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The Spaartan Army

The allies of the Spaartans were offended because they themselves provided so many soldiers, and the

Spaartans, whom they followed, so few. The Spaartan king, wishing to refute their argument with

numbers ordered all the allies to sit down by themselves, the Spaartans apart by themselves. Then his

herald called upon the potters to stand up first, and after them the smiths, next, the carpenters in theirturn, and the builders, and so on through all the handicrafts. In response, almost all the allies rose up,

but not a man of the Spaartans; for they were forbidden to learn or practice a manual art. Then the

king said with a laugh: Spartans! What is your profession?As one the Spaartans responded with the warcry HA-OOH! HA-OOH! HA-OOH!. He turned a quipped You see, old friend? I brought more soldiers

than you did.

The Spaartans are a warrior culture of the race of

man who live in the Dragon Isles. The spaartan

army is built on the strength and courage of man.

A Spartan citizens' primary obligation is to be a

good soldier. By the time he could stand, he wasbaptized in the fire of combat. Taught never to

retreat, never to surrender. To the death on thebattlefield, in service to Spaarta was the greatest

glory he could achieve in this life. The Spaartans

are one of the most feared military forces in the

warhammer world. It is said that one Spaartan isworth several men of any other race.

The Spaartans were the first human tribe to form

a professional armed force. From birth until

death, life for a Spaartan is filled with strictmilitary training. They are the only men in theworld with whom war brings a respite in the

training for war. Bravery is the ultimate virtue for

the Spaartans: Spaartan mothers give their sons a

shield with the words "Return with it or carriedon it!", that is to say, either victorious or dead,

since in battle, the heavy hoplite shield will be

the first thing a fleeing soldier would be tempted

to abandon, "dropping the shield", was is asynonym for desertion in the field.

A typical Spaartan army is made up of heavilyarmored hoplite phalanxes with poorer equipped

troops in support to protect the venerable flanks.

The Spaartans also employ various mythicalbeasts to decimate enemy units.

WHATS IN THIS BOOK

This book breaks down into the followingsections:

This is Spaarta : This describes the origins of

the Spaartan, there culture, beliefs, army

organization and other insights into this mostheroic nation of man.

Agoge : This Bestiary section contains

information on the Spaartans themselves,

providing full details about them as well as their

rules.

Strength and Honour : Here you will find all

you need to take a Spaartan army into battle, youwill find the rules for potent magical items.

At the end of the volume you will find asummary for the various special characters, unitsand mythical creatures.


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THIS IS SPAARTA

The Dragon Isles.

The Dragon Isles are an island chain off the coast of the Dark lands, south of the mountains of mourn.

They separate the sea of storms and the lizard sea. The dragon isles are a collection of about 100

islands, dominated by three large landmasses. These larger islands are the island of Crete in the north,

Lacedeamon in the south and Attica in the east. The islands are a rugged, uninviting place of rocky

coast lines, with an interior of impenetrable forests and jagged mountain peaks, inhabited with all

manner of mythical creatures.

Originally the habitat of the Lizardmen, however no Slann live in the Dragon Isles anymore, and

lacking their guidance the local Saurus and Skinks have devolved, becoming savage barbarians.

The Dragon isles are also home to a human race known as the Hellenes. The Hellenes are a divided

nation with separate tribes living in isolated city states near the coasts of the larger islands and small

colonies on the smaller island and the Dark land coast. Only the bravest of Hellenes ventures into the

islands interior.


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City States

The old Hellenic tribal settlements were united

by a common religious temple and governed

by a major landowner or by a king. As the

population expanded the settlements grew to

what became known as the city-state. Mostcity-states are dedicated to specific gods. Eachcity-state is a politically separate and

independent entity, frequently experiencing

internal strife, disunity, and in constant conflict

with those around it.

The Hellenic people have much in common;

they are also very independent of each other.

They take great pride in what city-state they

belong to. Each city-state is an independently

ruled city with its own laws, customs, money,

and army. A citizens loyalty is directed to hiscity-state. The Dragon Isles are constantly torn

by war as cities beak treaties, make surprise

attacks on each other, impose new forms of

government or encourage treachery. The city-

states often make alliances with other cities,

forming into leagues, confederations, or

federations while maintaining an independent

identity. When the very rocky landscape

around a city no longer supports the growing

population, they send settlers to start colonies

in other areas around the Dragon Isles and the

coast of the dark lands which brings them into

constant conflict with the Chaos Dwarfs.

Spaarta

Life is very different in Spaarta than it as in the

rest of the city-states. The Spaartans are proud,

fierce, capable warriors. No great works of art

come out of Spaarta. But the Spaartans, both

men and women, are tough, and proud of it.Spaarta has no walls for defence, the men of

Spaarta are all the fortifications needed for the

city. Only the foolish would ever attempt to

invade Spaartan territory.

Athens

The Athenian are very different from the

Spaartans. The Spaartans are famed for their

military strength. Athenians were famed for

their commitment to the arts and sciences. For

Athens, the patron is Athena, goddess ofwisdom, because of this Athenians put a greatdeal of emphasis on education. Athenians are

famed for their literature, poetry, drama,

theatre, schools, buildings, and government.

Before the dark ages, Athens was a small

village, home to a tribe of Achean people.

After the dark ages, Athens grew rapidly untilAthens was one of the two most powerful city-

states in the Dragon Isles. (The other is

Sparta.) The military power of Athens lies with

its navy. Athens tends to win battles at sea,

while Spaarta is stronger on land.

Corinth

Corinth is a highly respected city-state with a

glorious history as a cultural and trading

centre. The people of Corinth are ruled by a

king. The king has many advisors. Together,

Corinth's government have creatively solved

many problems that face the city. For example,

Corinth had a problem with unemployment. To

solve this, they created a huge and successful

public works program. This gave people work,like building new aqueducts, while solving

other city problems, such as the need for anadditional source of drinking water.

To solve the problem of foreign money

pouring into their city, the government of

Corinth created its own coinage. They forcetraders to exchange their coins for Corinth's

coinage at the bank of Corinth, for a fee of

course. Corinthians are very good with money.

Culture, art, and businesses thrive in Corinth.


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Argos

The city-state of Argos has a nearby harbour

for trade and commerce. But Argos was

located on a plain. The weather is hot and dry

in the summer, and cold and wet in the winter.

The soil was not especially fertile. The peopleof Argos have to fight to grow food. This theydo, quite successfully. Argos is actively

involved in the arts. Their magnificent stone

sculptures of athletes, rippling with stone

muscles, were the envy of many city-states.

Argos is famous for their wonderful musicians

and poets. When Athens and Spaarta askedArgos to send supplies and troops to help fight

the Chaos Dwarfs, after the battle of the gates

of fire, the king of Argos refused. The other

city-states hold Argos in disgrace for that

decision.

Spaartan hegemony

The indipendent city-states have always been

at war with each other, constantly forming

allieneces when convenient, then attackingeach other at whim. Eventually the Spaartans,

being the most warlike of all, asurted itself as

the dominent city-state. Spaartan dominence is

unlike empirial rule, with all the cities inalligence to one ruler. Sparrtan hegmony is a

military enforced, political domanence of all

the other city states. The dominated city-states

maintain their own governements but all are

answerable to the Spaartan rulers. This

arangment has lead to many city-statesrepeatedly challenging Spaartan authority,

resulting in civil wars and insergencies which

have kept the Spaartan armies from venturing

far from home.

Spaartan society

The warlike tribe of Spaartans originally

settled 5 small villages on the southern islandin the Dragon isles in ancient times while the

Elves still occupied their old colonies. The

Elves saw a potential ally in the Spaartans in

their war against the tide of green skins

marauding throughout their lands. The Elves

gave the Bronze Age Spaartans the secrets ofiron working and seafaring in exchange for a

military alliance. In battle the Spaartans were

extremely brave but totally savage. The Elves

were equally impressed and repulsed by the

Spaartans. The Elves decided that the savage

humans could be formidable allies if educatedin how to wage war in a civilised manner. As

humans are short lived in comparison to the

Elves it was decided that training would

commence from birth. As the population grew,

the 5 tribal villages amalgamated into the city-

state of Spaarta.

Under the leadership of the Elves, Spaarta

became above all a militarist state, and emphasis

on military fitness began at birth. Shortly after

birth, the mother of the child baths it in wine tosee whether the child was strong. If the child

survives it is brought before the child's father

who decides whether it is to be reared or not. Ifhe is small or puny or sickly or misshapen he will

be discarded, thrown into a chasm on the DragonFang Mount known euphemistically as the"Deposits".

Both boys and girls are brought up by the women

until the age of seven, when boys are taken from

their mothers and grouped together in "packs"

and then sent to a military boot camp. Thismilitary camp is known as the Agoge. They

became inured to hardship, being provided with

scant food and clothing; this also encourages

them to steal, and if they get caught, they getpunished - not for stealing, but for being caught.

