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Faction: The Pagan Rus.................... ....Pages 3 to 6

Faction: The Rus Princes........... . . Pages 7 lo 10

Faction : The By2antines................ Pages tl to 14

Swords For Hire : The Steppe Nomads... ... ..............Page t5

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The Rus kingdom emerged in the mid-gth century, carved out by
Norse traders and adventurers who had established settlements
dlong the main river routes and waterwdys into what is now
northern modern Russia.
The Rus ruled over the natve Slavs and Fnno-lJgarian subjects,
mixing their mythology, tradtons and culture with ther own.
Russidn chrontcles name their first kng as Rurik who replaced the
Khazars as Lord of Kev and founded a dynasty that would rule
Russia until the later Middle Ages.
Your Warlord is an important noble likely to be a Norseman. He
can be a local lord or even a warlike Khagan (a title derived from
the Khazars).
As was the tradition in the Norse culture, the Iords and leaders
maintained a band of loyal followers and bodyguards. They were
likely to be of pure Scandivanian blood and were either called
Varjazi (Varangians) or Druzhina. They fought on foot, in tight
shieldwall formations. These Varjazi form the Hearthguards at
your disposal.
Most troops fighting for the Rus warlords were Slavs or other
natives. Armed with spear and shield, these troops usually made
up the militia defending Novgorod, Kiev or any other major trade
city. They are your Warriors.
The bow was not a favoured weapon of the early Rus, and was
restricted to hunting during r direct confrontation with the Byzdntnes. The campaign
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this period. From time to time, some scouts
armed with javelins would loin a warband
and be despatched in front of the battle line. These
javelinmen form the Levy that your Warlord might muster.
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Pagan Rus Warlords, Hearthguards and Warriors are not subject
to any special rule.
Pagan Rus Levies are armed with javelins.
Unless otherwise specified, Pagan Rus may not include Swords
for Hire units.
]HI]E]RI.IO]EsS O]F ]I]HI]B V]I]K]ING A\G]E
Svatoslav I of Kiev, Prnce of Rus,
Conqueror of the Khazars
Sviatoslav was born n the mid-gth centuty and was the son of lgor,
Prnce of Kiev. As soon ds he succeeded to the throne, he looked
east and south to expand the lands he had inherited from hs
father. lnfluenced by Byzantne emissaries, his attenton turned to
the Khazar Khaganate in theVolga valley and the Pontc steppes.
ln 965 AD Sviatoslav launched a lightenng cdmpdign and he
overthrew the rulers of Sarkel and Kerch, two of the major cties
of the Khazars, before destroying and burnng the Khazar captal
of Atil. In one yedr, Sviatoslav had fragmented a nation that ruled
the steppes for four centuries.
After the Khazar, the Prince of Kiev turned to the west wth the
subjugation of Bulgaria as hs objective. Ths threw the Rus in
in the Balkans was not nearly as successful as the one
in the steppes, and in 969 Sviatosldv had was forced
to negotdte with the Emperor and retire from Eastern A.
Europe. On his way home, Pechenegs, most ltkely in the
pay of the Byzantines who feared this ambitous Prnce,
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Almost nothng lasted from hs conquests, as he never took time
to consoldate them. His sons waged wdr dganst each other,
shatterng what was the largest kingdom in Europe n the toth
century.
Hero of the Viking Age: Unlike other Heroes of the Viking Age,
Sviatoslav the Prince of Kiev only generates two Saga Dice at
the start of each of his turn.
Pagan: Although his mother converted to Christianity, Sviatoslav
remained Pagan, fearing that conversion might soften him and
lose the respect of his Varjazis. His determination to maintain
his reputation had no equal. During any melee fought within M[
of Sviatoslav, any unit in his warband that doesn't score at least
one hit during step 4 takes one extra FATICUE during step 7.
During any melee fought within M[ of Sviatoslav, any unit in his
warband that scores at least four hits during step 4 discards all
FATIGUE at the end of step 7.
Steppe mercenaries: During his campaigns, Sviatoslav made
great use of Oghuz and Pecheneg mercenaries. Hence, any
warband led by him may include any number of Steppe Nomads
Swords for Hire, as long as the number of these units does not
exceed the number of Varlazis units deployed on the table.
Conqueror: The Prince of Kiev was always on the move, never
gving any respite to his enemies. At the start of his turn, the
player controlling Sviatoslav may decide that hs Warlord won't
generate any Saga dice. lf he chooses to do so, at the start of
an opposing player's next turn, he may designate up to two
units in that player's warband. These units will not generate
Saga Dice at the start of this turn.
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Below you will find a descrption of the varic -: :: : :-: : : ble
to the Pagan Rus player on their Bottleboc'c. .' =- -:: eal
with the fi rst column of ablites as they ar e -<.- : - : : : - -- j : -,sed
throughout Saga: the first three are nterc,.: :: :-: ::: the
different classes of models of an Ruswarbanc. , - : : -: ---.: :!i/o
being the usual Activaton Pool and the Comc-:: : - -
For the Khagan!
Used duringstep j of ony melee
This ability will be especially useful with ', : -- :- :: i or
Warlord, or against an enemy with FATIGUE. \,', ^=- :-=.= cice
are spent, you compare the Armour value of '. ---- ::-::: unit
with the Armour value of each enemy unit '^. : ,:: ^ this
Melee. If your unit's Armour is superior to th. :-.-:-- cf all
the enemy units, then your unit gains 3 Attaci l:. : f the
relevant dice was spent). With a good cost versu: ===:: . eness
ratio, this ability will see frequent use.
The GreatWnter
Used duringyour Orders Phase
Some play-testers felt that this ability actuallL c-3'acterizes
the Rus and so the ability was central to thei'::c'iics. This
ability simply limits the movement and shooting :ange of all
units on the board to S. Note that this does nct constitute a
reduction of movement or shooting distance, as but rather
that it is rather a limitation imposed upon these cistances. This
has some importance when interacting rvith other abilities,
such as the Welsh Children of the Land abilitv. This also means
that a unit moving in rough terrain would stiil move at S, as
this movement does not exceed the limitation created by The
Creat Winter. On the other hand, The Creat Winter would de
facto make any ability that would increase the movement of a
troop useless.
Obviously, warbands that rely on shooting and/or mounted
troops will hate this ability!

