Nord Archer

Nord Archer
Troop Information
Culture	Kingdom of Nords
Wages	11-6 denars
Acquired from...	Nord Huntsman
Upgrades to...	Nord Veteran Archer
Upgrade Cost	40 denars
XP for Kill	124 xp
Ransom Value	104 denars

Nord Archers are troops of the Kingdom of Nords. They are the main ranged unit after the Nord Huntsman, and are effective at medium to long range.

These troops carry axes and can be easily killed by adequately armed horsemen and infantry. Their equipment is similar to that of Forest Bandits, and some Archers will look exactly like them.

Tactics

Nord Archers are probably the most heavily-armored archers for their tier, making them useful in battles. These units are equipped with Short Bows and, when upgraded, great armor. They also don't take long to train or find, allowing easy collection of a large mass of archers for a party or castle garrison. Since Nord Archers have bows rather than crossbows, they can fire projectiles at a fast rate.

In big numbers, Nord Archers can easily overwhelm the enemy units that are approaching towards them, so building up the line of Nord Archers is very good strategy against enemies that have bigger armies and could easily demolish you in melee fight. The best combination with Nord Archers will be a prepared line of infantry that will be ready to jump in to fight as soon as enemies will get too close. It is also a good idea to have small, but strong heavy cavalry that will be able to juke around enemies while archers will be able to shoot enemies down.

Stats and equipment

Note: Troops have a set of default stats; at the beginning of a new game, these stats are randomly adjusted for each type of troop. The following is the default set for this troop as seen within the game code and may not reflect the specific stats you will see during actual gameplay. For more information, see Troop stats.

Nord Archer - Default Stats and Equipment

Attributes Stat Points Level 15 Strength 11 Agility 5 Intelligence 4 Charisma 4 Health 50 Armor Head (Possible): Nasal Helmet, Nordic Leather Helmet, Leather Cap Body Padded Leather, Leather Jerkin Hand ? Foot Leather Boots Skills Skill Points Ironflesh 2 Power Strike ? Power Throw ? Power Draw 3 Weapon Master ? Shield ? Athletics 5 Riding ? Horse Archery ? Looting ? Trainer ? Tracking ? Tactics ? Path-finding ? Spotting ? Inventory Management ? Wound Treatment ? Surgery ? First Aid ? Engineer ? Persuasion ? Prisoner Management ? Leadership ? Trade ? Proficiencies Weapon Type Points One Handed Weapons 80 Two Handed Weapons 80 Polearms 80 Archery 95 Crossbows 80 Throwing 80 Weapons Melee Axe Ranged Short Bow, Arrows Shield ? Mount ?

Troops of the Nords
	Sea Raider
	Recruit
	Footman	Huntsman
	Trained Footman	Archer
	Warrior	Veteran Archer
	Veteran
	Huscarl