The Kahan

The Kahan are a nomadic people from the mountains and tundras seperating two major parts of Aio. Their cities are unique in which they are mobile. All buildings can be packed up on yak like animals and moved away. Also, each building begins as a Yak Caravan. You begin the game with 5 of these. The main entities of the Kahan are the Spirits and the Horde. When each unit of the Kahan, besides the Yak Caravan, dies they turn into a spirit. It goes like this:

Units from Horde Yurt- Winter Ox at Death

Units from Spirit Monastery- Normally Die, except the Spirit Chief, turns into a Spring Falcon at death

Units from Pavilion- Autumn Wolf

Units from Mine- Ibagan Miners

Units from Nest of War- Spirit Falcon

Also, the Kahan are very connected to their three seasons: spring, autumn, and winter. There is no summer. Summer is divided in to by half being in Spring and half being in Autumn. When you build a Pyre Tower, you get to choose what kind of pyre you want. Each different pyre is connected to a certain spirit unit. Once you build a Pyre Tower and choose the pyre connected to the unit, you can create that unit. Also, the spirit unit of the pyre gets a constant bonus if the pyre burns. Pyre is kept burning by your timonium income. If your Pyre burns out, your spirit unit cannot be created until it is set back on fire from timonium income. You can choose from these different pyres:

Pyre of Prosperity- Allows you to train Spring Falcons and gives them a constant bonus of increased speed and attack. Also increases your wealth income.

Pyre of Harvest- Allows you to train Autumn Wolves and gives them a constant bonus of increased speed and attack. Also increases your timonium income.

Pyre of Migration- Allows you to train Winter Oxen and gives them a constant bonus of increased speed and attack. Also gives all buildings stronger HP.

Heroes

Bardula the Gurkhan
-Body Guards - Summons three Horde Warriors and two Mangudai
-Rage - Does heavy trample damage to nearby enemy units
-Bellowing Horn - Sonic sounds from Bardula's horn hurt units
-Heavy Axe Throw - A large heavy axe is thrown into a unit, killing it instantly

Yontash
-Meditation - Boosts up attack and defence of allied units in a radius
-Sacred Healing - Heals all units to full HP within a radius
-Summon Spirits - Summons one Spirit Falcon, one Spirit Wolf, and one Spirit Ox
-Focused Energy - Fires a beam of blue energy at a group of units

Kayuk the Legendary Hunter
-Wolves - Summons two Autumn Wolves
-Piercing Shot - Instant kill on any unit with a bow and arrow
-Triple Shot - Fires three arrows at different units that deals out max damage to each
-Sniper Fire - Puts the screen in a different view, like you are looking through a scope. You can see across the map and kill any one unit that you see with the sniper arrow

Buildings

Mine: A basic mine.
Units Produced: Miner

Pavilion: A large hut of the Kahan.
Units Produced: Yak Caravan, Beserker

Spirit Monastery: A Mongol-style monastery.
Units Produced: Spirit Chief, Spring Falcon, Autumn Wolf, Winter Ox, Ibagan

Horde Yurt: A yurt hut with a small pen around it for stallions and yak beasts.
Units Produced: Horde Warrior, Mangudai, War Yak, Gurkhan, Giant Beast

Pyre Tower: A Mongol-style tower with a large pyre fire on the top. This structure provides unique bonuses and also allows you to train a spirit unit of the type of pyre you choose.

Nest of War: A large padoga tower with ledges coming out with giant condor nests. The Nest of War is a defensive structure and one that trains aerial units.

Units

Miner- A miner clad in bear furs.

Yak Caravan- A large yak beast with an unpacked building on top of it. This unit unpacks into all buildings.

Beserker- The basic Kahan military unit with a large axe.

Spirit Chief- A spiritual leader of the Kahan, this magical unit can unleash devastating spirit powers to weaken and destroy the enemy. The Spirit Chief can also heal units.

Spring Falcon- A soaring falcon made of spirit essence that represents the Prosperity Season. The spring falcon can swirl down at enemies and attack them with their talons. It also lowers the speed of machine/magical units.

Autumn Wolf- A fast moving wolf made of spirit essence that represents the Harvest Season. The Autumn Wolf can leap an incredibly large distance and let out a piercing howl that makes enemy units cower in fear and run away.

Winter Ox- A slow moving but powerful ox made of spirit essence that represents the Migration Season. This powerful unit can trample enemies easily when they are in groups.

Ibagan- The Ibagan is an extra spirit unit that resembles a flaming being and can create small cyclones of fire.

Horde Warrior- A mounted Kahan soldier with two axes in each hand. Trained in groups of 3.

Mangudai- A mounted Kahan elite archer. Trained in groups of 2.

War Yak- A large yak animal with a Kahan ballista mounted on its back, and two soldiers to fire it. The beast itself can ravage opponents and trample them. The War Yak is nothing compared in size to the Siege Mammoth.

Gurkhan- The Gurkhan is not mounted a wields a powerful two handed heavy sword. This unit can go spin its sword around to deal heavy damage to all enemy units around it.

Behemoth- This is a very large mammoth with Kahan archers firing flaming arrows from a tower set up on its back. This is the Kahan master unit and can trample and rush down huge armies.

Condor Scout- A Kahan soldier riding on the back of a very large condor. This unit is fast but has a weak attack. When in groups, Condor Scouts are stronger and gain a higher HP.

Condor General- A Kahan general is mounted on the back of large armored condor. The Kahan general can attack while the condor also attacks. When with other aerial units, the Condor General boosts their morale, speed, and other stats.

Flock of Chaos- A flock of hundreds of ravens, that can swoop down and consume an enemy. Flocks of Chaos can occasionally turn units insane, where they begin to attack units of their own team. You may only train 5 Flocks of Chaos.

City Districts

Military District: Increases population. Free Horde Warriors spawn at any Horde house.

Economic District: Increases timonium and wealth income, as well as the number of caravans you have.

Palace District: Increases city size, affectiveness of other districts, and is also used to research new unit types which you can then produce.

Spirit District: Pyre Towers have higher defence and their pyre lasts a lot longer, even with slow timonium income. Spirit Chiefs have unique bonuses in all stats.

Nation Power: Kahan Warlord
Summons a mighty Kahan warlord. The Warlord has fought and never lost in any battle, and his lust for blood makes him even more eager to fight. He can release two Hunter Falcons, which can swoop swoop down at enemies and claw them up with their talons. This killer can also mount when needed, on a savage white bear with fearsome glowing red eyes and drool dripping up his teeth. At any time he can also call upon a group of 5 Mangudai to aid him in his fight.

[This message has been edited by Lord Iarune (edited 06-25-2006 @ 07:39 PM).]