Standinglike Bears
Used durngstep j of any melee
Standing like Bears is a good and cheap defensive ability that
will prevent those using it from causing much damage, but
should dramatically the number of hits they will take. When
using it, you have the choice of either discarding 3 Attack Dice
to increase your Armour value by one or to discard 8 Attack
Dice to increase your Armour by two. Of course you can only
discard dice you actually havel
This ability, combined with For the Khaganl or Bitting Iike
Wolves can turn the tide of most melees.
Btng likeWolves
Used duringstep 3) of ony Melee
This ability has two distinctive effects. Both are resolved at the
end of the step 4 of the Melee.
First, if all enemy units engaged in this Melee have at least one
FATICUE, then your unit adds three extra hits to the hits scored.
Secondly, if your unit did not suffer any hits during this step, it
adds a number of extra hits equal to its current Armour.
ln both cases, the extra hits may be targeted against any enemy
unit involved in the Melee. And yes, it is possible to focus all
these hits on a single enemy unit, a Warlord for example. Bites
from Russian wolves are deadlv indeed......
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Frozen
Used during on enemy Activation Phase
Frozen is a very useful ability against warbands that would
make use of multiple activations per turn. lt is used once an
activation (that must be the second or subsequent activation
of the target unit) is declared but before it is resolved. lt
cancels the activation and the target unit cannot be activated
again this turn.
Usually, you will not get to use Frozen, as the simple fact that it
is ready to use will prevent your opponent planning more than
a single activation for each of his units.
Coldwnds
Used durngstep z of on enemy shootng
This ability will turn shooting against the shooter. lt is used
during step 2 but its effects will be enforced during step 3. For
each die that rolls a 6 (that is, before any modifier is applied)
the shooting unit takes a FATICUE. lf the relevant die is used to
pay for this ability, the 5s rolled also produce this effect. Nasty.
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Fear of the Dark
Used duringyour activation phase
This one is terrible ability that will dictate the deployment and
a epicentre of this madness, he is not the shooter), so any ability
movements of enemy units. When used, you must designate
an enemy unit that is more than IMI away from any unit (friends
or foes). You simply give the target unit enough FATICUES to
make it immediately exhausted. Soon, you will see the enemy
deploy shoulder to shoulder, like a flock of sheep cornered by
wolves.
Endless Wastes
Used duringyour Activation Phase
Another deadly ability if it is used with the right timing. Once
used, it affects all units on the table, including your own. All
units, except Warlords, must immedately eliminate one model
for each FATICUE it has.
Combined with Fear of the Dark, the result on a Hearthguard
enemy unit can be devastatingl
Eastern Anger
U sed during y our Activ ati on Ph ase
You will not use Eastern Anger too often, but when
used properly, the results can be devastating.
When the dice are spent, you immediately resolve
a Shooting against each unit within M[ of your
Warlord, including your ownl Please note that
despite being used during the Activation
Phase, this does not constitute an activation
and may not be cancelled by any game effect
that cancels an activation.
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You resolve each of these Shootings one (a ti'r, in anyordei
you want. During these Shootings you generate 6 Attack Dice,
but there is no shooting unit (your Warlord iust indicates the
that requires a shooting unit or that affects it Shooting has no
effect.
Also, as your Warlord is within NV[ of himself, he will be affected
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Barren Lands
Used ether duringyour Orders Phose or during an enemy
OrdersPhase
Barren Lands is a very focussed ability that targets mounted
troops. Once used, it reduces by one the Armour values of all
mounted troops against shooting and in melee for the whole
turn. Quite simple, but this will probably make the Byzantines,
Normans or Strathclyde Welsh think twice before invading the
lands of the Rus...
Ragnar speaks...
Russa is a terrble country. lt is cold,
colder that our North, poPulated
wth harsh people n an nhospitable
landscape. Ths is exactly what you
wll feel when facing the Pagan Rus.
Your movementwll be limited, any
mistake will be pad for dearly and
once you finally manage to catch
them, they've got more than a one trick to use.
Some of their ablites combne really well, and they
are usually a quite a defensve warband, ready to
exploit any of your weakness. The GreatWnter will be
used almost every turn, especally f ther enemy fields
any mounted unts, and they will make great efforts
to splt his an enemy warband, makng it possible to
exploittheir foe's Fear of the Dark.
The other abiltes focus on defendng and counter-
attackng. There are many combinatons to explore,
but Standing lke Bears with For the Khagan! is on
obvious and very effective one.
I might add thot javelnmen, despite beng
brittle, are quite useful in a Pagan Rus
warband, asthe reduction of shootingrange
has less mpact on iavelns than on bows. I
hate writing thdt but overlookng these pet
slaves would be a mistake.
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ln 7BBAD, Prnce Vladmr the Great of Novgorod and Kev Their equipment and training largely depended on the wealth
converted to Christanity. Although hs conversion wds to ensure
his marriage to a Byzantium princess, ths once proud and
rampdnt Pagan embraced hs new Christianity. He ruthlessly tore
down his kngdom's Pagan idols and stes of worship and bult
many churches. Mass converson of the Kievan Rus unsurprsingly
followed.
Vladimir and his family fought mdny campaigns against
Byzantium, Croats, Pechenegs as well as his fellow Rus as he
sought to make Kev the pre-emnent city of the region.
During this perod, mounted followers of the Prnces replaced
the Varjozs as the nucleus of Rus armtes. Foot militias supported
the mounted elite, fightng in sheldwalls or armed wth bows.
Mounted archers, drawn from the ranks of the steppe nomads,
were a f requent stght n these armies, and were used even dgdnst
their fellows.
Your Warlord is a Prince of a Russian city or a Voevodo (military
commander). He holds great power and maintains his own
bodyguard of Druzhinas.
The Druzhinas formed the professional soldiers that made up
the core of the standing armies of the Rus Princes. Druzhina
means "fellowship" and its members are Drugs (comrades)
who shared an oath and were death-bound to their lord. With
the flow of Scandinavian immigrants drying up and the mixing
of Norse and Russian blood, Druzhina are mainly of Slavic
origin, though foreigners could .join them from time to time.
These Druzhinas are the Hearthguards of your warband.
Urban Militias were by far the most numerous component of
theRus armies in our period. They had their own commanders.
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of their city. Larger towns could provide reliable equipment to
their mustered troops while poor or insignificant ones would
have to improvise with the available material. Tribal levies
could join the urban militias, and these tribal Voi were known
as Smerds, meaning peasants. Their motivation and loyalty was
not above question, obviously.
The militias fighting with spears and shields form the Warriors
of your warband, while the ones that are equipped with bows
are your Levies.
]FA\C II ]I ON ]RIUI ]L lE sS
Some Rus units may be fielded mounted. Mounted units are
subject to the following special rules:
- The Movement of mounted units is increased to lL but
reduced to SS when n-roving from, through, or into uneven
ground.
- Mounted units may never enter a building but they can
melee any unit occupying a building in the normal
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- The Armour of mounted units is reduced by one when they
are the target of a Shooting attack.
- Mounted units may never benefit from any kind of cover, in
melee or shooting.
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Apart from the restrictions mentioned above, mounted units Black Hoods: Th Bhak are subfect't6:t};Le'iufes of the
behave like ordinary units. lf a unit starts the game mounted, Steppe Nomods with the followng change and additonoi
it must remain mounted for the whole game and may never benefits:
dismount. - They count as Warriors rather than Levies
Rus Warlords and Hearthguards are mounted. They generate one Saga De at the start of each turn.
Rus Warriors are not subject to any special rules. 'They have an Armour of 4, reduced to 3 agansi
shootng (as usual for mounted unts).
Rus Levies are armed with bows.
They are considered as Druzhna for the sake
Unless otherwise specified, Rus warbands f *:-
of usng Rus Saga abilities.
may include only Steppe Nomad Swords - They generate one Attack Die per model in
for Hire units. melee.

