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note: [heals]: id=healing
en: female^heals +4
en_GB: heals +4

note: [heals]: id=healing
en: Allows the unit to heal adjacent allied units at the beginning of our turn.
    
    A unit cared for by this healer may heal up to 4 HP per turn, or stop poison from taking effect for that turn.
    A poisoned unit cannot be cured of its poison by a healer, and must seek the care of a village or a unit that can cure.
en_GB: Allows the unit to heal adjacent allied units at the beginning of each turn.
    
    A unit cared for by this healer may heal up to 4 HP per turn, or stop poison from taking effect for that turn.
    A poisoned unit cannot be cured of its poison by a healer, and must seek the care of a village or a unit that can cure.

note: [heals]: id=healing
en: female^heals +8
en_GB: heals +8

note: [heals]: id=healing
en: female^heals +12
en_GB: heals +12

en: Defense
en_GB: Defence

note: [dummy]: id=feeding
en: This unit gains 1 hitpoint added to its maximum whenever it kills a unit, except units that are immune to plague.
en_GB: This unit gains 1 hit-point added to its maximum whenever it kills a unit, except units that are immune to plague.

note: [topic]: id=editor_tool_paint
en: Paint terrain tiles on the map.
    
    The paint tool utilizes the brush sizes and the terrain palette.
    
    <bold>text='Keyboard Modifiers'</bold>
    
    • Shift+mouse click: If a base terrain is selected, change the base without changing the overlay. If an overlay is selected, change the overlay without changing the base.
    • Control+mouse click: Select the terrain under the mouse cursor, as if it had been selected on the terrain palette (picks up both base and overlay).
    
    <bold>text='Brush Sizes'</bold>
    
    The selected brush changes the size of the tool:
en_GB: Paint terrain tiles on the map.
    
    The paint tool uses the brush sizes and the terrain palette.
    
    <bold>text='Keyboard Modifiers'</bold>
    
    • Shift+mouse click: If a base terrain is selected, change the base without changing the overlay. If an overlay is selected, change the overlay without changing the base.
    • Control+mouse click: Select the terrain under the mouse cursor, as if it had been selected on the terrain palette (picks up both base and overlay).
    
    <bold>text='Brush Sizes'</bold>
    
    The selected brush changes the size of the tool:

note: [topic]: id=editor_tool_fill
en: Fill continuous regions of terrain with a different one.
    
    The fill tool utilizes the terrain palette.
    
    <bold>text='Keyboard Modifiers'</bold>
    
    • Shift+mouse click: If a base terrain is selected, change the base without changing the overlay. If an overlay is selected, change the overlay without changing the base.
    • Control+mouse click: Select the terrain under the mouse cursor, as if it had been selected on the terrain palette (picks up both base and overlay).
en_GB: Fill continuous regions of terrain with a different one.
    
    The fill tool uses the terrain palette.
    
    <bold>text='Keyboard Modifiers'</bold>
    
    • Shift+mouse click: If a base terrain is selected, change the base without changing the overlay. If an overlay is selected, change the overlay without changing the base.
    • Control+mouse click: Select the terrain under the mouse cursor, as if it had been selected on the terrain palette (picks up both base and overlay).

note: [topic]: id=editor_tool_paste
en: Rotate counter-clockwise by 60°.
en_GB: Rotate anti-clockwise by 60°.

note: [topic]: id=editor_terrain_overlays
en: editor^Maps generally look similar in the editor to their appearance in the game. There are a few exceptions, where different graphics are used in the editor; all the overlays described here are found in the terrain palette’s “special” group.
en_GB: Maps generally look similar in the editor to their appearance in the game. There are a few exceptions, where different graphics are used in the editor; all the overlays described here are found in the terrain palette’s “special” group.

note: [topic]: id=editor_terrain_overlays The images here have text, while they could be translated I assume editor-only images won’t be. In English the text is “IO” for impassable and “UO” for unwalkable.
en: editor^<bold>text='Movement Overlays'</bold>
    
    <img>src='terrain/grass/green.png~BLIT(terrain/impassable-editor.png~O(0.5))' align=here box=yes</img> <img>src='terrain/grass/green.png~BLIT(terrain/unwalkable-editor.png~O(0.5))' align=here box=yes</img> Impassable and Unwalkable
    