The boys are encouraged to compete against one

another in games and mock fights and to foster an

esprit de corps. In addition, they are taught to

read and write and learn songs of celebratedSpaartan exploits in war. They learn to read and

write not for cultural reasons, but so they will be

able to read military maps and dispatches. At the

age of twelve, a boy is classed as a "youth". Hisphysical education becomes intensified,

discipline becames much harsher, and the boys

are loaded with extra tasks. The youths go

barefoot, and are dressed only in a tunic both insummer and in winter.


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At 20, Spaartans became eligible for military

service and only then counted as citizens and

called equals. Not all Spaartan are considered

citizens or equals. Only those who haveundertaken the agoge are eligible. Those who

aere rejected for military service retain a lesser

form of citizenship known as outcasts. This

second class, of non-citizens, become merchants,craftsmen and sailors and are used as reserve

hoplites on the field of battle. Since all Spaartan

men are full-time soldiers, they are not available

to carry out manual labour. The Spaartans

instituted a third slave class called helots. Helotswere originally free men from other areas of the

world whom the Spaartans had defeated in battle.

Helots are also obtained through trade with the

Chaos Dwarves. Helots are used as light infantryand in auxiliary roles on campaign.

The army stands at the centre of the Spaartan

culture. Even after training, Spaartans spendmost of their day in the barracks with their unit.

Military duty lasts until the 60th year, but there

are recorded cases of older people participating in

campaigns in times of crisis. Headstones are onlygranted to soldiers who die in combat during a

victorious campaign or women who die either inservice of a divine office or in childbirth.

Beliefs

Origin

In the time before the races that now exist

walked to earth, the gods travelled the world in

mortal form. The warrior God, Ares came

down from Olympia and would roam the land

battling all manner of creatures to prove his

strength and valour. The greatest of creatures

was the mighty dragon of the dragon isles.

Ares knew that the mighty red dragon could

kill him, for the beasts teeth were lethal, even

to the gods. Ares sort the help of the Cyclopes.

The Cyclopes fashioned a mighty sword for

the god in their volcano forge from the magical

metal found in a shooting star. The Cyclops

asked that Ares return with the dragons teeth as

payment. Ares knew that the Dragon was

tasked by Zeus, the god of gods, to guard the

sacred spring at Ismenian. Ares bathed in the

forbidden waters to await the creature. Gliding

down out of the sky the Dragon charged theGod and a titanic battle ensued. The

combatants fought for days neither able to best

the other. The passage of the fight rent the

earth and toppled mountains. On the fifth day

the dragon finally landed a deadly bit to Ares

jugular, with the Dragon thinking the fight

over, Ares sprang from his knees and piercedthe beasts heart killing it in an instant. With the

Gods blood flowing freely he used the sword

to pry the dragons teeth from the gapping

maw. In his weakened state he dropped the

teeth he had collected in his bronze helmet

onto the blood stained soil. The ground began

to stir: first from the soil sprouted the points ofspears, next helmets, bright with nodding

painted plumes, then shoulders, chests and

weapon-laden arms arose, a growing crop ofmen in armour. So, the men rose up, their

faces first, then gradually the rest, until at last,

drawn slowly, smoothly up, they stoodrevealed complete.

One of the earth born warriors sprang to arms,

with his sword he felled a brother by his side,

and then fell himself, struck by a far-flung

lance. He too who dealt him death was dead as

soon and of that new-given life breath breathed

his last. In the same mould of madness all that

host, that sudden brotherhood, in battle joined,

with wound for wound fell dead. That prime ofyouth, whose lot was life so short, lay writhing

on their mothers bloodstained bosom--all save

the five strongest and bravest. The five who

survived only ceased fighting when Ares cast a

stone among them before returning to

Olympus before bleeding out.

The surviving brothers named Udaeus,

Hyperenor, Pelorus, and Echion, who were of

dragons teeth and Ares blood settled in

separate villages on the south coast of the

dragon Isles. The new tribe of man werecalled Spaartans.


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Religion

The Spaartans are religious people who worship a

pantheon of Deities based on conquest, force,

prowess in battle, and violent heroism, some ofthe most renowned are:

Zeus - god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian

gods. Zeus overthrew his Father Cronus. He then

drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and Hades.Zeus won the draw and became the supreme ruler

of the gods. He is lord of the sky, the rain god.

His weapon is a thunderbolt which he hurls at

those who displease him. He is married to Herabut, is famous for his many affairs. He is also

known to punish those that lie or break oaths. He

is the rain god, and the cloud gatherer, who

wields the terrible thunderbolt. His breastplatewas the aegis, his bird the eagle, his tree the oak.

He is represented as the god of justice and mercy,

the protector of the weak, and the punisher of thewicked.

Ares - God of war, primarily violent war and

bloodshed. He is very aggressive and unpopular

with the other gods. Ares is not invincible, even

against mortals. He personifies the brutal natureof war. He is immortal but whenever he gets hurthe runs back to his father, Zeus to be healed.

Hades - The brother of Zeus. After the overthrowof their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and

Poseidon, another brother, for shares of the

world. He had the worst draw and was made lordof the underworld, ruling over the dead. He is a

greedy god who is greatly concerned with

increasing his subjects. Those whos calling

increase the number of dead are seen favourably.He is exceedingly disinclined to allow any of hissubjects leave.

He is also the god of wealth, due to the precious

metals mined from the earth. He has a helmet that

makes him invisible. He rarely leaves the

underworld. He is unpitying and terrible, but notcapricious. His wife is Persephone whom Hades

abducted. He is the King of the dead but, deathitself is another god, Thanatos.


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Hephaestus - God of fire and the forge

Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. He is the

only god to be physically ugly. He is also lame.

Hera, upset by having an ugly child, flung him

from Mount Olympus into the sea. The mountain

is so big Hephaestus fell for a day, and landed inthe sea, breaking his legs making him lame. He is

the god of fire and the forge. He uses a volcano

as his forge. He is the patron god of both smithsand weavers. He is kind and peace loving.

Hephaestus built the armour and weapons for the

gods. The Cyclopes are Hephaestuss assistantsand workmen. By making lightning bolts for his

father, Zeus, Hephaestus was rewarded with the

hand in marriage of Aphrodite, the goddess of

love and the most beautiful goddess of them all.To get revenge on Hera for his rejection,

Hephaestus made a throne which was presentedto her on Mount Olympus.

When Hera sat in the throne, it trapped her. The

gods on Mount Olympus pleaded for Hephaestus

to let her go, but Hephaestus refused. Dionysus

gave Hephaestus wine, and when he wasintoxicated, Dionysus took him back to MountOlympus on a mule.

Poseidon - God of the sea

God of the sea, protector of all waters. Poseidon

is the brother of Zeus. After the overthrow of

their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus andHades, another brother, for shares of the world.

His prize was to become lord of the sea. He was

widely worshiped by seamen. He married

Amphitrite, a granddaughter of the TitanOceanus.

At one point he desired Demeter. To put him offDemeter asked him to make the most beautiful

animal that the world had ever seen. So to

impress her Poseidon created the first horse. In

some accounts his first attempts were

unsuccessful and created a variety of other

animals in his quest. By the time the horse wascreated his passion for Demeter had cooled.

His weapon is a trident, which can shake the

earth, and shatter any object. He is second only to

Zeus in power amongst the gods. He has adifficult quarrelsome personality. He is greedy.

He had a series of disputes with other gods whenhe tried to take over their cities.

Lesser revered Spaartan gods

Hera - Goddess of marriage and the family, sisterand wife of Zeus

Hermes - God of commerce, travel, and thieves.Messenger of the gods

Hestia - Goddess of the hearth and domestic lifethat gave her place in the Mount Olympus toDionysus

Nyx - Goddess of night

Tartarus - Titan God of the depths of theunderworld

Uranus - Titan God of the heavens

Apollo - God of the light, music, prophecy,

poetry, and healing


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Artemis - Goddess of the moon and the hunt

Athena - Goddess of war, wisdom, strategy

Chronos - God of eternal time

Demeter - Goddess of agriculture

Erebus - God of darkness

Gaia - Titan Goddess of the Earth

The Spaartan gods have very human personasand if they feel the need, will directly affect the

lives of their people. The gods frequently

interfere in Spaartan affairs, and can even take

mortal form in order to walk the earth. The gods

favour human perfection and focus their attention

on the most beautiful, strong and valorous.

Beautiful woman, victorious athletes and bravewarriors are the most favoured by the gods.

The Ephors are the spiritual and political leaders

of the Spaartans. Each year 5 Ephors are electedfrom the wisest Spaartan elders. The Ephors

interpret the gods will using powerful Oracles

who have the ability to commune directly withthe Deities.

In Spaartan society the Ephors are the ultimate

political power. Even the Spaartan Kings aresubject to the decisions of the Ephors.


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THE KINGS OF SPAARTA

The Spaartan line of kings began with Heracles, the greatest of all demigods, fathered by Zeus himself.

