"A cradle for the army's officer class, scholae are the best of the best."
When a Roman Emperor went just about anywhere, he took his Scholae - the palace guard - with him. Essentially the successors of the corrupt, abolished Praetorians, the Scholae operated outside of the Legions' control, answering instead to the Magister Officorum, one of the senior civil offices of the late Roman state. Commanded in the field by the Emperor himself, Scholae were always recruited from non-Roman citizens. Presumably this was similar to the Ptolemaic Pharaohs' hiring of Galatian Celts as their bodyguards or many future Byzantine Emperors' use of Nordic warriors - the Varangian Guard - to protect them; someone who isn't a citizen, but is on the payroll, is less likely to revolt or engage in subterfuge against the throne.
Strength and Weaknesses[]
Excellent Charge Bonus
High Health
Poor Armour
Base Stats[]
Scholae Gentiles
Unit
Number of Men:
80
Morale:
45
Bonus HP:
17
Melee Attack:
30
Melee Defense:
10
Charge Bonus:
215
Reload:
0
Ammunition:
0
Light Infantry
Human
Hit Points:
75
Mass:
90
Light Horse
Mount
Hit Points:
110
Mass:
385
Walk Speed:
18,5
Run Speed:
90
Charge Speed:
115
Charge Distance:
75
Weapons and Gear[]
Lance
Melee Weapon
Damage:
3
Armour Penetration Damage:
7
Bonus vs Infantry:
0
Bonus vs Cavalry:
10
Bonus vs Elephants:
0
Building damage:
0.033
Small Round Shield
Shield
Melee Defence:
30
Armour:
5
Missile Block Chance:
20
Leather Amour
Armour
Armour:
10
Abilities[]
Wedge
Target:
Self
Initial Recharge:
0
Active Time:
N/A
Recharge Time:
N/A
The unit moves into a wedge-shaped attack formation.
Assemble (5s)
Form Wedge:
+10 Melee Attack
+50% Charge Speed
+15% Charge Bonus
-100% Missile Block Chance
-25% Speed
Attributes[]
Resistant to Fatigue
Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Wedge
Resistant to Fatigue
Hide (forest)