Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Footman

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The Footman is the standard infantry of the Grey Steel Order. Planned to be voiced by.

Overview
* TBA*

History
"We are on a mission from Sigmar!"

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The Order is not a large organization. Of all the factions with major pull globally, the Order is remarkably small; while even the Order isn't certain how many members they have outside of their knightly core, they know that the vast majority of their number are Footmen, recruits into the Order that are scattered around the globe awaiting the call to action. Footmen are not dedicated soldiers; they are regular people with regular lives that were recruited into the Order through a variety of means.

When the Order mobilizes for war, they call upon these soldiers to travel to their side and fight for them. The average community probably contains two or three of these secret warriors; old war veterans, respectable young churchgoers, and unassuming workers, using various clubs and societies to train and recruit new members. When the call goes out, hundreds or even thousands of them can converge on the field, grouping together once again under the banners of the Order.

Footmen are a strange collection of anachronisms on the field. A glance at their equipment might lead somebody to conclude that they are part of a strange historical recreation, with their chainmail armor, riveted helmets, and oversized crossbows. However, the solid modern military core of the Talon shines through in the way they move and fight, fire teams of armored warriors sticking to cover and providing overwatch fire, each foot-long bolt capable of punching through concrete blocks to spray molten metal and shrapnel into the enemy. Footmen skirmish with enemy infantry while heavier elements are brought up, and provide a core of defensive troops that can be counted on as a rear guard.

As a symbol of the completion of their training, every Footman is presented with a mace. While it does serve a ceremonial function, it is also fully usable as a weapon, and indeed all Footmen receive training in its use. While the crossbow is generally preferred for its range and effectiveness against light vehicles, and though it does take a bit of a time to bring the heavy weapon around, enemy infantry soon finds that the mace is very lethal in close-quarters combat.

Guardians of the Tacitus

 * Marine (Aquila)
 * Alliance Defender (Alliance)
 * ADI Rifle Squad (ADI)
 * Peacekeeper (Protectorate)
 * Riflemen (Andora)
 * Red Guard (Empire)
 * Swordsmen (Community)

Destroyers of Balthazar

 * Conscript (Voshkod)
 * Brotherhood Light Infantry (Brotherhood)
 * Slugger Boy (Horde)
 * Rebel (MLA)
 * Auring Militant (Collective)
 * Recruit (Encantadia)
 * Watchers (Scrin)

Neutrals

 * Dwarf Warrior (Coalition)
 * Heretic (Heralds)
 * Footman (Order)
 * Minuteman (Survivors)
 * Legionnaire (Syndicate)
 * ... (Conglomerate)
 * Imperial Guards (Legion)

DLC

 * ... (Federation)
 * ... (Corona)
 * ... (Party)
 * ... (Skynet)
 * ... (Dominion)
 * ... (Elemental)
 * ... (Autocracy)
 * Saurus Regular (League)
 * Zergling (Swarm)
 * ... (Pirates)
 * Elona Conscript (Elona)
 * ... (Ascalia)
 * ... (Confederation)
 * Pansarskytte Team (Kingdom)
 * ... (Goo)
 * ... (Security)
 * ... (Imperium)
 * ... (Dynasty)
 * Gnoblar Fodder (Warlords)
 * ... (Cult)
 * ... (Raiders)
 * ... (Theocracy)
 * ... (ASA)
 * Underhive Rifle Gang (Insurgents)
 * ... (Bastion)
 * ... (Guardians)
 * ... (Hierarchy)
 * ... (Sundered)
 * ... (Ecumene)
 * ... (Concordat)
 * ... (Contingent)
 * ... (Rangers)
 * Eden Soldier (Eden)
 * ... (InGen)
 * ... (Hallows)
 * ... (Commnune)