The line split into two after the birth of the twins Eursthenes and Prokles. A short and bloody civil war

arose after the death of king Aristomachos as both twins formed factions and claimed the throne for

themselves. The twin princes were set many task by the gods to prove who was most worthy to be king,however both proved equally worthy and the Spaartan institution of duel Kingship was founded.

Having two kings proved to be an advantage to the Spaartans. Kings usually lead the armies to battle,

so in time of war the city states are left leaderless. The Spaartans could now campaign for unheard of

lengths of time.

Owing to their divine lineage, Spaartan Kings are extremely long lived. It is not unheard of for a King

to reign for over 300 year, unless of course they die in battle.

Heracles

Hyllos

Kleodaios

Aristomachos

Agiads Eurysthenes Prokles Eurypontids

Agis I Soos,

Echostratos EuryphonLabotas Prytanis

Doryssos Polydektes

Agesilaos I Eunomos

Archelaos Charillos

Teleklos Nikandros

Alkamenes Theopompos

Polydoros Anaxandridas I

Eurykrates Archidamos

Anaxandros Zeuxidamos

Eurykratides Menelaus

Leo or Lindius

Leotychides

Anaxandridas II Anaxidamos

Kleomenes I Hippocratides

Dorieus Archidamos

Leonidas I Agesilaos

Kleombrotos

Agasikles

Pleistarchos Menares

Pausanias Ariston

Pleistoanax Leotichydas

Pausanias Demaratos

Agesipolis I Zeuxidamos

Kleombrotos I Archidamos II

Agesipolis II Agis IIKleomenes II Agesilaos II

Akrotatos Archidamos IIIKleonymos

Agis III

ChilonisEudamidas I

Kleombrotos II Archidamos IV

Areus I Eudamidas II

Leonidas II Agis IV

Akrotatos Archidamos V

Kleomenes III Eudamidas III

Eukleidas

Areus II


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Heracles

Heracles was a divine hero, the son of Zeus

and Alcmene. He was the greatest Spaartan

hero, a paragon of masculinity, the ancestor of

the Spaartans royal family and a champion ofthe Olympian order against chthonic monsters.

Extraordinary strength, courage, ingenuity, and

sexual prowess were among his characteristic

attributes. Although he was not as clever as the

likes of Odysseus or Nestor, Heracles used his

wits on several occasions when his strength did

not suffice, such as when labouring for King

Augeias, wrestling the giant Antaeus, or

tricking Atlas into taking the sky back onto his

shoulders. His iconographic attributes are the

lion skin and the club. These qualities did not

prevent him from being regarded as a playfulfigure that used games to relax from his

labours and played a great deal with children.

By conquering dangerous archaic forces he is

said to have "made the world safe for

mankind" and to be its benefactor.

Birth and Childhood

Heracles was the fruit of the affair Zeus had

with the mortal woman Alcmene. Zeus made

love to her after disguising himself as her

husband, Amphitryon, home early from war.

Amphitryon returned later the same night, andAlcmene became pregnant with his son at the

same time, a case of superfecundation, where a

woman carries twins sired by different fathers.

Thus, Herculess very existence proved at least

one of Zeus's many illicit affairs, and Heraoften conspired against Zeus's mortal

offspring, as revenge for her husband's

infidelities.

On the night the twins sharing the same motherwere to be born, Hera, knowing of her husband

Zeus's adultery, persuaded Zeus to swear an

oath that the child born that night to a memberof the House of Perseus would be High King.

Once the oath was sworn, Hera hurried to

Alcmene's dwelling and slowed the birth byforcing Alcmene into sitting cross legged with

her clothing tied in knots. Meanwhile, she

caused another boy Eurystheus to be born

prematurely, making him High King in place

of Heracles. She would have permanently

delayed Heracles's birth had she not beenfoiled by Galanthis, Alcmene's servant, who

lied to her, saying that Alcmene had already

delivered the baby. Upon hearing this, Hera

jumped in surprise, therefore untying the knots

and finally allowing Alcmene to give birth.

One of the boys, Iphicles, was Amphitryon's

son and a mortal, while the other was the demi-god Heracles. A few months after he was born,

Hera sent two serpents to kill him as he lay in

his cot. Heracles throttled a snake in each hand

and was found by his nurse playing with their

limp bodies as if they were child's toys.

After killing his music tutor with a lyre after

correcting his mistakes, he was sent to tend

cattle on a mountain by his foster father

Amphitryon. Here, he was visited by two

nymphs - Pleasure and Virtue - who offered

him a choice between a pleasant and easy life

or a severe but glorious life. He chose thelatter. One of Heracles's challenges was put to

him by King Thespius of Thespiae who wished

him to kill the Lion of Cithaeron. As a reward,

the king offered him the chance to impregnate

each of his 50 daughters. Accordingly,

Heracles did this in one night (sometimesreferred to as his 13th Labour).

Later in Thebes, Heracles married King

Creon's daughter, Megara. However, Hera

drove Heracles into a fit of madness during

which he killed both Megara and their

children. Upon realizing what he had done, hefled to the Oracle of Delphi. Unbeknownst to

him, the Oracle was guided by Hera. He was

directed to serve King Eurystheus for 12 years

and perform any task which he required,

resulting in the Twelve Labours of Heracles.

Twelve Labours

In a fit of madness induced by Hera, Heracles

slew his own and his brother's children. Toexpiate the crime, Heracles was required to

carry out ten labours set by his arch-enemy,

Eurystheus, who had become king in Heracles'place. Heracles accomplished these tasks, but

Hera ordered Eurystheus to give two more

tasks to Heracles, which he then carried out.

1. To kill the Nemean Lion.

2. To destroy the Lernaean Hydra.

3. To capture the Ceryneian Hind.

4. To trap the Erymanthian Boar.

5. To clean the Augean Stables.


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6. To kill the Stymphalian Birds.

7. To capture the Cretan Bull.

8. To round up the Mares of Diomedes.

9. To steal the Girdle of Hippolyte.

10. To herd the Cattle of Geryon.

11. To fetch the Apples of Hesperides.

12. To capture Cerberus, the guardian dog of

Hades.

Further adventures

After completing these tasks, Heracles joined

the Argonauts in the search of the GoldenFleece. They rescued heroines, conquered

Troy, and helped the gods fight against the

Giants. He also fell in love with Princess Iole

of Oechalia. Heracles's advances were spurned

by the king and his sons, except for one - Iole's

brother Iphitus. Iphitus became Heracles's bestfriend. But once again, Hera drove Heracles

mad and he threw Iphitus over the city wall to

his death. Once again, Heracles purified

himself through servitude - this time to Queen

Omphale of Lydia.

Omphale

Omphale was a queen or princess of Lydia. As

penalty for a murder, Heracles was her slave.

He was forced to do women's work and wear

women's clothes, while she wore the skin ofthe Nemean Lion and carried his olive-wood

club. After some time, Omphale freed Heracles

and married him. Some sources mention a son

born to them who is variously named. It was at

that time that the cercopes, mischievous woodspirits, stole Heracles' weapons. He punished

them by tying them to a stick with their faces

pointing downward.

The Saurus

While walking through the wilderness,

Heracles was set upon by the barbarian lizard

men. He killed their king and the others gave

up and offered him a ransom of gold.

Iole

King Eurytus of Oechalia promised his

daughter, Iole, to whoever could beat his sons

in an archery contest. Heracles won but

Eurytus abandoned his promise. Heracles

killed him and his sons - excluding Iphitus -and abducted Iole.

Laomedon of Troy

Before the Trojan War, Poseidon sent a sea

monster to attack Troy. Laomedon planned on

sacrificing his daughter Hesione to Poseidon in

the hope of appeasing him. Heracles happened

to arrive and agreed to kill the monster if

Laomedon would give him the horses received

from Zeus as compensation for Zeus'

kidnapping Ganymede. Laomedon agreed.

Heracles killed the monster, but Laomedonwent back on his word. Accordingly, Heracles

and his followers attacked Troy and sacked it.

Then they slew all Laomedon's sons present

there save Podarces, who saved his own life by

giving Heracles a golden veil Hesione had

made. Telamon took Hesione as a war prize;they were married and had a son, Teucer.

Other Adventures

He killed the robber Termerus.

Heracles killed King Amyntor of the Dolopesfor not allowing him into his kingdom. He also

killed King Emathion of Arabia.

Heracles killed Lityerses after beating him in a

contest of harvesting.

He killed the famous boxer Eryx in a match.

Heracles slew the giants Cycnus, Porphyrion

and Mimas and took the item known as TheShield of Heracles.

Heracles visited the house of Admetus on theday Admetus' wife, Alcestis, had agreed to die

in his place. By hiding beside the grave of

Alcestis, Heracles was able to surprise Deathwhen he came to collect her, and by squeezing

him tight until he relented, was able to

persuade Death to return Alcestis to her

husband.

