Knight

Ritter

Late Medieval Heavy CavalryShockHero capable

The German Ritter — mounted warrior of the Holy Roman Empire — embodied the summit of Late Medieval armored combat. His harness, forged by master smiths of Augsburg and Nuremberg, was interlocking articulated steel that allowed remarkable freedom of movement while deflecting sword cuts and lance thrusts alike. The Reichsritter operated within a complex system of imperial obligations and tournament culture, forming the shock force of Imperial armies in the Italian campaigns — a mounted hammer that could break an infantry line on contact. The rise of Swiss pike squares proved that organized infantry could stop even the finest knights. In the game he is a devastating heavy-cavalry unit with strong armor and charge damage, countered by pike formations and ranged fire, and vulnerable in terrain that slows his approach.

Food

60

Gold

60