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| ====== EA Vanheim, Age of Vanir ====== | ====== EA Vanheim, Age of Vanir ====== |
| ===== Lore ===== | ===== Lore ===== |
| Vanheim is a land of misty moors and bitter forests inhabited by a tall and innately magical race known as the Vanir. The Vanir are mortal enemies of the giants of Jotunheim and since the beginning of time they have waged a great war upon each other. They are masters of illusions and are able to trick mortals with their glamour. In halls under the mountains of Vanheim live Dwarves, smiths capable of crafting fabulous items. Vanheim is a land of magic and even the horses are enchanted and exceptionally fast. Vanir are skilled shipwrights and navigators and can sail the oceans. Lesser beings are not held in high regard and their blood is sacrificed to sate the Awakening God. | //Vanheim is a land of misty moors and bitter forests inhabited by a tall and innately magical race known as the Vanir. The Vanir are mortal enemies of the giants of Jotunheim and since the beginning of time they have waged a great war upon each other. They are masters of illusions and are able to trick mortals with their glamour. In halls under the mountains of Vanheim live Dwarves, smiths capable of crafting fabulous items. Vanheim is a land of magic and even the horses are enchanted and exceptionally fast. Vanir are skilled shipwrights and navigators and can sail the oceans. Lesser beings are not held in high regard and their blood is sacrificed to sate the Awakening God.// -- Nation Description |
| ===== General Overview ===== | ===== General Overview ===== |
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| =====National Features===== | =====National Features===== |
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| ^ Race ^ Military ^ Magic Access ^ Priests ^ Buildings ^ | ^ Race ^ Military ^ Magic Access ^ Priests ^ Buildings ^ |
| | Prefer {{cold}} +1\\ **Elves**\\ {{:abilities:stealthy.png?10&nolink}} [[Stealthy]](65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ High Defence and MR | Sailing Elf Vikings\\ Strong Thugs\\ No cheap mages\\ Berserking ??Vanhere?? sacreds | {{path>B2}}(Rare 3)\\ {{path>D1}}(Rare 2)\\ {{path>A4}}(Rare 5)\\ {{path>E3}}(Rare 4)\\ {{path>F1}}(Rare 2)\\ \\ Summonable: {{path>W2}}*, {{path>A4}}*, \\ {{path>E3}}*, {{path>F2}}* , {{path>N2}}*, {{path>D2}}*\\ \\ *Can't be summoned natively. | Average (max {{path>H2}})\\ Can perform Blood Sacrifices. | {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?30&nolink}} Standard Fort(Fortress) | | | Prefers {{:misc:scales:cold.png?14&nolink}}1\\ **Van Elves**\\ {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ +4 [[Magic Resistance|MR]] vs. Humans \\ +3 [[defence skill|DEF]] & [[hit points|HP]] vs. Humans \\ +2 [[attack skill|ATT]] & [[precision|PRE]] vs. Humans \\ +1 [[Morale|MOR]], [[Strength|STR]], & [[units-attributes#combat-speed|CS]] vs. Humans \\ Expensive & Few \\ **Capital-Only Dwarven Mages** | Sailing Elf Vikings\\ Strong Thugs\\ No cheap mages\\ Berserking ??Vanhere?? sacreds \\ | {{path>A4}} (Rare 5)\\ {{path>E3}} (Rare 4)\\ {{path>B2}} (Rare 3)\\ {{path>D1}} (Rare 2)\\ {{path>F1}} (Rare 2)\\ \\ Summonable: {{path>A4}}*, {{path>E3}}*, \\ {{path>W2}}*, {{path>F2}}* , {{path>N2}}*, {{path>D2}}*\\ \\ *Can't be summoned natively. | {{path>H2}} in all Forts\\ [[Blood Sacrifice]] | {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?30&nolink}} Standard (Fortress) | |
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| ==== Capital Special Sites ==== | Vanheim has recruitable [[Master Smith|Master Smiths]] who can [[Magic-Item|forge]] equipment one level higher than comparable mages, though only for magic paths they have. The smiths are slow to recruit, and not quite as flexible as the other mages of the nation, but they raise Vanheim's effective magic access for the purpose of getting items: |
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| FIXME add the site pics | * {{path>E4}} (rare 5) <- There are only a few Earth items Vanheim //can't// make |
| | * {{path>F2}} (rare 3) |
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| ^ Vanhalla ^ The Halls of Andvare ^ | All of the smiths will at least have {{path>E3}} in terms of forging, and the crosspaths they can get in conjunction with their smithing skill lets Vanheim make a wide variety of things... just not cheaply. |
| | Enables recruitment of ??Vanadrott??, ??Vanhere??. \\ Generates {{gems>3A}} per turn. | Enables recruitment of ??Dwarven Smith??, ??Fay Boar??\\ Generates {{gems>3E}} per turn. | | ==== Capital Sites ==== |
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| | ^ Vanhalla ^ The Halls of Andvare ^ |