Heracles overthrew his brother, Tyndareus, asKing of Spaarta, Heracles reinstated himself as

the rightful ruler and killed Tyndareus and his

sons.


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Timeline

The Spaartan kingdom of the dragon isles is ruled by the two reigning kings and the five elected

Ephors; however this has not always been the case. Spaartan history is as long as it is violent. The

following timeline lists general dates of major events according to the Imperial Calendar.

Pre history

C -3,000 Ancient tribes (Acheans) migrate

from the mainland to the Dragon Isles using

primitive canoes. These primitives posses

simple hut construction, and seafaring and

manage to eek out a tough existence on the

coastal areas of the islands, fighting off the

predications of barbaric lizard men and other

fierce beasts which inhibit the islands. On the

southern island of Lacedeamon they make

contact with another primitive human race that

made their homes in mountain caves, huntedwild animals for food and armed themselves

with rocks and tree branches. This warlike

tribe called themselves Spaartans.

IC -2,800 The Acheans and the Spaartans

battle each other for possession of the islandsmeagre resources. The Spaartans gods seem to

favour their subjects while the Acheans god

seem to abandon them. The Acheans begin

worshipping the Spaartans gods. The two

tribes mix creating a new language and culture.

The savage spaartans settle there own land in

villages and learn agriculture and horticultureform the Acheans. The mix of cultures

produces a new race, the Hellenes.

IC -2700 - The Hellenes make first contact

with the high elves who disregard them assavage barbarians, no better than green skins.

The Bronze Age

IC -2500 - Development of Bronze working.

IC -2000 - The Elves, call for help fighting the

greenskins. They recruit the warlike humansknown as Hellenes but in the Spaartans they

find a potent ally. The elves train selected

Spartan youths from the age of 7 years old inthe arts of warfare. The Spaartans are a

formidable ally for the elves, and soon all

Spaartan males were skilled soldiers. Those the

Elves thought suitable were to learn the basics

of magic.

IC -1900 - With technology learned from the

elves the Hellenes build the first fortified

cities; Athens, Troy, Spaarta and Knossos. The

Spaartans are elected as the protectors of the

Hellenic nation and enlarge the Spaartan army

to include all Spaartan males. Since all

Spaartan men were full-time soldiers, they

were not available to carry out manual labour.

The Spaartans instituted a slave class called

helots. The helots were originally free men

from other areas of the world whom the

Spaartans had defeated in battle and

subsequently enslaved.

IC 1887 Birth of Heracles.

IC -1850 - City of Salamis founded

IC 1834 Heracles completes his 12 labours,

he is crowned the first king of Spaarta.

IC -1800 - Due to the depletion of their

military, the High Elves take the Spaartans into

service as allies in the War of the Beard.

IC -1760 Battle of Blind River Spaartan and

High Elf warriors fought side by side to defeat

a Dwarf ambush.


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IC -1560 The fourteenth siege of Tor Alessi

(later called "The Battle of the Three Towers")

For over one hundred days the Dwarfs attacked

the walls of the city before finally breaching

the defences. King Kleodaios with a unit of

Spaartan peers were killed in the forefront of

the action.

Dark Age

IC -1500 - The Elves return to Ulthuan.

Without Elven leadership the Dragon isle slipinto anarchy as each city asserts independence

and attempts to establish domination over the

other city states. The Dragon Isles are torn by

lethal squabbles as cities change sides, betray

treaties, make surprise attacks on each other,

impose new forms of government or encourage

treachery.

IC -1475 - First Lacedeamonian war. The long

rivalry of Spaarta and Athens begins. Corinth,

Spaarta, Thebes and Argos ally against Athens,

Delphi, and Salamis. Athens under theDemigod Pericles blockades Thebes (Battle of

Thebes), Tarra declares war on Corinth (Battle

of Corinth)

The war is spasmodic and has a built-in

element of stalemate. Athens tends to winbattles at sea; Spaarta and her allies are

stronger on land.

IC -1423- All city states at war siding with

either Spaarta or Athens. The creation of the

Attican League (Athens and her allies) and the

Lacedeamonian League (Spaarta and her

allies).

IC -1422 -Palace of Knossos destroyed.

IC -1366 -Plague and famine ravage the

Dragon isles, population severely reduced.

IC -1315 -Peace treaty between Athens and

Sparta ends first Lacedeamonian war. Neither

side is able to continue the war after so much

mutual devastation.

Spaarta recognizes the Attican League, which

has by now unmistakably evolved into anAthenian empire. Athens, in turn, will not take

steps to diminish the Lacedeamonian League.

IC -1278 Death of king Aristomachos

plunges Spaarta into civil war as the twin heirs

battle each other for the throne.

IC 1399 Both son of King Aristomachos

proved equally worthy and the Spaartan

institution of two Kings begins.

IC -1050 - Argos rebels from Spaartan rule

(Battle of Argos). Athens sides with Argos,starting the second Lacedeamonian war.

IC -1044 - Spaartan navel defeat at the battle

of the lizard sea.

IC -1043 Athenian fleet bottles up Spaartan

navy at Navarino Bay.

IC -1019 - King Anaxandridas I of Spaarta,attacks and defeats Argos.

IC -1018 - Battle of Apollonia, greatest land

battle of war, gives Spaarta victory overAthens. The war continues in fits and starts formore than twenty years. Neither side

establishes a clear advantage.

IC -1094 - The Arabians intervene on the

Spaartan side.

IC -987 - The Athenian fleet has been

destroyed, and a punitive peace treaty is

imposed on Athens. Spaarta is the undisputed

leader of the Hellenic city-states. Spaarta has

the opportunity and the strength to impose

some sort of unity on the Dragon Isles, but her


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hidebound social structure is ill-equipped to

provide the necessary leadership.

IC 512 - Athens recovers sufficient prestigeto challenge Spaartan dominance and puts

together a revised version of the Attican

League.

IC 508 The Attican League proves strong

enough to defeat the Spaartan navy off Naxos,

Igniting the third Lacedeamonian war.

IC 505 - The Spaartan army receives a

terminal blow when overwhelmed by a smaller

number of Thebans, thanks to the

revolutionary tactics of the DemigodEpaminondas, (Battle of Leuctra)

IC 498 - Epaminondas liberates the

neighbouring territory long exploited by the

Spaartans and the basis of much of Spaarta's

strength.

IC -434 - Years of destructive, intermittent war

ends with an uneasy alliance as the Hellenes

band together to fight off dark elf slave raids.

IC 412 - Battle of Xanthi frees Hellenic

colonies on the mainland from Dark Elfcontrol.

IC - 395 - Battle of Salamis - Themistocles,Athenian general, lures a Dark Elf fleet into

the Bay of Salamis, the Dark Elves are

defeated and do not return. After the Battle of

Salamis, Athens restablishes the Attican

League, with a confederacy of cities around the

Lizard Sea. It was intended as a militarydefence association against the Dark Elves but

was turned into an empire, collecting tribute

and deciding policy of its associates. In

response Spaarta reformed the Lacedeamonian

League.

Age of heroes.

IC -46 - First Olympic Games

IC 137 The Demigod Queen Helen of

Spaarta, the most beautiful woman that ever

lived is abducted by the Trojan prince, Paris.

The Trojan war begins with the largest

Spaartan invasion fleet in history sent to free

Helen and punish the Trojans.

IC 125 City of Troy falls. The city of Troy

held under siege for over a decade. The walls

to the city were only breached when the

Demigod Odysseus devised the famous Trojan

horse stratagem. Death of the DemigodAchilles.

IC 549 First Ephorate elected.

IC 697 Hellenic Wars with the Chaos dwarfs

begin with incursions into Hellenic territoryfor slaves and volcanic mineral deposits.

IC 709 Athenians defeat Chaos Dwarf

invasion Army at the Battle of Marathon

IC 822. Rhazharr Deamonhammer and hisChaos Dwarf slave army marches on the

Dragon Isles

a. Battle of the Gates of Fire (Death of King

Leonides)

b. Chaos Dwarfs burn the Acropolis of Athens.c. Zeus orders the construction of Talos.

IC 823 Spaartans defeat Chaos Dwarf army

at the Battle of Plateae


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Age of Wonder

IC 1023 Socrates, Philosopher is born

IC 1287 Archimedes, mathematician and

engineer is born

Last Lacedeanonian War

IC 1821 - The Athenian Demigod Alcibiades,

makes anti-Spaarta alliance.

IC 1826 - Athenian defeat by Spaartan army at

the battle of Delphi. Alcibiades thrown out of

Athens, he defects to Spaarta.

IC 1810 Alcibiades leads disastrous

campaign into the old world. Alcibiades is

thrown out of Spaarta, conspires to come back

to Athens.

