Pictish Boat Warrior

The Pictish Boat Warrior is a mercenary unit in Stronghold 2 and a unit briefly seen in Stronghold Legends. Armed with a metallic oar resembling a labrys and a coracle on his back, he is the only unit that can traverse through water.
==Overview==
The boat warriors are not too fast and not too slow. Their lack of armor and weak attack makes them only useful in ambushes from the sea. They speak a made-up gibberish version of Pictish, mostly unlike the real language.
When used against enemies with castles constructed on islands or otherwise spurs of rock surrounded by a body of water, a coordinated siege and attack by a large force of these soldiers can leave an enemy shattered, as they come under attack from all sides.
In Stronghold Legends, they only appear in certain missions, mostly as an enemy unit. A group of exactly ten warriors can be commanded by the player as one of the extra reinforcements at the very start of the trail. You will need to be swift to select them, place them in a safe place to use them later on—or just for fun—because the nearby enemies will be there to shred them to pieces.
On the last mission on the Road to Hell trail, the player receives a squad of them as reinforcements at the beginning of the mission.
==Tactics==
An often-used tactic is when an ally directly attacks inland. A force of boat warriors would assault from the shore, unnoticed by the enemy as they are too busy fighting your ally. You can make a small hole in the wall, then sneak up and kill the lord while the enemy isn't looking.
One important rule is that boatmen should not go in range of enemy missile fire, especially those from outlaws or man-at-arms. They can only make sieges effective in larger groups than ordinary soldiers, because their attack and defense aren't the best. However, if one wishes to make a sneaky siege without need for assassins, they could put the boatmen to good use.
==Gallery==
File:S2 Pictish Boat Warrior.png
==Unit quotes==
For the quotes of the Pictish Boat Warrior, see: Pictish Boat Warrior/Quotes
de:Piktischer Bootskrieger
ru:Пикт-лодочник
Category:Units
Category:Stronghold 2 Units
Category:Stronghold Legends Units