Where is the Celtiberian faction?

[HunGeneral]

Celto-Iberians would help keep the Lusos (or even the Carthies in Iberia) in check - But what if becomes something similer to The Adeui vs Arverni conflict - one defeats the other, gets overstreched and will be overrun by a third (in this case maybe fourth) faction taking the hole of the aera (Iberia in this case)...

[vonhaupold]

There HAS to be a new faction in Iberia. I agree a Celtiberian faction would be a prime candidate, but I think a good case could be made for the Turdetani as well. Descended from the Tartessos, they had their own language and alphabet unique from the rest of the Iberians. They are also considered to be one of the most "civilized" peoples of Iberia. They were early trading partners of the Greeks and Phoenicians and were later heavily influenced by Carthage. I believe they fit in nicely with the EB timeframe, but I'm not really sure about how much information there really is about them.

I of course am biased since I am from that area, specifically Cádiz and Sevilla.

¡Saludos!

[Bucefalo]

vonhaupold, I would love too to see some southern iberian faction, as i am from that area too. But as far as i know, these southern iberian tribes were not really a warlike people, but more related to the carthaginians by trade.

I think there are some quotations of these tribes using mercenaries of northern tribes to fight for them, that would mean that they did not have a strong army by themselves.

Anyway i don´t really know much about their military, but as you say their culture was more "civilized" from the eyes of greeks and phoenicians, and possibly more advanced than others tribes of the interior of the peninsula.

Also they usually offered a lot less of resistance against the invasions, it could be because they knew what benefits would bring them being under carthaginian/roman rule or were simply more tolerant to foreigners as long as their customs were preserved.

[Berg-i-dum]

Well I am agree with Bucéfalo. Early the Turdetani where under high dependency of Carthago at least since III b. C. and his military at that time were in a big portion celtiberian mercenaries.

But to be honest his culture was higher developed with urban settlements, because of his longer contact with mediterranean colonies. And well to speak about Tartessos -anyway it is way out of the EB timeframe- I am one of the sceptics who thinks more in a mythological kingdom than in a actual one.

@HunGeneral. I am agree that this could be a bad point in the gameplay but well if we had 3 factions in Iberia -Carthago, Lusitani, Celtiberii- it would be even I guess.