>I read that and thought how sensible it was - and then realised.
>Specialist types of Vanganthi? Units of them??
>
>These are Orlanthi, not modern soldiers. The "unit" is the clan warband.
>Even in a big army, they don't group by troop type, they group by
>bloodline. And it's rare enough for someone to be as specialist as
>"warrior", to specialise in "flying warrior who skirmishes with javelins
>but doesn't land" seems Silly. How many Vanganthi do we think there are
>per clan warband? How many in the tribal warband? How many in the group
>of mates who got together to give some Lunar patrol a kicking? You're
>not going to run out of fingers counting them. You may not even run out
>of thumbs.
>
>
There is the one hero band who are all flyers. *Goes to fish out his HQ book.* Thunder Rebels, actually. Elmalandti Bluespruce and his followers fly everywhere, it says. I don't know how many are in his band, but enough to cause the Lunars a lot of touble. The picture shows him standing up, but I think that's just to pose for the wood cut. In a large battle (Iceland?) he might call all the others flyers to fight with him. If most fights however, you're right.
--Victor
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