Casse generals suck. While I'm sure that watching dozens of chariots crashing into each other would be awesome, pitting Cidanh against anything results in mass chariot slaughter. They are only ever good for a routing charge, and using them in sieges will cause a shortage of FMs. I once lost my entire family after I made the mistake of sending them into the settlement I was attacking.

I have no favorite bodyguard, although the Baktrian Basilike Ile look badass.