Factions

Factions are the groups that field armies in AetherKingdoms. There is currently only one playable faction - the other is an NPC faction encountered only in PvE events.

Human

The Human faction is the only playable faction: every player commands a Human empire. It fields 15 units, ranging from the basic Militia up to the Noble, and has the following faction traits:

Trait	Value
Walls bonus	+2% per level
Merchant speed	14 fields/hr
Merchant capacity	Village 1,000, Town 3,000, City 10,000

Unit	Type	Attack	Melee def.	Ranged def.	Cavalry def.	Speed	Food/hr
Militia	Melee	10	12	6	8	7	1
Spearman	Melee	12	24	12	32	7	1
Swordsman	Melee	53	32	16	22	6	2
Halberdier	Melee	32	60	36	108	6	2
Archer	Ranged	22	16	12	6	7	1
Longbow	Ranged	12	32	24	12	6	1
Cavalry Archer	Ranged	144	130	94	82	14	6
Crossbow	Ranged	42	96	60	48	6	2
Horseman	Cavalry	60	18	28	24	16	3
Lancer	Cavalry	48	60	108	72	14	4
Knight	Cavalry	152	52	80	68	12	6
Cataphract	Cavalry	234	92	146	118	10	8
Scout	Special	9	12	18	14	18	2
Settlers	Special	48	24	24	24	5	8
Noble	Special	120	60	60	60	4	20

Barbarians

Barbarians are a non-playable (NPC) faction. They cannot be controlled by players and are only encountered as enemies in PvE events. They field 9 units of their own and have a wall strength of 1.5.

Trait	Value
Walls bonus	+1.5% per level

Unit	Type	Attack	Melee def.	Ranged def.	Cavalry def.	Speed	Food/hr
Raider	Melee	10	8	8	10	7	1
Axeman	Melee	18	16	12	14	7	1
Guardian	Melee	12	18	14	22	7	1
Shieldmaiden	Melee	22	52	38	24	6	2
Berserker	Melee	48	24	16	20	6	2
Bowman	Ranged	8	10	9	7	7	1
Warden	Ranged	20	12	16	14	7	1
Outrider	Cavalry	26	16	20	22	14	2
Chieftain	Cavalry	76	48	62	56	7	4