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O]F ]I.]HI]E V]IIK]ING A\GIE

The Malaa Druzhina,

lron Fist of the Rus
Princes
The Druzhna were divided into
two closses: the Crid Qunior) Druzhnas
and the Molaia Druzhinos. The Maloia were
veterans of war, hardened by ther conflct with the
steppe nomads, the Byzantnes or rval ctes. They were the best- SA\G,A\A\lEltlLltlt'ltlEsslDlEssrClRltlP,lf ltON
equpped troops dt the dsposal of a Pr'ince, and would follow
hm untl death, through years of success, ll fortune or failure. Below you wll find a descripton of the various abltties available
to the Pagan Rus player on ther battleboard. We will not deal
Thunders of the Viking Age: You may upgrade a sngle unt of
wth the first column of ablties as they dre smlar to those used
your Druzhina Hearthguards to Malaa Druzhna. This unt cannot
throughout Saga: the first three are intended to actvate the
exceed 8 models and this upgrade will cost you one pont.
different classes of models of an Rus warband, whle the last two
Veterans: A unt of Malaa Druzhina Senerdtes two Saga Dce at being the usual Activation Pool and the Combat Pool.
the start of each turn, rather than one like any other unit. They
are mounted, and equpped wtth bows. Due to ther superor
lf this symbol appears in the ability description box,
trdining and experience, nether their mounted status nor bows
reduce their armour n any woy. They have an Armour of 5 against
it indicates that it only Druzhina and the Warlord
may use it.
shooting and n melee, like foot Hearthguards.

lron Fist: The Mdlaa Druzhina unt benefits from the Warlord
Determnaton, as descrbed page j7 of the Saga rulebook. It also
Princes of Wnter
cancels the first ht suffered durng each shootng or melee, in
Used during an opponent's Orders Phdse
the same way as theWarlord Resilence rule (see Saga page j7).
Itis well known that the main drawback of mounted models
When thelast model of the Malaa Druzhina s removed as a casualty,
istheir weakness against shooting. Princes of Winter offers a
all other units in their warband mmedately take one FATIGUE,
cheap way of protecting your Druzhina, and to a lesser extent
n addition to any FATICUE caused by the fact that the unit was
your Warlord, against ranged attacks. When this ability is used,
removed from the table (e.g. f t was elmnated n melee).
until the end of your opponent's turn, your unit's Armour
The Chernye Klobuki,The Black Hoods against shooting is increased by two, to a maximum of 6.