    While easily noticeable in the editor, these are invisible in the game, so the mixed terrains created by them look like the base terrain. They create a mixed terrain with the movement costs set to “impassable” or “unwalkable” respectively.
en_GB: <bold>text='Movement Overlays'</bold>
    
    <img>src='terrain/grass/green.png~BLIT(terrain/impassable-editor.png~O(0.5))' align=here box=yes</img> <img>src='terrain/grass/green.png~BLIT(terrain/unwalkable-editor.png~O(0.5))' align=here box=yes</img> Impassable and Unwalkable
    
    While easily noticeable in the editor, these are invisible in the game, so the mixed terrains created by them look like the base terrain. They create a mixed terrain with the movement costs set to “impassable” or “unwalkable” respectively.

note: [topic]: id=editor_terrain_overlays The images here have text, while they could be translated I assume editor-only images won’t be. In English these images are the literal text “Castle overlay” and “Keep overlay”.
en: editor^<bold>text='Castle Overlays'</bold>
    
    <img>src='terrain/grass/green.png~BLIT(terrain/castle/castle-overlay-editor.png~O(0.5))' align=here box=yes</img> <img>src='terrain/grass/green.png~BLIT(terrain/castle/keep-overlay-editor.png~O(0.5))' align=here box=yes</img>
    
    Adding either of these overlays to a passable hex allows units to be recruited onto a hex. The keep also allows a leader to recruit from there.
    
    These can be added to an impassable hex to connect a castle to a visually-separate keep through an impassable wall. It’s also possible to create a castle that seems to have grassland between the keep and towers, however this requires the connecting hexes to be occupied or blocked to prevent units being recruited onto them.
en_GB: <bold>text='Castle Overlays'</bold>
    
    <img>src='terrain/grass/green.png~BLIT(terrain/castle/castle-overlay-editor.png~O(0.5))' align=here box=yes</img> <img>src='terrain/grass/green.png~BLIT(terrain/castle/keep-overlay-editor.png~O(0.5))' align=here box=yes</img>
    
    Adding either of these overlays to a passable hex allows units to be recruited on a hex. The keep also allows a leader to recruit from there.
    
    These can be added to an impassable hex to connect a castle to a visually-separate keep through an impassable wall. It’s also possible to create a castle that seems to have grassland between the keep and towers, however this requires the connecting hexes to be occupied or blocked to prevent units being recruited on them.

note: [topic]: id=editor_terrain_overlays The image here has text, while it could be translated I assume editor-only images won’t be. In English this image is the literal text “Village overlay”.
en: editor^<bold>text='Village Overlay'</bold>
    
    <img>src='terrain/grass/green.png~BLIT(terrain/village/village-overlay-editor.png~O(0.5))' align=here box=yes</img>
    
    This turns any base terrain into a village, providing income and healing.
en_GB: <bold>text='Village Overlay'</bold>
    
    <img>src='terrain/grass/green.png~BLIT(terrain/village/village-overlay-editor.png~O(0.5))' align=here box=yes</img>
    
    This turns any base terrain into a village, providing income and healing.

note: [topic]: id=editor_terrain_overlays The image is an “S” on a solid black background.
en: editor^<bold>text='Fake Shroud'</bold>
    
    <img>src=terrain/void/shroud-editor.png align=left box=yes</img>
    
    Fake Shroud looks like an unexplored area, even in scenarios that have shroud disabled and even when the player’s units can see the hex.
en_GB: <bold>text='Fake Shroud'</bold>
    
    <img>src=terrain/void/shroud-editor.png align=left box=yes</img>
    
    Fake Shroud looks like an unexplored area, even in scenarios that have shroud disabled and even when the player’s units can see the hex.

note: [topic]: id=editor_deprecated_overlay The main reason for choosing “D” is that the hole in the middle of the letter makes it easier to see which terrain is underneath it. This uses a hardcoded image and doesn’t expect the image to be translated. The Xol and ^Efs terrains’ help pages aren’t given hyp
en: editor^<img>src='terrain/grass/green.png~BLIT(terrain/deprecated-editor.png)' align=left box=yes</img>The magenta ‘D’ (for “Deprecated”).
    
    This is shown in the editor over deprecated terrain codes. Examples are:
    • the <ref>dst='terrain_fungus_grove_old' text='“^Uf” mushroom terrain'</ref>,
    • the “Xol” Lit Stone Wall, which is deprecated because several wall terrains now support the “^Efs” Sconce embellishment.
    
