WARHAMMER ARMIES -
ESTALIA

Regiments

0-1 Unit of Knights of the Blood Royal .................... 39pts
The Golden Lions of Aragon (Cordoba)
Knights of the Rising Sun (Grenada)
Guard Lancers of Portua (Bilbao)
Black Eagles of Castillia (Magritta)

There are 4 regiments of royal knights.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Knight 4 4 3 4 3 1 4 1 7

Weapons/Armour: All knights wear heavy armour, carry a lance, sword and shield and ride a barded warhorse.

Save: 2+

Options: May carry a magic Standard

Caballeros .................. 19pts
The many noble houses of Estalia are supported by a large number of followers who guard their lands and manage the tough and wild cattle on the ranches. They are expert horsemen and are able to use a range of weapons including light crossbows, which they use to fend off wolves in the mountains and lances which they use to kill wild boar. In war they form up under their house banner and support the heavier horse troops. They excel in scouting and pursuing the enemy.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Caballeros 4 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 7
Horse 8 - - - - - - - -

Weapons/Armour: Caballeros wear light armour, carry a sword and shield and ride a horse.

Save: 4+

Options: May carry spears (+2 pts) or lances (+4 pts).

Special Rules:

Skirmish: If armed with swords or spears Caballeros may skirmish.

0-4 units of Royal Tercios ................. 11pts
Tercio Estalia (The Red Guard)
Tercio Aragona (The Dragons)
Tercio Portua (Sea Eagles)
Tercio Castillia (Sons of Vengeance)

In the early days of the kingdom the Estalians were disadvantaged by having poor quality and quantity of cavalry. To even the balance the infantry adopted the "Tercio" a square of spears supported by swordsmen. As the cavalry improved, these elite units became an attacking formation using special long spears, pikes, in a tight well drilled formation. This formation takes continuous training and high morale and has become restricted to the Royal Regiments only. There are 4 royal regiments. A Tercio will always form up in as square a formation as possible ie as many ranks deep as figures wide.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Tercio Infantry 4 4 3 3 3 1 4 1 8

Weapons/Armour: All Royal Tercios wear heavy armour, carry a pike and sword.

Save: 2+

Options: May carry a magic Standard

Special Rules:

Pikes: When a unit with pikes is charged, the pikemen strike first and can fight in 4 ranks. If charged by cavalry the mounts lose 1 attack, and the Pikemen gain 1 attack. If the pikemen charge, they fight in 2 ranks for the first round, then 4 ranks every round after.

0-4 units of City Infantry ................. 6pts
The rich cities of Estalia are attractive targets for a range of enemies. To defend themselves the mayors and merchants raise forces and pay for their training and equipment. The city infantry units cover a broad range of troop types including crossbowman, heavy infantry and light troops.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld
City Infantry 4 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 7

Weapons/Armour: City Infantry are armed with swords

Save: None

Options: May wear light (+2pts) or heavy (+3pts) armour and carry a shield (+1pt). May also carry a heavy (+3pts) or light crossbow (+1pt). If not carrying a crossbow, may be armed with double handed weapons (+2pts), halberd (+2pts) or spear (+1pt). One unit may carry a magic Standard.

Peons ......................... 5pts
Estalia is not heavily populated as it is a dry, hot land. It times of dire need it is necessary to call on the farm and ranch workers of the countryside to join the army. These troops are keen and determined but lack training and equipment.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Peons 4 2 3 3 3 1 4 1 7

Weapons/Armour: Peons are armed with swords

Save: None

Options: They may be armed with spear (1 pt), shield(1 pt). One unit may be armed with slings (1 pt).

0-1 unit of Brethren of the Infanta .................. 41 pts
The sons of the lay members of the Inquisition are eligible to join the most elite unit of the military orders, the Brethren. Only the very best physical specimens are selected at 12 years of age and then enter 5 years of training in a range of martial arts. They are totally devoted to the Sacred Office and by the time they join the regiment they are the finest human warriors in the world. The Brethren are fielded as super heavy cavalry on the best warhorses in Estalia.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Brethren of the Infanta 4 4 3 4 4 1 4 1 8

Weapons/Armour: Wear heavy armour, carry a lance, sword and shild, and ride a barded warhorse.

Save: 2+

Options: May carry a magic Standard

Special Rules:

Hatered: They are affected by hatred of Undead, Skaven, Chaos and Araby troops.

0-1 unit of Infanta's Guard Cavalry .................... 25pts
Known as the "Amazons" by the army, this elite unit is made up of the daughters of the Brethren who haven fallen in battle. They are raised and trained in the same way as the Brethren but to be elite light rather than heavy cavalry. They are expert riders and are able to guide their horses with voice and knee commands only. This gives them the unusual abilities to fight with a weapon in each hand and to shoot from a moving horse with no penalty.

The Infanta's Guard Cavalry ride Warhorses and are armed with bows and arrows. They wear light armour and may carry a shield (+2 pts) and extra hand weapon (+2pts). They may skirmish and may carry a magic standard with the usual Inquisition restrictions. They are affected by hatred of Undead, Skaven, Chaos and Araby troops.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Infanta's Guard Cavalry 4 4 3 3 3 1 5 1 8
Warhorse 8 3 0 3 3 1 3 1 5

Weapons/Armour: Wear light armour, carry a sword and bow, and ride a warhorse.

