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| Race: | Human,Dwarven or Orcish |
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| Unit Class: | Melee Unit |
| Requires: | Bronze Working Training Yard |
| Starts With: | Can use Bronze, Iron, Mithril Weapons +10% City Attack |
| Info: | 4  1 
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| Cost: | 60 
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| Upgrades From: | Warrior |
| Upgrades To: | Champion Battlemaster Chariot |
Strategy[]
Taking the more offensive path of warriors probably means that you want to take Cities and Units down. Axemen are definitley more suited for this kind of job than archers are, and don't forget that the future units they can upgrade into are powerful.
Background[]
Axes have been used since time immemorial, and not just as tools. When the Gods taught mankind the secret of metal working, the noble art of murdering thy neighbour took a giant leap forward. The battle-axe, preferred weapon of the Dwarves, is a fearsome weapon also in human hands, cleaving flesh and bone with horrific and very final results. Metal battle-axes are expensive and difficult to make, and so they are reserved for the privileged few that make up the professional warrior class, often the personal body-guards of the nobility. These professional warriors are often hardened veterans of countless vendettas and clan wars, which gives them a serious edge in a fight. Frequently ruthless and not very prone to showing mercy, they have been known to completely eradicate less experienced units. Axemen who have fallen into disfavour or been banished often join the ranks of the Barbarian tribes as elite raiders and personal armies of Barbarian chieftains. These coolly efficient killers are often even more terrifying than the disordered warriors that make up the rank-and-file.