    The help pages for these terrains may have additional text that’s only shown in the editor, describing the deprecation and the recommended replacements.
en_GB: <img>src='terrain/grass/green.png~BLIT(terrain/deprecated-editor.png)' align=left box=yes</img>The magenta ‘D’ (for “Deprecated”).
    
    This is shown in the editor over deprecated terrain codes. Examples are:
    • the <ref>dst='terrain_fungus_grove_old' text='“^Uf” mushroom terrain'</ref>,
    • the “Xol” Lit Stone Wall, which is deprecated because several wall terrains now support the “^Efs” Sconce embellishment.
    
    The help pages for these terrains may have additional text that’s only shown in the editor, describing the deprecation and the recommended replacements.

note: [topic]: id=editor_tool_label
en: Put text labels on the map.
    
    • Left-click will open a dialog box to create a new label or edit an existing one.
    • Right-click deletes.
    • Drag-and-drop with the left mouse button moves labels.
    
    This tool is only available in Scenario Mode; the decorations are implemented in the scenario using WML’s <italic>text='[label]'</italic> tag.
en_GB: Put text labels on the map.
    
    • Left-click will open a dialogue box to create a new label or edit an existing one.
    • Right-click deletes.
    • Drag-and-drop with the left mouse button moves labels.
    
    This tool is only available in Scenario Mode; the decorations are implemented in the scenario using WML’s <italic>text='[label]'</italic> tag.

note: [topic]: id=editor_playlist
en: Playlist Manager
en_GB: Play List Manager

note: [topic]: id=..editor_mode_terrain
en: The terrain editor’s functionality is similar to a simple paint application.
    
    The right-hand sidebar contains, from top to bottom, the mini-map, the toolkit (see the pages for each tool), tool options, and <ref>dst='editor_palette' text='Palette'</ref>.
    
    When saved using “Save Map As” and saving to the default directory, the resulting map can be found in the “Custom Maps” game type of the multiplayer “Create Game” dialog.
en_GB: The terrain editor’s functionality is similar to a simple paint application.
    
    The right-hand side-bar contains, from top to bottom, the mini-map, the toolkit (see the pages for each tool), tool options, and <ref>dst='editor_palette' text='Palette'</ref>.
    
    When saved using “Save Map As” and saving to the default directory, the resulting map can be found in the “Custom Maps” game type of the multiplayer “Create Game” dialogue.

note: [topic]: id=..editor_mode_scenario
en: <header>text='Checking whether the editor is in scenario mode'</header>
    
    You can check which mode the editor is in by looking at the menu bar.
    
    • In scenario mode the “Areas” and “Side” menus are enabled.
    • In terrain-only mode the “Areas” and “Side” menus are grayed-out.
en_GB: <header>text='Checking whether the editor is in scenario mode'</header>
    
    You can check which mode the editor is in by looking at the menu bar.
    
    • In scenario mode the “Areas” and “Side” menus are enabled.
    • In terrain-only mode the “Areas” and “Side” menus are greyed-out.

note: [topic]: id=editor_separate_events_file
en: When loading a .cfg file, the scenario editor understands files created by the scenario editor, but is likely to have difficulty with files that have been edited by hand.
    
    Files created by the scenario editor omit the opening [scenario] and closing [/scenario] tags. If you are creating a campaign (or other add-on), then those tags need to be added; there is more detail about this in the <ref>dst='editor_map_format' text='map file format'</ref> documentation.
    
    One workflow is to create a separate WML file, also with the .cfg extension, which uses the WML preprocessor to include the editor-created file. This separate file contains both the [scenario] tag and any hand-edited WML such as events. With this workflow, the add-on’s file structure could look like this:
    
    <header>text='For Wesnoth 1.14'</header>
    
    • _main.cfg:
      ◦ use “{./scenarios}” to include the “scenarios” directory
    • maps/map_from_01.cfg
      ◦ this is the file created by the scenario editor
    • scenarios/01_Forest.cfg, instead of the opening [scenario] tag put in these four lines:
      ◦ [scenario]
      ◦     {~add-ons/NAME_OF_ADD_ON/maps/map_from_01.cfg}
      ◦ [/scenario]
      ◦ [+scenario]
    
    The first three of those lines insert the scenario-generated file inside a [scenario] tag. The ‘+’ sign on the fourth line means that two scenario tags will be combined, with attributes in the second one overriding attributes in the first one.
    