IC 1848 - Alcibiades makes plans, is restored

to power.

a. Kavala recaptured by Alcibiadesfor Athens

b. Alcibiades reenters Athens intriumph,

c. Lysander, a Spaartan general,rebuilds Spaartan fleet

IC 1850 - Lysander begins destruction of

Athenian fleet, Alcibiades stripped of power

IC 1851 - Callicratides, Spaartan naval leader,

loses Battle of Arginusae over blockade of

Mitylene harbor, Spaarta sues for peace,

rejected by Alcibiades

IC - 1905 Lysander captures Athenian fleet,

Spaartan king Pausanius lays siege to Athens.

Corinth and Thebes demand destruction of

Athens

IC 1909 Athens capitulates, Alcibiades secures

terms, prevents total destruction of Athens.

Alcibiades executed.

Spaartan hegemony

IC 1909 to Present - Sparrtan hegmony is a

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Trojan War

The gods Apollo and Poseidon, during a time

when they were being punished by having to

work among men, built the city of Troy for

Priam's father, Laomedon. When newlyconstructed, Troy was attacked and captured

by Heracles as a punishment for the fact that

Laomedon had not given Hercules a promised

reward of immortal horses for rescuing

Laomedon's daughter Hesione. Hercules killed

Laomedon and took Hesione as a concubine.

Priam, King of Troy and son of Laomedon,

had a son from his wife Hekabe, who dreamed

that she had given birth to a flaming torch.

Cassandra, the prophetic daughter of Priam,

foretold that the new-born son, Paris, should be

killed at birth or else he would destroy the city.Paris was taken out to be killed, but he was

rescued by shepherds and grew up away from

the city in the farms by Mount Ida. As a young

man he returned to Troy to compete in the

athletic games, was recognized, and returned to

the royal family.

The Demigod Helen who was the daughter of

Zeus and his only female child. Her beauty

was famous throughout the world. All the

warrior leaders made a promise that they

would collectively avenge any insult to her.

When the leaders made such an oath, Helenthen married Menelaus, King of Spaarta the

most powerful leader in the Dragon Isles.

Paris, back in the royal family at Troy, made a

journey to Spaarta as a Trojan ambassador, at atime when Menelaus was away. Paris and

Helen fell in love and left Spaarta together,

taking with them a vast amount of the city's

treasure and returning to Troy. The Spaartans

set off in pursuit but could not catch the lovers.When the Spaartans learned that Helen and

Paris were back in Troy, they sent a delegation

to Troy demanding the return of Helen and thetreasure. When the Trojans refused, the

Spartans assembled an army to invade Troy,

asking all the allies to meet in preparation forembarkation.

Calchas, the Oracle with the Spaartan army,

told Menelaus and the other leaders that they

could not conquer Troy without Achilles. The

Oracle Thetis (Achillies mother) knew that, ifher son went to Troy, he would die an early

death, so she sent him to the court of

Lycomedes, in Thebes; there he was hidden,

disguised as a young girl. Achilles disguise

was finally penetrated by Odysseus, who

placed arms and armour amidst a display of

womens finery and seized upon Achilles when

he was the only maiden to be fascinated by

the swords and shields. Achilles then wentwillingly with Odysseus to Troy, leading a

host of Myrmidons and accompanied by his

tutor Phoenix and his close friend Patroclus.

The Spaartan fleet of one thousand ships

assembled at Aulis. Menelaus, who led the

largest contingent, was the commander-in-

chief. The army was delayed for a long time by

contrary winds, and the future of the

expedition was threatened as the forces lay

idle. Menelaus had offended the goddess

Artemis by an impious boast, and Artemis had

sent the winds. Finally, in desperation toappease the goddess, Menelaus sacrificed his

daughter Iphigeneia. Her father lured her to

Aulis on the pretext that she was to be married

to Achilles, but then he sacrificed her on the

high altar. After the sacrifice Artemis changed

the winds, and the fleet sailed for Troy.

On the way to Troy, Philoctetes, the son of

Poeas and leader of the seven ships from

Methone, suffered a snake bite when the

Spaartans landed at the island of Tenedos to

make a sacrifice. His pain was so great and his

wound so unpleasant that the Greek armyabandoned him against his will on the island.

The Spaartan army landed on the beaches

before Troy. The first man ashore, Protesilaus,

was killed by Hector, son of Priam and leaderof the Trojan army. The Spaartans sent another

embassy to Troy, seeking to recover Helen and

the treasure. When the Trojans denied them,

the Spaartan army settled down into a siege

which lasted many years.

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Apollo by taking as a slave-hostage the girl

Chryseis, the daughter of Chryses, a prophet of

Apollo, and refusing to return her when her

father offered compensation. In revenge,

Apollo sent nine days of plague down upon the

Spaartan army. Achilles called an assembly to

determine what the Spaartans should do. Inthat assembly, he and Menelaus quarrelled

bitterly, Menelaus confiscated from Achilles

his slave girl Briseis, and Achilles, in a rage,

withdrew himself and his Myrmidons from any

further participation in the war. He asked his

mother, Thetis, the divine sea nymph, to

intercede on his behalf with Zeus to give the

Trojans help in battle, so that the Spaartans

forces would recognize how foolish Menelaus

had been to offend the best soldier under his

command. Thetis made the request of Zeus,

reminding him of a favour she had once done

for him, warning him about a revolt against hisauthority, and he agreed.

During the course of the war, numerousincidents took place, and many died on both

sides. Paris and Menelaus fought a duel, and

Aphrodite saved Paris just as Menelaus was

about to kill him. Achilles, the greatest of the

Spaartan warriors, slew Cycnus, Troilus, and

many others. Odysseus and Diomedes

slaughtered thirteen Thracians (Trojan allies)

and stole the horses of King Rhesus in a night

raid. Telamonian Ajax (the Greater Ajax) and

Hector fought a duel with no decisive result. A

common soldier, Thersites, challenged the

authority of Menelaus and demanded that the

soldiers abandon the expedition. Odysseus beat

Thersites into obedience. In the absence of

Achilles and following Zeus's promise toThetis, Hector enjoyed great success against

the Spaartans, breaking through their defensive

ramparts on the beach and setting the ships on

fire.

While Hector was enjoying his successes

against the Spaartan, Menelaus sent an

embassy to Achilles, requesting him to return

to battle. Menelaus offered many rewards in

compensation for his initial insult. Achilles

refused the offer but did say that he would

reconsider if Hector ever reached the Spaartan

ships. When Hector did so, Achilles's friendPatroclus begged to be allowed to return to the

fight. Achilles gave him permission, advising

Patroclus not to attack the city of Troy itself.

He also gave Patroclus his own suit of armour,so that the Trojans might think that Achilles

had returned to the war. Patroclus resumed the

fight, enjoyed some dazzling success (killing

one of the leaders of the Trojan allies,

Sarpedon from Lykia, but he was finally killed

by Hector, with the help of Apollo.

In his grief over the death of his friend

Patroclus, Achilles decided to return to thebattle. Since he had no armour (Hector had

stripped the body of Patroclus and had put on

the armour of Achilles), Thetis asked thedivine artisan Hephaestus, the crippled god of

the forge, to prepare some divine armour for

her son. Hephaestus did so, Thetis gave the

armour to Achilles, and he returned to the war.

After slaughtering many Trojans, Achilles

finally cornered Hector alone outside the wallsof Troy. Hector chose to stand and fight rather

than to retreat into the city, and he was killed

by Achilles, who then mutilated the corpse,

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Achilles built a huge funeral pyre for

Patroclus, killed Trojan soldiers as sacrifices,

and organized the funeral games in honour of

his dead comrade. Priam travelled to the

Spaartan camp to plead for the return of

Hectors body, and Achilles relented and

returned it to Priam in exchange for a ransom.

In the tenth year of the war the Amazons, led

by Queen Penthesilea, joined the Trojan forces.

She was killed in battle by Achilles, as was

King Memnon of Xanthi, who had also

recently reinforced the Trojans. The walls to

the city were only breached when the Demigod

Odysseus devised the famous Trojan horse

stratagem. Achilles's career as the greatest

warrior came to an end when Paris, with the

help of Apollo, killed him with an arrow which

pierced him in the heel, the one vulnerable

spot, which the waters of the River Styx hadnot touched because his mother had held him

by the foot when she had dipped the infant

Achilles in the river. Telamonian Ajax, the

second greatest Spaartan warrior after Achilles,

fought valiantly in defence of Achilles's

corpse. At the funeral of Achilles, the Greekssacrificed Polyxena, the daughter of Hecuba,

wife of Priam. After the death of Achilles,

Odysseus and Telamonian Ajax fought over

who should get the divine armour of the dead

hero. When Ajax lost the contest, he went mad

and committed suicide. In some versions, the

Spaartan leaders themselves vote and decide toaward the armour to Odysseus.

