New Faction: Atour (Ancient Race Civilization)

[K3lba]

In the ancient days of Wesnoth, the land consisted only of city-states and rulers kept their boundries within their respective city. As primitive hunters depleted game around their city and more land was needed for agricultural purposes, a few leaders spread expanded their cities. One leader, the first king of Atourieh, who's name has been lost among the sands of time, made the first army of Wesnoth, consisting of mere stone-slingers and spearmen, and raided nearby villages. In conquering these independent city-states and small villages, he created the first empire of Wesnoth. As the empire grew and demanded more tribute from enslaved people's and fearful opposition, a secret alliance was formed between the remaining independent city-states to attack the empire. The rebellion was failing until a an earthquake rocked down the capital's walls and it was taken. The Atourieh, citizens of the empire of Atour, went into hiding in fear of being executed, and dissapeared from the world. They lurked in the shadows of other civilizations and saw the rise and fall of numerous empires.

The present day has come. A yearning for a homeland has struck most surviving Atourieh. A young adult has stepped foward to lead his people out of the shadows, and restore glory to his people...


The best way I can describe this faction would be to imagine the loyalists with rogue like abilities. They are an ancient empire that was forced into hiding, causing them to learn some dark arts (Such as cloaking at night, an ability for units). I don't have the exact unit tree mapped out because I would need to know what spriters who volunteer could and could not do, but basically they will use swords, spears, horsemen, bows, and chariots (if possible). The spear's would be one handed and accompanied by a shield, the swords would be "sapparas" (do a google search or use wikipedia). Horsemen could use either swords or spears (spriters choice) and there would be horse archers. Chariots would be cool if they could be done and would most likely be just a stronger version of horsemen for more gold, and some terrain walking dissabilities.

All foot soldiers would cloak at night, but people with horses or chariots would not.

More units could be added or edited, depending on the spriter's abilities.

Music wise, something similar to the style of wesnoth-1.ogg would be perfect

I am willing to do all coding for a campaign (as well as designing it) and coding the unit's for the new faction. I have no artistic abilities, so I need someone to make sprites for it, and someone to make their own faction "theme" music.

Comments? Suggestions? I don't know if I forgot anything.


Edit: I just read the history of Wesnoth and I realize there are discrepencies in my story line. Let's just move it from ancient civilization of Wesnoth to w/e the first human land is k =P

[scott]

Evocative of what the Aragwaith could be given the proper treatment.

[Cuyo Quiz]

Well, one of the ideas to balance the faction distribution among the Eras ( i think) was the theory that the Aragwaith have always been there in Wesnoth.

Now, if you come and pull on my face some rogue civilization it makes me think "these guys would be great to fight off Aragwaith in the corners of civilization".

Just a comment, of course, but if this can fit in there (Wesnoth's history), i think we got some potential for quite the two-sided confrontation.

[scott]

Do I hear mortal enemies? Sweet.

[K3lba]

All I want is some type of ancient civilization Lot's of good can come from it

[turin]

http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/FactionHistory