Skraeling

"He wants to kill you for invading his land"

- Rollover text.

In Age of Mythology, the Skraeling is a unit featured in the Vinlandsaga random map. They look identical to standard Ulfsark, but are weaker and slower.

Strategy
They are not controlled by any player, but rather works similar to a wild animal, living in Vinland, with no starting base. Unlike wild animals, they bear no food, are clouded by the fog of war, and attacks all units on sight, not just villagers. It is advised to stay alert in early colonization, as they can wipe out several villagers at once. However, most military units will defeat them with relative ease. It is possible to convert them with Chinese Monks, but seeing as Monks are only available at the Heroic Age, there might not be many any left on the map and the ones that are left might not be worth converting.

General

 * CopperWeapons.png Copper Weapons, BronzeWeapons.png Bronze Weapons and IronWeapons.png Iron Weapons increase attack by 10%.
 * CopperMail.png Copper Mail, BronzeMail.png Bronze Mail and IronMail.png Iron Mail decrease hack vulnerability by 10%.
 * CopperShields.png Copper Shields, BronzeShields.png Bronze Shields and IronShields.png Iron Shields decrease pierce vulnerability by 10%.
 * JadeRabbit.png Jade Rabbit (Chang'e) increases movement speed by 10%.
 * UnbridledAnger.png Unbridled Anger (Zhong Kui) : increases HP by 20%.
 * DragonScales.png Dragon Scales (Ao Kuang) : increases hack armor by 10%.

History
''"Skraeling" was the Viking name for the native tribes they encountered in North America. Skraeling attacks were the main reasons listed by the Vikings as the reason for abandoning their colonies. The Skraelings may have been Micmac or Beothuk Indians, or a tribe that no longer exists in modern times.''

Trivia

 * Using the cheat code "SET ASCENDANT" on Vinlandsaga will give the player to control of every Skraeling.