The mercenary post allows the recruitment of various specialist units. Mercenaries cost only gold and a peasant to hire, they need neither weapons, nor armour to equip.
Freshly recruited troops gather at the designated training grounds, unless an assembly point is set. A rally point can be placed to a custom location per troop by selecting it in the barracks' menu.
Unlike the barracks, the mercenary post is built of wood, which makes it more susceptible to fire and it can spread flames around the perimeter.
List of available units[]
| Unit | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pictish Boat Warrior | 40 gold | An amphibious melee unit that carries a small boat on his back, which he can use to move on water. |
| Axe Thrower | 100 gold | An expensive unarmored unit who throws powerful axes at short range. |
| Outlaw | 60 gold |
A fragile ambush unit that can throw a javelin at medium range. He is also shown as a tree on the minimap. |
| Horse Archer | 80 gold
2 honour |
An agile mounted archer, who fires arrows at long range with a high rate of fire. Can shoot while moving. |
| Hobilar |
40 gold 2 honor |
Light cavalry that traverses the battlefield quickly and strikes at targets with a spear. |
| Berserker | 80 gold | A very fast raider that is quick to move around and has great offensive capabilities with a war axe. |
| Assassin |
100 gold 200 honour |
An expensive infiltrator specialist, who is stealthed outside close proximity of units. He can also quickly climb walls with his grappling hook. |
| Thief |
10 gold 50 honor |
A fragile specialist unit in a farmer's camouflage. Can steal gold from enemy treasuries. |