Iroquois

The Iroquois or Iroquois Confederacy was a Native American civilization that thrived in the northeastern part of North America. The Iroquois first appear in Age of Empires III and feature as a playable civilization in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs.

Overview
The Iroquois are more like the Europeans than the other Native American civilizations, being the only native civilization to possess an Artillery unit.

Almost all of the Iroquois' units are ranged units, with the exception of Kanya Horseman and one of the three melee siege weapons of the game, the Ram (the other being the Flail Elephant).

Iroquois start out with a Travois which can build most buildings for free. They also have a unique Founder Dance in the Fire Pit which spawns Travois, as well as the Earth Mother Dance, which boosts population cap.

The Iroquois military is very effective and perform the best when they are mixed in an army of infantry units and siege weapons. An average Iroquois army should have a row of Mantlets in front, a line of Tomahawks, and some Forest Prowlers behind the Iroquois Tomahawks and maybe some Light Cannons in the rear of the group. It is good for the Iroquois to keep their War Chief in the center of it all because he provides the units extra hit points.

Iroquois cavalry are their worst units but Musket Riders, when adequately upgraded, can provide excellent anti-cavalry support. Players should focus on infantry and siege weapons and ensure their War Chief is in the center of unit groups to enable extra hit points for them.

Features

 * Travois construct buildings for free
 * Starts with a Discovery Travois
 * War Chief aura increases the hit points of nearby Iroquois units
 * Build the Fire Pit and task Villagers on it to perform powerful dances
 * All Trading Posts and Native settlements are visible from the start

In-game dialogue
The Iroquois units speak Mohawk, one of the Iroquoian languages. Many thanks to David Kanatawakhon, author of One Thousand Useful Mohawk Words (1992) and Let's Speak Mohawk (Kanyen'keha Tewatati) (2005), for his e-mail correspondence to verify these terms.
 * oh nahòten "What is it?"
 * yekahtentyes "I am leaving from here to go there", or "I am leaving there"
 * wake’ "I am going" or "I am on my way"
 * wakhthare "I converse" or "I am speaking (about something)"
 * kyenthokwas "I harvest" (when harvesting food from mills)
 * oyente "wood"
 * ikkerons "heap up" or "accumulate" (when gathering gold from mines)
 * kahnyotha "it stands upright" or "it sets it up" (when building)
 * ike’  "I am going (by foot)"
 * hen, a variation of hen’en and enhenh: all words for "yes"
 * o’waronk "meat" (when hunting for game)
 * katstha "I use/am using/keep using" or "I am a user" (when foraging for berries)
 * karihwenthos "It gets worn out / destroyed" (when told to attack an enemy)
 * katorats "I hunt / I am a hunter" (when told to attack an enemy)