The Chernye Klobuk (also spelled Chrrni Klobuk) were semi- This simply means that they will have an Armour of 6, leaving
nomadicTurksh tribesmen of the Ros rver basn who fought as them free to outmanoeuvre the enemy without getting too
mercenares for the Rus Princes durng the 11th dnd 12th century. anxious about those nasty shooters.
They were establshed south of Kiev in the north of the terrtores
of the Kpchaks. The trbe was made orginally of mmgrants that
GreyWolves
had fled ther homelond when rival steppe tribes invaded. Ther
Used duringyour Orders Phase
characterstcfeature wds a black hood from which they derved
their name. They were much wealthier than other tribes, hence Grey Wolves is a good and effective ability. lt will usually work
better equpped, and were hghly valued as auxiliaries. quite differently if your unit is attacking or if it is attacked.
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Simply said, if none of the units engaged in this melee has any
ihuqflers of the Viking Aget lf your warband tncludes o unt of
FATICUE markers, then it will give you 4 extra Attack Dice.
teEe Ngltrads, 1-rou may upgrade this unit to Chernye Klobuk
{or @1'extra qne point.
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lf your unii tras' FATICUE, your opponent will have to make
a difficult decision; either take off your FATICUE to gain its
benefits but giving you 4 extra Attack Dice, or leave you with
the FATICUE. In both cases, the Rus are winnersl
Under the DarkSkies
Used during step z of a Shooting
This ability is meant to disrupt an enemy's plans. Used during
your Shooting, it will force the enemy to make a disengagement
movement if the target unit suffers at least one casualty.
This movement is made with the same constraints as
disengagement movement in Melee (see Saga page z7) except
that if it cannot be performed, the shooting unit does not have
to disengage instead.
Useful to push back a vindictive enemy, or to push out of the way
some unit Ieft near their Warlord to act as meat for a his Resilience.
The Power of Steel
Used during step j) of any Melee
The Power of Steel will punish those players who enjoy piling
up loads of Saga abilities and have in their hands a shedload of
Attack Dice. Simply said, it reduces the number of Attack Dice
the enemy has to the number of Attack Dice your own unit has.
it prevents your unit gaining new Attack Dice during this Melee,
rut depriving an enemy his Attack Dice advantage is invaluable.
The Power of Blood
Used ether during step j of a melee or during step
z of an enemy's shooting,
The Power of Blood is a unique Saga ability that can change
the way a Melee or Shooting is done. It may only be used
by Hearthguards, fortunately. During the relevant step of
the Shooting or the Melee, when this ability is used, you
must also discard between one and six Saga Dice from your
Battleboard. These dice may come from any ability but the die
discarded for paying for the Power of Blood does not count
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toward that number.
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For each die discarded in this way, you may designate one
Hearthguard figure. This figure cannot be killed during this
Melee or Shooting. "Cannot" is here an absolute: nothing
can override that effect. This effect also affects you in that
you may not choose as casualties any models that cannot be
killed as a result of this ability. So, if your unit is made of 6
models and you discarded four dice, the casualties suffered
must first be selected from the two models that may be
killed before moving to the "immortal" ones that will simply
cancel the casualties.
Of course, discarding 6 dice for a unit made of 6 models
means that your unit will not take any casualties during this
melee or shooting. Your opponent may still roll his Attack
Dice if he likes the sound of the cubes on the table or if any
other game effects depend on the number of hits scored.
Also, note that models that cannot be killed cannot be ,\.
sacrificed to save a Warlord making use of his Resilience li,
special rule. This cost the life of at least one proud Russian r\ii
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Used during step j of a melee
Winds of Despair require that your unit wins this Melee
and forces the enemy to disengage to have any effect. lt is
also useless on units of more than 3 models or against
a Warlord. But any other unit of 3 or less models is
simply eliminated instead of disengaging. tt might not
be very useful in the early turns, but can dramatically
change the tide of the game in the final stages.
PartingBlow
Used durng your octivaton phase
A useful ability restricted to your Druzhina or your Warlord that
will surprise an opponent or soften his unit before engaging
melee. When used, it leaves you the choice of activating your
unit for a Movement or for a Shooting. lf activated to move,
it will shoot as if equipped with javelins at the end of this
Movement (and that Movement may not be used to engage
melee). lf activated to shoot it will be considered as equipped
with bows for this Shooting.
In both cases this activation will not generate any FATICUE,
making it useful after your unit has manoeuvred around the
enemy.
Hardened
Used during your Orders phase
Hardened is a very good ability that will dictate the way your
Saga Dice are used during this turn. When used, it will boost
all Saga Dice spent from the Combat Pool that display either a
horse or a helmet. Both will grant you with an extra Attack and
an extra Defence Die. So with Hardened triggered, any horse
discarded for the Combat pool will give you two Attack Dice
and a Defence Dice or one Attack Dice and two Defence Dice.
Note that if used during an enemy's Shooting, gaining Attack
Dice is rather uselessl
And if you use a helmet to pay for this ability, each time you use
a horse or helmet Saga Die in the combat pool you will gain two
extra Attack Dice and two extra Defence Dicel
The LongDark
Used duringyour Orders phase
The Long Dark is an ability really different to the ones Saga
players are used to dealing with. lt is used during your
Orders phase, and only if you have not used an Orders ability
previously. When used, you must immediately discard all Saga
Dice from your Battleboard, which is a high price to pay. But
during the forthcoming Activation Phase, all your Rus units
ill get any number of activations for free (but won't be
able to Rest however) and generate two extra Attack Dice
,in Melee. At the end of the turn, each of your units receives
ne FATCUE that comes in addition to the FATTGUES gained
during the turn.
Bodyguard
Used either during step j of a melee
This ability makes the coupling of Warlord and Druzhina
extremely effective. lt is used during the step 3 of a
Melee involving your Warlord. Until the end of this
I Melee, any time your Warlord takes off a nearby
'|' friendly model to avoid being killed, you roll one
,,.,,t..t ..,,,. die. lf you roll less than the Armour (in melee) of
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the sacrificed figure, it is not eliminated but the
original hit remains cancelled. So used in conjunction
with Druzhina, hits absorbed with Resilience will be cancelled
on roll of 4 or less. Of course, if the model to be sacrificed is
himself engaged in the melee, the Armour value to consider is
its current value, that may have been modified by Saga abilities
or FATI6UE.
Ragnar speaks...
Do not think for a mnute that
Chrstianity has softened n any way
our Rus. They emerged from their
conversion tougher than ever, and
mounted on powerful horses.
The warband is radically dfferent
from their Pagan predecessor,
relyng on moblty and shooting
to seal domnance on their enemes. By studying the
Battleboard you will have noticed that quite a lot
of abilites make them hard nuts to crack. Between
Prince of Wnter that olmost make ther elite almost
invulnerable to shootng, the Power of Blood which
prevents you from killing them and Bodyguard
that ensures that the Druzhina will suffer loads of
punishment for ther Warlord, you should be reody
to fight a long struggle against them. As d Rus, you
should ensure that your opponent pays the high price
for any melee he engages. lJsing the aforementoned
abilities should ensure that he wll suffer the attrition
much more than you do. Then, when weakened it will
betimeto letThe LongDarkfolland delver the kllng
blow. At least, that is the plan. And Rus have plenty
tricks n their pockets to ensure that everything will
work accordngto the plan.
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The Byzantine Empire came nto beng when the Roman Empire
was split nto two parts by Diocletan n 285. Followng ths gredt
leaders like Constantine and Justnian enabled the Empire to grow
and become powerful. However, lke all Empres it also went through
many upheavals and reversals of fortune untl eventuolly it fell
in t453.
infantry formations. They were more often than not irregulars,
subjects of the Byzantines. These are the Levies of your warband.
IFA\Clf It (ON lRl.iUt lL lE ss
Many Byzantine units may be fielded mounted. Mounted units
are subiect to the following special rules:

For over looo years the Byzantines fought off many enemes,
including the Slavs, the Bulgars, the Rus and notably the armies - The Movement of a mounted unit is increased to lL but
of lslam from the Eost. The 4th Crusader army first breached the reduced to S when moving from, through, or into an
Harbour walls in 1204 but t was the Turks who finally tore down uneven ground.
the great walls and invaded the great cty. Mlitarily the Byzantines - Mounted units may never enter a building, but they can
adopted the themdtic system to protect their terrtores, divding engage in melee any units occupying a building in the
the Empire nto fortified provinces, the themes. Each theme was normal manner.
militarily and administratively ndependent and supplemented - The Armour of mounted unit is reduced by one when they
when needed by the central field army, the tagmata, based around are the target of a Shooting attack.
Constantinople, the cultural and economc centre of the Empire.
- Mounted units may never benefit from any kind of cover, in
The commander of a Theme was a Strategos, assisted in his duty melee or shooting.
by various ranks of ofEcers, from the Comites to the Drungarios. lt
is likely that your Warlord is such an officer with a long service in Apart from the restrictions mentioned above, mounted units
the Byzantine army. behave like ordinary units. lf a unit starts the game mounted,
it must remain mounted for the whole game and may never
The cavalry was the most prestigious arm of the Byzantine army. dismount.
Their deployment and tactics were strictly organised and their
equipment provided by the central authority. lt consisted of a Byzantine Warlords and Hearthguards are mounted.
kontarion (a long spear about ro feet long) or a bow, a sword, a Hearthguards may be equipped with bows, but due to their
shield, and a lamellar body protection. These Kavallaroi are the small shields and light body armour, their Armour in melee is
Hearthguards of your warband. reduced to 4.