    <header>text='1.16 and later'</header>
    
    If your add-on will only be used on 1.16 and later, there are new features to load .cfg files via map_file, and to avoid repeating the add-on’s name within the .cfg files.
    
    • _main.cfg:
      ◦ use “[binary_path]” to add add-on’s directories to the binary path, which makes “map_file” search the “maps” directory.
      ◦ use “{./scenarios}” to include the “scenarios” directory
    • maps/map_from_01.cfg
      ◦ this is the file created by the scenario editor
    • scenarios/01_Forest.cfg
      ◦ inside the [scenario] element, use “map_file="map_from_01.cfg"” to load that file
en_GB: When loading a .cfg file, the scenario editor understands files created by the scenario editor, but is likely to have difficulty with files that have been edited manually.
    
    Files created by the scenario editor omit the opening [scenario] and closing [/scenario] tags. If you are creating a campaign (or other add-on), then those tags need to be added; there is more detail about this in the <ref>dst='editor_map_format' text='map file format'</ref> documentation.
    
    One workflow is to create a separate WML file, also with the .cfg extension, which uses the WML preprocessor to include the editor-created file. This separate file contains both the [scenario] tag and any manually-edited WML such as events. With this workflow, the add-on’s file structure could look like this:
    
    <header>text='For Wesnoth 1.14'</header>
    
    • _main.cfg:
      ◦ use “{./scenarios}” to include the “scenarios” directory
    • maps/map_from_01.cfg
      ◦ this is the file created by the scenario editor
    • scenarios/01_Forest.cfg, instead of the opening [scenario] tag put in these four lines:
      ◦ [scenario]
      ◦     {~add-ons/NAME_OF_ADD_ON/maps/map_from_01.cfg}
      ◦ [/scenario]
      ◦ [+scenario]
    
    The first three of those lines insert the scenario-generated file inside a [scenario] tag. The ‘+’ sign on the fourth line means that two scenario tags will be combined, with attributes in the second one overriding attributes in the first one.
    
    <header>text='1.16 and later'</header>
    
    If your add-on will only be used on 1.16 and later, there are new features to load .cfg files via map_file, and to avoid repeating the add-on’s name within the .cfg files.
    
    • _main.cfg:
      ◦ use “[binary_path]” to add add-on’s directories to the binary path, which makes “map_file” search the “maps” directory.
      ◦ use “{./scenarios}” to include the “scenarios” directory
    • maps/map_from_01.cfg
      ◦ this is the file created by the scenario editor
    • scenarios/01_Forest.cfg
      ◦ inside the [scenario] element, use “map_file="map_from_01.cfg"” to load that file

note: [topic]: id=editor_masks
en: Masks can be applied to a base map for reusal in several scenarios playing at the same locations.
en_GB: Masks can be applied to a base map for re-use in several scenarios playing at the same locations.

note: [topic]: id=editor_time_schedule
en: This button at the top-right of the screen accesses the time-of-day preview and the schedule editor.
    
    In terrain mode, this displays the map as it will be recolored at different times of day.
    
    In scenario mode, the button accesses an editor for individual schedules for <ref>dst='editor_named_area' text='time areas'</ref>.
en_GB: This button at the top-right of the screen accesses the time-of-day preview and the schedule editor.
    
    In terrain mode, this displays the map as it will be recoloured at different times of day.
    
    In scenario mode, the button accesses an editor for individual schedules for <ref>dst='editor_named_area' text='time areas'</ref>.

note: [topic]: id=editor_map_format
en: Wesnoth stores its maps in human readable plain text files.
en_GB: Wesnoth stores its maps in human-readable plain-text files.

note: [topic]: id=editor_map_format
en: <header>text='Native'</header>
    
    A map file consists of rows with comma separated terrain code strings. The only non-terrain information provided by the map syntax is the set of locations created by the <ref>dst='editor_tool_starting' text='Starting Locations Tool'</ref>. The files can be edited with a general purpose text editor like notepad.
    
    These files can be used directly for multiplayer games, the number of players is automatically determined by the number of starting positions. When saved in the default directory, the map can be found in the “Custom Maps” game type of the multiplayer “Create Game” dialog; you may need to refresh the cache (press F5 on the title screen) before a newly-created map appears.
    
