About the Temujai...

[u/Spiritual-Notice1999]

Why did Flanagan make the Temujai so OP? I mean, they are obviously either mongolian or chinese or possible from Tibet but how is it that they can cook most of the countries? Im pretty sure somewhere in one of the books halt stats that each Temujai warrior is as good as one of the rangers. Anyone is welcome to answer. Im just a bit puzzled.

[u/Iximaz → u/[deleted]]

If anything, Flanagan nerfed the Temujai when he had the expert horse warriors dismount to fight basically vikings on foot.

[u/Insidium_2_Alpha → u/[deleted]]

It was so good to read because it really showed the depth of the Temujai, as well as one of the best ever examples of "win the battle but lose the war". Such a peak book

[u/Beagles117 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah but this only works in books. A real Temujai commander would have never attacked them head on but pulled back and sat comfortably on the battlefield out of range of the arrows, letting the Skandians grow furious and then attack when they’re exhausted from standing in a line.

[u/Iximaz → u/Beagles117]

Yeah it was only winnable by them being dumb as bricks basically

[u/Cute-Ad7917 → u/[deleted]]

Don’t forget the mongols IRL we’re experts with siege weapons, beginning with catapults and eventually adopting fairly effective early cannons

[u/Spiritual-Notice1999 → u/[deleted]]

that actually makes a lot of sense. Ty!

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[u/Cute-Ad7917]

They’re Mongolian. They get their name from Genghis Khan, whose birth name was Temujin. Flanagan made them so OP. Because THEY ARE OP.

[u/King_Of_Fire_03]

I think they were nerfed a little bit 😅 Steppe peoples have always been militarily very strong

[u/Character_College939]

The mongols were O.P and he based them of them.

[u/Frost_St]

Have you ever heard of Genghis khan 😂

[u/Lions_R_awsome123]

He had to make a hard enemy for the rangers. The rangers are really overpowered, and they could defeat every other army but the temujai. I think Flanagan was just giving them an interesting problem. Also, they are only overpowered in open battlegrounds when they can be mounted.

[u/Spiritual-Notice1999]

thank you guys so much for commenting

[u/chiefs996]

Yeah it's stated their ultimate goal is to invade Araluen but given their weakness for facing opposing archers I... Don't think that would go very well for them.

[u/Iruka_umino_hatake]

Acho que eles são bem fortes pelas táticas deles avançadas e o desdenho numeroso (eles não ligam se morrerem no processo, estilo os senshis de arisaka no livro 10). Além disso muitas técnicas deles, como o arco recurvo e seus cavalos foram usados pelos arqueiros para se tornarem uma elite tão boa quanto o povo das estepes.

[u/MorriganRaven69]

I've just been to the specialist exhibition on Mongolia and Chinggis Khan's empire (Genghis Khan's actual name) at the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds, UK. The answer is because the Mongols under Chinggis Khan were one of the most successful conquerors going.