The bulk of the Byzantine army was made of professional soldiers, Byzantine Warriors may have bows or spears. Given their lack
fully equipped and well trained. They fought on foot, either with of protection, bow-armed Warriors have an Armour value of j.
spears and large shields - Kontaratoi; or as archers - Toxotai. These Spear-armed Warriors are not subject to any special rules.
are the Warriors of your Byzantine force. Byzantine Levies have javelins.

It was a common practice to have some skirmishers ahead of the Byzantine warbands may never recruit Swords for Hire.

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The Warlord below may lead any Byzantine warband. Unlike
the usual Warlord, the Basileus costs 1pt, lke the Heroes of the
Vkng Age. If a scenario needs to determine how many victory
ponts the Basleus is worth, t is consdered as a Warlord that is
worth one extra victory point.
The Basileus
The Basileus was the Byzdntine Emperor. Ths name replaced
the Roman tttle of Augustus n 629, and was used from )ustinian
ll onward. The Emperor wears the colour purple that clearly
demonstrates his stdtus as leader of the Eastern Roman Empre,
and governs one of the most civilsed Empre of his time.
Unlike other Heroes of the Vtkng Age, the Basleus represents
all Byzantne Emperors that ruled the Eastern Empre from the
7th century up to the 11tt' centrJry and is designed to portray all
Emperors from )ustnian ll up to Basil Bulgaroktonos.
Hero of the Byzantine Empire: As the most important character
of the East, the Basileus generates three SAGA dice at the start
of each turn, and not two as other Warlords.
The Emperor: The Basileus has an Armour value of 4 and only
generates one Attack die in melee. He is also not subject to
the "Warlord's Pride" special rule. lf the Basileus is removed as
a casualty, the game ends immediately, and all other friendly
Byzantine figures on the table are considered as having been
killed. The Basileus is always mounted, as you would expect as
the ruler of the East.
lmperial Bodyguard: A warband that is led by the Basileus
may only field Hearthguards.
Varangoi: Varangians were Norse or Anglo-Saxon
mercenaries that served in the Emperor's Bodyguard.
Any number of Hearthguards in a warband led by the
Basileus may be upgraded to Varangians. Varangian
{r.l'' Hearthguards fight on foot and have a base Armour
:'t':r'of 6; they may also be armed with Dane axes (see
:r.'ir'r:ulelgk p?ge 4l). A Varangian unit that starts any
il:,:,.Uto*.ent'Activtion more than M[ away
N lE A\G IE the Basileus takes a FATIGUE at the start of that Activation.
A Varangian unit that ends any Movement Activaton more
than ]V[ away from the Basileus takes a FATIGUE at the end of
that Activation.
Kataphractoi: Kataphractoi were the heaviest cavalry
employed by the Byzantines and rode armoured horses. Any
number of Hearthguards in a warband led by the Basileus
may be upgraded to Kataphractoi. Kataphractoi have an
Armour of 6 (reduced to 5 when shot at as other mounted
models). Kataphractoi units take one additional FATIGUE for
every movement activation after the first (i.e. they take two
FATICUES after their second movement and two FATICUES
after their third movement).
Harald Hardrada,
Captain of theVarangian Guard
Harald spent nearly ten years in the service of the Byzantne
emperors durng which tme his legendary leadershp, loyalty,
martal prowess and rugged goodlooks ensured he quckly
attaned an envable reputation. He led the Varangans on
campoign throughout the Empre, serving as far afield as
)erusalem and Sicily. He amassed great personal wealth through
battle-plunder and'loyalty bonuses' from successve Emperor*
Eventually mprsoned by Michael V, who was concerned by
Harald's loyalty tothe prevousEmperor (although other sources,
and no doubt Harald himself, would have t that t was because
he spurned the advances of powerful Empress Zoe...) Harald
escaped and fled back to Scandnavia where he used hs rches to
Hero of the Viking Age: Unlike other Heroes of the Viking
at the start of each of his turn. He may, at the
start of his turn, take one or two FATICUE to
generate a number of extra Saga Dice equal to
the number of FATIGUES taken this way.
Pagan: Despite being Captain of the Guard of
Byzantium, Harald was a pagan, and was trained
in the Old Norse ways. The Saga Dice generated
from
by Harald are Runic Dice (also known as Viking Dice, see Saga
page 6) and may be used on the Viking Battleboard. Hence,
a warband led by Harald will use two Battleboards, one
Byzantine and one Viking.
Saga Dice generated by Varangians may be either Runic or
Continental Dice (also known as Norman Dice see Saga page
6), as chosen by their controlling player at the start of each
turn. Saga Dice generated by other units in Harald's warband
must be Continental Dice.
Varangians: Any Hearthguard unit in Harald's warband must
fight on foot and may be equipped with Dane-axes (see Saga
page 43). Thanks to their shiny equipment paid for with the
Byzantine gold, these Hearthguards have an Armour of 6, in
melee and against shooting. The number of Hearthguards
figures in Harald's warband may not exceed the number of
models of other classes. A warband led by Harald may never
include any mounted model.
SA\GA\A\lB,[]Lltlll0EsslDlBssrCtRtUp,'lt"ttoN
IMPORTANT : You may have noticed that no Byzantine ablty
starts with ether "Dscard ths die" or "Dscard these dce". We
have removed these sentences to have more space withn the
ability boxes for their descripton. Ths does not mean that the
relevant dce are not dscarded. Consider that each of the ablity
stdrt wth the relevant sentence, and that the de or combnation
of dce MUST be dscarded n order to use the ability.
The rules of the first column of Saga abltes are descrbed page
5o of the Saga rulebook.
MASSEDARCHERY
Used during your Activaton Phose
This ablty will help you mimic some of the actual tactics used
by the Byzantines and ther bowmen. This ablty actvates two
unts (ths may be any units, mounted or dsmounted, Levies,
Hearthguards or Warrors) and they are activated for Shootng.
When ths Shootng s resolved, during step t, you may ignore
any frendly unt that would otherwse block the line of sght
between the shooters and their target. An abilty clearly usefut
for units of bow-armed Warriors that would be deployed behnd
a screen of spearmen.
STRATEG'KON
Used duringStep j of any Melee
Strdtegkon s an ablty that s really useful, but wll necesstate a
bt of plannng and wll usually be more f requently used when one
of your units are engaged n melee. When the dce are dscarded,
you must designate a f rendly unt that does not take part in ths
melee. The unit thdt uses Strd tegkon gans a number of Attack or
Defence Dice (or a mix of both) equal to half the number of dice
generated by the models of the desgnated unt that are withn
SS of your unit. So, for example, if you have three Hearthguard
models within SS of one or mor e of the models of y our unit, you, ll
gain j dce. The best use of ths ability s wth a deployment of
two units one behnd the other, with the f rontal unt gaining dice
for the presence of ther comrades behind.
SCOUIING
Used during,your Activaton Phase
