Ageless Era

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monolith1.png Ageless Era monolith1.png
Author Mnewton1
Maintainer(s) Mnewton1
Factions 62
Current Version(s) 4.3
Wesnoth Version(s) 1.8.3
Forum Thread AE Thread
SVN Link SVN
Unit Trees N/A
Status Active

Factions

Default Era Factions

00109_lieutenant.png Loyalists

Main article: Loyalists

The Loyalists are a faction of Humans who are loyal to the throne of Wesnoth. Humans are a versatile race who specialize in many different areas. Similarly, the Loyalist faction is a very versatile melee-oriented faction with important ranged support from bowmen and mages.


00042_captain.png Rebels

Main article: Rebels

The Rebels are a faction of Elves and their various forest-dwelling allies. They get their human name, Rebels, from the time of Heir to the Throne, when they started the rebellion against the evil Queen Asheviere. Elves are a magical race that are masters of the bow and are capable of living many years longer than humans. In harmony with nature, the elves find allies with the human mages, certain merfolk, and tree creatures called "Woses." Rebels are best played taking advantage of their high forest defense, mastery of ranged attacks, and the elves' neutral alignment.


00165_warrior.png Northerners

Main article: Northerners

The Northerners are a faction of Orcs and their allies who live in the north of the Great Continent, thus their name. Northerners consist of the warrior orcs race, the enslaved goblins, trolls who are tricked into combat by the orcs, and the serpentine naga. The Northerners play best by taking advantage of having many low-cost and high HP soldiers.


00068_dark-sorcerer.png Undead

Main article: Undead

The Undead are a faction of undead creatures and human practitioners of dark arts that usually accompany them. Often, these "Dark Adepts" are the units that do the most damage for the faction, but they have a major vulnerability - their practicing of this forbidden, evil magic has consumed all their energy and so they have no melee attack at all. The Undead are a very aggressive faction and the most powerful Default Era faction at nighttime.


00022_steelclad.png Knalgan Alliance

Main article: Knalgan Alliance

The Knalgan Alliance is a faction of Dwarves and their outlaw Human allies. Dwarves are an old race who live underground and have tough, but short, warriors. The outlaws are humans who are not socially acceptable among others of their race, but have become allies of the dwarves due to common enemies. This leads to a combination of tough and defensive dwarves who are only good on certain terrain and humans who can cover ground that dwarves are not good at fighting in.


00006_flare.png Drakes

Main article: Drakes

The Drakes are a faction of dragon-like Drakes and their lizard Saurian allies. Drakes are descendants of dragons, but smaller in size. Saurians are far smaller and from different ancestry. Together, the Drake faction has high mobility but low defense, leading to unusual tactics for a Default faction.



Extended Era Factions

00106_lieutenant.png Loyalists

Main article: Loyalists

The Loyalists are a faction of Humans who are loyal to the throne of Wesnoth. Humans are a versatile race who specialize in many different areas. Similarly, the Loyalist faction is a very versatile melee-oriented faction with important ranged support from bowmen and mages.


shaman-3.png Sylvans

Main article: Sylvans

The Sylvans are a faction of Elves and their various forest-dwelling allies. Elves are a magical race that are masters of the bow and are capable of living many years longer than humans. In harmony with nature, these elves find allies with the human mages, certain merfolk, fairies, and tree creatures called "Woses." Rebels are best played taking advantage of their high forest defense, mastery of ranged attacks, and the elves' neutral alignment.


runesmith-.png Dwarves

Main article: N/A

Dwarves are an old race who live underground and have tough, but short, warriors. Some dwarves carry around 'thundersticks' which create a deafening noise and are terrifying to behold. Other dwarves have study the power of runes and the magic they control.


shadow-mage.png Outlaws

Main article: N/A

The outlaws are humans who are not socially acceptable among most other races. The Outlaws consist of petty criminals and poacher, but every so often a Rogue Mage is sighted. The Outlaws have also made allies with Ogres and the Nagini.


elder.png Northerners

Main article: Northerners

The Northerners are a faction of Orcs and their allies who live in the north of the Great Continent, thus their name. Northerners consist of the warrior orcs race, the enslaved goblins, trolls who are tricked into combat by the orcs, and the serpentine naga. The Northerners play best by taking advantage of having many low-cost and high HP soldiers.


death-baron.png Undead

Main article: Undead

The Undead are a faction of undead creatures and human practitioners of dark arts that usually accompany them. Often, these "Dark Adepts" are the units that do the most damage for the faction, but they have a major vulnerability - their practicing of this forbidden, evil magic has consumed all their energy and so they have no melee attack at all. The Undead are a very aggressive faction and the most powerful Default Era faction at nighttime.


warrior-1.png Chaos

Main article: Chaos

These warriors of darkness have given their souls so that they might serve the Gods of Chaos alongside their demonic followers. Their ranks include both Humans and Demons, and they are devastating when played very aggressively, especially at night.


ghazi.png Kalifa

Main article: Kalifa

A faction based on the armies of the Persian Empire, the Kalifa are strong in melee combat and have sturdy units, but poor ranged abilities and relatively poor mobility. They will be going mainline soon.


warrior.png Dark Elves

Main article: Dark Elves

Cave-dwelling Elves who have devoted themselves to darkness and delight in cruelty. They are accomplished in both magic and swordplay, and do well within their cave homes, but are unaccustomed to the outside world.


Archaic Era

Khthon

Main article: N/A

These ancient enemies of the Primeval Forces are difficult to comprehend. They are best described as spirits that animate the bodies of victims, and slowly cause those victims to undergo transformations. The Primeval Forces have developed an immunity to this, but the more modern inhabitants of the continent (with the exception of the non-living) are vulnerable."


Phantoms

Main article: N/A

As Huric's rule came to a close and the orcs began reclaiming Ukian territory, many of the human forces were slain. Somehow the dead continue to roam the tundra, but unlike ghosts, they are not slaves to practioners of Necromancy. Instead, they are slaves to their own desires for revenge."


Despair

Main article: N/A

As Huric's rule came to a close and the orcs began reclaiming Ukian territory, many of the human forces were slain. Somehow the dead continue to roam the tundra, but unlike ghosts, they are not slaves to practioners of Necromancy. Instead, they are slaves to their own desires for revenge."


Primeval

Main article: Primevals

The Primeval forces are beings from a time long, long ago. They share many traits of the modern races, it is possible that they are ancestors.


South-Seas

Main article: South-Seas

South-Seas humans are regular humans, but have not had much contact with the people of Wesnoth.


Ukians

Main article: N/A

The Ukians are from the frozen North. Lost descendants of an ill-advised Wesnoth settlement program, they were cut off from civilization. Surrounded by hostile orcs, they needed to develope stratagies for survival that did not involve vast resources or brute strength, but rather rapid communication and mobiliziation. Every man and woman had to be able to survive an orcish assault, so there was no time for studying. However, with their recent reacquaintance with the people of Wesnoth, they have just started training mages."


Northern Orcs

Main article: N/A

The Orcs that moved to the far north learned that they would need to adapt. Unlike the Northerners, the Northern Orcs ride Oxen and Storks. Some Orcs also carry whips or torches.