Akatsuki-shu
Stealthy skirmishing archers · T3 · quick to shoot, poisoned arrows, able to defend themselves
Akatsuki-shu (Bow)
晓行众（弓）
Human and hanyo rangers stalk the mountain shadows, drawing poisoned bows to bring down mighty foes in silence before vanishing into the wilds.
Background
The yokai of Nippon were born of its mountains and waters, and once lived in seclusion in the depths of the islands. To mortal eyes, however, their horns and scales made them little different from the Daemons of Chaos and the Beastmen. Centuries of fear and prejudice hardened into blood-feuds handed down from one generation to the next. When civil war engulfed the land and longships came ashore, men and yokai alike were caught in the blaze. Still they slew one another in the long night of hatred.
Ibuki, the Hanyo Wanderer, never drew his blade to answer insults or arrows loosed against him. Time and again he simply took his stand before the helpless, stubbornly setting his odachi between them and danger. Mortal ronin and hunters of the wilds, together with hanyo wanderers bearing the blood of another kind, came willingly to his side, won over by his deeds and his beliefs. These followers became known as the Akatsuki-shu (The Dawnbreakers).
Unit type
- Class
- Infantry · missile (can defend itself in melee)
- Equipment
- Bow (missile); katana and wakizashi, one in each hand (melee)
- Armour and shield
- Light armour 30; no shield
- Training
- Trained
Recruitment
- Recruited from
- ① The Dawnbreakers' Haven landmark at the Sacred Tree, from its tier 2 building (Hall of the Dawnbreakers) up; ② the Dawnbreakers' Quarters aboard the flagship (row III, available once Ibuki has joined); ③ bought with Renown through Ibuki on the Expedition Companions panel
- Unlocked by
- ① The Sacred Tree at settlement level 2, with the Hall of the Dawnbreakers built; ② once Ibuki has joined, upgrade the flagship's Admiral's Residence to open row III and build the Dawnbreakers' Quarters (3 population surplus to open the chain); ③ the second tier of your Bond with Ibuki, Trusted
- Recruitment time
- 1 turn
- Unit cap
- None from buildings; through the companion panel each unit costs 3 Renown, and capacity grows with Bond tier to 8 in all (the third tier, Sworn, also grants one unit outright)
Stats
- Melee attack
- 40
- 45 with Will of the Dawnbreakers active
- Melee defence
- 32
- Weapon strength (base / AP)
- 22／10
- Swords for self-defence; ×1.05 with Will of the Dawnbreakers active
- Melee attack interval
- 4.3 seconds
- Charge bonus
- 12
- Missile strength (base / AP)
- 16／8
- 24 per arrow; hits inflict Poisoned
- Range
- 180
- Ammunition
- 22
- Reload time
- 10 seconds
- Armour
- 30
- Light armour
- Leadership
- 72
- Speed
- 40
- 44 with Will of the Dawnbreakers active
- Health per model
- 84
- 6720 across 80 men
- Unit size
- 80
- 60 at Large unit size
Unit traits
Master Ambusher
Can move hidden on any terrain, and shoot in any direction while on the move
Vanguard Deployment
Can deploy outside the deployment zone
Abilities
Will of the DawnbreakersThis mod
So long as their faith in the dawn endures, neither their stride nor their blades shall falter.
While leadership is above Wavering: melee attack +5, weapon strength +5% and speed +10%; lost once the unit drops to Wavering. The weapon strength bonus applies to melee only, so for these archers it is the melee attack and speed that count
Unit attributes
Vanguard DeploymentVanilla
This unit can deploy outside the deployment zone.
Immune to PsychologyVanilla
The unit is immune to psychological attacks (Fear & Terror).
Fire Whilst MovingVanilla
This unit can fire while on the move.
StalkVanilla
This unit can move hidden in any terrain.
StriderVanilla
Speed and combat penalties caused by terrain are ignored by this unit.