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LA Pyrène, Cambion Kings

Lore

Pyrène is a feudal kingdom ruled by cambion, demon half breeds. For centuries Pyrène was torn with strife as noble houses fought for the throne. For a long time no house was dominant, but then matters changed. A few lesser houses were secretly given the support of the church. With the aid of the priesthood they were given the opportunity to sire demonic offspring with succubi and incubi devils summoned by priests versed in blood magic. Their cambion offspring, gifted with demonic charms and physique, made the houses rise in power and influence, and with the support of the church the power balance of the kingdom shifted. Eventually the cambion ousted their parents and now there are almost no pure-blooded humans left in the high nobility.

With the increasing prominence of the Cambion and the priests, the Akerbeltz have been purged from the land and their Sorginak servants have lost much of their former influence.

General Overview

If you are considering picking this nation to play, what should you know?

National Features

Magic Access Alt. Access Unit Summary Core Abilities Buildings
glamour 33
blood 33 (rare 4)
air 22
fire 11 (rare 2)
earth 11 (rare 2)
nature 11 (rare)
holy 22
Heroes:
fire 22nature 11glamour 33blood 44
fire 22earth 22glamour 22blood 33
Infantry
Crossbows
Knights
Sacred Demon Knights
Fire Resistance
Cold Resistance
Mountain Survival
Darkvision
Demon
Blood Searcher
Standard Forts

Capitol Gems: 1firegem1earthgem1glamourgem2bloodslave
Turmoil Limit + 1

National Units

Commanders

Sprite Unit Name Special Attributes Comments
Pyrenian Scout
35
4
1


Stealthy (50)
Forest Survival
Commentary here.
Pyrenian Castellan
70
23
1


Castle Defense (10)
Commentary here.
Pyrenian Marquess
140
58
1
Fire Resistance (5)
Cold Resistance (5)
Darkvision (50)
Skilled Rider (3)
Commentary here.
Destrier Animal
Pyrenian Priest
120
1
1
blood 11holy 11rp 77
Sacred
Commentary here.
Cambion Count
280
57
2
Sacred
Fire Resistance (10)
Cold Resistance (5)
Darkvision (50)
Blood Searcher (+1)
Skilled Rider (3)
Demon
Commentary here.
Black Goat Sacred
Cold Resistance (5)
Smart Mount (100)
Animal
Mountain Survival
Forest Survival
Commentary here.
Blood Bishop
285
1
2
glamour 11blood 22holy 22rp 1111
Sacred
Commentary here.
Cambion Countess
365
1
4
glamour 11blood 22random1100%
10%
rp 1313
Sacred
Fire Resistance (10)
Cold Resistance (5)
Darkvision (50)
Blood Searcher (+1)
Adept Crossbreeder (3)
Demon
Female
Commentary here.
Cambion Queen
535
1
4
Capital Only
glamour 22blood 33random1100%
10%
rp 1717
Sacred
Fire Resistance (15)
Cold Resistance (5)
Blood Searcher (+1)
Adept Crossbreeder (5)
Demon
Spirit Sight
Female
Commentary here.
Cambion King
590
52
4
Capital Only
glamour 22blood 33random1100%
10%
rp 1111
Sacred
Fire Resistance (15)
Cold Resistance (5)
Blood Searcher (+1)
Skilled Rider (3)
Demon
Spirit Sight
Commentary here.
Black Goat See Above. Commentary here.
Pyrenian Monk
130
1
2
Non-fort Recruit
glamour 11blood 11holy 11rp 77
Sacred
Commentary here.
Sorgina
160
1
2
Non-fort Recruit
air 11blood 11random1100%rp 1111
Darkvision (100)
Mountain Survival
Forest Survival
Female
Shapechanger (Black Cat)
Commentary here.
Black Cat Adds:
Stealthy (80)
Shapechanger (Sorgina)
Commentary here.

