The Sultan/Strategies (SHC)

The Sultan prefers to build humble circular settlements, building a large courtyard surrounded by thick crenelated walls and periodic lookout towers with a small gatehouse in the perimeter. He scatters slingers at regular intervals around the area. The interior features numerous good things and basic buildings without any significant defense.
The Sultan's easy-going nature is reflected in his production. His mainline income is generated from sold surplus resources, thanks to an abundant quantity of woodcutters and a few stone quarries. He also gains additional money from taxes that come from fear factor. The Sultan has no food production whatsoever, and the constant burden on his granary starves him from troops, but also makes him one of the few lords capable of functioning at full capacity on maps with no farmland.
As an Arabic lord, the Sultan prefers mercenaries to do the heavy lifting for him. His main units are the slinger and the Arabian swordsman, who take part both in the castle's defense, as well as in the offensive to harass the player and kill off vulnerable workers. Though not used extensively, the Sultan also starts with fire throwers that defend the lord himself.
The Sultan's main army is comprised of expensive Arab swordsmen and Arabian bowmen, which serve well in the keep's defense until deployed. He deploys no moat diggers or siege equipment though, which tends to greatly stall the Sultan's efforts in breaking through the enemy's castle, and bars him from entering a castle that is surrounded by moat.
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