> Men warrior are by no means uncommon in Esrolia
How are they controled then ?
I think that the bulk of the Esrolian army is cheaply equipped and rather poorly trained male spearmen. The Babesteer Gori are the Elites, who lead the male units and form elite units. There are some groups of male orlanthi, that form small warbands under the rule of the local queens warleader, and propably humakti of both genders.
I take the image of the Esrolian male soldier from the early armies of ancient Egypt. No armor but the large shield, and a spear and a dagger for weapons. Heavy infantry units can have armor of hippopotamus or crocodile hide and sturdier shields, made of the same, and parhaps maces or swords. Axes are reserved mostly to the Babeester Gori.
BTW... I have always tought that the use of poleaxes in RQ was just an unfortunate byproduct of the general medieval tech level in the wargear (not bronze age at all). I have since done more studies into the matter and found out that both the Chinise and the Europeans used a thing called "daggeraxe, or poledagger" in early bronzeage. This is basically a long pole, with a thin stabbing-blade attached where the blade of the poleaxe would be. Curiously enough there have also been long (93cm) thin "rapiers" used in Minos, in their early Bronze age.
So the medieval world didn't invent the rapier and the poleaxe, they were reinvented.
just some toughts,
-Adept
I think I think... Therefore I think I am.
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