"Ragha was added in the Caelum patch for Dominions 4. I had played with ideas on a dual Caelian/Abysian nation earlier on, but it wasn't until I started to remake Caelum that those ideas bore fruit. Of the Caelian nations it is probably the one most heavily influenced by history and myth. Since the nation was developed with Zoroastrianism in mind the mage-priests of the nation, dasturs and athravans, became an integral part of the nation and not something that was added ad hoc. The heat/cold preferences of the nation made it a bit difficult to evaluate and balance, but I'm very fond of the concept thematically. The fact that the nation is based on centuries of Persian history and two different dominions nations, gives it more traits than most nations." – Illwinter
Ragha is a dual kingdom of fire and ice, rage and serenity. Half of the population are Abysian descendants from the isolated colony of Tur, and half the population are Airyan refugees from Caelum. Tur was a distant and prosperous Abysian colony founded after a successful military campaign against the giants of Ashdod. But the war with Ashdod had been taxing and the colony was cut off from the kingdom by a Arcoscephalean campaign through the fertile lands previously conquered from the giants. For centuries Tur was left alone and an independent kingdom formed. Then came the Caelians. A great host of iceclad warriors descended upon the Turan armies on the plain of Ragha in the mid of winter. The Turan Shah realized that Tur could not stand up to the Caelians for long. Tur was on the brink of destruction when the attacks suddenly stopped. Civil war had broken out in Caelum and the campaign was aborted. Instead Caelian refugees and deserters settled on the plain of Ragha. Airyan Seraphs approached the Turan Shah and peace was negotiated. When the Harab Seraphs of Caelum attacked, the Airyas were saved by the gryphon riders of Tur. This sealed the truce and a strange alliance was formed. Ragha is now a society of two peoples united out of necessity. During winter the Airyas reign and during summer the Turans reign. Even faith has evolved to mimic the legacy of the two peoples. Two different groups of beings are adored and worshipped. But this is starting to change. The One True God has arisen. The peoples of Ragha suffer less from hot or cold climates than other nations.
Still Needed.
As a common trend of powerful nations, they are dangerous early on with powerful expanders to coast you through the early game, then transition to strong magic late game.
Getting powerful sacred Gryphons and have Caelum-line summons to break them into all magic paths.
Ragha consists of two races, the Turans from Abysia and the Airyas from Caelum. This gives them a mixed roster of heat and cold units. All of their Airyan troops and the Turan sacreds are flying.
Special Race Attributes | Military | Magic Access | Priests | Buildings |
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Neutral Temperature Airyas: ![]() ![]() Ice Weapons and armor Turans: ![]() ![]() ![]() | Flying Infantry Varied Cavalry Trampling Elephants Gryphons in Heat Heavy Ice in Cold | In ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hero: ![]() National Summons: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Others covered below | Average Priests (![]() One national + ![]() Summons covered below Fravashi Guardian Spirits | ![]() Temples cost 800 ![]() |
Mountain of the Everburning Caverns | Lake Urmia |
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Your national troops are divided between the Heat-resistant and mounted Turans and the Cold-preferring and flying Airya. You get a default roster of basic troops from both sides, which is actually pretty decent, but your better troops and mages are locked between heat and
cold scales.
Although Illwinter intended the nation to alternate recruitment depending on the yearly seasons, it's actually a better strategy to focus one temperature scale for your main recruitment, while finding/making pockets of the opposite later in the game for later game diversity. Even if the flying shock troops aren't a draw, picking a temperature gives you additional turns where you can recruit the level 4 and level 6 mages.
The Turans, descedants of Abysians, are traditionally armored for the late age with their armor and cavalry. Favoring them grants you access to the powerful Zhayedans, some of the strongest sacred troops in-game, though these are quite pricey.
The Airya, exiles from Caelum, have flying troops with Magic Weapons and Ice Protection. Their troop lineup is not as good as the Turans, but the ability to fly grants lots of map and battlefield utility. In extremely cold provinces, the Iceclad Zhayedans are some of the best-protected troops in-game, though they might require more of a Bless. Having flying mages is pretty neat, too.
