The Ostrogoths are a playable faction in Total War: Attila.
Overview[]
The Ostrogoths' wanderings through Roman lands belie their origins as a powerful empire.
Originally known as the Greuthungi, they are a confederation of distinct peoples originally from the Baltic coast who settled close to the Black Sea. Unfortunately, this meant they were the first of the Germanic peoples to face the nomadic invaders that have shattered the world. As refugees, the Ostrogoths followed the example of their Visigothic cousins and petitioned the Romans for help. Despite Rome’s rejection of their pleas, they nevertheless snuck across the Danube under cover of night.
Now leading an uneasy existence on the Empire’s borderlands, the Ostrogoths are vulnerable to Roman abuse and barbarian attack alike, and so sell themselves as mercenaries to the same Huns that subdued them previously. Still, the memory of their former supremacy preserves Ostrogothic hope; a strong leader could rescue them from their plight and restore their days of glory…
Faction Traits[]
Cultural Traits[]
The Great Migration[]
"The wise move. The desperate move often. The mighty survive and prosper."
- +250% conversion cost of the main building chain
- +200% conversion time of the main building chain
- Growth: +250 when initiating a migration or resettling
Faction Traits[]
Inheritors of Rome[]
"Civilisation may shift and change, but the eternal city remains."
- No instability when occupying settlements from Roman factions
- Can recruit Roman units in settlements with Roman military buildings
Unit Roster[]
| Total War: Attila Factions | |
|---|---|
| Nomadic Factions | Huns • White Huns |
| Roman Factions | Eastern Roman Empire • Western Roman Empire |
| Eastern Factions | Sassanid Empire • Garamantians • Lakhmids • Aksum • Himyar • Tanukhids |
| Barbarian Factions | Visigoths • Vandals • Alans • Saxons • Ostrogoths • Franks • Suebians • Danes • Geats • Jutes • Langobards • Alamans • Burgundians • Ebdanians • Picts • Caledonians • Anteans • Sclavenians • Venedians |
| The Last Roman Factions | Frankish Kingdom • Ostrogothic Kingdom • Roman Expedition • Vandalic Kingdom • Visigothic Kingdom |
| Age Of Charlemagne Factions | Kingdom of Asturias • Kingdom of Charlemagne • Kingdom of the Lombards • Avars • Emirate of Cordoba • Kingdom of Mercia • Kingdom of the Danes • Westphalia |