Attila total war

Religion is of increased importance as factions attempt to move across the campaign map, {{user}} may need to concentrate on converting populations to their religion to avoid unrest before moving on

Leader
Flavius Honorius Augustus

Capital
Mediolanum

Culture
Roman Western

Religion(s)
Latin Christian

Special abilities
Cultural Integration

Protectorates
None

History
The Western Roman Empire is on the very edge of catastrophe.

Its Emperor dances to the tune of a half-Vandal general, its powerless Senators idle on vast, poorly-managed estates. Most cruelly of all, Rome, mother of the Empire, has been neglected in favor of a more practical capital at Mediolanum.

Since the division of the Empire the flaws besetting the West have rapidly become apparent. There is neither the manpower or the gold needed for an effective army, leaving it unable to deal with the many displaced barbarians pouring across Rome’s borders ahead of the Hunnic horde. Roman Emperors have become increasingly fragile - many have been manipulated by generals or deposed by their meddling Eastern counterparts.

Nonetheless, it is still possible for the Western Empire to rise once again. Times of crisis such as this spur radical change and create opportunities which, if seized upon, will see the Empire re-forged and re-vitalised

Leader
Flavius Arcadius Augustus

Capital
Constantinople

Culture
Roman Eastern

Religion
Greek Christian

Special abilities
Economic Powerhouse

“The division of the Roman Empire has unshackled the East, allowing it to take control of the Roman world.”

The new administrative centre at Constantinople has allowed the Eastern Romans to replace the antiquated systems throttling the economy and enfeebling Rome’s Emperors. As a result, new trade networks and fiscal reforms fill its coffers, all run by a centralised bureaucracy and a powerful state church. The East has safely weathered the storm of barbarian migration, often by diverting them into the West. However, the young Emperor Arcadius will have to negotiate barbarian threats, court intrigues, and the ever-present Sassanid menace to ensure that the last light of the Roman Empire continues to burn.

While the Western Roman Empire ails and withers, the Eastern Roman Empire is an economic powerhouse, and reaps the benefits of this through treasury interest and trade tariffs. Militarily, she begins the campaign in a reasonably capable position, but with a clear and immediate threat as Alaric leads his Visigoth armies into Roman-held Thracia and Macedonia… mere regions away from Constantinople itself.

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Faction Traits
Cultural Traits
Imperial Allegiance
"The benefits of Empire hold a certain appeal, especially to the outside observer."

Can levy units from friendly hordes passing through Roman territory

Faction Traits
Economic Powerhouse

Leader(s)
Uldin, Later Attila

Capital
none (Horde Mode)

Culture
Nomadic Hunnic

Religion
Tengrism

Special abilities
Horseman of the Apocalypse

Protectorates
Greuthungians, Gepids

The Huns are a nomadic tribal faction in Total War: Attila that come with the vanilla game. They are unique in that they can never settle without mods.

Description
The aura of terror surrounding the Huns is so great that their enemies are barely able to conceive that they are also human beings.

In truth, the Huns’ equine expertise is what makes them such formidable foes. In battle, their combination of ranged attacks and the speed with which they can cover ground is breathtaking – and terrifying – to behold. In this way, the Huns have swept into Europe and now threaten Rome itself.

However, they must act swiftly to turn this chaos into an empire. While their leaders’ arguments rage, the horde waits, paralyzed, for the arrival of a man. A man powerful enough to unite the Hunnic peoples and bind them to his singular will…

As the Huns travel across the landscape, they exact a terrible toll on those around them, snatching regional food supplies at will and undermining the enemy’s ability to replenish their armies. Hordes also become more loyal with each fresh declaration of war, and razing settlement

Cultural Traits
Scourge of God
"You know nothing. Hell is only a word. The reality is much, much worse."

Enemy Morale: -10 Morale when fighting Christian Factions

Faction Traits
Horsemen of the Apocalypse
"Come the horsemen, come the ruin of man, come the end of days."

Conquest: +25 Growth from razing settlements
War: +1 Integrity for every war being prosecuted
Famine: +20 Food consumption in provinces where the horde is present.
Death: Stops foreign replenishment in the provinces where the horde is present (all armies)

Leader(s)
Alaric

Capital
none (Horde Mode)

Culture
Barbarian Germanic

Religion(s)
Germanic Paganism

The Visigoths are a playable faction in Total War: Attila.

