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Kingdom of Eusdria: population and military

by Giampaolo Agosta

Here is a description of the Eusdrian army, with some details on the population of that land's domains. All data were devised through the use of Bruce Heard's dominion economics spreadsheet and updated to excel 97-2003 workbook format.

Domain	Population	Army
King's Domain	42.500	1.350
Harstal	44.500	1.070
Mohesia	57.000	800
Frisonnia	58.500	760
Savaria	28.500	660
Eusdria	131.000	4.640

Eusdrian Army

Navy:
11 Longships (825 Sailors, 22 Officers)

Army:

Heavy Infantry	970
Heavy Infantry, Veteran	230
Heavy Crossbowmen	200
Heavy Crossbowmen, Veteran	155
Shortbowmen	120
Longbowmen (Elven)	420
Light Cavalry, Scouts	80
Medium Cavalry	380
Heavy Cavalry	190
Spellcasters	195
Artillerists	275
War Wagon Crewmen	75
Auxiliaries	510

Militia

6.000	Irregular Infantry
500	Knights (various orders, but mostly Honourbound)
100	Priests (clerics and various specialty priests)
1.200	Elven Hunters
8	Longships (600 sailors, 16 officers)

Eusdria regular troops tend to adopt the heaviest armour they can find, and use traditional Eusdrian weaponry.
The most common form of armour is a mix of chain and plate, but full chain mail is used by medium cavalry units. Bowmen and Crossbowmen use chain shirts, though Dwarven elite units use chain and plate.
Both Infantry and Cavalry units use the battle-axe and the bastard sword as main weapons.
Militiamen are called to arms only in case of external attacks, and arm themselves with whatever weapons and armour they can find, which often means padded armour and a battle-axe, spear, or bastard sword.

The knightly orders and military companies make up more than a quarter of the regular army:

Knights of Eusdria	420
Company of the Wolf	80
Order of the Immortals	100
Knights of Niedegard	150
Company of the Bear	200
Order of the Unicorn	200
Warriors of the Sea	100
TOTAL	1250

In wartime, 500 more knights join the army (these are otherwise knights errant or mercenary warriors).

Knights of Eusdria	230
Company of the Wolf	70
Order of the Immortals	100
Order of the Unicorn	50
Warriors of the Sea	50
TOTAL	500

Domains Break-down

Harstal

Population: 44.500 (10.400 Harstal)
Military: 1.070

Navy:
5 Longships (375 sailors, 10 Officers)

Army:

180	Heavy Infantry, Veteran (Human & Dwarven)
155	Heavy Crossbowmen, Veteran (mostly Dwarven)
50	Medium Cavalry
50	Heavy Cavalry
25	War Priests, Skalds & Defenders
75	Dwarven War Wagons Crew
75	Artillerists
85	Auxiliaries

Harstal's army is composed by dwarves (35%) and humans (65%). Count Theodamir is not a fighter at all, and most of his large army is in the hands of the knightly orders, especially the Company of the Bear and the Knights of Niedegard.
Harstal units include the Company of the Bear, a brotherhood of Dwarven Myrmidons, who fight on War Wagons (around 200 dwarves), and the Knights of Niedegard, who make up the cavalry (150) and part of the Infantry (dwarven knights only).
One unit of Infantry is composed by Honourbounds (50), and Warriors of the Sea make up one tenth of the navy sailors and the better part of the officers (50).

Savaria

Population: 28.500 (8.700 Reslar) Military: 660

Navy:
3 Longships (225 sailors, 6 Officers)

Army:

100	Heavy Infantry
120	Elven Longbowmen
50	Elven Medium & Heavy Cavalry
60	War Priests, Skalds, Defenders, Elven Fighter/Wizards
30	Artillerists
70	Auxiliaries

Savaria's army includes many elven longbowmen, and a mixed human-elven heavy infantry. Some halflings work as artillerists and auxiliaries (cooks!). The overall composition is 78% elves and half-elves, 20% humans, 2% halflings.
Two thirds of the spellcasters, the knights, and the elven officers come from the Order of the Unicorn (100), while Warriors of the Sea make up one tenth of the navy sailors and the better part of the navy officers (25).

Frisonnia

Population: 58.500 (12.300 Breimald)
Military: 760

Army:

220	Heavy Infantry
200	Elven Longbowmen
100	Elven Medium Cavalry
60	Spellcasters
70	Artillerists
110	Auxiliaries

Two thirds of the spellcasters, and the elven cavalry and officers come from the Order of the Unicorn (100), or from the Honourbounds (50).

Mohesia

Population: 57.000 (Verdegild 6.600)
Military: 800

Army:

350	Heavy Infantry
120	Shortbowmen
100	Medium Cavalry
70	Heavy Cavalry
20	War Priests
40	Artillerists
95	Auxiliaries

Mohesia's army is almost entirely composed by humans, with a few elves and half-elves. It includes a large cavalry, composed by Honourbound warriors (120) and members of the Order of the Immortals (50).

King's Domain

Population: 42.500 (Othmar 7.500)
Military: 1350

Navy:
3 Longships (225 sailors, 6 Officers)

Army:

80	Light Cavalry (Scouts)
300	Heavy Infantry
50	Heavy Infantry (Elite)
200	Crossbowmen
100	Elven Longbowmen
100	Medium Cavalry
50	Heavy Cavalry
30	Spellcasters
60	Artillerists
150	Auxiliaries

The elite Heavy Infantry and Heavy Cavalry units are composed by members of the Knights of Eusdria (the national Honourbound company, 200), while the "scouts" are actually Rangers from the Company of the Wolf.
Warriors of the Sea make up one tenth of the navy sailors and the better part of the navy officers (25). Their headquarters are set at Withimer.