Troops

Pyrenian Crossbowman
12
8
9
Commentary here.
Pyrenian Spearman
12
15
9
Commentary here.
Pyrenian Footman
12
19
9
Commentary here.
Pyrenian Swordsman
16
21
16
Commentary here.
Pyrenian Man at Arms
17
23
18


Bodyguard (2)
Commentary here.
Pyrenian Knight
50
58
47
Fire Resistance (5)
Cold Resistance (5)
Darkvision (50)
Skilled Rider (2)
Commentary here.
Destrier Animal
Cambion Knight
95
57
32
Capital Only
Sacred
Fire Resistance (10)
Cold Resistance (5)
Darkvision (50)
Skilled Rider (3)
Demon
Commentary here.
Black Goat Sacred
Cold Resistance (5)
Smart Mount (100)
Animal
Mountain Survival
Forest Survival
Commentary here.

National Spells

Summons

Ritual
Summon Spell Unit Special Attributes Comments
Summon Incubus
(Blood 0)
glamour 11blood 33 and 66bloodslave

Incubus
glamour 22rp 99
Fire Resistance (15)
Stealthy (+40)
Dream Seduction (Morale vs. 15)
Flying
Scale Walls
Need Not Eat
Demon
Spirit Sight
Unseen
Commentary here.
Summon Succubus
(Blood 0)
glamour 11blood 33 and 66bloodslave

Succubus
glamour 22rp 99
Fire Resistance (15)
Stealthy (+40)
Dream Seduction (Morale vs. 15)
Flying
Scale Walls
Need Not Eat
Demon
Spirit Sight
Unseen
Female
Commentary here.

Magic Access

See Magic Access. These guides supplement the summaries at the top.

General Access

Elements

  • fire 11 on 1-in-2 Cambion Kings (capital-only), or on 1-in-3 Sorginak (off-forts only), or on 1-in-30 Cambion Countesses
  • air 22 on 1-in-3 Sorginak (off-forts only)
  • No Water magic
  • earth 11 on 1-in-2 Cambion Kings (capital-only), or on 1-in-30 Cambion Countesses

Sorcery

  • No Astral magic
  • No Death magic
  • nature 11 on 1-in-30 Cambion Countesses
  • glamour 33 on 1-in-3 Cambion Queens (capital-only), glamour 22 on 1-in-2 Cambion Countesses, glamour 11 on Pyrènian Monks off-forts

Rites

  • blood 33 on 1-in-2 Cambion Countesses, blood 22 on 1-in-2 Sorginak off-forts
  • holy 22 on Blood Bishops

Boosted Access

Multi-Path Booster

Bind Demon Lord Limited Amount
blood 33 Cambion Queen or Cambion King +
blood 44 The hero, Crimson King +
There is a Demon Lord strong in every path except Water.

Abominable Arms
nature 11blood 44 The hero, Red Mistress +
The Arms allow a mage to hold more boosters, especially with Nature and Death, which LA Pyrène doesn't have native access to, except for the hero, Red Mistress, who clearly only has nature 11.

Fire

Highest Starting: fire 11 Sorgina (1 in 3), Cambion Queen (1 in 3), or Cambion King (1 in 2). The heroes, Red Mistress and Crimson King, both have fire 22.

Bind Arch Devil Limited Amount
fire 11blood 33 Cambion Queen (1 in 3) or Cambion King (1 in 2) +
fire 22blood 44 Red Mistress
fire 22blood 33 Crimson King +
Each Arch Devil has at least fire 33.

Bind Heliophagus Limited Amount
blood 33 Cambion Queen or Cambion King +
A1 in 4 chance of Amaimon - Heliophagus with fire 44.

Air

Highest Starting: air 22 Sorgina (1 in 3)

Water

No Native Access.

Faerie Court Not in Cold
nature 11glamour 33 The hero, Red Mistress +
Faery Queen has a 1 in 3 chance of water 22.

Faerie Court in Cold
nature 11glamour 33 The hero, Red Mistress +
Queen of Winter has water 33.

Earth

Highest Starting: earth 11 Cambion Queen (1 in 3) or Cambion King (1 in 2). The hero, Crimson King, has earth 22.

Summon Bluecap
earth 11glamour 22 Cambion Queen (1 in 3) or Cambion King (1 in 2)
Bluecap has earth 22.

