Cave dweller is one of the scaled folk of the hot Pyre caves, affinity-born where Pyre runs strong. They fight with poisoned claws and blades, and their scales turn most blows aside. They come quickly when called and cost little to keep.
A kingdom recruits them through its Barracks, at a cost in geld, mana and people, and keeps them on geld and mana. Unpaid, they desert. A lord who no longer needs them can send them home.
They speak of the threshold as neighbours would. Deopa's Deep lies beneath the Hallow and outside it, and since the Breaking the natives' dead have lodged at its mouth, against the underside of the world. The cave-folk say that in the deepest caves you can hear the stranded dead murmuring there. That is why, they say, they never dig past a certain warmth.
Player-visible facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Attack | 200 |
| Counter attack (defensive strike) | 35 |
| Hit points | 160 |
| Recruitment cost per unit | 80 geld, 0.10 mana, 2 population |
| Ordinary upkeep per unit per spent turn | 0.6 geld, 0.03 mana, 0 population |
| Can be dismissed | Yes |
These are base unit values. Battle reports show effective attack and hit points after current effects. Defence uses resistance; no single defence score is exposed.