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Sons of Grimnir - Slayer Linebreakers

While most slayers happily forego armor (Ach! It slows me down! That's how ye get hit!), there is the occasional rare and unfortunate soul who choses iron skin over a quick and glorious death. These shameful beings scavenge what they can from old battlefields, and those that live a few years find they become quite competent warriors. Which further prolongs the proper explusion of their guilt.

Ungrim Ironfist, seeing these dwarves as a menace attempting to delay Valaya's judgement, assigns these outliers to the "Linebreaker" corp - tasked with smashing enemy shieldwalls to dust and fending off cavalry to allow the true slayers to find their rightful place fighting the daemons and trolls lurking behind the lines. Unlike normal slayers, the Linebreaker corp does not wander the countryside looking for monsters to slay. Instead, they train day and night in the deep places of Karak Kadrin to learn how to run and fight as a proper slayer in the armor they have refused to abandon. This exclusion from Grimnir's calling has led to Linebreakers being considered the lowliest creatures in all of Karaz Ankor.

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These are not Lore friendly units, since slayers do not typically wear armor. Though I tried to spin it the best I could. I set out to create a vanilla balanced Slayer unit that was a little more versatile than the base model (think very slow cavalry) without being completely vulnerable to missle fire. I.E., a unit people would actually consider fielding against an army that wasn't full of trolls or giants, and thus give poor Ungrim something to do. I tried to balanced this upgrade with a high initial investment, high upkeep cost, and campaign maximum. Word has gotten out about the example Ungrim makes of the Linebreaker corp, so it's hard to find new recruits.

Currently a unit of these guys can breeze through a single troop of Orc Boyz if they get a proper charge, but grind to a halt if faced with three or more. They can go toe to toe with most elite units in it's class, but will take significant losses if sorrounded or flanked. I'm still working on the final balance, and I don't want this to be a "Super Unit" as most armored slayers I've found tend to be, so constructive feedback is appreciated.

Balance
- EXPENSIVE, but otherwise very powerful. About twice as expensive as a standard slayer troop.

Compatibility
- No known issues so far.

Art
- Original artwork credited to @conorburkeart. Check out his stuff! He's amazing!

Special Thanks To Bonzai101 and MajorSpankage for inadvertently making me curious enough to learn how to mod!

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Slayer Linebreakers

Stats
- Unit size: 60
- Total Hitpoints: 6480
- Armour: 95
- Leadership: 95
- Speed: 40
- Melee Attack: 56
- Melee Defence: 40
- Weapon Strength: 50 (AP) (AL)
- Charge Bonus: 36

Campaign Recruitment and Upkeep
- Unit Maximum Cap: 4
- Cost: 1875
- Upkeep: 425
- Available through the Monument to Grimnir structure (Slayer Shrine lvl2), or the Great Slayer Shrine of Karak Kadrin.
- Requires a Gromril Forge (Forge lvl2) in the province.

If you like this unit, check out my full compilation!
I also have a compilation that utilizes only vanilla assets to ensure you don't have to buy any DLC.

There is now a Radious Total War compatible version of this unit in one of my compilations!

Please don't forget to rate and comment! Let me know if you like this unit, or if it needs any tweaks or changes!