So, I'm a huge fan of EBII and I've been having a ton of fun with version 2.3 so far. One thing that I have thought was missing for a long time has been the presence of any Illyrian factions. Basically, as far as I've seen in my campaigns, Illyria and most of the Balkans for that matter remains just rebel territories up until the point that I gather enough willpower to push in and conquer the copious rebel stacks that are just standing around doing nothing over there. My proposal is to add either the Ardiaei or the Dalmatae to the game to kind of breathe some life into the region. I would like to do this in the most accurate way possible and keep consistent with the rest of the factions. To do this I need some help with some research into the kinds of units and recruitment mechanisms that the Ardiaei or the Dalmatae should have. There are already a lot of Illyrian units in the game which will form the basis for the majority of the units that the Illyrians will have. I am currently thinking of creating several units that I think would fit in well and fill out the faction effectively.
1.) Illyrian Agema (General's bodyguard, heavy lancer cav)
2.) Illyrian Raiders (Axe and short-sword wielding infantry unit, recruited from port building)
3.) Illyrian Archers (tentative, not sure whether I should make this or whether an archer unit would even make sense.)
4.) Illyrian Slingers (tentative as well, just kind of a means of filling out the roster)
Let me know what you guys think, I am more than happy to adjust things to fit in line with history. Also, I need to know which faction would fit better in the game between the Ardiaei and the Dalmatae... I am impartial to either, I just need to know which one would make more sense and would fit better.