0ad/binaries/data/mods/public/civs/brit.json

{
	"Code": "brit",
	"Culture": "celt",
	"Name": "Britons",
	"Emblem": "session/portraits/emblems/emblem_britons.png",
	"History": "The Britons were the Celtic tribes of the British Isles. Using chariots, longswordsmen and powerful melee soldiers, they staged fearesome revolts against Rome to protect their customs and interests. Also, they built thousands of unique structures such as hill forts, crannogs and brochs.",
	"Music":[
			{"File":"Highland_Mist.ogg", "Type":"peace"},
			{"File":"Celtic_Pride.ogg", "Type":"peace"},
			{"File":"Celtica.ogg", "Type":"peace"}
		],
	"Factions":
	[
		{
			"Name": "Britons",
			"Description": "The Celts of the British Isles.",
			"Technologies":
			[
				{
					"Name": "Sevili Dusios",
					"History": "The Britons took up the practice of either making permanent marks on their body in the form of tattoos or temporarily painted their bodies with woad paint. The effect was very frightening.",
					"Description": "Increased attack and movement rate for melee soldiers." 
				},
				{
					"Name": "Turos Maros",
					"History": "'Great Tower'; Celtic legends abound with stories of massive tall towers built by the most powerful kings, and the remains of some very large towers have been found.",
					"Description": "Increases the height bonus of units garrisoned in a tower." 
				} 
			],
			"Heroes":
			[
				{
					"Name": "Karatakos",
					"Class": "",
					"Armament": "",
					"Emblem": "",
					"History": "Caractacus, the Roman form, is a simple change from Karatakos, his actual name, which was printed on his many, many coins. Under this name he is remembered as a fierce defender of Britain against the Romans after their invasion in 43 A.D. Son of King Cunobelin of the Catuvellauni tribal confederation, Karatakos fought for nine years against the Romans with little success, eventually fleeing to the tribes in Wales, where he was defeated decisively. Finally he entered Northern Britain, where was handed over to the Romans. Taken to Rome, Karatakos was allowed to live by the Emperor Claudius and died in Italy. Tradition states he converted to Christianity when his wife did, but there is nothing known of this as definite. Probably more notable is the matter that he was allowed to live once captured. Roman policy was typically to have such men killed in public displays to celebrate. Karatakos was brought before the Emperor and Senate at his request to explain himself. What he said is not known for certainty, but Tacitus applies to him a famous speech..." 
				},
				{
					"Name": "Kunobelinos",
					"Class": "",
					"Armament": "",
					"Emblem": "",
					"History": "Kunobelinos, perhaps better known by the latinized form of Cunobelin, was a powerful ruler centered in the territory around modern day Colchester. Ruling the Catuvellauni from Kamulodunon(better known as Camulodunum), he was a warrior king who conquered a neighboring tribe, the Trinovantes, and was referred to by the Romans as the King of the Britons. The Trinovantes, while having been Roman allies, were not able to call for Roman aide, as they were conquered shortly after the Roman's own disaster in Germania. Kunobelinos died of disease after subjugating the great majority of the southern half of Britain (his coins were being minted as far as the borders of what would become Wales). When he died, his son Togdumnos replaced him, who died in battle with the Romans, and was subsequently replaced by his brother, Karatakos. It is an irony that it was his third son that initially invited this Roman reprisal. Kunobelinos seems to have been indifferent to the Romans. He traded with them freely, but had few qualms subjugating known Roman allies, and even sent Adminius as a fosterling to be educated in Roman Gaul. This accounted for Adminius's friendships among the Romans, and he was given lordship over the Cantaci, who inhabited Kent, by his father. This area was the prime area of Roman influence and trade in Britain, and he shrewdly observed his youngest son's friendship with powerful Roman and Gallo-Roman politicians and traders would be of use administrating the region. His other sons though had no love for the Romans, and when Kunobelinos died, Togdumnos, now king, arrested, executed, or expelled numerous Roman sympathizers, including his own brother Adminius, and the deposed Atrebates king, Verica, who appealed to their connections in the Roman Empire for aide in recovering their lands. Kunobelinos in his own time though was possibly one of the greatest of all British kings. He conquered huge portions of land from originally ruling over only four minor tribes in a confederation, the Catuvellauni, and achieved recognition as king of Britain. This recognition was so great that tribes in Cambria even came to assist his sons against the Romans and their British allies, and Kunobelinos was held up by the post-Roman Britons as one of their great heroes; a conqueror and uniter of petty kingdoms, something the post-Roman Britons or Romano-British sorely needed." 