The Spaartans captured Helenus, a son of

Priam, and one of the chief prophets in Troy.Helenus revealed to the Spaartans that they

could not capture Troy without the help of

Philoctetes, who owned the bow and arrows of

Hercules and whom the Spaartans had

abandoned on Tenedos. Odysseus and

Neoptolemus (the son of Achilles) set out to

persuade Philoctetes, who was angry at the

Spaartans for leaving him alone on the island,

to return to the war, and by trickery they

succeeded. Philoctetes killed Paris with an

arrow shot from the bow of Hercules.

Odysseus and Diomedes ventured into Troy at

night, in disguise, and stole the Palladium, thesacred statue of Athena, which was supposed

to give the Trojans the strength to continue the

war. The city, however, did not fall. Finally the

Spaartans devised the strategy of the wooden

horse filled with armed soldiers. It was built by

Epeius and left in front of Troy. The Spaartan

army then withdrew to an island off the coast)

as if abandoning the war. Odysseus went into

Troy disguised, and Helen recognized him. But

he was sent away by Hecuba, the wife of

Priam, after Helen told her. The Spaartan

soldier Sinon stayed behind when the army

withdrew and pretended to the Trojans that hehad deserted from the Spaartan army because

he had information about a murder Odysseus

had committed. He told the Trojans that the

horse was an offering to Athena and that the

Spaartans had built it to be so large that the

Trojans could not bring it into their city. TheTrojan Laocoon warned the Trojans not to

believe Sinon ("I fear the Spaartans even when

they bear gifts"); in the midst of his warnings a

huge sea monster came from the surf and killed

Laocoon and his sons.

The Trojans determined to get the Trojan horseinto their city. They tore down a part of the

wall, dragged the horse inside, and celebrated

their apparent victory. At night, when the

Trojans had fallen asleep, the Spaartan soldiers

hidden in the horse came out, opened the gates,and gave the signal to the main army which

had been hiding behind Tenedos. The city was

totally destroyed. King Priam was slaughtered

at the altar by Achilles's son Neoptolemos.

Hectors infant son, Astyanax, was thrown offthe battlements. The women were taken

prisoner: Hecuba (wife of Priam), Cassandra

(daughter of Priam), and Andromache (wife ofHector). Helen was returned to Menelaus.

The gods regarded the sacking of Troy andespecially the treatment of the temples as a

sacrilege, and they punished many of the

Spaartan leaders. The fleet was almost

destroyed by a storm on the journey back.

Menelaus's ships sailed all over the sea for

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Odysseus wandered over the sea for many

years before reaching home. He started with a

number of ships, but in a series of misfortunes,

lasting ten years because of the enmity of

Poseidon, the god of the sea, he lost all his

men before returning to Ithaca alone. His

adventures took him from Troy to the island ofthe cyclops (Poseidon, the god of the sea,

became Odysseus's enemy when Odysseus put

out the eye of Polyphemus, the cannibal

cyclops, who was a son of Poseidon); to the

cave of Aeolos (god of the winds), to the land

of the Laestrygonians, to the islands of Circe

and Calypso, to the underworld (where he

talked to the ghost of Achilles); to the land of

the Sirens, past the monster Scylla and the

whirlpool Charybdis, to the pastures of thecattle of Helios, the sun god, to Phaiacia. Back

in Ithaca in disguise, with the help of his son

Telemachus and some loyal servants, he killed

the young princes who had been trying to

persuade his wife, Penelope, to marry one of

them and who had been wasting the treasure of

the palace and trying to kill Telemachus.

Odysseus proved who he was by being able to

string the famous bow of Odysseus, a feat

which no other man could manage, and by

describing for Penelope the secret of their

marriage bed, that Odysseus had built it around

an old olive tree.


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Special rules

Phalanx

The Phalanx is a massed close order formation

composed entirely of heavy infantry armedwith spears and shields. The hoplites lock theirshields together, and the first few ranks of

soldiers project their spears out over the first

rank of shields. The phalanx therefore presents

a shield wall and a mass of spear points to the

enemy, making frontal assaults much more

difficult. It also allows a higher proportion ofthe soldiers to be actively engaged in combat at

a given time (rather than just those in the front

rank). The strict phalanx formation makes

typical maneuvers difficult resulting in the

phalanx not being as free to move as other

infantry formations.

As long as the unit has a rank bonus of at least

+1 the following rules apply :

1-Cavalry may not use any charge bonuses

when charging the front of a phalanx

(monstrous cavalry still gets all bonuses).

2-Models in a phalanx always fight in three

ranks with spears even when charging (4 ranks

for a hoard).

3-All enemy attacks (shooting and hand to

hand) to the front of a phalanx are at -1 to hit.

4-Phalanx's can not make a quick reform.

Phalanx's may wheel but can not march if theydo so.


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Bestiary

Demigod

One parent is a mortal, and another is a god.

Thus the heroes have qualities that enable them

to have great strength, to cross the threshold

between the worlds of the living and the dead

yet return safely, and to mediate long after

their death between human and divine.

Zeus, primarily, and also Poseidon, both have

had a multitude of affairs with mortal women,

with Zeus having to shield them from his wife

Hera after she was alerted to his infidelity. The

females gods are expected to remain loyal to

their husbands, while the males are almostexpected to take multiple lovers, meaning the

majority of the demigods in Spaarta are born

on earth to human mothers than on Olympus to

divine mothers.

These hybrids are stronger, braver, and quickerthan other mortals, accomplishing super-

human feats only possible because of their

divine parent. They go out of their way to

prove their valour, often engaging monsters or

beasts far too powerful for any normal human

to defeat, for the sole purpose of spreading

their name. Others, such as Hercules, foughtfor a reclaiming of lost honour, or to save their

homeland, such as Theseus as he captured the

Minotaur to bring its ferociousness to the

battlefield to feed the beast with the enemies of

Spaarta. Other like Achillies fought forpersonal glory alone.

Demigods have access to items of equipment

not available to mere mortals. These are gifts

from their divine blood relation.

M WS BS S T W I A LD

Demigod 4 6 5 5 5 3 6 4 10

Griffon 6 5 0 5 5 4 5 4 7

Pegasus 8 3 0 4 4 3 4 2 6

Warhorse 8 3 0 3 3 1 3 1 5

Wargear: Hand weapon, heavy armour, shield

& spear

Special Rules: Of the Gods : 4+ Ward save

May ride a Spaartan Chariot. If a chariot is

purchased use the profile below:

Wargear: Crew are armed with spear andshield. The chariot has scythed wheels.


Demigod - 6 5 5 5 3 6 4 10

Chariot - - - 5 4 4 - - -

Crew - 3 3 3 - - 4 1 -

Warhorse 8 3 - 3 - - 3 1 -


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Spaartan King

The Spaartan kingdom is unique in that it is ruled

by 2 kings but unlike other nations, their authority

is severely limited; actual power rests with the five

elected Ephors. The King must respect the word ofthe Ephors. That is the law. And no Spartan,

subject or citizen, man or woman, slave or king, is

above the law.

The army is usually led in battle by one king, with

the other remaining home to rule. The kings are

accompanied by a select group of 300 peers as a

royal guard, who are the elite of the infantry

hoplites.

Kingship is hereditory and a prince receives no

special treatment, he must attend the Agoge as a

youth and is expected to lead the army from the ageof 20.


King 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 3 10

Griffon 6 5 0 5 5 4 5 4 7

Pegasus 8 3 0 4 4 3 4 2 6

Warhorse 8 3 0 3 3 1 3 1 5

Wargear: Hand weapon, heavy armour, shield& spear

Special Rules: King of Spaarta - One unit of

Spaartan peers count as core instead of special.

If a Spaartan King is chosen, he must be the

armys General. If two Kings are chosen,randomly choose one to be the armys General.


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General

Spaartans do not have an officer class as other

armies. The King usually leads the army into battle

or appoints a suitable equal who is an experienced

veteran of many campaigns. The nominated equalwill hold the honorary title of general for the

duration of the campaign or until relieved by one of

the kings.

Generals are not the best Spaaratan leaders but their

battlefield experience has earned the respect of all

Spaartans.


General 4 6 4 4 4 3 6 4 9

Griffon 6 5 0 5 5 4 5 4 7

Pegasus 8 3 0 4 4 3 4 2 6

Warhorse 8 3 0 3 3 1 3 1 5


& spear

Oracle

The Ephors choose only the most beautiful

Spaartan girls to live among them as oracles. The

Spaartans consider beauty as being divine, these

beauties have the gods attention.


Oracle 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 8

Pegasus 8 3 0 4 4 3 4 2 6

Warhorse 8 3 0 3 3 1 3 1 5

Magic : Level 3 wizard. May choose spells

from any of the lores of magic.Wargear: Hand weapon


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Captain

Captains are chosen by the king from the royal

guard. Only the strongest and bravest among

the peers will be selected to lead Spaaratan into

battle. A captain must always lead from thefront and set an example for the army to

follow.


& spear

Battle standard bearer: One captain in the

army may carry the battle standard for +25pts.