    These files can be used in a scenario’s .cfg file, with the scenario’s WML providing additional information such as teams, custom events, and complex side setups. The .cfg file loads the map file with either of:
    
    • map_file=maps/01_First_Map.map <italic>text='— supported since Wesnoth 1.14'</italic>
    • map_data="{maps/01_First_Map.map}" <italic>text='— a WML preprocessor include'</italic>
    
    The <italic>text='map_file'</italic> method is preferred over using a preprocessor include.
en_GB: <header>text='Native'</header>
    
    A map file consists of rows with comma separated terrain code strings. The only non-terrain information provided by the map syntax is the set of locations created by the <ref>dst='editor_tool_starting' text='Starting Locations Tool'</ref>. The files can be edited with a general purpose text editor like notepad.
    
    These files can be used directly for multiplayer games, the number of players is automatically determined by the number of starting positions. When saved in the default directory, the map can be found in the “Custom Maps” game type of the multiplayer “Create Game” dialogue; you may need to refresh the cache (press F5 on the title screen) before a newly-created map appears.
    
    These files can be used in a scenario’s .cfg file, with the scenario’s WML providing additional information such as teams, custom events, and complex side setups. The .cfg file loads the map file with either of:
    
    • map_file=maps/01_First_Map.map <italic>text='— supported since Wesnoth 1.14'</italic>
    • map_data="{maps/01_First_Map.map}" <italic>text='— a WML preprocessor include'</italic>
    
    The <italic>text='map_file'</italic> method is preferred over using a preprocessor include.

note: [topic]: id=editor_map_format
en: <header>text='Files created by the Scenario Editor'</header>
    
    In scenario mode, the editor saves the data as a .cfg file with embedded map data. When loading a .cfg file, the scenario editor understands files created by the scenario editor itself, but is likely to have difficulty with files that have been edited by hand; problems can be avoided by <ref>dst='editor_separate_events_file' text='using a separate .cfg file'</ref> for the hand-edited parts.
en_GB: <header>text='Files created by the Scenario Editor'</header>
    
    In scenario mode, the editor saves the data as a .cfg file with embedded map data. When loading a .cfg file, the scenario editor understands files created by the scenario editor itself, but is likely to have difficulty with files that have been edited manually; problems can be avoided by <ref>dst='editor_separate_events_file' text='using a separate .cfg file'</ref> for the manually-edited parts.

note: [section]: id=encyclopedia [topic]: id=..encyclopedia
en: Encyclopedia
en_GB: Encyclopædia

note: [topic]: id=irdya
en: The name of the world in which the kingdom of <ref>dst='kingdom_wesnoth' text='Wesnoth'</ref> is situated is ‘Irdya’. This term is, however, only rarely used in the era depicted by the main map. People normally just say “the world” or, poetically, “the wide green world”.
en_GB: The name of the world in which the kingdom of <ref>dst='kingdom_wesnoth' text='Wesnoth'</ref> is situated is ‘Irdya’. This term is, however, only rarely used in the era depicted by the main map. People normally just say ‘the world’ or, poetically, ‘the wide green world’.

note: [topic]: id=kingdom_wesnoth
en: The Kingdom of Wesnoth is located in the north-central portion of the <ref>dst='great_continent' text='Great Continent'</ref>. Most of the mainline campaigns revolve around it. It is bounded on the map by the <ref>dst='great_river' text='Great River'</ref> to the north, the shore of the <ref>dst='great_ocean' text='ocean'</ref> to the west, the Aethenwood to the <ref>dst='southwest_elven_lands' text='southwest'</ref>, and the Bitter Swamp to the southeast.
    
    Over the River Aethen, south of Fort Tahn, is a Wesnothian frontier region. It is bounded to the south (off-map) by dense woods of which the Aethenwood may be considered a northernmost extension.
    
    <header>text='Notable cities:'</header>
        • Weldyn: The capital of Wesnoth.
        • Aldril: City lying on the Bay of Pearls.
        • Blackwater Port: City lying south of the Bay of Pearls.
        • Carcyn: Located between the Grey Woods and the Great River.
        • Dan’Tonk: Wesnoth’s largest city, located in the center of the country, just west and north of Weldyn.
        • Soradoc: The northernmost border outpost of Wesnoth, controls the confluence of the Weldyn River and the Great River.
        • Fort Tahn: The southernmost border outpost, controls the north/south road crossing the River Aethen.
        • Tath: Important fort city north of Dan’Tonk, exerts control over the wilderness country around the east of the Brown Hills and north to the Ford of Abez.
    
