The Ras is the hero for the Ethiopians. It can explore and claim treasures, or aid in battle. With its fealty aura, its combat capability can be increased if any allied combatants are nearby. It can also build Palaces, Mountain Monasteries, Trading Posts, and Town Centers.
It can use the Chaos ability to confuse Treasure guardians to attack each other. It can be upgraded to the Mayhem ability to confuse enemies, which is useful in combat.
Special abilities[]
Chaos: Causes the target treasure guardian and other Guardians in an Area of Effect of 3 around them to attack each other for 5 seconds. 18 range, 90 seconds cooldown.
Mayhem (replaces Chaos with the "Era of Chaos" Home City Card): Causes the target enemy military unit and others in an AOE of 3 around them to attack each other for 5 seconds. 18 range, 90 seconds cooldown.
Fealty Aura (passive): Increases the Ras' hit points by 2% and damage by 1% for every friendly military unit in an AOE of 32 around him.
Roar of the Lion! (requires the "King of Kings" Home City Card): For the next 15 seconds, the Ras and friendly units in an AOE of 32 around him have their speed increased by 10% and ROF reduced by 10%. 450 seconds cooldown.
Upgrades[]
The Ras is upgraded in every Age until the Industrial Age.
Rases' Fealty Aura increases their hit points and attack by 2% and 1%, respectively, for every non-military unit and building in the Area of Effect; every military unit and building increase Rases' hit points and attack by 3% and 1.5%, respectively
Originally, the Ras had a speed of 6.75 in all Ages, and a ×3.25 multiplier vs. Treasure guardians. With update 13.690, it has a speed of 5.75 in the Exploration Age, and a ×3.0 multiplier vs. Treasure guardians.
The Ras gets +25% hit points and attack upon reaching the Commerce Age, and +30% hit points upon reaching the Fortress Age.
With update 13.18214, the Ras' hit points and attack are no longer upgraded upon reaching the Commerce or Fortress Age.
Trivia[]
Although it attacks using a rifle, the Ras does not have the gunpowder cavalrytag, a tag that all cavalry units that attack using firearms have. The same happens with the Emir.
History[]
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Ethiopian and Hausa kingdoms often tended to be united more through cultural commonalities than through political centralization. The Ras, an Ethiopian prince, could inherit his position through familial lineage, but also did so by gathering followers and attaining a large amount of influence among the local population, which was necessary to retain even an inherited position regardless. Political maneuvering was just as often linked to opportunism and manipulation of volatile situations as it was to building one's power base.
Chaos: Causes the target treasure guardian and other Guardians in an Area of Effect of 3 around them to attack each other for 5 seconds. 18 range, 90 seconds cooldown.
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