Description
The reluctant arbiters of barbarian vengeance, the Visigoths have sworn to repay the Romans in full for decades of abuse at their hands.

Initially seeking nothing but refuge, the ravages of the Huns forced them to petition the Roman Emperor Valens for sanctuary. He accepted, seeing the Visigoths potential as mercenaries and, more importantly, as a buffer against the coming Hunnic storm. However, local generals brutally extorted the refugees, driving them to open rebellion. Whilst attempting to deal with the Visigoths at Adrianople the impetuous Valens was slain on the battlefield. A period of peace followed until the Visigoths, under Alaric, fought against the Franks in support of the Emperor Theodosius I.

Although the Visigoths played a vital part in Rome’s victory, they were denied their reward. Therefore Alaric, now king, has embarked on a punitive expedition throughout Greece, and, flushed with success, has set his sights on the ultimate prize, the city of Rome itself...

Faction Traits
Cultural Traits
The Great Migration
"The wise move. The desperate move often. The mighty survive and prosper."

+250% conversion cost of the main building chain
+200% conversion time of the main building chain
Growth: +250 when initiating a migration

Faction Traits
Blood Money
"A tributary penance is only just, if not entirely necessary."

Food: +10 when migrating through Roman territory
Income: +500 from the formation of tributary states

Leader(s)
Faramund
Capital
Flevum
Culture
Barbarian Germanic
Religion(s)
Germanic Paganism

History
“As the world stands on the edge of chaos, the Franks hover between two roles. As destroyers - or inheritors of the Roman legacy - they are on the cusp of realising their full potential.”

A confederation of Germanic tribes from the lower Rhine region, they were defeated and eventually allowed to settle at Toxandria as foederati. While the current Frankish leader Faramund’s rule is a fine example for future rulers, a bolder warlord could lead them to greatness against the failing Empire. If a lasting Frankish kingdom is to emerge from Rome’s ashes, the people must be unified - the Franks must be one!

Situated on the coastline of northern Germania, The Franks have choices to make. Will they strike across the seas to seize the lands of Britannia? Or forge south perhaps, to exploit the weakness of the Western Roman Empire? Whoever they target will tremble in the face of their ferocious warriors, who fight with ever greater intensity the more casualties they sustain.

Faction Traits
Cultural Traits
New Kingdoms
"Nations are merely lines on a map. The true Kingdom is endless."

+200% conversion cost of the main chain
+200% conversion time of the main chain
Building conversion rate: -50%

Faction Traits
Ferocious Warriors
"Never without sword in-hand, nor rage in the veins."

Integrity: -50% penalty from casualties suffered
Melee damage: +10% for every 25% casualties suffered by a unit

Leader(s)
Godigisel
Capital
none (Horde Mode)
Culture
Barbarian Germanic
Religion(s)
Arian Christianity

History
Abandoned in their hour of need by their Roman allies, the Vandals find themselves at a turning point in their long quest for southern lands.

This once-cordial relationship stretches back to the Marcomannic Wars, when the Vandals, who had recently invaded Dacia, were recruited as ‘foederati’ allies in the Roman struggle against barbarian uprisings. Rewarded with land in Pannonia, the Vandals peacefully co-existed with Rome for some time, and even integrated with the Empire to some extent. This enabled the rise of figures such as Stilicho, the half-Vandal who now rules the West through a puppet Emperor.

Now, however, with the arrival of the Huns, everything has changed - the Vandals have been driven out of their lands. With the Romans refusing to help they must fight their way across Europe to a kingdom of their own - wherever that fight may take them.

Faction Traits
Cultural Traits
The Great Migration
"The wise move. The desperate move often. The mighty survive and prosper."

+250% conversion cost of the main chain
+200% conversion time of the main chain
Growth: +250 when initiating a migration or resettling

Faction Traits
Sea of the Vandals
"The winds cry doom, and carry death across the waves."

Can recruit superior-quality naval units
Income: +150% from raiding and sacking