Save: 5+

Options: May carry a shield (+2 pts) and extra hand weapon (+2pts). May carry a Magic Standard.

Special Rules:

Hatered: They are affected by hatred of Undead, Skaven, Chaos and Araby troops.

Inquistion Infantry ...................... 8pts
The Sacred Office has many shrines, monasteries, convents and public buildings to protect. It provides governors to many towns and its Inquisitors must travel the country to seek out and destroy evil. To provide protection, the Inquisition raises units of infantry. These are well trained and equipped and are used to both guard and provide troops for the army. Though these are good troops they are not of the same quality as the elite Inquisition units.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Inquisition Infantry 4 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 7

Weapons/Armour: Wear light armour and carry shields and swords.

Save: 5+

Options: May be armed with spears (+1pts) or halberds (+2pts).

Special Rules:

Hatered: They are affected by hatred of Undead, Skaven, Chaos and Araby troops.

0-1 unit of Penitents of the Inquisition ................ 5pts
Many people fall foul of the strict rules of the Inquisition. The penalty for transgression can be severe including the punishment of purification by fire. In times of war those who transgress who show repentance may be given the opportunity to redeem themselves in combat. Bands of penitents, lacking any armour and armed with only the most rudimentary of weapons are driven into a religious frenzy and driven into battle. Needless to say, very few survive this redemption through combat, those that do are allowed to return to their former lives. Many choose to enter the Inquisition monasteries and convents instead.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Penitents 4 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 6

Weapons/Armour: Carry swords.

Save: None

Options: May be armed with an extra hand weapon (+1pt)

Special Rules:

Frenzy: They are subject to Frenzy.

0-1 unit of Black Watchmen of Grenada ................ 12pts
After the fall of Grenada the first governor, Master Inquisitor Hernando Lacruiz , discovered that the city was riddled with many miles of sewers and tunnels infested with all kinds of foul and evil denizens. In addition the cemeteries of Grenada were over 2,000 years old and had been haunted by necromancers and chaos worshipers for a large proportion of that time. After months of increasing attacks by Undead, Skaven and bandits he formed a unit of watchmen to patrol the streets and sewers by night to protect the citizens. This was a task for the most hardened warriors and over many years the unit gained the awe and respect of the citizens, membership often passing from father to son through succeeding generations. Consequently the watchmen are not easily frightened and will fight with great determination against their traditional enemies. They draw great strength from their belief in the cult of Isolde.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Watchmen 4 3 3 4 3 1 4 1 8

Weapons/Armour: The watchmen wear light armour and carry shields, swords and halberds.

Save: 5+

Options: None

Special Rules:

Immune to Fear: They are immune to fear and treat terror as fear.

Hatered: They are affected by hatred of Skaven, Undead, Chaos and Araby forces.

Arquebusiers of Cordoba ......................... 9pts
In general gunpowder weapons are disapproved of by the Inquisition and only appear within the royal artillery companies. The one noticeable exception to this is the elite unit that guards the High King of Estalia. The Arquebusiers of Cordoba are highly trained and armed with a high quality weapons forged in Tobaro. These weapons are longer and heavier than handguns used in the rest of the old world.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Arquebusiers 4 3 4 3 3 1 4 1 7

Weapons/Armour: They carry swords and Arquebusiers.

Save: None

Options: They may wear heavy armour (+3pts).

Special Rules:

Aquebusiers: Aquebusiers follow all the rules for handguns except they have a longer range of 30".

0-1 unit of Swordsmen of Cordoba ................ 11pts
In the dark days of Estalia when only Cordoba and Bilbao held out against their enemies, the citizens of Cordoba funded a unit of highly skilled swordsmen to defend the walls of the city. Later the swordsmen guarded the flanks of the Tercio Aragona. When the tercios became an attacking unit the swordsmen formed an attacking unit of their own.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Swordsmen 4 4 3 3 3 1 4 1 7

Weapons/Armour: They carry light armour, buckler and swords.

Save: 5+

Options: None

Special Rules:

Sword and Buckler Fighting: The Swordsmen of Cordoba are armed with swords of the finest Tobaro steel. This superb steel gives a -1 armour saving modifier. In addition the swordsmen carry a special fighting shield, called a buckler, which gives them an extra attack in combat while retaining the armour modifier for carrying a shield.

0-2 unit of Bilboan Marines .................... 11pts
The fleets of Portua guard the northern and western coast of Estalia and protect the trade routes north to Bretonnia and the Empire. These ships contain units of marines to defend the vessels and carry out boarding actions. Sometimes the marines form units to fight with the armies of the kingdom. Their ability to shoot and fight equally well is highly regarded by many generals.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Marines 4 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 7

Weapons/Armour: They carry light armour, shield, halberds, light crossbows and swords.

Save: 5+

Options: None

Return to the Estalian page