Sprite | Unit Name | Special Attributes | Comments |
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![]() | Airya Scout![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Supply Size (2) | 22 Map Movement on wings. Being a scout is nice, too. |
![]() | Paighan-Salar![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Sure, the Paighan-Salar is a generic 60-leadership leader, but he's cheap and inoffensive. He has that nice Humanbred Abysian bulk, too. |
![]() | Airya Spahbed![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() Supply Size (2) | 20 Map Movement and 60 Leadership on wings. Being decently cheap is a bonus. |
![]() | Turan Spahbed![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() mounted | The Turan Spahbed has 80 Leadership, the most you'll find on an out-of-the-box Raghan. This is enough to apply the Line, Double Line, and Sparse Line formations. He's also a competent fighter, being a knight stat-wise. |
![]() | Airya Shah![]() ![]() ![]() cold recruitment(1) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Supply Size (2) | The Shahs are Priest-Kings with 80 Leadership each. The Airya one has wings, of course, so he could lead and bless a detachments of Zhayedans deep into enemy lines. He also has full slots and pretty-decent stats for a Raghan Airya, so you could attempt to make him a thug. |
![]() | Turan Shah![]() ![]() ![]() Heat recruitment(1) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() mounted | The Turan Shah is a priest, a leader, and a knight, all rolled into one. You pay a premium for that threesome, but it's still cheaper than the Zhayedan Spahbed. He also has the same Map Movement, disregarding terrain. |
![]() | Zhayedan Spahbed![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Heat recruitment(1) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() mounted Dying shape(Turan Gryphon) | Speaking of which, the Zhayedan Spahbed is a Gryphon-riding "Immortal" with 80 Leadership and item slots. He even has more Magic Resistance than other Turans, because he's so awesome. He can't bless himself, but that's nothing a Flask of Holy Water can't fix. Note that the Zhayedan Spahbed can be dismounted in battle, just like the other Gryphon-riders, but that the Turan Gryphon is not going to remain a commander. |
![]() | Karapan![]() ![]() ![]() Heat recruitment(0) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | The Karapan, or "Ritualist", is one of the two national mages you can acquire in neutral Temperature. Aside from the lack of wings, he differs from his competition with his chance of having ![]() ![]() ![]() The Karapan is a standard Turan Abysian (with a max age of 43, compared to his starting age of around 35), so he has decent survivability but rather-poor aim. ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Athravan![]() ![]() ![]() cold recruitment(0) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Supply Size (2) | The Athravan, or "Fire-Keeper", is the Karapan's competition. Aside from the wings (which are VERY important), he differs from the Karapan with his chance of having ![]() ![]() ![]() The Athravan is a standard Raghan Airyan (with a max age of 48, compared to his starting age of around 39), so he has decent aim but rather-poor survivability. ![]() |
![]() | Zaotar![]() ![]() ![]() cold recruitment(1) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Supply Size (2) | The Zaotar is an upgraded Athravan, queueable only in provinces with a temperature of ![]() ![]() While not your most gold-efficient option for Research, every Zaotar has at least some use on the battlefield. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Dastur![]() ![]() ![]() Heat recruitment(1) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | The Dastur is an upgraded Karapan, queueable only in provinces with a temperature of ![]() ![]() What the Dastur lack in Precision and cheapness, they make up for with their guaranteed paths; ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Airya Seraph![]() ![]() ![]() cold recruitment(1) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 10% ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Supply Size (2) | The Airya Seraph holds to the ancient Airyan ways, or at least those from the Middle Ages. He is your only mage who starts with ![]() ![]() ![]() Keep an eye out for those ![]() ![]() As for the other paths, ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Turan Sorcerer![]() ![]() ![]() Heat recruitment(1) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 10% ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | The Turan Sorcerers have all three of the Late Abysian Anathemants' magic traditions, but they're not sacred. They are pure-blooded Abysians, though, so they might want other commanders to keep their Blood Slaves at a safe distance. They're also crucial for summoning Ragha's "saints". Turan Sorcerers, due to their random path, are actually around 52 years old. They're so old by pure-blooded standards that the math around their Old Age is a bit warped. On the bright side, they have the perfect paths for handling this problem; ![]() ![]() ![]() Let's not discount the randoms, either. ![]() |
Sprite | Unit Name | Special Attributes | Comments |
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![]() | Paighan![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Would make good siege chaff but Airya is more efficient and mobile being cheap flyers. Can be situationally used if facing lots of fire attack rather than cold, and do have more base prot then Airya Light Infantry when in heat. |
![]() | Turan Infantry![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Decent line holder and has a javalin that can be buffed. |
![]() | Turan Heavy Infantry![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Has better armor for not that much more resources, preferable if not using Javalin buffing shenanigans. |
![]() | Airya Archer![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() Supply Size (2) | Flying Composite bow. Ok for mobility, but not the best when in an archer fight in the late age. |
![]() | Airya Light Infantry![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() Supply Size (2) | Great troops that will see use all game. Flyers with Magic weapons will always have their uses as back-row attackers and light raiders. The downside is that they lose prot in heat but only affect your casualties rates, not your Commander killing rates. |
