SAHEL: Total War

**MansaSakura** · 06-30-2007, 20:45

Here are some pics from a book of mine; African Arms and Armour. Has great illustrations. These are some of the inspirations for the Ethiopian faction

Ethiopian Court official with distinctive shotel sword.

Ethiopian musketeers

Ethiopian flag (this will probably make it on the faction banner)

Ethiopian shield with lion's mane attached (noble shield)

Ethiopian swords and scabbards (top) ethiopian ornamented shield (bottom)

Ethiopian Ras (governor/general) from Italo Abyssinian War

Ethiopian knight on travel mule

Ethiopian general with shieldbearer

Bete Georgis Church at Lalibela (this should be one of the wonders)

Ethiopian Castle at Gondar (looks very similar to european castles)

that's about it on my ethiopian resources... i'll holla back with more stuff later.

**MansaSakura** · 06-30-2007, 20:57

Here are drawings which I will base the Kanem-Bornu units from. Like before, most of these drawings can be found in Africans Arms and Armour.

Kanembu Spearmen (left) Munga Bowman (right)

Munga Bowman (left) Bornu Bodyguard (right)

Baguirmi Lancer (notice the awesome two pronged lance!)

Kanuri Noble surrounded by Kanembu Spearman

Fellatah from Timbuktu (left) Bornu traverler with long club and arm dagger

**Gurkhal** · 07-01-2007, 23:14

A very original take, and I like it very much. Although what time period is the mod focusing on?

**MansaSakura** · 07-02-2007, 16:09

About 1270 when the latest dynasty of the three factions appears (solomonid of Ethiopia) to 1645 with the end of the first dynasty of the three factions (keita of Manden)

Kanem (Sayfawa Dynasty): 1075-1846
Manden (Keita Dynasty): 1235-1645
Ethiopia (Solomonid Dynasty): 1270-1976

**Xehh II** · 07-02-2007, 17:05

This looks quite good but I was wondering how would you do poison arrows?

**MansaSakura** · 07-02-2007, 17:29

Higher attack values. These poisons (especially among West and Central Africans) were fast acting. Just a knick is enough for paralysis and/or death. that's why the padded armor became so important aong cavalry. such armor wasn't very efficient for spears and lances, but it could stop most African arrows even at close range. African arrows in West/Central africa weren't very strong and the bows had only half the distance of European counterparts. The Ethiopian bowmen (even the non-poisoned ones) will be different with much greater range and stopping power.