Marhdrauht of Malduin

Lore:

Malduin was a minor river of northern Beleriand. It flowed southwards from the Ered Wethrin to meet the Teiglin before that river passed under the eaves of the Forest of Brethil. It means "Golden River" in Sindarin, from MAL ("gold") + duin ("river").

Summary:

The Marhdrauht of Malduin are a hybrid javelin-lancer cavalry unit. This units main advantages are high skill and javelins. The Marhdrauht main weakness is that they are very squishy and take casualties easily against missiles. The Marhdrauht of Malduin form a integral part of the Haladin's cavalry force.

Strengths/weaknesses:

Strengths:

-Armor piercing javelins gives this unit a nasty bite against armored units.

-High skill at 13 gives this unit excellent survivability in melee.

-High moral at 18 prevents these brave men of the Haleth from fleeing like cowards.

-Good speed at 1.1 allows this unit to cover ground quickly.

-Expert at hiding in woods allows this unit to set ambushes.

-Bonus fighting cavalry gives this unit of Marhdrauht an advantage against enemy cavalry.

-Combat bonus on woods give this unit an advantage when fighting on the forest tile.

Weaknesses:

-Vulnerable against missiles.

Classification: Hybrid unit.

In Silmarillion Total War, Hybrid units get the advantages of two different unit merged into one, however they are more expensive per company and you can't bring these units in as great numbers before the price increase compared to other units.

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