Movng levy unts is always a problem in any ormy, but by usng
one dice the Byzantne commander can dctvate three levy
unts at once; these activations have the added benefit of not
generdtng fatigue. tJsef ul f you've moved levy unts up earlier in
the turn and you now want to move them out of danger loter on,
or f you want to concentrdte fire from multiple
units onto on enemy
SUPPORTARCHERS
Used durng step j of any Melee
A surprising ability, Support Archers
allows the Byzantine player to resolve o
Shooting during a melee. After the dce are
discarded, you must desgnate a bow-
armed friendly unt that s within
NV[ of any unt nv olv ed n this melee.
You immedately resolve a Shootng,
wth the designated unit as shooters,
and one of the enemy unts engaged n
this melee as the target. Ths is resolved l'ike a standard shootng
sequence, wth the notable excepton that any of your unts
engaged in ths melee are ignored when t comes to determnng
the lne of sight between the shooters and ther target.
Note thdt the unt of "support archers" s not octvated for a
shootng, and ony ablity that affects a Shooting Activation is of
no use. This sh ootng sequence, though included n the melee, s a
separate sequence entrely; hence the casualtes inflcted are not
added to the casualties token durrg the melee to determne who
will fall back.
KONTOS
Used duringyour Actvation Phose
The most expensve ablty of the Byzantne Battleboard, Kon,loJ
s also a deadly one! tt actvates one of your mounted units:
(that s not equpped wth bows) for a Movement. tf with ths
movement, your unt engages an enemy untt, you immedately
 roll one defor each of your model thats in base-to-base contact
with an enemy model. For each de that scores a 4 or more, you
will gain one extra ht during the forthcoming melee. These
hits are added to the hits you score durng step 4 of the melee.
Wth a good sized unit of eight Hearthguards, you con expect
bloodbath for your opponent!
WITHDRAWAL
Used durng step j of the Melee.
Apparently, Withdrawal doesn't look lke a very useful ablty. But
o close study will reveal that t s actually really powerful when
used properly. When the die s dscarded, you desgnate a f rendly
unt of mounted models engaged n ths melee. Durng step B
your unit will disengage, even f the opponent was also forced
to disengage due to the melee outcome. If both the attacker and
the defender have to disengage, the attacker moves first. Also,
the movement of ths dsengagement move is)L, rather than the
usual S.
You can see two dfferent uses for ths ablty. lf you expect to
lose the melee, t means that the increase of movement of the
dsengagement will brng your unit far away f rom the enemy tnto
a safer postion. If you plan to win that melee, the fact that you
will disengage at a long distance will brng your unit far away
from any enemy counter-attack in hs own turn. Do not overlook
this ability; t is one of the most useful on the whole Byzanttne
Battleboard!
FRIENDTYSHIELDS
lJsed durng step 3 of the Melee.
Frendly Shelds ts another clearly defensve abilty. The die s
discarded during step 3 of the melee, but the ablty won't have
any effectuntil step 6. When you come to step 6, you may cancel
each casualty sustained by removng o frendly non-Levy figure
that is wthin SS of the unt thdt benefited f rom the ability. De
facto, t medns that you trade the casualties suffered by your unit
with models taken from a frendly unit. Very interesting f you
remove Worriors to avoid losng your precious Hearthguards!
MUTUAL SUPPORT
Used durngthe enemy's Actvaton Phase
Ths abilty s used in reacton to an enemy Movement Activation.
As soon as an enemy unit isactvated for a movement within lM[
of one of your bow-armed units, you dscard the relevant de. For
ths movement, the actvated enemy units may not engage n
melee any of your bow-armed unt f he could engage d unt not
equpped wth bows with ths movement. How does it work? lt s
qute edsy. Before your opponent moves hs fgures, check f he
would be able to engage a unt that is not equipped with bows
(respectng oll the rules for engaging on enemy and moving).
If ihat is the cose, then any movement that would end wth an
ngagement of any of your bow-ormed units is forbdden for the
gctvated unit. Note that the restricton also may apply to you
.ai,,the Byzantne player. For exomple, if you have a spear armed
--".unt and a bow armed one n the same bulding, and you use this
abilty you won't be able to desgnate the bow-armed unt as the
:'' tit dsting gs defender as this would make the engagement of
COMMON EFFORTS
l)sed durng your Orders Phase or during any eneiy's Orders
Phase
a Ths is a cheap but potentally very useful abtlity. You may use it
durng your Orders Phase or during any opponent's one. Choose
one of your units, take up to two FATICUES from that unt and
place them on any f riendly unt wthin
S. None of these units may
be Levles.
Of course, the FATIGUES are not discarded or taken-off, but
removing two FATICUES from your Hearthguards and put them
on that four model strongWarror unit remains nvaluable.
BASILEUS
tJsed durng your Actvation Phose
Ths s on ability that demonstrates the highly organized mltary
structure of the Byzantines. When these dce are discarded,
you may desgnate any number of unts, all within )L of your
Warlord. All these units are actvated, and these actvations will
not generate any FATICUE when resolved. lmmedately after the
unts have been destgnated, but before ther Actvations are
resolved, place on your Warlord a number of FATICUES equal to
the number of units thdt benefited f rom this ability. This ablity s
best kept to unleash the decisive blow to the enemy!
Ragnar speaks...
The Byzantines love come on the
battlefield dressed in proper uniforms,
wth each solder aware of hs role and
his task n the organsaton of the force
and ther general shouting orders that
are instantly followed. Quite borng...
Well, the Byzantne player could make
d worse use of hs tme than studying
the Strategkon to learn the proper
employment of hs troops, as the Battleboard
is allabout unit cooperation. A lone Byzantne unt s a helpless
(and lost) one. They shine when they support edch other, as
most of ther Saga abilites demonstrdte. Deployment is the
key here, and ensuring dt all tmes the battle lne s drawn
accordngto the plan s vtal if youwantto be successful. They
are quite difficult and trcky to use, but very rewarding f you
lke proper combat manoeuvres, the inter-arm approach and
all these things that I never learnt.
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:Lisiern Europe and the endless Steppes of the Central Asia were
:\e l:omeland of a large number of Steppe nomads tribes such as
:\e Avdrs, the Magyars or the Pechenegs.
Cn a regular basis, these tribes would sweep across Europe or
t!.anst the Rus, plundering and p'illaging before retirng safely
,:o their homelands.
(reduced to 3 due to being mounted). They are worth % vctory
point per model, lke Warrtors.
Horsemen: Steppe Nomads are born n their saddles. When they
move ds pdrt of d movement activaton (and do not engdge
melee) their movement benefits from a S distance bonus, for a
m ov e me nt of )L(or IVt) +sS. Th is bonus is n ev er aff ecte d by ter r a n