				},
				{
					"Name": "Boudicca",
					"Class": "",
					"Armament": "",
					"Emblem": "",
					"History": "Ammianus Marcellinus described how difficult it would be for a band of foreigners to deal with a Celt if he called in the help of his wife. For she was stronger than he was and could rain blows and kicks upon the assailants equal in force to the shots of a catapult. Boudicca, queen of the Iceni, was said to be 'very tall and terrifying in appearance; her voice was very harsh and a great mass of red hair fell over her shoulders. She wore a tunic of many colours over which a thick cloak was fastened by a brooch. Boudicca had actually at first been a Roman ally, along with her husband, Prasutagus, king of the Iceni. Prasutagus had been a close Roman ally after a brief uprising, respected as being forethinking even by his former enemies, now allied Romans, and free to rule his kingdom as their native tradition dictated, except in one case. Prasutagus, realizing he was going to die, agreed upon a will with his wife and subordinates; his daughters would inherit the physical running of the territory, under Boudicca's stewardship until they were adults, and the Emperor of Rome would have overlordship, collecting taxes and being allowed to request military aide. Much the same situation as he already held. The problem lay in that the Romans did not recognize female heirs, and thus asserted, upon Prasutagus's death, that only the Emperor's claim to the kingdom of Icenia was valid. They further noted it was regular Roman practice to only allow a client kingdom to be independent for the lifetime of the initial king, such as had occurred in Galatia. The Empire formally annexed the kingdom, and began extracting harsh taxes immediately, citing that Prasutagus was indebted to the Romans, having taken several loans during his lifetime that he had failed to repay. Boudicca's complaint about this treatment and the defiance of her deceased husband's will was met with brutality; Roman soldiers flogged her, and her daughters, only children, were raped. Boudicca and her subjects were infuriated at the disgrace done to their queen and the children. With the Roman governor of Britain engaged with the druids in Cambria, now Wales, Boudicca was able to attract more followers from outside the Iceni, as they were hardly the only British tribe growing rapidly disallusioned with the Romans. Boudicca and her army laid waste to three cities, routed a Roman legion, and called on the memory of Arminius, a German who had routed the Romans from his lands, and their own ancestors who had driven off Caesar near a century earlier. Boudicca was defeated by a major tactical blunder in the Battle of Watling Street, leading to much of her force being slaughtered as they could not withdraw to safety. Boudicca herself escaped, and then slew her daughters, and then herself, to avoid further shame at Roman hands." 
				} 
			] 
		} 
	],
	"CivBonuses":
	[
		{
			"Name": "Ardiosmanae",
			"History": "Represents Celtic farming methods. ",
			"Description": "Enhanced food gained from ranching and farming. " 
		},
		{
			"Name": "Deas Celtica",
			"History": "Celtic religion and druidry inspired their warlike mindset. ",
			"Description": "Druids increase attack rates of soldiers near them slightly." 
		} 
	],
	"TeamBonuses":
	[
		{
			"Name": "Druides",
			"History": "The Druids of the Celts maintained an organized religion that advanced the technology of their people even during wartime.",
			"Description": "Bonus to tech speed." 
		} 
	],
	"Structures":
	[
		{
			"Name": "Kennel",
			"Class": "",
			"Emblem": "",
			"History": "The Britons were known for breeding war dogs.",
			"Requirements": "",
			"Phase": "",
			"Special": "" 
		} 
	],
	"StartEntities":
	[
		{
			"Template": "structures/brit_civil_centre" 
		},
		{
			"Template": "units/brit_support_female_citizen",
			"Count": 4
		},
		{
			"Template": "units/brit_infantry_spearman_e",
			"Count": 2 
		},		
		{
			"Template": "units/brit_infantry_slinger_e",
			"Count": 2 
		},
		{
			"Template": "units/brit_war_dog_e" 
		}
	],
	"Formations":
	[
		"Scatter",
		"Box",
		"Column Closed",
		"Line Closed",
		"Column Open",
		"Line Open",
		"Flank",
		"Skirmish",
		"Wedge",
		"Battle Line"
	],
	"AINames":
	[
		"Karatakos",
		"Kunobelinos",
		"Boudicca",
		"Prasutagus",
		"Venutius",
		"Cogidubnus",
		"Commius",
		"Comux",
		"Ostorius",
		"Adminius",
		"Dubnovellaunus",
		"Vosenius"
	]
}