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Black Unicorn Riders/Cavalry/Legion of Thay
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4 18.18%
Black Lancers of Thay
27.27%
6 27.27%
Black Riders of Thay
13.64%
3 13.64%
Dread Riders of Thay
27.27%
6 27.27%
Ebony Riders of Thay
13.64%
3 13.64%
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Name for the Black Unicorn Legion
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For the next server update, a new faction will be available - that of one filled with Black Unicorn riders. As I am having a tough time coming up with a cool name for this faction, I thought I'd ask the community for help. Here's the little background info that we have for Black Unicorns in Thay -

Quote:Few generalizations can be made about the Thayan military. Infantry legions range in size from 800 to 2,000, and in type from nearly naked goblin skirmishers to heavily armored and virtually immobile foot knights. Cavalry legions are even more varied, with such diverse units as unarmored archers, lancers, and heavy knights, all mounted on a bewildering variety of animals; these have included horses (naturally the most common), giant cats, centaurs, manticores, leucrotta, griffons, hippogriffs, giant beetles, and even, with little success, dragons. The Thayans’ dreaded black unicorn cavalry is the nation’s best known cavalry force, consisting of hundreds of evil female fighters mounted on a corrupt strain of unicorn created by the Red Wizards.

Quote:The black unicorn is one of the results of Thayan experimentation into the corruption of existing life forms. Black unicorns resemble their white relatives, but they are twisted and evil. Black unicorns have become a mainstay of the Thayan military, and many are kept as pets by Red Wizards.
Black unicorns are coal-dark creatures sporting silky black manes and burning red eyes. Their horns are long and spiraled, chased with silver and they are quite beautiful. Male black unicorns are bearded and the females more slender than the males, but they retain a heavy musculature.
Highly intelligent, black unicorns can be taught to speak Common, and there are rumors that Red Wizards are trying to teach them spells with purely verbal components.
Despite their success and usefulness in combat, black unicorns are fickle and chaotic, mostly concerned with their own safety rather than that of their riders or companions. It is not at all unusual for a black unicorn to flee combat when the tide turns against it, dislodging riders or teleporting away by itself and leaving others to fend for themselves. Just the same, black unicorns serve in large numbers with the Thayan military. Several major units made up of black unicorns and evil-aligned female riders serve the zulkirs. The Sisters of Cyric, a prominent regiment sworn to serve the Zulkir Aznar Thrul, consists of evil female priestesses of Cryic mounted on black unicorns.

This faction as a whole will not be the 'Sisters of Cyric' simply because it will be restrictive enough (evil drow/human women only) without further limiting it to worshippers of Cyric - although the Sisters of Cyric may eventually become a unit or extension of this faction.

So, what do you think the Black Unicorn faction should be named?
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Name for the Black Unicorn Legion - by Balanor - 09-30-2013, 03:46 PM
RE: Name for the Black Unicorn Legion - by Bela - 09-30-2013, 05:21 PM
RE: Name for the Black Unicorn Legion - by Bela - 10-04-2013, 03:47 AM
RE: Name for the Black Unicorn Legion - by Bela - 10-08-2013, 04:22 AM

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