Junior (Medum) Ghulam:
Armed with medium-length cavalry spear, much like the one used by the guy in Blue. Not nearly as long as the lance of the Faris.
Sidearm would be either mace or saber.
The Fellow in Blue and Yellow. Note however the presence of mail beneath the blue guy's dress. The mail should be visible on the upper chest area near the neck, and down to his knees. it should not extend towards the hands, let it stay at the bicep. Also the hat is silly, away with it!
They can be more well armored if you'd like. It just read
"Second-rate or Junior ghulams wore broad-sleeved, probably quilted, hauberks and rode horses with felt bards.". We'd not give them felt bards, that'd be for the Senior Ghulams. I throw in either lamellar or mail because simply cloth seems too little.
This is a great unit for the Junior Ghulams.
Alright. If there's any one of these that would work. This is a -great- one. Has the broad sleeves, the mail coif and helmet, and one would presume mail beneath his tunic. Of all these, This one, and the one above it, are great. The Blue is good too. I'd take elements of the blue (The mail being visible at the bicep, hanging down beneath the cloth at the knees and in between the legs) for this one above, because we don't know how it looks up front.
This guy could work as either a Heavy Ghulam or a Medium Ghulam. His hat is a little silly, but the look of his outfit is good. He can work as either of them.
Ghulam (Heavy) Lancers:
The Ghulam, the (3) guy on the right. The Horse archer could be a Ghulam Archer, or a Junior Ghulam, or a Medium Turkoman.
(3) West Iranian Ghulam.
I think this unit should use a slightly longer spear (Not as long as the Faris Lance, but a few longer than the Medium Ghulam.) and fight with sword or mace.
I would omit felt armor for Ghorid/Ghaznavid, keep it for all other Muslim factions.
We also might want to have a difference in Easter and Western Ghulam. It could be as simple as the western uses a sword and the eastern a mace.
Ghulam Archers:
I don't know what niche this fills. I personally would want this unit to be a bit less universal. What I mean is:
Ayyubid, Rum, Seljuk, Abbasid get it with felt horse armor as a heavy HA. Volley fire if it works
Transoxanians don't get it. I figure they will get an Iranian HA with metal armor that fills this purpose.
Ghorid/Ghaznavid have Ghulam Archers simply be Medium Horse archer (Sipahi like), Turkish fire, no horse armor.
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That spear is amazing, the helmet is especially too, and everything else is as well.
Do you need more uploaded art for the Ghulam archers? I think there's only one concept art for them.
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