    <header>text='Notable land features:'</header>
        • Gryphon Mountain: Home of the fabled Gryphons.
        • Ford of Abez: Shallow part of the Great River, it is usually controlled by Wesnothian forces.
        • Weldyn River: It branches from the Great River and goes south.
        • Great Central Plain: Area bounded by Weldyn, Dan’Tonk, and Fort Tahn, this plain is Wesnoth’s bread basket and home to most of its population.
        • Dulatus Hills: These rolling hills bordering the Great Central Plain provide much of Wesnoth’s livestock and agriculture.
        • Brown Hills: Wasteland surrounding Gryphon Mountain that is not well-populated and occasionally very dangerous.
        • Horse Plains: Region of rolling plains just south of the Great River, bounded by Glyn’s Forest to the west and the River Weldyn to the east; the southern reach merges into the Central Plain. Home of the powerful Clans; the best horses in Wesnoth are bred here.
        • Estmark Hills: Largish range rising south of the Great River and east of the Weldyn River. The northernmost portion, nearest the River Weldyn, has at various times been settled by Wesnothians, but the Kingdom’s control is tenuous at best and banditry is common.
        • Glyn’s Forest: Sometimes known as the Royal Forest, named for one of Haldric II’s sons.
        • Grey Woods: Large forest in the heart of the wilds of Wesnoth, located between Carcyn and Aldril and generally considered to be haunted.
en_GB: The Kingdom of Wesnoth is located in the north-central portion of the <ref>dst='great_continent' text='Great Continent'</ref>. Most of the mainline campaigns revolve around it. It is bounded on the map by the <ref>dst='great_river' text='Great River'</ref> to the north, the shore of the <ref>dst='great_ocean' text='ocean'</ref> to the west, the Aethenwood to the <ref>dst='southwest_elven_lands' text='south-west'</ref>, and the Bitter Swamp to the south-east.
    
    Over the River Aethen, south of Fort Tahn, is a Wesnothian frontier region. It is bounded to the south (off-map) by dense woods of which the Aethenwood may be considered a northernmost extension.
    
    <header>text='Notable cities:'</header>
        • Weldyn: The capital of Wesnoth.
        • Aldril: City lying on the Bay of Pearls.
        • Blackwater Port: City lying south of the Bay of Pearls.
        • Carcyn: Located between the Grey Woods and the Great River.
        • Dan’Tonk: Wesnoth’s largest city, located in the centre of the country, just west and north of Weldyn.
        • Soradoc: The northernmost border outpost of Wesnoth, controls the confluence of the Weldyn River and the Great River.
        • Fort Tahn: The southernmost border outpost, controls the north/south road crossing the River Aethen.
        • Tath: Important fort city north of Dan’Tonk, exerts control over the wilderness country around the east of the Brown Hills and north to the Ford of Abez.
    
    <header>text='Notable land features:'</header>
        • Gryphon Mountain: Home of the fabled Gryphons.
        • Ford of Abez: Shallow part of the Great River, it is usually controlled by Wesnothian forces.
        • Weldyn River: It branches from the Great River and goes south.
        • Great Central Plain: Area bounded by Weldyn, Dan’Tonk, and Fort Tahn, this plain is Wesnoth’s bread basket and home to most of its population.
        • Dulatus Hills: These rolling hills bordering the Great Central Plain provide much of Wesnoth’s livestock and agriculture.
        • Brown Hills: Wasteland surrounding Gryphon Mountain that is not well-populated and occasionally very dangerous.
        • Horse Plains: Region of rolling plains just south of the Great River, bounded by Glyn’s Forest to the west and the River Weldyn to the east; the southern reach merges into the Central Plain. Home of the powerful Clans; the best horses in Wesnoth are bred here.
        • Estmark Hills: Largish range rising south of the Great River and east of the Weldyn River. The northernmost portion, nearest the River Weldyn, has at various times been settled by Wesnothians, but the Kingdom’s control is tenuous at best and banditry is common.
        • Glyn’s Forest: Sometimes known as the Royal Forest, named for one of Haldric II’s sons.
        • Grey Woods: Large forest in the heart of the wilds of Wesnoth, located between Carcyn and Aldril and generally considered to be haunted.

note: [topic]: id=northlands
en: There is no government of the Northlands. Various groups of orcs, dwarves, barbarian men and even elves populate the region. The northern and eastern borders are not defined, the southern border is the <ref>dst='great_river' text='Great River'</ref>, and the western border is the <ref>dst='great_ocean' text='ocean'</ref>.
    