Pebble Skin Suit Unremovable
earth 11blood 33 Cambion Queen (1 in 3) or Cambion King (1 in 2) +
earth 22blood 33 The hero, Crimson King +

Blood Stone
earth 11blood 33 Cambion Queen (1 in 3) or Cambion King (1 in 2) +
earth 22blood 33 The hero, Crimson King

Father Illearth Unique and Can't Wear Boots
earth 11blood 33 Cambion Queen (1 in 3) or Cambion King (1 in 2) +
earth 22blood 33 The hero, Crimson King +
Pedoseion - Father Illearth has earth 44.

Astral

No Native Access.

Death

No Native Access.

Summon Fay Prince in Cold
nature 11glamour 33 The hero, Red Mistress +
Unseelie Prince has death 11.

Faerie Court in Cold
nature 11glamour 33 The hero, Red Mistress +
Queen of Winter has a 1 in 2 chance of death 22.

Bind Demon Lord Limited Amount
blood 33 Cambion Queen or Cambion King +
Two of the four Heliophagus' have at least death 33.

Nature

No Recruitable Access. The hero, Red Mistress, has nature 11.

Armor of Twisting Thorns Unremovable
nature 11blood 44 The hero, Red Mistress +
Getting the Nature booster is tricky.

Summon Gnome
earth 11glamour 22 Cambion Queen (1 in 3) or Cambion King (1 in 2) +
Gnome has nature 22.

Glamour

Highest Starting: glamour 33 Cambion Queen (1 in 3)

Mirage Crystal
earth 11glamour 22 Cambion Queen (1 in 3) or Cambion King (1 in 2) +
earth 22glamour 22 The hero, Crimson King +

The Sword of Many Colors Unique
fire 11glamour 22 Cambion Queen (1 in 3) or Cambion King (1 in 2) +
fire 22glamour 22 The hero, Crimson King +
fire 22glamour 33 The hero, Red Mistress +

Blood

Highest Starting: blood 33 Cambion Countess (1 in 2), Cambion Queen (1 in 3), or Cambion King (1 in 2). The hero, Red Mistress, has blood 44.

Armor of Twisting Thorns Unremovable
nature 11blood 44 The hero, Red Mistress +
Getting the Nature booster is tricky.

Strategy

How to win as the nation. Feel free to use the following sections, or delete them, or change them.

Expansion

Different expansion options.

Early Game

Early game options.

Mid Game

Mid game options.

Late Game

Late game options.

Example Pretender Builds

Format for putting a pretender build in.

Chassis: Awake Titan of Crossroads
Paths: astral 44death 55nature 77
Bless: MW/Arcane Finesse, Invuln 10, Regen.
Scales: Dominion strength6Turmoil2Productivity0Heat3Death1Misfortune2Magic3

Format for putting a pretender build in.

Chassis: Awake Titan of Crossroads
Paths: astral 44death 55nature 77
Bless: MW/Arcane Finesse, Invuln 10, Regen.
Scales: Dominion strength6Turmoil2Productivity0Heat3Death1Misfortune2Magic3

Weaknesses

Pyrène is one of three Late nations without any Astral magic; the other two are Caelum and Xibalba. This makes Pyrène immune to Magic Duel rushes, but not if they take an Astral Pretender God, in which case all Magic Duel attempts will be funneled upon them. This also makes Pyrène one of the only three nations vulnerable to Mind Hunt sniping, and arguably the most vulnerable of them due to the nation's typically low Magic Resistance.

Aside from that, Pyrènian magic is rather narrow on off-capital forts; disregarding the 10% randoms on the Cambion Countess, the nation is essentially limited to Blood and Glamour from its citadels. The off-capital mages are more varied, but the gulf between a fort-less province and one with a citadel is extremely significant.

The best Pyrènian mages have average Morale, which ironically makes the nation vulnerable to its own Seduction gimmick. Said mages can deflect Dream Seduction with their Magic Resistance (which is above average), but they're out of luck against Pangaean Dryads and Marignese Troubadours.

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dom6/pyrene-la.txt · Last modified: 2024/08/02 15:31 by fenrir