Mage Cavalry

The Mage Cavalry are a standing corps of super-elite heavy cavalry that serve the Ebohesan state. Formed under the Tapeo Timawa in the reign of Bos Tocaw, they are the core of the Ebohesan military.
== Strategy ==
The Mage Cavalry act as ranged fighters, reining in close to a enemy line and pelting them with a intense assault of magical blasts before rotating and repeating another charge. They also serve to break light infantry and smash enemy lines. 
Often serving on the flank of a battleline, they will form up in a long single line facing the enemy. Moving forward across the field, they will maintain a slow pace until the closest possible distance to preserve stamina, slowly increasing speed as they close in. About halfway across the distance, each man will begin charging their attacks, primarily using a combination of fire and energetic spells. They will begin lobbing shots at a high arc at the enemy lines, taking care to avoid friendly fire. 
At this point, the charge will break out. Led by the standard bearers, trumpeters and leading officers the cavalrymen will maintain fire, lowering the arc to aim directly at the enemy, wreaking havoc with a increasingly intense barrage. After a few moments of outright charge, the cavalry widen and pivot, retreating in wide circles, keeping up the volley while they can. They then charge back and rotate again, with the goal of a constant close-range assault just out of reach of the enemy forces.
Melee light cavalry runners also keep pace right outside the zone of fire, ready to repel or at the least scare off any would-be cavalry counter-charges.
In contrast to standard forces of battle-mages, who act as singular weapons delivering focused, but low-quantity attacks throughout the battlefield, the mage cavalry can maintain a extremely intense wall of fire that in only a short amount of time can massively degrade a enemy line, while preserving mobility and endurance under counterfire.
== Composition ==
The Mage Cavalry are formed from a central force of 2000 cavalrymen trained in both horsemanship and combat magic, each a minor noble in his own right and subjected to intense indoctrination and training. In addition, each man works with a team of 4 assigned retainers and 6 horses, combined with a innumerable number of workers, stable hands and blacksmiths. They are headquartered mainly in a compound near Fawa.
== Equipment ==
A symbol of the greatest armor the state can provide, each man is outfitted in a full suit of lamellar armor, a iron greathelm and a scale overcoat. The horses are respectively heavily armored, with thick coats of scale and leather armor covering them.
The main function of the mage cavalry is to act as super-heavy skirmishers and linebreakers, and their main weapon is combat magic, but most cavalrymen carry a backup axe or sword just in case. They are also supported by contingents of skirmishers and runners who can stall off any attempted counter-charges.
Category:Solos
Category:Ebohesa
Category:Magic