Total War: WARHAMMER III

Total War: WARHAMMER III

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Alshua's Ellyrion

Description
Alshua's Ellyrion is a lovingly detailed overhaul of the High Elf kingdom known for its wild horses and beautiful plains. Led by the legendary "Reaver Princess", Aelin Redmane, Ellyrion lends its lance as a playable faction, bringing a new Lord and Hero type to all High Elves, as well as 6 loreful new units.


The fields of Ellyrion feel as endless as the azure skies above, beckoning elf and horse alike to a life free and frolicsome. But while the sky goes on, this land of gauzy meadows and wild evergreens must end at the Annuli Mountains. There, the mighty Gates, that hold back by bloody force the invasions that would end the innocence of this paradise forever. For those that there stand watch, there can be no gladder sight than the gaily plumed helms of a band of Reavers riding through, bringing elven courage with Ellyrian swiftness to the enemy's unwelcoming doorstep.

First among that wayfaring kindred is Aelin Redmane, who has mastered the fugitive audacity of Ellyrian warfare so well that she is known even abroad as the "Reaver Princess."

Aelin is the likeliest character we know of to be the current leader of the Kingdom of Ellyrion (Arandir Swiftwing is lord of the capital city). We know little about her: she has an unusually large household guard, she has striking red hair and, interestingly, she is known as "The Reaver Princess".

Ellyrion is a dream project of mine, which started with the Ellyrian Princess. I had always wanted this sort of Lord when I played High Elves: a rider with bright lance held high, a silver knight embodying the purity and nobility of the High Elves. I love Ellyrion, with its contrast of white cloth and grey-dappled horses against parade pinks and blue, and the landscapes that were always written more beautifully than they had to be. I hope this mod helps you love it too.

Or destroy it more satisfyingly. Your call.


Roster
Playable Ellyrion faction
Led by Reaver Princess Aelin Redmane, with a focus on cavalry and speed.
New Lord type
  • Ellyrian Princess- Cavalry Lord wielding a lance and shield. Option to equip lighter/faster with the Reaver Steed.
New Hero type
  • Harbinger - Hybrid bow and spear Hero specialized in mobility.
2 High Elf Units
  • Reaver Knights - True hybrid cavalry, combining the spear of Reavers and the bow of Reaver Archers, plus added armour. Excellent for skirmishing and chasing.
  • Tor Elyr Redmanes (Spearmen) - Nightelm Spearmen Regiment of Renown.
3 Regional Units
  • Nightelm Spearmen and Archers - Nightelm wood weapons allow these otherwise normal infantry to disable the "Magical" bonus on contact.
  • Ellyrian Silver Helms - Fills in the gap of a Tier IV cavalry unit for High Elves. Ellyrion gains a (Swords) variant.
1 Ellyrion-Only Unit
  • Ellyrian Pegasus Knights - A mid-tier flying cavalry unit.
Horses!
  • Ellyrian Pegasus - A new, Elven-reskinned mount, currently only used by Ellyrian Princesses and Harbingers.
  • Elven Steed Variants - Adds about 10 horse variants of various colors and purposes, a vast increase from the existing 2 variants almost all High Elves used. I focused on variants of a nice dappled grey often used in official Ellyrion art.

Major Features
Ellyrion Reskin
Spearmen, Archers, Rangers, Bolt Throwers, and Silver Helms are reskinned for Ellyrion. Much more than just a recolor, adding new patterns, textures, accessories, weapons and armour, and even faces and hair.
Ellyrian Reaver Reskin
All High Elven factions enjoy a detailed new reskin of Ellyrian Reavers, making them look the way you probably imagined they already did.
Unique Tor Elyr city
Now has a garrison with Nightelm units, just like in lore. Enables recruitment, similar to Tor Yvresse's Mistwalkers.
New Rite and Buildings
  • Rite of Kurnous - Bestows thematic buffs from the Hunter God.
  • Landmarks - Adds High Elf version of Temple of Kurnous and all-elf version of Jousting Grounds.
  • Ellyrian Fields Building - Like other High Elf factions, Ellyrion replaces a building chain, using a different cavalry building with calm, scenic flavor text.
  • Tier IV Stables - All High Elves can upgrade their cavalry building to gain Harbingers and Reaver Knights.
New Art
I make mods because I like making art, so please take a glance at the little things. Loading screen, icons, unit cards and categories, and even the lowly Ellyrian Horsemaster follower. Many are drawn by me, and others digitally painted over to be fancier.



Acknowledgements
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The beautiful loading screen art was drawn for this mod by Megatruh, who I have been happy to know for a long time. Check out her gallery!
This mod, like so many before it, owes a debt to Nimue's Asur Cosmetics, from which many shield textures were adapted. The book "Uniforms and Heraldry of the High Elves" and official art provided or inspired others.
Thank you to: Calm&Normal Time for explaining ancillary uniforms; Mixu, Cataph, and Aexrael Dex whose scripts I thieved.
Most of all, I appreciate the support of those who like what I make.


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Translations
汉化/Chinese by to infinity
Korean by min985
Polish by wojtekb
Spanish by Hasnina
Russian by Gosudar
French by ShadDoUrden


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Popular Discussions View All (3)
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6 Jul @ 3:37pm
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441 Comments
HonorGuard 11 Aug @ 1:20am 
I havent used this yet in my current campaign since im busy with the empire currently. but gave the highest awards to this mod before using it just for the sheer love and passion that you have clearly put into this and it made me smile seeing the work you put into it. mods like this are exactly what makes the modding community so beautiful and amazing as its such passionate and inspired people like yourself that really do add life and spice to games. I do look forward to eventually trying out your content in a future Elven campaign. thank you for your hard work and expressing so much love for your mod. <3
[IT] Arjarl 28 Jul @ 1:30am 
@Alshua is it intended that harbingers and Aelin lose the ranged attack when on an Ellyrian Pegasus?
Alshua  [author] 26 Jul @ 9:42am 
@Herald - Of course, feel free.
Herald 25 Jul @ 10:28am 
@Alshua Hello there again, I've just tested the mod without Mixu's Unlocker and the mod's script doesn't work without it. But that's fine, it would be interesting to me to find out what does the mod require from Mixu's Unlocker for it to work properly.

Could I add you on Steam or elsewhere to chat about such mod interdependence? I'm a fan of the Phoenix Court and Seasons & Holidays mods as well by the way, so I'd be grateful for the opportunity to learn something from you.
Herald 20 Jul @ 5:51am 
@Alshua Thank you for your answer and keep up the good work!
Alshua  [author] 19 Jul @ 10:22pm 
Thanks so much, Herald.

I haven't experimented much without Mixer, honestly, and the mod came out a while ago, so I don't have a perfect answer to your question off the top of my head. It's possible the Harbinger might not appear without Mixer, but they might, too. It is also imaginable that Tor Elyr might be affected by Mixer. But it's also possible the mod needs Mixer less than I think.
Herald 17 Jul @ 3:43pm 
Hello, I'm considering (trying to) make my own start_pos mod, so I was interested if there is something besides having Ellyrion as a faction unlocked that this mod needs Mixu's Unlocker for?

I appreciate your work so far, and the attention to detail that comes with it. Bravo!
Alshua  [author] 10 Jul @ 3:57am 
Minor Update
- Adjusted various elven steeds to match the patch's balance changes
- Adjusted the upgraded Ellyrian version of Foe-Seeker to match the patch's Foe-Seeker buff
Poké Pidgey 1 Jul @ 1:03pm 
@Alshua apologies it is! Was thrown by the life dragon, have just used console commands to test. Thanks very much!