| | | {{:sites:sites_0017.png?nolink }} Enables recruitment of ??Vanadrott??, ??Vanhere??. \\ Generates {{gems>3A}} per turn. | {{:sites:sites_0034.png?nolink }} Enables recruitment of ??Dwarven Smith??, ??Fay Boar??\\ Generates {{gems>3E}} per turn. | |
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| ===== Units ===== | |
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| The nation is made up of mostly Elves, Longlived [[Glamour|Glamoured]] units with high defense skill. The majority of your armies will be invisible on most player's tactile maps of other players, making you an ever-elusive threat that can steal land at any moment. | ===== National Units ===== |
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| | The nation is made up of mostly Elves, long-lived and [[Glamour|glamoured]] beings with high defense skill. The majority of your armies will be invisible on the strategic maps of other players, making you an ever-elusive threat that can steal land at any moment. |
| ==== Commanders ==== | ==== Commanders ==== |
| ^ Img ^ Unit Name ^ ----SpecialAttributes---- ^ Comments ^ | EA Vanheim's mage lineup largely lacks "efficient" spellcasters; all mages aside from the cap-only ??Dwarven Smith?? are skilled elves on horses and thus cost a heavy premium. |
| | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:van_scout.png?25&nolink }} | **??Van Scout??**\\ {{gold}} 40\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 15 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 1 | {{:abilities:stealthy.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]](75)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:mountain_survival.png?15&nolink}} [[Mountain Survival]]\\ {{:abilities:forest_survival.png?15&nolink}} [[Forest Survival]] | Scout for Scouting.\\ Glamour makes it near impossible for most patrols to catch him. | | ^ Image ^ Unit Name ^ Special Attributes ^ Comments ^ |
| | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:vanherse.png?25&nolink }} | **??Vanherse#263??**\\ {{gold}} 120\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 13 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2 | {{path>A1H1}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 7\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:stealthy.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]](65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:sailing.png?15&nolink}} [[Sailing]](3, Max 999)\\ [[mounted]] | Army Leader, Light Thug, and your "Cheapest" Mage.\\ They can become pinch "Mass" lighting casters if ??Storm?? is up, Even making the most use of ??Shock Wave?? because of their high defense. | | | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:van_scout.png?nolink }} | **??Van Scout??**\\ {{gold}} 40\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 15 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 1 | {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (75)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:mountain_survival.png?15&nolink}} [[Mountain Survival]]\\ {{:abilities:forest_survival.png?15&nolink}} [[Forest Survival]] | Scout for Scouting.\\ Glamour makes it near impossible for most patrols to catch him. | |
| | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:dwarven_smith.png?25&nolink }} | **??Dwarven Smith??**\\ {{gold}} 140\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 2 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 4\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{path>E2,100%FAED,10%FAED}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 11\\ {{:abilities:master_smith.png?15&nolink}} [[Master Smith]](1)\\ {{:abilities:darkvision.png?15&nolink}} [[Darkvision]](50%)\\ {{:abilities:mountain_survival.png?15&nolink}} [[Mountain Survival]]\\ [[Prophet Shape]](??Dwarf Elder??) | The smith that makes a lot of your thug gear.\\ national Master Smiths are rare and good, able to forge a large variety of gear.\\ Can participate in battle but movements a visible on the map.\\ Grants Prot boosting and anti-armor magic in combat. | | | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:vanherse.png?nolink }} | **??Vanherse#263??**\\ {{gold}} 140\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 16 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2 | {{path>A1H1}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 7\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:sailing.png?15&nolink}} [[Sailing]] (Max Size 3)\\ [[Mounted]] | Your army leader, your light thug, your infrastructure-builder, and your "cheapest" Mage.\\ They can become "massed" ??Lightning Bolt?? and (with {{gems>1A}}) ??Thunder Strike?? casters in a pinch if ??Storm?? is up; \\ they can even make use of ??Shock Wave?? due to their high defense, near the frontlines if you so choose. | |
| | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:vanjarl.png?25&nolink }} | **??Vanjarl??**\\ {{gold}} 260\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 15 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2 | {{path>A2B1H2}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 11\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:stealthy.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]](65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:sailing.png?15&nolink}} [[Sailing]](3, Max 999)\\ [[mounted]] | Better Thug chasse, Air mage, And your "Cheapest" Bloodhunter.\\ Air two makes them nearly impossible to hit by normal units.\\ in the later game, they can form Blood sabbaths and Spam ??Thunder Strike?? | | | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:dwarven_smith.png?nolink }} | **??Dwarven Smith??**\\ {{gold}} 140\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 2 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 4\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{path>E2,100%FAED,10%FAED}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 11\\ {{:abilities:master_smith.png?15&nolink}} [[Master Smith]] (1)\\ {{:abilities:darkvision.png?15&nolink}} [[Darkvision]] (50%)\\ {{:abilities:mountain_survival.png?15&nolink}} [[Mountain Survival]]\\ [[Prophet Shape]]: ??Dwarf Elder?? | The smith that makes a lot of your thug gear.\\ National Master Smiths are rare and good, able to forge a large variety of gear.\\ National {{path>E2}} mages are rather good in battle, but you lose out on speed and covertness by waiting for them to catch up. | |
| | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:vanadrott.png?25&nolink }} | **??Vanadrott??**\\ {{gold}} 415\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 19 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 4\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{path>A3B1H2,100%AEDB,10%AEDB}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 15\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_shock.png?15&nolink}} [[Resist Shock]](5)\\ {{:abilities:stealthy.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]](65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:sailing.png?15&nolink}} [[Sailing]](3, Max 999)\\ [[mounted]] | The national masters of air and blood, are Vanjarl with more magic paths.\\ They put up ??Storm??s for the nation and perform big rituals.\\ Earth randoms make better thugs. | | | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:vanjarl.png?nolink }} | **??Vanjarl??**\\ {{gold}} 275\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 18 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2 | {{path>A2B1H2}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 11\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:sailing.png?15&nolink}} [[Sailing]] (Max Size 3)\\ [[Mounted]] | Your professional leader/mage/thug, and your "cheapest" Bloodhunter.\\ {{path>A2}} bestows ??Mistform?? and ??Gift of Flight??, and makes their glamour grant 75% protection.\\ in the later game, they can form [[Blood]] [[Communions|sabbaths]] and Spam ??Thunder Strike??. | |
| | | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:vanadrott.png?nolink }} | **??Vanadrott??**\\ {{gold}} 410\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 19 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 4\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{path>A3B1H2,100%AEDB,10%AEDB}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 15\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_shock.png?15&nolink}} [[Resist Shock]] (5)\\ {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:sailing.png?15&nolink}} [[Sailing]] (Max Size 3)\\ [[Mounted]] | These "kings" (in the meme sense) are your best mages and leaders. \\ {{path>A4}} provides ??Storm??, and/or ??Mass Flight??, and ??Living Clouds??, not to mention the boosters. \\ For thugs, {{path>E1}} randoms provide ??Ironskin??, ??Stoneskin?? (if you worry about your other zappers), and ??Temper Flesh??. \\ {{path>B2}}'s can summon ??Storm Demon??s, costly-but-powerful elites. \\ {{path>D1}}'s can lead your hordes of Storm Demons in the late game. | |
| ==== Troops ==== | ==== Troops ==== |
| ^ Img ^ Unit Name ^ ----SpecialAttributes---- ^ Comments ^ | ^ Image ^ Unit Name ^ Special Attributes ^ Comments ^ |
| | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:serf_warrior.png?25&nolink }} | **??Serf Warrior??**\\ {{gold}} 8\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 6 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 5 | | Human militia. \\ Suitable for siege or patrol chaff; ineffective in combat. | | | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:serf_warrior.png?nolink }} | **??Serf Warrior??**\\ {{gold}} 8\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 6 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 5 | | Human militia. \\ Suitable for siege or patrol chaff; ineffective in combat. | |
| | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:huskarl.png?25&nolink }} | **??Huskarl#1508??**\\ {{gold}} 25\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 10 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 21 | {{:abilities:stealthy.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]](65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ | Line infantry; elf defensive traits make them resilient in melee. | | | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:huskarl.png?nolink }} | **??Huskarl#1508??**\\ {{gold}} 25\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 10 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 21 | {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ | Line infantry. Working against their awful armor, elven glamour makes Huskarlar resilient in melee. \\ Certain things counter glamour, though, such as [[Evocation|Evocations]]; even one point of damage busts it. | |
| | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:huskarl_2.png?25&nolink }} | **??Huskarl#1509??**\\ {{gold}} 25\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 10 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 21 | {{:abilities:stealthy.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]](65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]] | Less defensive and more killy than the spear infantry; axes hit hard enough to crack high prot. | | | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:huskarl_2.png?nolink }} | **??Huskarl#1509??**\\ {{gold}} 25\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 13 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 21 | {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]] | Axe Huskarlar deal five more damage per swipe than Spear Huskarlar (19 vs. 14); \\ due to the damage types, the gap closes against Protection, but not by much. \\ On the other hand, Axe Huskarlar have 2 fewer points of Defence, which makes them much worse at line-holding. | |
| | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:hirdman.png?25&nolink }} | **??Hirdman#1510??**\\ {{gold}} 30\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 17 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 25 | {{:abilities:stealthy.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]](65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]] | Improved armor and Defence skill over Huskarlar \\ Elite nonsacred infantry.| | | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:hirdman.png?nolink }} | **??Hirdman#1510??**\\ {{gold}} 30\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 17 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 25 | {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]] | Improved armor and Defence over the Huskarlar makes the Hirdmen's glamour even better. \\ They're also more reliable at hitting other elves in melee, due to their swords; \\ Huskarlar have javelins, on the other hand, which always pick the correct image to hit (if they hit).| |
| | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:mounted_hirdman.png?25&nolink }} | **??Mounted Hirdman??**\\ {{gold}} 50\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 13 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 48 | {{:abilities:stealthy.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]](65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ [[mounted]] | Exceptionally high defense plus glamour makes these elf cavalry very hard to hit in melee, but they don't hit as hard themselves as heavy cavalry. Versatile raiders and skirmishers. | | | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:mounted_hirdman.png?nolink }} | **??Mounted Hirdman??**\\ {{gold}} 50\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 13 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 48 | {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ [[mounted]] | Exceptionally high defence and glamour makes these elf cavalry very hard to hit in melee, but they don't hit as hard themselves as heavy cavalry. \\ That being said, their first hit still does 19 damage, and scales well with ??Strength of Giants??. \\ Their high speed makes them good flankers, while that and their stealth make them good raiders. | |
| | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:vanhere.png?25&nolink }} | **??Vanhere??**\\ {{gold}} 45\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 16 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 28\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:stealthy.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]](65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:ambidextrous.png?15&nolink}} [[Ambidextrous]](1)\\ {{:abilities:berserker.png?15&nolink}} [[Berserker]](5) | One of the most efficient sacreds in the game; huge offensive output with double weapons once berserked. High berserk value gives them respectable protection once they go berserk. | | | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:vanhere.png?nolink }} | **??Vanhere??**\\ {{gold}} 40\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 16 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 28\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:ambidextrous.png?15&nolink}} [[Ambidextrous]] (1)\\ {{:abilities:berserker.png?15&nolink}} [[Berserker]] (5) | One of the most efficient sacreds in the game; their two attacks are fairly strong (coming from Size 2 units), their glamour gives them the edge in first strikes, and their Berserker trait makes them killing machines when mangled. All of that is //without// a Bless. \\ Their Protection is 18 for the body and 21 for the head while they're berserk. \\ It's amazing that they're not //more// expensive. | |
| | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:fay_boar.png?25&nolink }} | **??Fay Boar??**\\ {{gold}} 100\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1\\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 30\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{:abilities:supply_bonus.png?15&nolink}} [[supply bonus]](50) \\ {{:abilities:Immortal.png?15&nolink}} [[Immortal]]\\ {{:abilities:animal.png?15&nolink}} [[animal]]\\ {{:abilities:trample.png?15&nolink}} [[trample]]\\ {{:abilities:forest_survival.png?15&nolink}} [[Forest Survival]] | You likely won't have supply problems, and an immortal trampler isn't worth it. Pass. | | | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:fay_boar.png?nolink }} | **??Fay Boar??**\\ {{gold}} 100\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1\\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 30\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{:abilities:supply_bonus.png?15&nolink}} [[Supply Bonus]] (50) \\ {{:abilities:Immortal.png?15&nolink}} [[Immortal]]\\ {{:abilities:animal.png?15&nolink}} [[Animal]]\\ {{:abilities:trample.png?15&nolink}} [[Trample]]\\ {{:abilities:forest_survival.png?15&nolink}} [[Forest Survival]] | Reusable Size 3 Elephants. Immortality returns the pigs to you three turns after you lose them. \\ Unfortunately, given their high cost and Vanheim's lack of a need for massive armies, the pigs are not recommended. | |
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| ==== Heros ==== | ==== Heroes ==== |
| ^ Img ^ Unit Name ^ ----SpecialAttributes---- ^ Comments ^ | ^ Image ^ Unit Name ^ Special Attributes ^ Comments ^ |
| | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:vanadrott.png?25&nolink }} | **??Vanlade - Vanadrott??** | {{path>A4D2B2H2}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 21\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_shock.png?15&nolink}} [[Resist Shock]](7)\\ {{:abilities:inspirational.png?15&nolink}} [[inspirational]](1)\\ {{:abilities:stealthy.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]](65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:sailing.png?15&nolink}} [[Sailing]](3, Max 999)\\ [[mounted]] | A greater Vanadrott with more paths.\\ He is more of a great caster and a great leader on the side.\\ Likely going to empower him further to give you access to greater blood and Death spell if you don't have a Pretender available for the job. | | | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:vanadrott.png?nolink }} | **??Vanlade - Vanadrott??** | {{path>A4D2B2H2}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 21\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_shock.png?15&nolink}} [[Resist Shock]] (7)\\ {{:abilities:inspirational.png?15&nolink}} [[Inspirational]] (1)\\ {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:sailing.png?15&nolink}} [[Sailing]] (Max Size 3)\\ [[Mounted]] | A greater Vanadrott with more paths. \\ Vanlade will likely be your only {{path>D3}} mage ({{path>D2}} plus the Dwarven ??Skull Staff??).\\ Incidentally, this makes him your only ??Wailing Winds?? caster. \\ His other paths are not particularly rare, but not very common either. \\ Last-but-not-least, he has 22 Defence. | |
| | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:vanadis.png?25&nolink }} | **??Sölvis - Vanadis??** | {{path>F2A3H1}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 15\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_shock.png?15&nolink}} [[Resist Shock]](5)\\ {{:abilities:awe.png?15&nolink}} [[awe]](3)\\ {{:abilities:stealthy.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]](65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:sailing.png?15&nolink}} [[Sailing]](3, Max 999)\\ {{:abilities:flying.png?15&nolink}} [[Flying]]\\ {{:abilities:femele.png?15&nolink}} [[female]]\\ {{:abilities:spirit_sight.png?15&nolink}} [[spirit-sight]]\\ {{:abilities:combat_caster.png?15&nolink}} [[combat-caster]]\\ [[mounted]] | Can be one of your tougher thug raiders.\\ Has all the good stuff of an Improved ??Vanjarl?? with Awe and Fire magic.\\ She is very hard to hit even for Elf standards.\\ Combos with casting ??Sulphur Haze?? for AOE kills, and thugging up with ??Phoenix Pyre?? and ??Mistform?? | | | {{:nations:ea:vanheim:vanadis.png?nolink }} | **??Sölvis - Vanadis??** | {{path>F2A3H1}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 15\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?15&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_shock.png?15&nolink}} [[Resist Shock]] (5)\\ {{:abilities:awe.png?15&nolink}} [[Awe]] (3)\\ {{:abilities:stealth.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (65)\\ {{:abilities:glamour.png?15&nolink}} [[Glamour]]\\ {{:abilities:sailing.png?15&nolink}} [[Sailing]] (Max Size 3)\\ {{:abilities:flying.png?15&nolink}} [[Flying]]\\ {{:abilities:femele.png?15&nolink}} [[Female]]\\ {{:abilities:spirit_sight.png?15&nolink}} [[Spirit Sight]]\\ {{:abilities:combat_caster.png?15&nolink}} [[Combat Caster]]\\ [[Mounted]] | Sölvis has a unique path combination for Vanheim, alongside built-in [[Flying|Flight]].\\ Foes need to beat a [[Morale]] check vs. 13 **and** an [[Attack skill|Attack]] check vs. 21 to touch her; \\ then, thanks to her [[glamour]], the first attempt has only a 20% chance of connecting.\\ Then there's the combination of ??Mistform?? and ??Phoenix Pyre?? for thugging; \\ or, for back-rank shenanigans, ??Sulphur Haze?? and {{gems>2F}} ??Fire Elemental??s. | |
| ===== Magic ===== | ===== Magic ===== |
| ==== National spells and Summons==== | ==== Magic Access ==== |
| ***??Sloth of Bears??**: Conj 3 {{gems>6N}} {{path>N2}} ( {{:nations:ea:helheim:great_bear.png?25&nolink}} ??Great Bear??x10+) Need indies to cast. Sacks of HP with high strength. | |
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| ***??Awaken Draugar??**: Conj 4 {{gems>12D}} {{path>D2}} ( {{:nations:ea:helheim:Draug.png?25&nolink}} ??Draug??x3) They are undead with a [[chill aura]] and [[fear]] and hit harder when on their last legs. They are comparable to ??Wight??s, with Draugar being better equipped to win the grind game. | |
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| | EA Vanheim is heavily focused on {{misc:magic:air.png?14&nolink}}air and {{misc:magic:earth.png?14&nolink}}earth magic, with a side gig in {{misc:magic:blood.png?14&nolink}}blood, {{misc:magic:fire.png?14&nolink}}fire and {{misc:magic:death.png?14&nolink}}death. |
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| ***??Summon Valkyries??**: Conj 4 {{gems>1A}} {{path>A3D1}} ( {{:nations:ea:helheim:Valkyrie.png?25&nolink}} ??Valkyrie??x7) Battle-summon light sacred flying infantry to dive the enemy backline. They can't be scripted and are hard to buff and bless, but can cause a lot of damage. | Vanheim has access to the following paths for the purposes of rituals: |
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| ***[[Summon Dwarf of the Four Directions]]**: Conj 4 {{gems>62A}} {{path>A4E3}}. Shared between the Jotun and Vanir nations. Summon one of the four Dwarf smiths. Get a strong {{path>A4E3,200%FWDE}} caster and a forger for your troubles at the cost (or benefit) of some ??hurricane??s ravaging the world. You're unlikely to summon all four, but having them all missing benefits your Vanir nation the most. | |
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| | **Elements** |
| | * {{path>F1}} on ??Dwarven Smith??s |
| | * {{path>A4}} on ??Vanadrott??s, {{path>A7}} via ??Winged Helmet??, ??Bag of Winds?? and [[Elemental Royalty#Queen of Elemental Air|Queen of Elemental Air]] |
| | * No {{misc:magic:water.png?14&nolink}}water magic |
| | * {{path>E3}} on ??Dwarven Smith??s, {{path>E6}} via ??Earth Boots??, a ??Blood Stone?? ([[empowerment]]) and [[Elemental Royalty#Queen of Elemental Air|King of Elemental Earth]] |
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| ==== Magic Access ==== | **Sorceries** |
| | * No {{misc:magic:astral.png?14&nolink}}astral magic |
| | * {{path>D1}} on ??Dwarven Smith??s, {{path>D2}} via a ??Skull Staff?? ([[Master Smith]]) |
| | * No {{misc:magic:nature.png?14&nolink}}nature magic |
| | * {{path>B2}} on ??Vanadrott??s, as much {{misc:magic:blood.png?14&nolink}}blood as required via empowering and boosters. |
