From: Svechin@cs.com
Date: Wed 05 Apr 2000 - 19:06:10 EEST
The general comments from various folk (Steve, Peter, Howard) about the
I suggested that the Rathori would serve as mercenaries for the Carmanians
To which the counterclaim has been made that the Rathori could not develop
I would agree that the Rathori are not going to field volley fire archery
a). They know how to stand
Furthermore, I think that this would eventually begin to have an effect on
Rathori have been well made and argued well, so I just want to clarify my
point with regards to the origin of this thread.
AND that they would have evolved military skills due to their interaction
such skills given that they are Hsunchen and particularly disorganised
Hsunchen at that.
units or any kind of disciplined body. I do think however that they would
have been hired enmasse on several occasions and told to "stand over there in
a big clump please" and this would not be beyond them given that:
and
b) They can all eventually be pointed in the right direction.
and
c) they can be stopped from killing each other at least when facing a real
foe.
their culture, much as any barbarian people were changed by interacting with
civilised folk.
I also think that the raiding and the interactions on the border would also
The Arrolians and other Fronelans who receive regular raids would begin doing
As for the Rathori raiding the Char-un, this would be even more suicidal than
So to recap, the Rathori are not organised warriors, but they are evolving
have an evolutionary effect, firstly on the civilised folk themselves as they
evolve to cope with the raiding and then on the Rathori as they counterevolve
to cope with the better defences. This is the same old story of tactical
evolution that is seen throughout history, RW or Gloranthan.
what every raided people has always done, localised fortification, followed
by a quick reaction and warning system. Even though they are sparsely
populated, this would work over time. The Rathori would have to learn how to
cope with this, learn how to storm small forts quickly and to hold off relief
efforts. As a result, they would begin to work in larger groups, with larger
confederations of raiding clans. This in turn would create evolutionary
pressures on the way they act and think.
raiding the Janubians. The Char-un have all their wealth in mobile defended
groups, are far faster than the Rathori and are much harder to find.
Further, they are adept at countering and moving large bodies of troops with
speed. The Rathori would NOT be able to develop a counter for their tactical
dominance, other than to use superior bow range, and even then, they would
have serious problems.
that way. The HW will speed up this process very quickly IMO.
Martin Laurie
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