FoF:Holy Crusade of Aluush

FoF: Holy Crusade of Aluush is an alpha test of the Combat system designed for FoF:Origins and is designed to introduce the various mechanics to people unfamilar with Wargame-style combat. It uses the long period of conflict between the large Harkenian Republic and the Aetean Commonwealth as a backstory, documenting the various conflicts.

Synopsis
"The Harken have grown jealous, the sprawling cities and wealth taunt the Dark Council, they have reasoned they're ancestors have lost Xalekelax' favour and have deemed them heretics...." -As'Rayul, Elder Endomancer

The Hark'en Republic has declared total war amongst the advanced Aetean Commonwealth, they have descended the skies on massive flying warbeasts and have laid claim to all Aetean Provinces. While the war has shocked the Aeteans, they will not lay down, instead relying on they're technology instead of the Republics overwhelming numbers.

Aetean Commonwealth
The Commonwealth is a technologically advanced nation (compared to the Republic). It utilises newly invented Powder weapons and Steam, but has is still in the process of modernizing the entire army.

They use a primitive system of binding souls to objects, and use this to create the mighty Reliquary Simulcra.

Story
The Aetean Commonwealth has reached its peak, only recently conquering the last province in Gran Venzio. It had reached the pinnacle of technology of its era, fielding cannons and replacing the common bow with state-of-the-art Arquebus'. Its knowledge of combustion and steam-power has began a period of scientific advancements, though recently most advancements have been in the development of the Simulcra.

State Arquebusiers
Unit size: 10+

Cost: 13 gold per unit

Equipment: Light Armor (6+ armor save), Arquebus

Upgrades: Abilities:
 * Upgrade one Arquebusier into a Champion - 13 gold (1 limit)
 * Upgrade one Arquebusier into a Standard Bearer - 13 gold (1 limit)

State Rodl'ro
{C}Unit Size: 10+

Cost: 11 gold per unit

Equipment: Light Armor, Buckler and Long Sword

Upgrades:
 * Upgrade one Rodl'ro to a Standard Bearer - 12 gold (limit 1)
 * Upgrade one Rodl'ro into a Champion - 12 gold (1 limit)
 * Replace one Buckler with a Shield - 2 gold

Special Abilities:

Archean Bowmen
Unit size: 10+

Cost: 11 gold per unit

Equipment: Dagger and Composite Bow

Upgrades:
 * Outfit one bowman with a Longbow - 2 gold
 * Upgrade one bowman to an Arc'kha - 12 gold (1 limit)
 * Upgrade one bowman to a Standard Bearer - 12 gold (1 limit)
 * Outfit one bowman with Light Armor - 1 gold

Acodotreii
Unit Size: 5 - 15

Cost: 14 gold per unit

Equipment: Heavy Armor, Falchion and Arque Pistol

Upgrades: Abilities: Swordmaster
 * Upgrade one Acodotrei into a San'Acodotrei - 12 gold (1 limit)
 * Upgrade one Acodotrei into a Standard-Bearer - 12 gold (1 limit)
 * Replace one Falchion and Arque Pistol for Repeater-Arquebus - 5 gold

Deoxl Gunners
Unit Size: 5+

Cost: 16 gold per unit

Equipment: Falchion and Arquebus

Upgrades: Abilities: Scout and Fast Cavalry
 * Upgrade one Deo'van to Deo'bui - 14 gold (1 limit)
 * Upgrade one Deo'van to a Standard Bearer - 12 gold (1 limit)
 * Outfit one Deo'Van with Light Armor - 4 gold
 * Outfit one Deo'van with a Shield - 1 gold

Estellian Knights
Unit size:5+

Cost: 26 gold per unit

Equipment: Cavaliers Armor, Lance, Falchion and War-Dracile

Upgrades: Replaces one Knight of Estal with Standard Bearer - 18 gold (1 limit)

Upgrade one Knight of Estal to an Estallian Exemplar - 20 gold (1 limit) Outfit one Knight of Estal with a Shield - 5 gold Abilities: Stoic (versus Nightkin)

Vexen Cadre
Unit Size: 5 - 15

Cost: 16 gold per unit

Equipment: Dagger, Light Armour and Longbow

Upgrades:

Abilities: Scout and Skirmish
 * Upgrade one Vanguard to Regn'ci - 14 gold (1 limit)
 * Replace one Dagger with Falchion - 3 gold

Sentinius'Simulcra
Unit Size: 5 - 10

Cost: 170 gold per unit

Equipment: Simulcra Armor and Warsword

Upgrades:


 * Add a Machinator to the Squad - 65 gold (1 limit)
 * Replace one Warsword with Steamcannon and Steamfist - 8 gold
 * Attach a Standard of War to a Simulcra - 20 gold (1 limit)
 * Replace one Warsword with Steam Hammer - 9 gold

Abilities: Monstrous Infantry, Fearless and Immune to Psychology

Venerable Simulacrum
Unit Size: 1

Cost: 250 gold

Equipment: Reliquary Armor and Artificers Steamhammer

Upgrades:


 * Replace Artificers Steamhammer for Dual twin-linked Steamcannons - Free
 * Attach a Standard of War - 20 gold
 * Outfit the Simulacrum with Warding Sigils - 20 gold

Abilities:Fearless, Monstrous Creature, Immune to Psychology

Hark'En Republic
The Republic is a rough term to describe the mish-mash various tribes coerced to work together by a mystic Cabal of Nightkin. The "republic" is incredibly religious and worships an ancient being known as Xalekelax, who is considered to be the god of time itself. The Harkenians do not have the same sense of morals the Aeteans do, and as such utilise crude, zombie-like servants known as Skaabs. These skaabs perform menial tasks such as cleaning, building and crafting - but the royal Cabal has seen further uses, namely the large use of Skaab legions cobbled of they're enemies and used to inspire fear as well as swarming enemy forces. They're army also consists of archaeic bowmen, swordsmen and the other native race to Harkenii, namely the Sythine - large, brutish reptilian giants native to the volcanic northern hemisphere.

Army List
Core Units

Skaablings

Skaab Wracks

Skaab Ruinators

Sunken Ones

Shades

Atollian Skirmish
