Unit Mini Preview: Peones
As part of the repopulation process during the Reconquista, Spanish kings would grant priviledges to newly founded councils or towns. In exchange, the towns were required to supply a specific number of peones (from the latin pedes, -itis, "foot soldier") and villein knights which constituted a “council town militia”. In-game they will be available once the Fuero bulding of the repopulation tech-tree is built.
The peones are infantry component of the town militia who are required to go to war in exchange for tax exemptions and privileges granted to them by their king. When the "call to arms" was made to the council militias, every man of military age in the town or district was obliged to join the party, excepting the sick or handicapped and in some cases recently married.
Credits:
Models and head textures by sumskilz, shield textures by pacco, everything else by gustave.
Unit concept, research, and description by brennas.