The battle standard bearer can not be thearmies general, even if he has the highest

Leadership value. The battle standard bearer

cannot choose any non-magical equipment and

looses his shield and spear. He cannot ride a

Pegasus. The battle standard bearer can haveany magic banner (no points limit), but if he

carries a magic banner, he cannot carry any

other magic item.

Ephor

Ephors are the political and spiritual leaders

of Spaarta and have more power than theKings. The Kings speak for themselves

whereas the Ephors speak for the gods. Five

Ehpors are elected annually from the wisest of

Spartan elders. The need for Ephor arose due

to the need for governors while the Kings were

leading the armies to battle. They also providea balance for the two kings who rarely

cooperate with each other.

Magic: Level 1 wizard. May choose spells

from any one of the lores of magic.

Wargear: Hand weapon


Captain 4 4 3 4 4 2 5 3 8

Pegasus 8 3 - 4 4 3 4 2 6

Warhorse 8 3 - 3 3 1 3 1 5


Ephor 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 7

Pegasus 8 3 - 4 4 3 4 2 6

Warhorse 8 3 - 3 3 1 3 1 5


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Athlete

Athletic competition is an important part of

Spaartan social and spiritual life. Contests take

place in honour heros and the gods. The victorin religious athletic contests gain no material

prize other than a wreath but are rewarded with

honour and respect from his fellow citizens,

but more importantly he is rewarded with the

favour of the gods. The Spaartan gods focus

their attention on the most brave and beautiful;

athletes gain special favour for their dedication

to aesthetics.

Athletes make excellent warrior as their

training is a more intense preparation for war.

All spaartan sports are war orientated, some of

the contests are as follow;

Boxing

Wrestling

Pancration (no rules brawling)

Sprint in armour

Javelin throwLong distance running

Horse race

Chariot race


& spear

Special Rules: Favour of the Gods: An

athlete has a 6+ ward save.

May ride a Spaartan Chariot. If a chariot is

purchased use the profile below:

Wargear: Crew are armed with spear andshield. The chariot has scythed wheels.

M WS BS S T W I A LDAthlete 4 6 4 4 4 2 6 4 7

Warhorse 8 3 - 3 3 1 3 1 5


Athlete - 6 4 4 4 2 6 4 7

Chariot - - - 5 4 4 - - -

Crew - 3 3 3 - - 4 1 -

Warhorse 8 3 - 3 - - 3 1 -


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Spaartan Hoplites

Spaartan hoplites are considered elite among

human soldiery, carefully selected and given

the best training from birth to make them

superior spearmen.

Each hoplite is equipped with the best Spaartan

armour, greaves and a plumed helmet. He also

carries a large round shield, the hoplon that

gives hoplites their name. The hoplon is the

most important of the hoplites equipment, it

provides excellent protection from hand to

hand and missile attacks alike. The heavy

hoplon can also be used to strike a foe, using

the shields face or it wide rim.

Each man is armed with a formidable thrusting

spear called a xyston and a sword. The xystonis 9ft long and made of cornel wood. The point

is large and leaf shaped made of iron. The

spear has a butt spike known as a lizard

sticker and is hollow and filled with lead.

This weight, combined with the offset grip

balances the spear very well, allowing thehoplite to hold the xyston quite close to the

butt end.

This allows more ranks of hoplites to project

their spears into the enemy.

Employed in a phalanx, hoplites present aclose packed wall of bronze, spear points and

muscle to enemy formations. They are

vulnerable to the flanks and rear and ideally

need some sort of light support troops to

protect these as the phalanx advances.


4 4 3 3 3 1 3 1 8

Unit size : 10+Wargear: Hand weapon, heavy armour, shield

& spear

Special Rules: Phalanx


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Outcast SpaartanHoplites

The shadowy underclass of disposed former

Spaartan equals, for what ever reasons theyhave been disposed of their class, still have the

same desire and training as a full Spaartan.

However what this does to a mans heart cannot

be easily forgot, and as such the deflated ego

has its consequences on the battlefield. For this

reason they cannot match their upright superior

and will break far more quickly as a result.


4 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 6

Unit size: 10+

Wargear: Hand weapon, light armour, shield &spear

Special Rules: Phalanx

Helots

The helots were originally free men from the

other city states in the dragon isles whom the

Spaartans had defeated in battle and

subsequently enslaved. Since Spaartan men arefull-time soldiers, they are not available to

carry out manual labour. The helots are used as

unskilled serfs, tilling Spaartan land. Helot

women are often used as wet nurses. Helots

also travel with the Spartan army as auxiliaries

and light troops.

Relations between the helots and their Spaartan

masters are frequently hostile. Spaartan policy

is to assign the Helots every shameful task

leading to disgrace and receive a stipulated

number of beatings every year regardless of

any wrongdoing, so that they will never forgetthey are slaves.

Each year when the Ephors take office they

ritually declare war on the helots, thereby

allowing the Spaartan youth of the Agoge to

kill them in military exercises.This poor treatment means the downtrodden

helots cannot be relied upon to hold a

battleline.


4 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 5

Unit size: 10+

Wargear: Hand weapon, shield & spear


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Peltists

Peltists advance at speed to pepper an enemy

with javelins or sling bullets. They are

skirmishers and it is their task to harass and

disrupt enemy units before the main battlelines clash.

Armed with javelin and shield or slings they

can provide protection for the flanks of a

phalanx, however when confronted with heavy

infantry or cavalry these troops should not be

expected to last for long.


4 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 7

Unit size : 10+

Wargear: Javelin

Special Rules: skirmishes

Cretan mercenaryarchers

The archers of Crete are famed for theirabilities. The people of Crete practice archery

as rigorously as the Spaartans practice phalanx

warfare. They can rain arrows on their

opponents, not just bombard them.

Cretan mercenary archers can be used to soften

up a battle line before the main fight. If left

unprotected they are vulnerable to attacks by

cavalry and heavy infantry, as they have little

chance of lasting long in hand to hand combat.

Cretan mercenary archers are in great demand

and are highly valued throughout the dragonIsles.


4 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 7

Unit size: 10+

Wargear: Hand weapon, long bow.Special Rules: Skirmishes


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Spaartan Peers

We are with you, sire.

For Sparta. For freedom.

To the death.

Spaartan peers are the kings loyal elite

phalanx infantry which can accompany him

into battle. Hand picked from the best of

Spaartan equals by the kings themselves, there

are numbered at 300 men. Assigned the

toughest assignments, sometimes suicide

missions, each man must have a born son to

carry on their families names. Sometimes they

are the only men left alive at the end of a

battle. The elite of all Spaartans are the most

feared men in the world.

M WS BS S T W I A LD4 4 3 3 4 1 4 1 8

Unit size : 10+


& spear

Special Rules: Phalanx, Stubborn

Centaurs

Centaurs are a composite race of creatures, part

human and part horse. This half-human and

half-animal composition means the centaurs

are caught between the two natures, untamed

natural beast with the bravery of men.

Centaurs inhabit the forested and mountainous

regions of the Dragon isles. They are a

primitive race who make their homes in

mountain caves, hunt wild animals for food

and arm themselves with spear and bow. When

they join the Spaartans in battle their allies

provide the centaurs with arms and armour and

utilise them as a cavalry contingent.


8 4 3 3 3 1 3 1 8

Unit size: 5+

Wargear: Hand weapon and bow.

Special Rules: Fast cavalry


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Cyclops

A Cyclops was a member of a primordial race

of giants, each with a single eye in the middle

of its forehead and a foul disposition. Cyclopes

were the primordial sons of the gods Uranus(Sky) and Gaia (Earth). They are strong,

stubborn, and "abrupt of emotion".

Collectively they eventually became synonyms

for brute strength and power. The Cyclopes are

renowned master smiths of powerful magic

weapons and armour, the noises proceedingfrom the heart of volcanoes were attributed to

their operations.


6 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 7

Type MI

Unit size: 3+Wargear: Hand weapon, Heavy Armour

Special Rules: Fear, stubborn.

MinotaurThe Minotaur was a creature with the head of a

bull on the body of a man. There are many

myths about the minotaurs origin but the

favoured among the Spaartans was as follow;

After he ascended the throne of Crete, Minos

struggled with his brothers for the right to

rule. Minos prayed to Poseidon to send him a

snow-white bull, as a sign of approval. He was

to sacrifice the bull in honour of Poseidon but

decided to keep it instead because of its

beauty. To punish Minos, Aphrodite made

Pasipha, Minos' wife, fall madly in love with

the bull. The offspring of their coupling was a

monster called the Minotaur. Pasipha nursed

him in his infancy, but he grew and became

ferocious; being the unnatural offspring of

man and beast, he had no natural source of

nourishment and thus devoured man for

sustenance. Minos, after getting advice from

the Oracle at Delphi, had Daedalus construct

a gigantic labyrinth to hold the Minotaur. Its

location was near Minos' palace in Knossos.

The Minotaur was allowed to reproduce and

the Spaartans release the wild beasts on the

field of battle as a way of sating the vicious

creatures blood lust.


