Chivalrous Kingdoms
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| Setting: | Age of Fantasy | |
| Games: | Age of Fantasy, Age of Fantasy: Skirmish, Age of Fantasy: Regiments | |
| Species: | Human | |
| Version: | v3.4.1 | |
The Chivalrous Kingdoms are populated by stalwart Knights, commanding masses of impoverished peasants. Massed peasant infantry move to hold strategic positions and screen enemy attacks, while knights bring down powerful enemy threats.
A collection of feudal Kingdoms governed by Knights who pride themselves on their monster hunting skills, the Chivalrous Kingdoms have become blinded by their vanity and petty rivalries, and have abandoned the spirit behind their code of chivalry. Once defenders of the people, they have become little more than big game hunters and oppressors of their own people.
Background Story
Legends say the Chivalrous Kingdoms were once the realm of dragons and other monstrous creatures. The fertile lands of the their Golden Vales drew early human clans, but these people lived in fear of the dragons who roamed the land, which often destroyed their home and harvest. The people of the Vales lived in constant fear of the creatures, and looked to anyone who might offer them salvation.
A mysterious goddess, known only as the Fair Lady, came to the people of the realm in mortal form, and walked among them. She pledged to protect the people against the monsters, and drew many new followers from throughout the realm. She named her most loyal and skilled followers as her knights, and through her blessing and their faith, the Lady's knights slew many of the monsters that plagued the land, and for a time, there was peace. Yet, shortly after her greatest victory against the last dragons, the Lady disappeared.
When the Lady left the knights, it fell to them to maintain order. They began to compete amongst themselves for prestige, slaying and hunting every creature they could find. The most influential claimed the title of king, carving out kingdoms throughout the Vale where their rule was absolute. Their power and greed drove the peasants into poverty, and some bitterly compared them to the dragons.
It was then that the Lady returned to the people of the Vales. She gave the kings and knights a chivalric code, which laid out a strict code of conduct, demanding knights act with honour and grace. The knights now pride themselves on following the code to the letter, creating elaborate new ceremonies to demonstrate their honour and skill, yet they rarely extend the respect demanded by the code beyond their fellow knights.
For a time, the rival Chivalric Kingdoms were subdued by their southern neighbours in the Great Empire. The Kingdoms were seen as backward by many in the Empire, but their knights were the best cavalry in the Empire even if they seemed to prefer their code of honour over pragmatic tactics. During this period, the Havoc Wars devastated the Vales, as the forces of Havoc sacked much of the lands on their way to the capital. This created an enduring bitterness within the Chivalric Kingdoms towards their southern neighbours, and when the Rift formed and the Emperor died, the Kingdoms were quick to declare their independence. Now, the newly independent Kingdoms seek to build their power and prestige in the Fair Lady’s name.
How will you bring glory to the Lady?
Play Style
The Chivalrous Kingdom is a melee focused army, that heavily relies on the Impact keyword. The ranged units are lackluster with only quality 5+. Thanks to most units being mounted and with this having the fast ability its easy to get into melee range. Both Quality and Defense are not really good, so the + 2 impact hits will do a lot of work.
The heroes can help with the playstyle by either giving strider (ignoring difficult terrain) or regeneration (survivability).
See Also:
Similar To
- Warhammer Fantasy: Bretonnia
- Kings of War: Brotherhood
Miniatures
There are no offical miniatures yet, but every kind of knight miniature can be used to represent the different units. Add in some peasants, archers and catapluts and nearly everything is represented.
See Also: Chivalrous Kingdoms Miniatures
See Also
- Chivalrous Kingdoms Tactics
- Chivalrous Kingdoms Skirmish Tactics
- Chivalrous Kingdoms Miniatures
- Chivalrous Kingdoms Quickplay Armies
- Chivalrous Kingdoms Skirmish Quickplay Armies
- Age of Fantasy
- Age of Fantasy: Regiments
- Age of Fantasy: Skirmish
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