Total War: WARHAMMER III

Total War: WARHAMMER III

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Alshua's Ellyrion
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Alshua's Ellyrion

Description
Alshua's Ellyrion is a lovingly detailed overhaul of the High Elf kingdom known for its wild horses and beautiful plains. Led by the legendary "Reaver Princess", Aelin Redmane, Ellyrion lends its lance as a playable faction, bringing a new Lord and Hero type to all High Elves, as well as 6 loreful new units.


The fields of Ellyrion feel as endless as the azure skies above, beckoning elf and horse alike to a life free and frolicsome. But while the sky goes on, this land of gauzy meadows and wild evergreens must end at the Annuli Mountains. There, the mighty Gates, that hold back by bloody force the invasions that would end the innocence of this paradise forever. For those that there stand watch, there can be no gladder sight than the gaily plumed helms of a band of Reavers riding through, bringing elven courage with Ellyrian swiftness to the enemy's unwelcoming doorstep.

First among that wayfaring kindred is Aelin Redmane, who has mastered the fugitive audacity of Ellyrian warfare so well that she is known even abroad as the "Reaver Princess."

Aelin is the likeliest character we know of to be the current leader of the Kingdom of Ellyrion (Arandir Swiftwing is lord of the capital city). We know little about her: she has an unusually large household guard, she has striking red hair and, interestingly, she is known as "The Reaver Princess".

Ellyrion is a dream project of mine, which started with the Ellyrian Princess. I had always wanted this sort of Lord when I played High Elves: a rider with bright lance held high, a silver knight embodying the purity and nobility of the High Elves. I love Ellyrion, with its contrast of white cloth and grey-dappled horses against parade pinks and blue, and the landscapes that were always written more beautifully than they had to be. I hope this mod helps you love it too.

Or destroy it more satisfyingly. Your call.


Roster
Playable Ellyrion faction
Led by Reaver Princess Aelin Redmane, with a focus on cavalry and speed.
New Lord type
  • Ellyrian Princess- Cavalry Lord wielding a lance and shield. Option to equip lighter/faster with the Reaver Steed.
New Hero type
  • Harbinger - Hybrid bow and spear Hero specialized in mobility.
2 High Elf Units
  • Reaver Knights - True hybrid cavalry, combining the spear of Reavers and the bow of Reaver Archers, plus added armour. Excellent for skirmishing and chasing.
  • Tor Elyr Redmanes (Spearmen) - Nightelm Spearmen Regiment of Renown.
3 Regional Units
  • Nightelm Spearmen and Archers - Nightelm wood weapons allow these otherwise normal infantry to disable the "Magical" bonus on contact.
  • Ellyrian Silver Helms - Fills in the gap of a Tier IV cavalry unit for High Elves. Ellyrion gains a (Swords) variant.
1 Ellyrion-Only Unit
  • Ellyrian Pegasus Knights - A mid-tier flying cavalry unit.
Horses!
  • Ellyrian Pegasus - A new, Elven-reskinned mount, currently only used by Ellyrian Princesses and Harbingers.
  • Elven Steed Variants - Adds about 10 horse variants of various colors and purposes, a vast increase from the existing 2 variants almost all High Elves used. I focused on variants of a nice dappled grey often used in official Ellyrion art.

Major Features
Ellyrion Reskin
Spearmen, Archers, Rangers, Bolt Throwers, and Silver Helms are reskinned for Ellyrion. Much more than just a recolor, adding new patterns, textures, accessories, weapons and armour, and even faces and hair.
Ellyrian Reaver Reskin
All High Elven factions enjoy a detailed new reskin of Ellyrian Reavers, making them look the way you probably imagined they already did.
Unique Tor Elyr city
Now has a garrison with Nightelm units, just like in lore. Enables recruitment, similar to Tor Yvresse's Mistwalkers.
New Rite and Buildings
  • Rite of Kurnous - Bestows thematic buffs from the Hunter God.
  • Landmarks - Adds High Elf version of Temple of Kurnous and all-elf version of Jousting Grounds.
  • Ellyrian Fields Building - Like other High Elf factions, Ellyrion replaces a building chain, using a different cavalry building with calm, scenic flavor text.
  • Tier IV Stables - All High Elves can upgrade their cavalry building to gain Harbingers and Reaver Knights.
New Art
I make mods because I like making art, so please take a glance at the little things. Loading screen, icons, unit cards and categories, and even the lowly Ellyrian Horsemaster follower. Many are drawn by me, and others digitally painted over to be fancier.