-i:e',, were valued as mercenaries, joining Rus and Byzantines as or any FATIGUE spent.

:uxliaries, and were famous for ther accuracy as archers, ther
ma ne uv er ablty and th er cr ue lty.
Swords for Hire:
The Steppe lVomads may be
included n any Pagan Rus, Rus Prnces or
Byzantine Warband (that are not led by the
Basleus or Harald Hardrada) for one pont.
? Nomads: The Steppe Nomads are made
of B mounted models that count
Levies. As Leves, they do not generate
any Saga dice, but may be activated or
If the Nomads decde during the step z of the melee to reduce
their number of Attack Dice to gatn Defence Dice, they must
dscard ALL their Attack Dce to gan one Defence Dte per Attack
De discarded (and not half the number of Attack Dice dscarded
as it is usually the case).
Short bow: Steppe Nomods are equpped wth deadly short
bows. These sh ort bows count as javelns (see Saga page zj), with
the excepton thot the Shootng may be performed either before
as
or after the movement. The Nomads mdy not engage ony enemy f\
i) .,
unit if they shot during their Movement activation.
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Eagle Eye: When shooting, the Steppe Nomads outomatcally '/ai

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benefit f rom a +t modfier to their Attack Dice rolls.
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Varjazi& Basileus is a full colourminisupplement
for the SACA rules and is the last one to cover
the factions of the Viking Age.
Contained within are all the rules and
background for three new factions, one of
which, the Byzantines, has already been the
subject of a article in a Wargames lllustrated
magazine. The other two are the Rus Pagan
and their successors, the Era of The Princes
Rus. Also included are a new Swords For Hire
unit, the dreaded Steppe Nomads, who can be
in the pay of all three of these factions, and a
new Hero Of The Viking Age forthe Byzantines,
Harald Hardradda, Captain Of The Varangian
Guard.
We wanted to end this cycle with a bang so it
is presented in a card folder to hold your SACA
Viking Age collection.
E
This full-colour folder can accommodate o
-E
your Battleboard collection, Rulebook and a
supplement.

Varjazi & Basileus also contains 3 Battleboards which can not be

sotd separately. Varjazi & Basileus is not a complete rule-set as
you will also need the SAGA Rulebook.
VARJAZIS FOR THE CO!.D WINDS
Activation
Activate a unit of
Hearthguards or a Warlord.
rb KHAGAN:
Melee
Shooting/Reaction
For each Attack Die that rolls a
natural 6 against your unit, the

dE
>
If your uniti Armour is higher
than the Armour value of all
enemy units in this melee,
{E
k
shooling unit lake\ one F{ tl(iUE
tila { rrar discarded. lhe shooling
unit also takes a FATIGUE
gain three Attack Dice (gain
for each 5 rolled).

a+
five Attack Dice instead ifvou
discardeda f). {+
M I LITIA THE GREAT FEAR OF
Activation WINTER
*Y
Activate a unit of Warriors.
n5 Orders
Until the start ofyour next turn,
the movement of all units is
ffi'r
t+ Iimited to SS. Until the start of

f,?
unit. 'Ihis unit takes

U your next turn, the maximur]]

distance at u,hich can shoot is
limited to SS.
k
as many FATIGUES as needed
to get Exhausted.

.SLAVES ENDLESSWASTES
STANDING LIKE BEARS
Activation
, V ]
i I -:
Activation AE
U
Melee
Eacn n()n- \\t,()ro untt .n lne raDte !t ;
Activate a unit of [.evies. Discrd three Attck Dice to increase -L-
t ? must inrnredialelr kill .rne ,'l ils
ourunit.\nnourraluebyonc. l- models for each I-A I ICUE it has. t

+ Discard eight Attack Dice

to increase vour unit

t;F" Armour value by tu'o.

ACTIVATION BITING LKE WOLVES EASTERN ANGER

IE
POOL
Orders
Roll trvo extra SAGA dice.
f"'l*0",,..0r,r,*",,
engaged in this melee have at leas
one FATIGUE, add three extra hi
j:,:: n3
Activation
Resolve a Shooting against each
unit (friendly and enemy) that has
at least one model within M[ of
#+
the number ofhits 1ou scored. Ifat the end your \\'arlord. Generate 6 Attack

IE
uf stcp 4 1 r rur unit has not sutlered rny hits. Dice during each ofthese Shooting

>
add X extra hits to the number ofhits 1,ou scored, resolutions.
with X being our uniti current Armour

COMBAT POOL FROZEN BARREN LANDS

Melee or
Shooting/Reaction
- Gain one Attack or one
nb Activation/Reaction
Ure this abiliq'aft(r n ofponcnt
activates a unit for the second or
Orders or Orders lReaction
Until the end of the current turn,
the Armour of all mounted rodels
I)efence Die (gain two dice
ifthe discarded
dE
*
subsequent time in the same turn.
This activation is cancelled and
the targeted unit mav not be activated
is reduced by one, in melee
and against shooting.
diewasa f )
agairl this turn.
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PRINCES INDs OF DESPAIR

fg
:t# OF WINTER
itith fl G
Activate a unit of
Hearthguards or a Warlord.

d:.o
Orders/Reaction

:.:'1l:::lilJj:i;,i11'j,t"' d :.o,
O"" ,."-*ra",d
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unit

lT:ij""''o q# -I-
is elimirralcd inrlead
ilt Herthsurrrds nd \\'rlord unit. i.
;.. increased by t\a'o against Shooting. LIF
of disengaging.