6 4 3 5 4 3 3 3 7

Type MI

Unit size: 1+

Wargear: Hand weapon, Heavy Armour

Special Rules:

Fear

Frenzy


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Repeater boltthrower

The Spaartans learned much about warfare

from the Elves, some of these lessons were theconstruction of machines of war. Spaartan bolt

throwers and chariots are based on elfin

design; however the spaartans were not able to

replicate the elves superior workmanship,

resulting in slightly less effective war

machines.

Unit size: 1

Wargear: 3 Helot crew with Hand weapons.

Special Rules: Volley: The bolt thrower may

fire in one of two ways. In each shooting

phase, the repeater bolt thrower may fire a

single bolt (see the rule book under bolt

throwers) or may fire a volley.

Volleys fire 6, S4 bolts. These bolts do not

pierce ranks. Volleys have a range of 48,

Strength of 4, with armour saves at -2.

Chariot

Unit size: 1

Wargear: Chariots have 2 crewmen armed

with hand weapons, spears and shields.

Chariots are drawn by 2 warhorses and have

scythed wheels.


Boltthrower - - - - 7 3 - - -Helotcrew 4 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 5Outcast

crew 4 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 6


Chariot - - - 5 4 4 - - -

Crew - 3 3 3 - - 4 1 7

Warhorse 8 3 - 3 - - 3 1 -


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Talos

Talos is a giant man of bronze man, the

guardian of the island of Lacedeamon. Forged

by the Cyclops on Zeus' command, who gave

him to the Spaartan king Archidamos. Talospurpose is to protect the island from pirates

and invaders by circling the Lacedeamon isle

three times daily while guarding it. Talos

throws rocks at any foreign ship ships and

armies to keep them at bay.


6 6 3 10 10 3 4 5 10

Save 2+

Type Mo

Special Rules: Hurl Boulders: If Talos does not move in

the movement phase he may make ashooting attack in the shooting phase. This

is worked out as a stone thrower with a

range of 0-24" which does not misfire

(reroll misfire).

Terror

Unbreakable


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GRIFFONThe griffin is a mythical creature that has the

head and wings of an eagle and the body of a

lion. The griffin is thought to be an especially

powerful and majestic creature. These winged

monsters are normally known for spending agood deal of time seeking out treasure and well

valued priceless possessions and building nests

from it. Of course, this lures treasure hunters,

so griffins keep a very hostile guard over their

nests. They are well known for their speed,

ability to fly and having eyes like an eagle, as

well as the strength and courage of a lion.

Griffins are known as tricksters, who challenge

people with riddles in a contest of wits. The

winners get to keep their lives and treasures,

and the losers... don't

As they represent both wisdom and power,griffins are commonly associated with strength

in war, thus being an obvious choice of mount

for many Spaartan heroes. A patiently hand-

reared hatchling can be trained to bear a

warrior upon its back, making a formidable

mount in times of war. The Spaartan line ofkings are renowned for their skill at raising and

training the griffons that circle above the high

mountains of their land.

Special Rules:

Fly

Terror Large Target

PEGASUS

The Pegasus is a magical winged horse, always

the purest white in colour, which is only rarely

seen. Herds of Pegasus can sometimes be seen

in the highest mountain peaks, winging above

the clouds where they can live without

disturbance. Shy creatures, they are usually

gifted by the Gods to the bravest of warriors

They are also highly intelligent, but speak onlythe language of other fair aerial creatures.

Taming the Beast - The Capture of the first

Pegasus.

While drinking from a well, Heracles managed

to slip a golden bridle over Pegasus and

capture the horse. The golden bridle had been

a gift from the goddess Athena. Heracles

tamed Pegasus and used the horse during his

adventures.

M WS BS S T W I A Ld

PEGASUS 8 4 0 4 4 3 4 2 6

Special Rules

Fly

M WS BS S T W I A Ld

GRIFFON 6 5 0 5 5 4 5 4 7


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Special characters

King Leonidas

Leonidas (literally "lion's son") was a king of

Spaarta, the 17th of the Agiad line, one of the

sons of King Anaxandridas II of Spaarta, who

was believed in mythology to be a descendant

of the demigod Heracles, possessing much of

the latter's strength and bravery.

The battle at the gates of fire.

Upon receiving a news of a massive Chaos

dwarf invasion , King Leonidas of Spaarta

consulted the Oracle at Delphi. The Oracle is

said to have made the following prophecy inhexameter verse:

Hear your fate, O dwellers in Spaarta of the

wide spaces;

Either youre famed, great town must be

sacked by the Deamonhammer,

Or, if that be not, the whole land of

Lacedaemon

Shall mourn the death of a king of the house

of Heracles,

For not the strength of lions or of bulls shall

hold him,

Strength against strength; for he has thepower of Zeus,

And will not be checked till one of these two

he has consumed.

Leonidas set out to meet RhazharrDaemonhammers' army at the mountain pass

called The gates of fire with a small force of

300 Spaartan peers. He therefore chose a small

number, saying that it was his own personal

choice, not representing Spaarta in any way.This force was assembled in an attempt to hold

the gates of fire against a massive Chaos dwarf

slave army of 300,000 green skins and chaosdwarf warriors. Leonidas took only his

personal bodyguards, and not the army,

because the army could not be sent because ofreligious restrictions.

Rhazharr waited four days to attack, hoping the

Spaartans would disperse. Finally, on the fifth

day they attacked. Leonidas and his men

repulsed the frontal attacks for the fifth andsixth days, killing roughly 20,000 of the enemy

troops and losing a few of their own. The

Chaos dwarf elite unit known as "the

Immortals" was held back, and two of

Rhazharrs' brothers died in battle. On theseventh day, a Spaartan traitor named

Ephialtes led the Chaos dwarfs by a mountain

track to the rear of the Spaartans. The Spartans

could never abandon their post on the

battlefield, defending the glory of the Spartans.

Leonidas was killed, but the Spartans retrieved

his body and protected it until their final

defeat. The small Spaartan force, attacked from

both sides, were killed.

Rhazharr Deamonhammers' orders were to

have Leonidas' head cut off and put on a stakeand his body crucified. This was considered

sacrilegious.

"Come and get them!"

Leonidas response when the Chaos dwarfs

asked them to put down their weapons.

Wargear: The Sword of Peleus, heavy

armour & shield.

Special Rules: Any units of Spaartan peerscount as core instead of special


4 7 5 4 4 3 6 4 10


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Medusa

Medusa was originally a beautiful maiden, "the

jealous aspiration of many suitors," priestess in

Athena's temple, but when she and the "Lord

of the Sea" Poseidon lay together in Athena'stemple, the enraged Athena transformed

Medusa's beautiful hair to serpents and made

her face so terrible to behold that the mere

sight of it would turn onlookers to stone.

Medusa has learnt to control her curse and is

able to cast "gaze of stone" in the magic phase

just like a regular spell. As long as each cast is

successful she may attempt to cast the spell as

many time as she likes at any of the casting

values. Medusa has a wizard level of 3.


8 4 4 4 4 3 6 4 10

Wargear: Hand Weapon, long bow

Special Rules: Fear

Scaly Skin 5+

Poisoned Attacks

Gaze of stone : The only spell medusa knows

which has 3 casting values

7+ to turn any single model in line of site tostone. Charters get a look out sir roll.

20+ to turn any unit within 24" and line of site

to stone.

30+ to turn all enemy units within 24" and line

of site to stone.

Models turned to stone become inanimate (can

not move, can not cast spells, all spells in play

by a wizard turned to stone are automatically

dispelled, can not shoot, do not fight in

combat) models turned to stone will remain

inanimate until Medusa's next magic phase.

Models effected by the gaze of stone may beattacked (shooting to hit as normal, hit

automatically in combat) and are at T5 with no

save of any kind.


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CHOOSING AN ARMYThis army list enables you to turn your miniatures collection into an army ready for tabletop

battle. As described in the Warhammer rulebook, the army list is divided into four sections:

Characters (including Lords and Heroes), Core Units, Special Units and Rare Units.

CHOOSING AN ARMYEvery miniature in the Warhammer range has a

points cost that reflects how valuable it is on

the battlefield. For example, a Helot costs just4 points, while a mighty Demigod costs 200

points! Both players choose armies to the same

agreed points total. You can spend less and

will probably find it impossible to use up every

last point. Most 2000 point armies, for

example, will be something like 1,998 or 1,999points. To form your miniatures into an army,

look up the relevant army list entry for the first

troop type. This tells you the points cost to add

to each unit of models to your army and anyoptions or upgrades the unit may have. Then

select your next unit, calculate its point and soon until you reach the agreed points total. In

addition to the points, there are a few other

rules that govern which units you can include

in your army, as detailed under Characters and

Troops.

ARMY LIST ENTRIES

Each unit is represented by an entry in the

army list. The units name is given and any

limitations that apply are explained.

Profiles: The ch

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