Slave Driver

Slave Driver
Troop Information
Culture	Manhunters
Wages	17-9 denars
Acquired from...	Manhunter
Upgrades to...	Slave Hunter
Upgrade Cost	40 denars
XP for Kill	114 xp
Ransom Value	96 denars

Slave Drivers are second-tier bounty hunter units, acquired by upgrading Manhunters. They are mounted and use blunt weapons to capture their prey.

Tactics

Slave Drivers are light cavalrymen, so they are fast-moving and lack heavy protection. They do not have any ranged weapons, giving them somewhat of a disadvantage against other light cavalry that typically do, such as Desert or Steppe Bandits as well as Khergit troops. They will begin to get higher quality armor after upgrading to Slave Hunters in the next tier.

Interestingly, the Spiked Staff they wield has a piercing thrusting attack, which can be fatal, although Slave Drivers will generally not use it and can be expected to accidentally kill fewer than 10% of their victims.

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.

Slave Driver - Default Stats and Equipment

Attributes Stat Points Level 14 Strength 7 Agility 5 Intelligence 4 Charisma 4 Health 42 Armor Head Segmented Hemet Body Tribal Warrior Outfit Hand (Possible): Leather Gloves Foot Leather Boots, Khergit Leather Boots Skills Skill Points Ironflesh 0 Power Strike 0 Power Throw 0 Power Draw 0 Weapon Master 0 Shield 0 Athletics 0 Riding 1 Horse Archery 0 Looting 0 Trainer 0 Tracking 0 Tactics 0 Path-finding 0 Spotting 0 Inventory Management 2 Wound Treatment 0 Surgery 0 First Aid 0 Engineer 0 Persuasion 0 Prisoner Management 1 Leadership 1 Trade 2 Proficiencies Weapon Type Points One Handed Weapons 80 Two Handed Weapons 80 Polearms 80 Archery 80 Crossbows 80 Throwing 80 Weapons Melee Spiked Staff Ranged ? Shield (Possible): Nordic Shield Mount Steppe Horse