Acknowledgements
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The beautiful loading screen art was drawn for this mod by Megatruh, who I have been happy to know for a long time. Check out her gallery!
This mod, like so many before it, owes a debt to Nimue's Asur Cosmetics, from which many shield textures were adapted. The book "Uniforms and Heraldry of the High Elves" and official art provided or inspired others.
Thank you to: Calm&Normal Time for explaining ancillary uniforms; Mixu, Cataph, and Aexrael Dex whose scripts I thieved.
Most of all, I appreciate the support of those who like what I make.


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汉化/Chinese by to infinity
Korean by min985
Polish by wojtekb
Spanish by Hasnina
Russian by Gosudar
French by ShadDoUrden


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Popular Discussions View All (3)
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10 Dec, 2024 @ 5:44pm
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Younghappy 28 Dec, 2024 @ 7:33pm 
Hey Alshua, I DM'd you on Discord with my feedback (high praise!) about this mod. Also hope to chat with you regarding some ideas I had during my campaign, but don't want to clog up the comments section. Cheers for all your effort!
gakemon 26 Dec, 2024 @ 11:28am 
I had rolled back to the previous version for compatibility, this one was the only one that had updated at the time but thanks I ended up just starting another campaign. Great mod by the way, I love to play it and I'm gratefull you actively work on it an update it.
Alshua  [author] 26 Dec, 2024 @ 7:03am 
gakemon, when you made that post, I would not have expected your campaign to work yet if it had many mods installed. I don't even think Mixer was updated yet at that time. On patch day, you can't really expect a modded game to work yet, though I myself try to update my mods quite rapidly.

Are you still having an issue? Do you still want help?
gakemon 12 Dec, 2024 @ 9:36am 
Do you happen to have the previous version of the mod? I was in the middle of a campaing and the new update breaks it, thanks.
Alshua  [author] 22 Nov, 2024 @ 8:07am 
Old World Classic
- Added a starting position for Ellyrion in the Old World Classic campaign
DioMarmotta 19 Nov, 2024 @ 2:17am 
hi, would you consider make it playable on the Old World - Classic as well?
thanks!
rypo 13 Nov, 2024 @ 4:47pm 
Thank you for the fast fix and for all of your great mods.
Alshua  [author] 13 Nov, 2024 @ 2:03pm 
Fixed, thanks for the report, rypo.
rypo 13 Nov, 2024 @ 1:11pm 
Aelin's frontend model has a texture bug around her neck. Tested with just this mod and Mixer. Her in-battle model seems fine, so it's a strange glitch and only a minor issue.
Alshua  [author] 12 Nov, 2024 @ 5:01am 
Old World and AI Update

Old World Expedition
- Ellyrion is now playable in The Old World campaign map!
- Aelin has landed near Bretonnia and has a new Old World-only landmark building
- Expect a challenging campaign

AI Changes
- AI Ellyrion will now recruit more thematic armies , with more Silver Helms, Ellyrian Reavers, Eagles, and White Lions of Chrace
- This change may make Ellyrion slightly weaker as AI, but much more fun

Aelin Redmane
- Improved animation on foot
- New arrow model (to match her quiver)
- Fixed Reaver Steed firing animation
- Now has the Siege Attacker trait like all other Legendary Lords (thanks Ashantai)

Fixes
- A little help with starting diplomacy due to the awful Reliability that Ellyrion starts with
- Improved compatibility with certain equipment mods that had been disabling the standard High Elf Princess (thanks 赛博路人)