Elements

Each element represents 10-15 men, or a similar number of riders and their mounts. It can also represent a vehicle or heavy weapon/artillery piece and its crew and any draft animals.

Attributes

Elements are rated for the following attributes:

• Troop Strength (TS): an abstract measurement of combat effectiveness
• Class: special classes that help gain TS bonuses if one force has significantly more of that class then the opponent. Example: Armor, Cavalry, Air, C3I.
• Weight (WT): how heavy the unit is for transport purposes
• Mobility (Mob): How the unit moves normally (foot/mounted/etc)
• Raise: Cost to raise an average element of this type
• Maintain: Cost to maintain an average element of this type

Special Abilities

Elements may have special special features which modify any or all of these attributes, or give other special effects. Examples include: Disloyal, Fantatic, Impetuous, Mercenary, and many more.

Training and Equipping

Quality of both equipment and training is also a major factor in the cost and effectiveness of a unit. Equipment quality is listed as 'Very Fine', 'Fine', 'Good', 'Basic', or 'Poor', while training is listed as 'Elite', 'Good', 'Average', or 'Inferior'. The cost of equipment represents the actual cost of the provided items, while training costs represent the cost of trainers, training equipment, and the cost of the troop's time while they are being trained (likely the bulk of the amount).

Sample Element Table

Element	TS	Class	WT	Mob	Raise	Maintain
Light Infantry	2	Rec	1	Foot	$40K	$8K
Medium Infantry	3	-	1	Foot	$30K	$6K
Heavy Infantry	4	-	1	Foot	$40K	$8K
Light Cavalry	2	Cv,Rec	2	Mtd	$100K	$20K
Medium Cavalry	3	Cv,Fire	2	Mtd	$150K	$30K
Heavy Cavalry	5	Cv	2	Mtd	$200K	$40K
Horse Archers	2	Cv,Rec,Fire	2	Mtd	$120k	$24K
Mounts	0	T1	1	Mtd	$60K	$12K

Impact on Maintenance Costs

Category	Quality	TS Mod	Raise	Maintain
Troop	Elite	+100%	+200%	+40%
	Good	+50%	+100%	+20%
	Average	0%	0%	0%
	Inferior	-50%	-50%	-50%
Equipment	Very Fine	+150%	+200%	+150%
	Fine	+100%	+100%	+100%
	Good	+50%	+50%	+50%
	Basic	0%	0%	0%
	Poor	-25%	-25%	-25%

Current Elements

Local

Name	TS	Class	WT	Mob	Maintain	Type	Equipment	Training	Description
1st Guardsmen	6	-	1	Foot	$9.6k	Heavy Infantry	Basic	Good	Trel (commanding), 9 guardsmen
2nd Guardsmen	6	-	1	Foot	$9.6k	Heavy Infantry	Basic	Good	Burl (commanding), 9 guardsmen
3rd Guardsmen	6	-	1	Foot	$9.6k	Heavy Infantry	Basic	Good	Skelgar (commanding), 9 guardsmen
4th Guardsmen	6	-	1	Foot	$9.6k	Heavy Infranty	Basic	Good	Onther (commanding), 9 guardsmen
5th Guardsmen	4	-	1	Foot	$8k	Heavy Infantry	Basic	Average	Rhount (commanding), 9 guardsmen
1st Foresters	2	Rec	1	Foot	$8k	Light Infantry	Basic	Average	Ciath (commanding), Fimble, Grimble, 7 rangers
2nd Foresters	2	Rec	1	Foot	$8k	Light Infantry	Basic	Average	10 rangers
Training	0	-	1	Foot	$1.5k	-	-	-	Trainers
Total	32		8		$63.9k

Mercenaries

Name	TS	Class	WT	Mob	Maintain	Type	Equipment	Training	Description	Notes
1st Light Cavalry	2	Cv,Rec	2	Mtd	$25k	Light Cavalry	Basic	Average	10 light cavalry	start August 1001