Yodit

"The beautiful princess Yodit has a promising future at the Aksumite court. But when her jealous nephew accuses her of theft, Yodit is forced to flee her home country. Witness how exile shaped this fallen princess into a mighty queen. For centuries the story of Yodit’s vengeance would invoke fear in the hearts of all Ethiopians."

Yodit (modern Ethiopian Gudit, Judith) was a semi-legendary, non-Christian, Beta Israeli queen (flourished c.960) who laid waste to Aksum and its countryside, destroyed churches and monuments, and attempted to exterminate the members of the ruling Aksumite dynasty. Her deeds are recorded in the oral tradition and mentioned incidentally in various historical accounts. Her sacking of Aksum is depicted in the Yodit campaign in the African Kingdoms expansion of Age of Empires II.

Campaign
As a unit, princess Yodit appears once in the first mission of her campaign as a vital escort. She uses a Queen unit model and possesses no attacks, but can recover lost health on her own like any other hero-type unit.

Notes:
 * Even though Yodit is incapable of combat, she still possesses the same tactic options as does any other military unit and thus is bound to confuse unaware players into leading her into the middle of fights, where she can take damage and potentially die. Always position her away from the main army for this reason.
 * Yodit has a separate fighting unit type (see below).

Scenario Editor
Another version of Yodit herself appears in the Scenario Editor as a Gbeto-based unit, which still uses her unique portrait. The hero version is significantly more powerful than both standard variants of the base unit, being blessed with a lot more health, a greater attack score and the ability to regenerate.

Campaign scenarios

 * 1) Path of Exile
 * 2) The Right Partner
 * 3) A Fallen Crown
 * 4) Broken Stelae
 * 5) Welcome Home