Circassians

[cegorach]

This thread will be used as the database for this faction.

[Inal_the_Great]

Ok thanks for this thread...

You asked for these:

- units - your proposal, or at least some information about their military,
Pictures included if possible.

- office titles,

- name of the units and titles should be in a national language of this territory - one of them, your choice, but it should be as realistic as possible,

- possibly some historical heroes I can use,

- at least some names to use for the faction in the game,

+ more if you want.

I will start with Units and continue posting the rest in my spare time...

[Inal_the_Great]

Circassia

Units:

Dzhigit Horseman: These are the common Circassian Cavalry (dont get the wrong impression from the word "common" though they were quite skilled), even by 1700s usually without firearms but instead bow and sword.


To give an idea of have they would look like but this is slightly late (and it is actually a painting of a Circassian chief).



The Swords Circassians used 1400-1500s (Circassian sabre not Shaska yet)



The Pistols but I think these are from 1700s



Circassian Harness


Among the best swords of all time: Shaska used from 1600- WW 2 .


Circassian Bow 1400-1700



Helmets used until firearms made it obsolete.

[Inal_the_Great]

Here is another photo shwoing Circassian clothes during most of the games time period. By 1700 it started to change...

[Inal_the_Great]

Abreks: I think this is the Circassian quillavent of Knight but with two important diferences:

They served no one! No king, no chief, no country, no empire:no one but themselves. (abit selfish yes )

They usually were like Mountain pirates stealing or killing and living this way their whole lives but rarely they in fact did join the Circassian army and their entire life experience (which was preety much just fighting ) allowed them to dominate almost all other warriors on the battlefield.

They were greatly feared & respected by Circassians .

I think much stronger than Dzhigit, surely an elite unit but not the best...
Equipment quite similiar to other Caucasian warriors...

their can be Abrek Infantry (which is almost the same but unmounted)

and Abrek Cavalry (or Horseman)

BTW I can find the Circassian words for Horseman and stuff but do you guys need it really?

Abrek is native word.

[Inal_the_Great]

BTW the Abreks had a strict codes which guided them through the though years.

Said that Circasians as a nation also have a code named Adiga Khabze (Circassian Tradition)

Which they still use today and is very strict (strict in sense military style). Guiding daily life rather than Samurai style Bushido the way of the warrior...

Every male Circassian was considered a warrior between ages 20 to 60.