-part-1_topic3820.html
http://arcanum-illyria.com/wiki/Building_Charts
Faction map: http://cdn7.illyriad.com/img/strategic/region_faction_map.gif
Combat simulator: http://illyriad.varda.nl/battle/
NPC difficulty: http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/npc-difficulty-guide_topic2378.html
My armies: (pictures are larger if you right click and select show picture)
Akron:
Bagdad:
Basra
Carthago:
Carthago was the capital of the ancient Carthaginian Empire. It's most famous citizen has been Hannibal Barca the Carthaginian general who almost brought the emerging Roman Empire to colapse. The Carthaginian army consisted of a core of Noble cavalry, local spearmen and War elephants. These troops have been supported by their allies and troops of conquered areas: Light numidian cavalry, Slingers from the Balearic islands, Spanish and Gallic warriors.
Dyrrachium: (Byzantine culture)
Emesa: (Palmyran culture)
Hastinapura: (Vedic Indian culture)
?attuša: (Hittite Empire)
Hippo Regius: (Vandal culture)
Hippo Regius was the capital of the Vandal north African kingdom from 429 AD until its destruction in 534 AD. Vandal armies comprised in a majority of fast lance armed heavy cavalry. Also the vanmdals employed a big fleet enabling them to conquer the islands
in the western Mediteranean sea and run fast raids at coastal areas.
Lhasa: (Tibetan culture)
Lhasa was the capital of the Tibetan Empire. The Tibetan Empire was founded around 600 AD and dissolved into tribes around 840 AD. The main troop have been heavily armored cataphract cavalry accompanied by archers and light horse. in the picture below you see
a massive host of cataphracts.
Marienburg:
Capital of the Teutonic Order
Teutonic orders major fighting force were Superior Knights
Below you can see the downhill charge of a force of Knights
Men-Nefer (Egyptian culture 2500 BC)
Men-Nefer was the Capital of the OLd KIngom of Egypt.
The army consited mostly of Archers and spearmen. Chariots haven't been invented yet so even Generals at most had the comfort of an Ass
Mycenae (Greek culture 1400 BC)
Chariot raiding party from Mycenae returning from Troia:
Pakhoras: (Nubian culture)
Pharasalus:
Roma:
Salerno: (Norman culture)
Siena (Italian states):
Sirwah:
Sirwah is the capital of the ancient Yemenite state at sometinme supposed to be headed by the Queen of Saba. Troops of Saba comprise mostly of Camelry and light archers and Javelin armed skirmishers.
Susa:
Susa is the ancient capital of the Elamites
Truso (Prussian Culture 1000 AD)
Truso has been the oldest city of the Prussian tribes at the Baltic sea. Their Army has been composed mostly of axe wielding warriors fighting in the heavily wooded areas of the region.
Vilnius (Lithuanians):
Vilnius was the capital of the LIthuanian empire of the 14th and 15th entury, which conquered the Russian areas after the Mongols left the eastern european steppes. At it's largest extend the Lithuanian empire reached from the baltic sea to the Black Sea.
Xianyang: (Quin Chinese culture)
Xianyang has been the capital of the Qin Chinese kingdom between 360 BC and 221 BC when China was united under the Quin KIng Zheng as the first emperor of China.
Zama (Palmyran culture)
The beginning:
