Editing Scrollhammer: Holds of Skyrim (section)

====Honored Veterans====

The ranks of the armies of every Hold do not merely consist of commoners and watchmen called to war by the law of the fyrd, but also of the Jarl's own army, skilled warriors who have seen countless years of battle, yet have not yet reached the fated day when Shor's battle-wives choose them to join the slain in Sovngarde. These men are the core of a Jarl's forces, bands of brave men and fearsome berserkers who wear the scars and trophies of many victories. The warrior spirit of the Nords truly burns within their hearts.

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15 pts per model. Elite. Infantry, Nord. 10-20 models per unit. You may choose to deploy a unit of Honored Veterans in ranks or in Skirmish formation.

25mm x 25mm base.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! WS
! BS
! S 
! T 
! W 
! I 
! A 
! Ld 
! Mg 
! Sv 
|-
| Honored Veteran
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 6+
|-
| Honored Champion
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 6+
|}

Wargear:
Great Weapon, Light Mail

Spells:
None.

Special Rules:

The Honored Champion is a Character.

Stubborn.

Mighty Deeds: Each unit of Honored Veterans must choose one Mighty Deed from the Warriors list.

Loose Formation: Nordic warriors are fierce and wild in battle, but also capable of fighting in a conventional manner when necessary. When a unit of Honored Veterans(and all attached Independent Characters) reforms during the movement phase, you may choose to change its formation type from Fight in Ranks to Skirmish, or vice versa. The models must reform into the coherency allowable by the new formation.

The entire unit may:

*Upgrade one model to Honored Champion for +8 pts

*Upgrade one model to Standard Bearer for +6 pts

*Upgrade one model to Musician for +6 pts. The Musician may be further upgraded to Bard for +10 additional pts. The Bard knows one song from the list provided above.

Any number of models may replace their Great Weapons with any of the following:

*Poleaxe (free)

*Hand Weapon and Shield (free)

*Spear and Shield (free)

*Two Hand Weapons (free)

*Bow (free)

*Short Bow (free)

Any number of models may replace their armor with any of the following:

*Chainmail or Plate Armor +2 pts per model

*Scaled Mail +3 pts per model

*Full Plate Armor +6 pts per model

Any number of models may take:

*Dagger +1 pt per model

Any number of models may give the following upgrades to any number of their weapons:

*Skyforge Steel (Hand Weapon or Dagger) +2 pts per weapon

*Skyforge Steel (Spear) +3 pts per weapon

*Skyforge Steel (Bow, Short Bow, Poleaxe or Great Weapon) +4 pts per weapon

The Honored Champion may upgrade his Full Plate Armor to Nordic Relic Armor for +5 pts

The Honored Champion may take up to 16 points of magic items from the armory where appropriate.