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| Mages in Vanheim is used more for thugging buffs then casting rituals or research. Your best casters are designated more towards melee then spell flinging combat spell or are restricted to the capital. Off cap you have ??Vanjarl??s with {{path>A2B1}} plus any indies you find, paths that need empowerment or a ??Storm?? or expensive [[communions]] to be decent ranged casters rather than ??Mistform??ing and charging. | ==== National Spells==== |
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| ??Dwarven Smith??s are masters are your earth mages and forgers. While??Vanadrott??s Handle Air. Boosting a ??Vanadrott?? to cast ??Queen of Elemental Air?? is the gate to higher air, ??King of Elemental Earth?? for earth and [[Summon Dwarf of the Four Directions]] brake you into strong air/earth and another path. Climbing blood for [[Bind Heliophagus]] gives you more Blood access as well as Death and Fire. | ===Combat=== |
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| | * Conjuration 4 {{path>A3D1}} for {{gems>1A}}: **??Summon Valkyries??** ( {{:nations:ea:helheim:Valkyrie.png?nolink}} ??Valkyrie??×7)\\ Summons flying, glamoured sacreds. These can be useful for pressuring back lines in combat, but they can't be scripted (since they are summoned), making them equally-likely to divebomb the enemy's frontlines or middle-ranks instead. Blessing them is also tricky, requiring either a delay in casting ??Divine Blessing?? or a particular grouping of your other [[Sacred]] troops for the standard ??Blessing??. |
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| | * Conjuration 3 {{path>N2}} for {{gems>6N}}: **??Sloth of Bears??** ( {{:nations:ea:helheim:great_bear.png?nolink}} ??Great Bear??×10+)\\ Undisciplined animals with low attack density but a lot of strength. Makes decent siege chaff. Note that casting ??Summon Animals?? in Highlands [[animal-summons|yields more bears on average]] (13 vs. 10), if you're in a rush. |
| | * Conjuration 4 {{path>D2}} for {{gems>12D}}: **??Awaken Draugar??** ( {{:nations:ea:helheim:Draug.png?nolink}} ??Draug??×3)\\ Undead medium-heavy infantry with [[fear]] and a cold aura. They change into size 3 Draugar once under 20 hitpoints, increasing their Strength by 3 and their Combat Speed by 2; like with other size-changes, this doesn't displace units in the same square as long as none of them advance. Compared to ??Wight??s, Draugar are much less mage-turn efficient, weaker until pushed to their Size 3 forms, and lacking the [[decay]] attack that counters thugs and elites, but their fear and chill auras give them significant utility when mixed into front lines. |
| | * Conjuration 8 {{path>A4E3}} for {{gems>62A}}: **??Summon Dwarf of the Four Directions??**\\ Summons one of the four Dwarves of the Four Directions, powerful mages who have significant combat, ritual-casting and forging capabilities ({{path>A4E3,200%FWDN}} and [[Master Smith]] 1). Also increases the likelihood of ??Hurricane??s ravaging the world for each dwarf summoned. If all four dwarves are alive at once, the world is plunged into a ??Perpetual Storm?? and all battles will have ??Darkness?? over them; this is a somewhat-roundabout manner to apply what amounts to two Global Enchantments at once, but the only way to dispel either effect is to kill one of them. |
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| | //Note that only the Draug Ritual and the Valkyrie Combat Spell are natively available to Vanheim.// |
| | ====Notable Generic Magic==== |
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| Vanheim relies more on their surprise attack with hard to hit troops and commanders that can solo battalions over traditional magic artillery. Your thugs will be forced to take up the artillery role late game when Glamour stops being a huge advantage in combat, though this is defiantly not the most gold efficient roll for them. | Vanheim relies more on their surprise attack with hard to hit troops and commanders that can solo battalions over traditional magic artillery. Your thugs will be forced to take up the artillery role late game when Glamour stops being a huge advantage in combat, though this is defiantly not the most gold efficient roll for them. |
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| ??Wind of Death?? is an interesting spell as Vans still have between 100 to 500 years of life in them, So armies made up of shorter-lived races and, more importantly, the elder mages that are the backbone armies, will be crippled and die, while only some of your will only be a few decades from retirement. (There are more races in EA with long Life spans, so not always effective.) | ??Wind of Death?? is an interesting spell as Vans still have between 100 to 500 years of life in them, So armies made up of shorter-lived races and, more importantly, the elder mages that are the backbone armies, will be crippled and die, while only some of your will only be a few decades from retirement. (There are more races in EA with long Life spans, so not always effective.) |