    <header>text='Notable cities:'</header>
        • Glamdrol: An Orcish tribal capital.
        • Wesmere: The location of the Ka’lian — the Elvish Council.
        • Dwarven Doors: A mixed human/dwarven town in the region of Knalga in the southern Heart Mountains. A major trade center.
        • Dallben and Delwyn: Human villages originally built by settlers who crossed the Great River during Wesnoth’s Golden Age expansion. Now abandoned. The forested area northeast of <ref>dst='elensefar' text='Elensefar'</ref>, where these villages were located, was named the Annuvin province by men but was known by the elves as Wesmere.
    
    <header>text='Notable land features:'</header>
        • <ref>dst='heart_mountains' text='Heart Mountains'</ref>: A virtually impassable barrier between the river country and the Northern Plains.
        • Heartfangs: the particularly forbidding stretch of high peaks southwest of Lake Vrug and north of the Forest of Wesmere. The most inhospitable and dangerous portion of the Heart Mountains; only hermits, madmen, and mages live there.
        • Swamp of Dread: a very large bog located between the Heart Mountains and the Great River. A notoriously dangerous place.
        • Lake Vrug: A large mountain lake whose river carves the only pathway through the Northern Mountains.
        • <ref>dst='arkan_thoria' text='Arkan-thoria'</ref>: The river that comes out of Lake Vrug. This is the elvish name; among humans it is called Longlier.
        • River Listra: The south-running tributary of the Great River into which the Arkan-thoria empties.
        • Lintanir Forest: The southernmost portion of the Great Northern Forest, a gigantic wood whose eastern and northern boundaries are known only to the elves. Their capital, Elensiria, has only seldom been visited by humans.
        • <ref>dst='great_river' text='Great River'</ref>: The origin of this river is somewhere in the east of the northern lands.
en_GB: There is no government of the Northlands. Various groups of orcs, dwarves, barbarian men and even elves populate the region. The northern and eastern borders are not defined, the southern border is the <ref>dst='great_river' text='Great River'</ref>, and the western border is the <ref>dst='great_ocean' text='ocean'</ref>.
    
    <header>text='Notable cities:'</header>
        • Glamdrol: An Orcish tribal capital.
        • Wesmere: The location of the Ka’lian — the Elvish Council.
        • Dwarven Doors: A mixed human/dwarven town in the region of Knalga in the southern Heart Mountains. A major trade center.
        • Dallben and Delwyn: Human villages originally built by settlers who crossed the Great River during Wesnoth’s Golden Age expansion. Now abandoned. The forested area north-east of <ref>dst='elensefar' text='Elensefar'</ref>, where these villages were located, was named the Annuvin province by men but was known by the elves as Wesmere.
    
    <header>text='Notable land features:'</header>
        • <ref>dst='heart_mountains' text='Heart Mountains'</ref>: A virtually impassable barrier between the river country and the Northern Plains.
        • Heartfangs: the particularly forbidding stretch of high peaks southwest of Lake Vrug and north of the Forest of Wesmere. The most inhospitable and dangerous portion of the Heart Mountains; only hermits, madmen, and mages live there.
        • Swamp of Dread: a very large bog located between the Heart Mountains and the Great River. A notoriously dangerous place.
        • Lake Vrug: A large mountain lake whose river carves the only pathway through the Northern Mountains.
        • <ref>dst='arkan_thoria' text='Arkan-thoria'</ref>: The river that comes out of Lake Vrug. This is the elvish name; among humans it is called Longlier.
        • River Listra: The south-running tributary of the Great River into which the Arkan-thoria empties.
        • Lintanir Forest: The southernmost portion of the Great Northern Forest, a gigantic wood whose eastern and northern boundaries are known only to the elves. Their capital, Elensiria, has only seldom been visited by humans.
        • <ref>dst='great_river' text='Great River'</ref>: The origin of this river is somewhere in the east of the northern lands.

note: [topic]: id=southwest_elven_lands
en: Southwest Elven Lands
en_GB: South-West Elven Lands

note: [topic]: id=southwest_elven_lands
en: The Wood Elves are separate from those of the north, and have only intermittent relations with them and most other countries. Its borders are the <ref>dst='great_ocean' text='ocean'</ref> to the west, the Black River to the south and southeast, the lands of Wesnoth to the north and the Kerlath province to the east.
    
