Smugglers

"There’s a fine line between smugglers and full-fledged bandits, and Esmar Tuek is adept at walking that line. Smugglers can provide anything to anyone, provided they put the price… and do not look at the specifics too closely."

• + Can install Underworld Headquarters in opponent’s Villages
• + Gain +30% resources from pillaging a Village
• + Authority cost to Annex a Village is not increased by distance from your Main Base
• − Authority cost to Annex a Village is increased 100% more by owner Villages

• + Can place a Bounty on Landsraad Resolutions
• + Join the Landsraad Council with 50 Votes

• + Smuggler's Villages under siege do not resupply the occupant
• + Automatically installs a Major Underworld Headquarters in every enemy Main Base

Difficulty: Hard

+ Underworld Headquarters have +1 extension slots

Difficulty: Easy

+ Smuggling Stashes appear on the map and resolving any Discovery with a unit heals 50% Supply to all units in the region

Difficulty: Easy

+ Infiltration levels can't be lower than 1

Difficulty: Hard

+ Unlocks the Hidden Explosives and Local Gang extensions in your Underworld Headquarters

• Health: 500 | Power: 17 | Armor: 4 | Supply: 100
• Recruitment Cost: 100 Solari | 20 Manpower | 3 Water | 4 Command Points
• Upkeep: 4 Solari | 3 Manpower
• Developments required: None
• Range: Melee
• Abilities:
• + Scavengers: Gain 5% Health regeneration per day until the end of combat whenever a unit dies nearby (5x max)

Scavengers will offer their services to the highest bidder. This doesn't mean they are devoid of all ethics, but it certainly means that their loyalty has a cost and no strings attached

• Health: 300 | Power: 6 | Armor: 2 | Supply: 100
• Recruitment Cost: 100 Solari | 20 Manpower | 3 Water | 3 Command Points
• Upkeep: 6 Solari | 3 Manpower
• Developments required: None
• Range: 20
• Abilities:
• + Chemical Weapons:
• + Ranged attacks reduce the target's Supply by 2%
• + Dealing damage to an enemy unit applies Poisoned (1x max) until the end of combat:
• + Drain 20% Supply daily
• + Demolition Team:
• + Ranged attacks deal damage in a moderate area
• + Ranged attacks have 30% chance to destroy Armor
• + Gain +100% damage against Flying Units
• − Ranged: Suffers Pinned down while engaged in melee combat:
• − -50% Power
• − Cannot use ranged attacks

Plunderers who specialize in the use of drugs and chemical weapons, not only damaging enemy units, but also spoiling their supplies and poisoning their food

• Health: 200 | Power: 20 | Armor: 2 | Supply: 100
• Recruitment Cost: 200 Solari | 20 Manpower | 3 Water | 4 Command Points
• Upkeep: 8 Solari | 3 Manpower
• Developments required: Survival Training
• Range: 50
• Abilities:
• + Elimination Shots: Deal +30% damage against non-mechanical units
• + Stealth: Gain Camouflage when no enemy unit is nearby:
• + Only visible from close range
• − Ranged: Suffers Pinned down while engaged in melee combat:
• − -50% Power
• − Cannot use ranged attacks

These lightweight units know when to strike. Their specialty is ambushing units stranded in the desert and already in a bad spot.

• Health: 600 | Power: 10 | Armor: 6 | Supply: 200
• Recruitment Cost: 200 Solari | 4 Fuel Cells | 4 Command Points
• Upkeep: 12 Solari
• Developments required: Support Structures
• Range: 10
• Abilities:
• + Loot Distributor: While in combat, any nearby unit death grants the following bonuses for your allied units(10x max):
• +2% Power
• +2% max Health
• + Drone: Does not attract Sandworms

Remote-controlled combat machines equipped with an emergency system that boosts their response and efficiency when they enter a critical state

• Health: 500 | Power: 20 | Armor: 5 | Supply: 100
• Recruitment Cost: 300 Solari | 20 Manpower | 5 Water | 5 Command Points
• Upkeep: 10 Solari | 5 Manpower
• Developments required: Call to Arms
• Range: Melee
• Abilities:
• + Sharpen Swords: Gain up to +100% Power depending on the missing Health of the target they're fighting
• + Stealth: Gain Camouflage when no enemy unit is nearby:
• + Only visible from close range
• + Gain 10% increased Movement Speed when near combat

Highly trained warriors and assassins, using stealth to strike when one least expects them

• Health: 300 | Power: 10 | Armor: 3
• Recruitment Cost: 20 Guild Favour | 2 Fuel Cells | 2 Command Points
• Recruitment Time: 3 days
• Upkeep: 12 Solari
• Prerequisites: Spacing Guild Branch
• Range: 20
• Abilities:
• + Chemical Weapons:
• + Damaged enemies lose 2% Supply and receive Poisoned:
• + Drain 20% Supply daily
• + Demolition Team:
• + Ranged attacks deal damage in a moderate area
• + Ranged attacks have 30% chance to destroy Armor
• + Stealth: Only visible from close range
• − Ship:
• − Cannot investigate Discoveries
• − Cannot investigate Village
• − Cannot occupy Village nor contest their occupation
• − Cannot target Village Buildings

This stealth recon ship has been equipped with the pride of smugglers chemical weaponry

• Health: 3000 | Power: 0 | Armor: 5
• Recruitment Cost: 100 Manpower | 100 Guild Favour | 10 Fuel Cells
• Recruitment Time: 5 days
• Upkeep: 50 Solari
• Prerequisites: Spacing Guild Branch
• Range: 20
• Abilities:
• + Toxic Gases: Enemy ground units in the area lose 1% max Health and Supply every second
• + Can active Toxic Purge
• − Frigate:
• − Cannot investigate Discoveries
• − Cannot investigate Village
• − Cannot occupy Village nor contest their occupation
• − Cannot target Village Buildings

This old chemical lab station has been repurposed for warfare. Continuously releasing heavy gases on the battlefield, the Wraith induces terror in the heart of everyone who crosses its path

Underworld Bribes

• + +20 Solari production per faction with less Influence than you
• + Gain +20 Intel by pillaging a Village
• + Unlocks the Black Market Branch building

Listening can get you further than talking

Underground Network

• + Distance-based Authority costs to annex a Village are reduced by 40%
• + Regain 20% Supply after participating in a kill
• + Unlocks the Investment Office building

The Smugglers are everywhere and take advantage of every opportunity

Underworld Contacts

• + Gain 20% more Solari when pillaging a Village
• + Underworld Headquarters produce 20% of the Village's Spice production
• + Unlocks the Processing Plant building

Some call them the underhand of the Emperor

Guerrilla Tactics

• + Military Units at night gain:
• + +20% Power
• + +2 Armor
• + -100% Pillaged annexation cost penalty
• + Unlocks the Underground Tunnels building

Mixing offense and defense is a sound tactic when you don't have the backing of a Great House

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