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Gorilla's Yeomen and Squire Rework

Embrace the shining gems of peasantry! Gorilla's Yeomen and Squire rework adds a brand new unit in the "Foot Yeomen," peasants recognized for exceptional service who occupy a space between Men-at-Arms and Foot Squires. They come in two variants: by default, they carry longbows, giving Bretonnia access to a higher tier archer, and a melee variant wields boarspears. Foot Squires have also been reworked as a unit, being reduced in count but buffed in stats to make them better reflect their status as almost-knights. They can't be considered "elite" by any means, but they afford Bretonnian armies a better class of infantry. There's also a new variant of Foot Squires with swords and shields for a more defensive focus.

It is possible, but not at all common, for a peasant to commit a deed that deems him worthy of note by the Bretonnian nobility. Those that do are granted the rank of yeoman. Yeomen tend to be wealthy by the standards of peasants, possessing larger acreage and/or a business to provide some meager income, though they are just as heavily taxed as their less fortunate brethren. Though most yeomen would be quick to purchase a draft horse to show their newfound status, some among their rank would prefer to invest in higher quality equipment.

Some yeomen are so fortunate that they are able to join the retinues of noble knights. In times of peace, they will often accompany their lords on hunts, assisting them in killing great stags or monstrous boars. For this purpose, many become adept at shooting with longbows, often able to afford sturdier bows and heavier arrowheads than their lesser compatriots, to waylay the quarry of their lieges. Others train with the boarspear, shorter than a traditional spear but heavy enough to weaken their quarry long enough for a knight to strike the killing blow. They are just as capable in warfare, accompanying their noble masters in the field of battle much as they would on the hunt.

-Longbow archer with armor-piercing damage.
-Vanguard deployment
-New Regiment of Renown: The Vintners of Bordeleaux, who have dipped their arrows in the most potent of Bretonnian wines, so strong that they can instantly plunge any enemy they strike into a drunken stupor.

-Lightly armored melee infantry.
-Spear unit with charge defense, no armor-piercing.
-Has contact effect "Weakening Spears", which reduces the weapon strength and armor-piercing damage of any unit they're fighting.

-Mounted Yeomen have also been reskinned!

Children of yeomen who show exceptional promise may be pledged to the knightly house their family owes their allegiance to, and granted the opportunity to become squires. A squire cedes all ties to their families and whatever quaint belongings they may have. They are trained since birth to fight, to work, and to serve the knight they have squired to. A squire is a close confidant to his knight, a faithful manservant without failure. Any duty a knight needs done, a squire will do it - sharpening swords, polishing armor, re-shoeing horses, whatever his lord asks of him. On the field of battle, a squire will give his life to protect his liege - and if that is not enough, he will die to avenge him.

The dutiful service of a squire is noticed by the nobility, who call the squires the "flower of peasantry" - though a peasant is still a peasant. Still, a squire enjoys certain privileges that no other peasant will know - a knight may occasionally bestow a squire with any armor, swords, and shields that have been weathered beyond repair. While old and damaged, this "hand-me-down" equipment is of a higher quality than any other arms a peasant will have access to, and the squires cherish them greatly, for they afford them that quiet fantasy that they may one day be knights. The squires are closer to the knights than any other peasant, so much so that it is the dream of every squire that they may one day ascend to knighthood - a dream they will most likely never attain.

-Armor level, weapon strength, melee attack, melee defense, and hitpoints marginally increased.
-Unit count reduced from 120 to 100.
-The default Foot Squires unit is renamed to "Foot Squires (Great Weapons)"

-Silver Shields
-More of a focus on Melee Defense than attack
-Solid lineholders

Explicitly compatible with my Bretonnia Tabletop Reskin! If you're wondering where the armored squires in one of the screenshots come from, they are from this mod.

NOT COMPATIBLE BY DEFAULT WITH LILY'S BRETONNIA OVERHAUL. If you want to use it with that mod, please use this compatibility submod.

If you want compatibility submods for total overhauls like SFO Grimhammer or Radious, I'm afraid I can't help you because I don't use those overhauls. Feel free to make them yourself though!

Most other mods should be compatible unless they affect Foot Squires.

I'd like to thank:
-Lily, a constant help in all my Bretonnia modding efforts, who also donated the unit card for the shielded Foot Squires.
-Dead Baron, another good friend who offered excellent feedback.
-Flimp from the modding discord, an incredibly talented artist who made the Foot Yeomens' unit cards.
-John Matrix, who created the Battle Weather Overhaul used when taking the screenshots.
-And last but certainly not least, the good people of the Skeleton Crew discord who patiently helped me with the many technical issues I encountered along the way.

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The Lost Sons of Bretonnia
Gorilla's Bretonnia Tabletop Reskin