Editing Total War: WARHAMMER (section)

====[[Cathay]]====
[[File:Cathay Warhammer 3.png|center|800px|thumb|Today the vidya game, tomorrow the Tabletop!]]

All of this information is just from the Total War website's article introducing Cathay, so more specific information will need to be added later.

They are a defensively focused army, with ranged and melee units receiving buffs when in close proximity with each other and relying on the Great Bastion to keep Chaos off their doorstep. The Bastion itself provides powerful bonuses if maintained and enhanced, but if its gates collapse their territory will fall with it. Their frontline is mostly cheap but plentiful infantry that protects the ranged forces that deal most of the damage, and they have some powerful artillery and war machines to back it all up. Additionally, each unit is associated with either Yin or Yang, with units of opposite affinities being enhanced by staying near each other. So basically, imagine playing Dwarfs, but with a focus on synergy, magic, and motherfucking Dragons.

In keeping with the whole Chinese Ying Yang thing, all ranged units have a Yang aura that provide a not insignificant buff to all melee units, something that Cathay infantry desperately need as their mid rank Jade Warriors are actually slightly worse than Empire Swordsmen while being more expensive. Meanwhile, all melee units have a Ying aura that buffs the reload speed and range of ranged units, which Cathay doesn't really need but is nice nonetheless.

The idea of harmony and balance continues into the world map. Most buildings, lords, and research produce either Ying or Yang points, and keeping these points equal is crucial as a balanced score provides increased Control, income, and resistance to corruption. Being even one point out of balance means debuffs and the worse the imbalance the grater the chaos. Luckily you can easily change buildings from Ying to Yang and vice versa through the extended building planner, but expect a juggling act as you gain and lose territory.

Cathay also has access to the Ivory Road system. Raise a caravan with some weak units, and send it out to a specific city. When it arrives at it's destination it automatically makes a LOT of money, usually in the 9000-15000 range with the sum being higher the further the caravan traveled, and then begins it's slow route back. Unfortunately carrying so much cargo makes it a tempting target, so expect it to be attacked at one point or another. The caravan can be reused once it arrives back home and it has the chance to become more powerful as it faces dilemmas, so eventually you'll have a caravan made up of top tier units. You should always have one caravan out there at all times, making you cash-money and earning you items to give to your lords.

Defying many expectations, the Dragon Emperor is not actually a Legendary Lord, as he and his wife spend all their time in the Celestial City above Wei-Jin and the devs have stated that both would be too powerful to actually be playable. Instead you play as one of their kids.

:: [[Miao Ying]] the Storm Dragon is the leader of the '''Northern Provinces''' and daughter of the Dragon Emperor and the Moon Empress, and is featured in the trailer for Grand Cathay. Miao Ying is quite cold and aloof, a trait that irks her siblings to no end. She gives buffs to her missile units, including more ammo and upkeep reductions, along with a buff to Anti Corruption and a leadership buff when fighinng Daemons of Chaos.

:: [[Zhao Ming]] the Iron Dragon is the leader of the '''Western Provinces''' and son of the Dragon Emperor and the Moon Empress. Zhao is a skilled alchemist and likes to integrate it into his forces. The millennia stationed close to the Great Maw have made him "eccentric" compared to his other siblings. This label of eccentricity could also just be due to him actually enjoying hanging out with his mortal subjects. Of course making a treaty with Greasus Goldtooth does seem to indicate something may be a little off-kilter upstairs. His factionwide mechanics include giving every unit in his armies more armor, increased money from caravans, increase in rank for alchemists and upkeep reduction for Ogre Mercenary units. Zhao himself gains a 25% upkeep reduction on all melee units, 100% chance to [[Blood_Ravens|steal]] magic items, and +3 alignment to Yang.

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File:The Northern Provinces.png|The Northern Provinces
File:The Western Provinces.png|The Western Provinces
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[[Total War Warhammer/Tactics/Grand Cathay| More specific tactics here]]