![]() | Airya Infantry![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() Supply Size (2) |
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![]() | Turan Horse Archer![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() mounted | Ragha has good archer cavalry / knights. They have composite bows that's more something is can do before they charging the enemy. Horse Archers are Horse Archers, Not as cheap as Aira Archer but can be used as the light attacker. Turan Cavalry is Medium Cavalry and is better-armored Horse Archers, able to take archer attacks and then charger with its two attacks. Savaran are your heavy knights, with Cataphract's being easier to produce and the Guards have the best prot and do well to protect your wizards from Assasins. |
![]() | Turan Cavalry![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() mounted |
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![]() | Savaran Cataphract![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() mounted |
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![]() | Savaran Guard![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() mounted |
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![]() | Turan War Elephant![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | If you're not expanding with Zhayedans, a trampling Elephant can make quick work of indies. Not effective against players who understand how to make Elephants flee over your own dudes. |
![]() | Iceclad Zhayedan![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cold recruitment(1) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Supply Size (2) | Opposed to the Heat recruitable Zhayedan. They are sacred Airya infantry with a lot of prot when it's cold. Definitely don't have the same shock and awe of a Gryphon. |
![]() | Zhayedan![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Heat recruitment(1) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() mounted Wounded shape(Turan Gryphon) | One of the most Powerful Recruitable Sacreds in-game. Flying Knights with high strength Gryphon mount with two attacks, with a Gryphon Dying shape so the enemy has to carve through a bigger HP pool before a Zhayedan is down for the count. The gryphon gets a rider back for free at the capital. The reason you would rarely see anyone not tank Heat scales on Ragha. Word to the wise: good Idea of don't put all your Gryphons in one Basket. |
Sprite | Unit Name | Special Attributes | Comments |
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![]() | Zahak - Fatherslayer | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | A master of blood that will eat people. Not as bad as Hinnom were they recruit cannibals on mass, but they were true giants. His best use is gathering blood slaves, and empower him to cast big blood rituals. |
Requires finding a nature mage and boosting them to 2 or trying to find the right Yazad. both are a long process and you probably move on to Easer to make Longdead or later summon to fill your chaff.
Ragha is well suited at summoning these demons.
You don't have that good in astral like the rest of Caelum but you have national ways to climb so you often don't need a pretender with astral. Unless forming a particular army spending astral pearls on the summons are your best investment.
What magic path/mages define your nation, what can you level, e.g., thunderstriking, astral, elementals, earth buffs, blood, what is recruitable anywhere and good, what are some summons you are likely able to get and are useable
The main recruitable magics are your Turans with their Fire, Death, Blood, and some air while the Airya Master Air with Water, Astral, and Some fire. The Higher-ups can also dabble a little in the other's magic.
You get 3s in Fire and Air, and 2s in the rest, but You are actually very diverse because of your national summons, getting you into many different endgames.
Your Turans summon the Daeva to get Lots of death mages.
This will lead you into the Yazatas for access to Nature, Earth, and Greater Astral.
You have a pool were most of your Summons come out of soo to cut down on the randomness, here are some spells to get more wizards you need:
What is the best spell you can use in combat. What spells the best support your national lineup, Is their weakness that you need to fix? Any tricks you should be aware you have?
They have two styles of casting.
Turans use fire, death, and blood with some air for crosspaths. Being very Fire resistant, Don't mind casting big AOE Fire attacks like Fire Storm, Heat from Hell, and Sulpher Haze. They can expand with Summoning Fire Elementals and Longdead. when fighting Supercombatens, Turnans can use Banefire, Shadow Bolt, and Incinerate.
Airya Use Strong Air, and Water, Astral plus some Fire. They are great Thunder Strikers, and Summon Air Elementals. By turning of most flying Storm boost your air spells. They also can cast Acid spells.
What is the best ritual you could cast. Are there any globals you want up, any units you should be summoning? Are there any Generic rituals few nations can cast?
If you take a Zhayedan blessing, you can so use Tartarians.
Do you have any National items(Construction Level, Price, and required Paths). Any unique generic items few other nations can forge? What item would be useful on your unit lineup (non-standard recommend thug gear)?
Stone Idol Expensive, but a way to remove dominion from your dedicated cold/heat spots required to unlock the other half of your nation.
do you have a game plan? Anything you should always be working toward? Any National weaknesses?
What kinds of scales dose your nation like? Do they require any to function? Any blesses your sacreds would like? Do you desperately need an awake expander? Examples of Pretenders?
How to expand, potential pitfalls and how to get around them, obvious weakness strength, how much do you have to focus on war/infrastructure
what is the first big research rush, what is the first big powerspike, where do you shift recruitment to? what are the big magic diversity issues, are there particular globals you should gun for
How do you close out the game if you are in it, is the high-level research stuff you can do uniquely well, does your nation fall off, aka do you have to force things to conclude swiftly
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