| ====Ritual Magic==== | ===Ritual=== |
| ??Vanadrott?? and ??Vanjarl?? can ??Cloud Trapeze??, Letting them immediately pounce on any province in range, including a surprise blood sabbath. | ??Vanadrott?? and ??Vanjarl?? can ??Cloud Trapeze??, Letting them immediately pounce on any province in range, including a surprise blood sabbath. |
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| Your recruitable thugs are mounted mages that are really hard to hit. They may need not that much extra prot, but shouldn't but that much encumbrance on them as they will be casting spells. The better thing is giving them weapons to stab better (??Fire Brand??, or ??Frost Brand?? for AOE, ??Flesh Eater?? for anti thugging). Can make Earth, Blood, and even the hard to make air boosters (some rare ??Dwarven Smith??s can forge ??Skull of Fire??). Even make a ??Robe of the Magi?? for late-game magic boosting. | Your recruitable thugs are mounted mages that are really hard to hit. They may need not that much extra prot, but shouldn't but that much encumbrance on them as they will be casting spells. The better thing is giving them weapons to stab better (??Fire Brand??, or ??Frost Brand?? for AOE, ??Flesh Eater?? for anti thugging). Can make Earth, Blood, and even the hard to make air boosters (some rare ??Dwarven Smith??s can forge ??Skull of Fire??). Even make a ??Robe of the Magi?? for late-game magic boosting. |
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| ===National Dicount Items=== | ===National Discount Items=== |
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| ***??Dwarven Hammer??** Cont 2, {{path>E3}}, {{gems>12E}}: A quintessential item for forging. Forge Discount on an item that gives you Forge discount is an economic win. | ***??Dwarven Hammer??** Cont 2, {{path>E3}}, {{gems>12E}}: A quintessential item for forging. Forge Discount on an item that gives you Forge discount is an economic win. |
| ***??Cauldron of the Elven Halls??** Cont 4, {{path>A3}}, {{gems>12A}}: if your glamoured army does get reported by a scout or contains non-glamoured units, only a fraction will be reported. If you into mind game strategies having a massive army mistaken as a small raiding party grants you a greater level of surprise. | ***??Cauldron of the Elven Halls??** Cont 4, {{path>A3}}, {{gems>12A}}: if your glamoured army does get reported by a scout or contains non-glamoured units, only a fraction will be reported. If you into mind game strategies having a massive army mistaken as a small raiding party grants you a greater level of surprise. |
| =====Strategy===== | =====Strategy===== |
| FIXME do you have a game plan? Anything you should always be working toward? Any National weaknesses? | ====Power Curve==== |
| | //This is probably the most difficult section to get consensus for. Describe how strong the nation is during expansion, the early, mid and late game, and what makes it strong/weak at each of those points. This should give readers an idea of where the weaknesses of a nation lie (if they have not been shown already) and when to take advantage of a nation's strengths.// |
| ====Pretender==== | |
| FIXME 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? | |
| ====Early Game==== | |
| FIXME How to expand, potential pitfalls and how to get around them, obvious weakness strength, how much do you have to focus on war/infrastructure | |
| ====Mid Game==== | |
| FIXME 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 | |
| ====Late Game==== | |
| FIXME 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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| =====Links===== | |
| youtube of someone discussing the nation \\ | |
| guide page on steam??\\ | |
| forum thread or AAR | |
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| | ====Expansion Strategies==== |
| | //List some example expansion strategies here. If a strong bless or pretender is required then leave the specifics for the pretender section.// |
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| | ====Example Pretender Builds==== |
| | //List some example pretender builds. Try to use the following format to keep authorship and pretender design rationale clear.// |
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| | =====See More===== |
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