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CITY MILITIA 6
PARTING BLOW ry'

Activation Melee Activation
Activate a unit of \{hrriors Ifno unit engaged in this n.relee
vourun t Activate one of vour units. It may be
activated filr either a movement in

A Xilil illll'i't I:J) which it mal.not engage in Melee

{, k but mav shoot as if armecl

with javelins, or a shooing as if armed

1# i 'rvith borus. This activation does

not generate a FATIGUE

M ILITIA UNDER THE DARK irRRoEr ro r rJ)

rie
ARCHERS
Activation
Activate a unit of Levies.
w
,A
:, SKIES
shootins
Ifthe enemr rutlelr at leasl
ca5ualt) uunn8 tnr\ )nuuun8. t, ,rrur,
immediateh rrrrke r disengagerrent
onc
J (} I
il
*
3::;. start,ryour nexr rurn,
each time 1,or-r cliscard a ,r"11,
from the Conrbat Pool, theimit benefitig
from tlie Combat Pool immediately gair.rs
*-
* "-S A

r one {nack and one Defence Die

k movement, as if it u'ars disengaging from

the melee with rour unit.
(tr,r,o Attack and two Defence Dice if a
was discarded for this ability).
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ACTIVATION THE FOWER TT TI.IE LONG DARK
POOL
Orders (-)ii:'t . \r(,,,i,i!, )tt, :,.:: il;,. (),r,. r';;i;.1
Roll two extra SAGA dice. Any eneml,unit that has more Attack Dice
Discard all your Saga Dice. Until the
in its Attack Pool than 1.our unit has must
end ofthe turn, your Rus units may
reduce the number ofdice in its pool to the
be activated any number of time for free,
nunrber your unit has in its on n pool.
, generate trvo exlra Attack Dice in melee
Your unit may not gain any extra Attack Dice
but may not Rest. At the end of the tur.r,
during this melee.
each ofl.our unit takes one FATIGUE.

THE POWER
BoDYGUARD liJ,l
i;:::,,:,::'L3
Shooting/Reaction
OF BLOOD
tuleleeorShootinglReaction
t (} f
fi;T,^ffi'f:oeDefence
Die (gain two dice if the d r.f D5cdrd betheen one and
otlrour Baltlebord.
rir SACA Dice I
For each r':]].:rl:U
During this me)ce <ach time
should be eliminated as part ofthe use ofyour
lrierrdly gle*
-
discrdeddiewasa this designate one Hearthguard figure !\arlord'.s Resilience special rule, roll a D6.
$). rva1,,
If l,ou rolled less than the Armour of the
in your unit. The designated Heathguards
are not eligible to be taken olTas crsualties elin.rinated figure, it is not eliminated and
during this shooting or melee resolution, the hit on lour Warlord is cancelled.
and cannot be killed.
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KAVALLAROI .5) MASSED ARCHERY WITH DRAVT/AL
Activation
Acti\-ate a unit ils
.:
Actiyation
Designate up to two of your units
l)
il$
ilIelee
De\ignate,,nr'rlt )('ur mouuletl fl
*
A
li
*z
of Hearthguards or a !\'arkrrd 5hootg.

+
.urd rlirirtc therrr lor
^A lil;Jl"J";,:. ll:,:::';:,,,,,,,,
For these shootings, the activated

> units mav ignore fiiendly units that

nould othcrivise block their line
.A
rill diserrqage, crer il-the oppo\irrq
units rvere also fbrced to disengarge.

Ef
of sight.
ti i The niovement ofthis disengagement
is incresed to lL.

FRIET.IDLY SHIELDS
KGNTA RATO I
5L
THATEG!KON.{ -t)
v
TCIXOTA I
Activation
Activate a unit
of arriors.
ils Melee
Designate one ti'iendl,v unit not
engaged in this melee. Gain
number of dice eqlral to half
#
+
Melee
During step 6 of the melee
you may cancel each cirsualty
suflred b1, your unit b1'
,A
f,n
ke,"
\

the Attack Dicc generatecl by removing a lriencill non-Lery

the models of this unit that rre
t) model that is within SS of )'our ,"*
f l+E
rvithin 5S of ,vour unit (Attack or
Defence Dice or a mix of both). tv k
FLO A MUTUAL I.JPPORT
COUTN NG
Activation {, Activation/Reaction
Activate a unit
U Acti'vation dA
f,t)
Use this abilit,v immecliatel,v
when an enerly unit is activated
A
,)
H
of Levies. Activate up to three l,erv units.
u,ithin M[ of trnv of vour bolv armed
These activations do not generate
rurits. That enemy unit may not
*E[ engiige in melee anv bou-armed units
ifit cirn engage an1. ofyour non borv
* equipped units rvith its movement.

..ACTNVATION UPPORT ARCHERS

COMMO[q EFFORTS
Melee
PGOL A friendly bow armed unit *.ithin M[
Orders or Orders/Reaction
Designate tl.o of r-our non-Ler,-
Orders of this melee ma1, immediateh' resolve
units that are u.ithin S of each
a shooting, targetir.te one enemy unit -Iake
Roll two extra other. up to two FA'I IGUES
engaged in lhi\ rnelec t\our unil\
SAGA dice. frrlnr one of these units ancl move
engagc-d in this melee clo not block
them to the other unit.
the line of sight for this shooting).

KONTOS . A HASII.Ei.'5 t)
COMEAT POOL Activation il'
rv
Melee, Shooting or
ShootinglReaction
Gain one Attack or one Defbnce
Die (two dice if the discarded
Acti\Jtc one ot vour nl()unied non.boh
armed Herrthgualds unils hrr .\4uvernenl. I
ll lhi\ mu\en)ent end, in mclee,
A#f-

inrnredirtcly rrrll une die lbr each nl,rdel of

-t-
I
Activation
Actimte an,y r.rLrmber of friendly
units within )L of your \\'arlord.
'fhese activations do not generate
w"r
diewasa i*F x)ur unit in contact rvith an enemy model. an1' FATIG UE. Your \{arlord
).
. lrit immediately takes a number A
il,
Frrr crclr die rull ,t'4 or more. adJ one
s l#
- to lhe nurnber of hits.cored by vour uttit I l:. of FATIGUES equalto the number
ofunits activated in this way.
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