    <header>text='Notable cities:'</header>
        • None known.
    
    <header>text='Notable land features:'</header>
        • Aethenwood: The largest southern forest, it extends far to the south and is home to <ref>dst='..race_elf' text='elves'</ref>. Although the elves make no such distinction, the southern part of the forest has been named Southwood by denizens of Kerlath.
        • Black Forest: An ancient forest of which very little is known, abandoned by the elves long ago.
en_GB: The Wood Elves are separate from those of the north, and have only intermittent relations with them and most other countries. Its borders are the <ref>dst='great_ocean' text='ocean'</ref> to the west, the Black River to the south and south-east, the lands of Wesnoth to the north and the Kerlath province to the east.
    
    <header>text='Notable cities:'</header>
        • None known.
    
    <header>text='Notable land features:'</header>
        • Aethenwood: The largest southern forest, it extends far to the south and is home to <ref>dst='..race_elf' text='elves'</ref>. Although the elves make no such distinction, the southern part of the forest has been named Southwood by denizens of Kerlath.
        • Black Forest: An ancient forest of which very little is known, abandoned by the elves long ago.

note: [topic]: id=far_north
en: Cold, harsh, and inaccessible, the Far North is the ancestral home of the Orcish Clannate. It lies north of the <ref>dst='heart_mountains' text='Heart Mountains'</ref>, which the Orcs call the Haggid-Dargor and claim (without merit) as their own. To the east lie the Unaligned Tribes of the Wild Steppe, who fell out of the control of the Clannate, instead roaming with wild human barbarians and clashing with the High Elves of the North Plains (known as North Elves in human lands). The High Elves themselves reside further east, where it is rumored they rule a vast kingdom.
    
    <header>text='Notable cities:'</header>
        • Barag Gor, a city home to the Orcish Council
        • Bitok
        • Borstep
        • Farzi
        • Lmarig
        • Melmog
        • Prestim
        • Tirigaz
        • Dorest, the northernmost human city
    
    <header>text='Notable land features:'</header>
        • Black Marshes
        • Mountains of Dorth
        • Mountains of Haag
        • Greenwood
        • Silent Forest
        • Forest of Thelien
        • River Oumph
        • River Bork
        • Frosty Wastes
        • Barren Plains
en_GB: Cold, harsh, and inaccessible, the Far North is the ancestral home of the Orcish Clannate. It lies north of the <ref>dst='heart_mountains' text='Heart Mountains'</ref>, which the Orcs call the Haggid-Dargor and claim (without merit) as their own. To the east lie the Unaligned Tribes of the Wild Steppe, who fell out of the control of the Clannate, instead roaming with wild human barbarians and clashing with the High Elves of the North Plains (known as North Elves in human lands). The High Elves themselves reside further east, where it is rumoured they rule a vast kingdom.
    
    <header>text='Notable cities:'</header>
        • Barag Gor, a city home to the Orcish Council
        • Bitok
        • Borstep
        • Farzi
        • Lmarig
        • Melmog
        • Prestim
        • Tirigaz
        • Dorest, the northernmost human city
    
    <header>text='Notable land features:'</header>
        • Black Marshes
        • Mountains of Dorth
        • Mountains of Haag
        • Greenwood
        • Silent Forest
        • Forest of Thelien
        • River Oumph
        • River Bork
        • Frosty Wastes
        • Barren Plains

note: [topic]: id=..introduction
en: 
    
    <italic>text='Battle for Wesnoth'</italic> is a turn-based fantasy strategy game somewhat unusual among modern strategy games. While other games strive for complexity, <italic>text='Battle for Wesnoth'</italic> strives for simplicity of both rules and gameplay. This does not make the game simple, however — from these simple rules arises a wealth of strategy, making the game easy to learn but a challenge to master.
    
    The following pages outline all you need to know to play Wesnoth. As you play, new information is added to the various categories as you come across new aspects of the game. For more detailed information on special situations and exceptions, follow the included links.
en_GB: 
    
    <italic>text='Battle for Wesnoth'</italic> is a turn-based fantasy strategy game somewhat unusual among modern strategy games. While other games strive for complexity, <italic>text='Battle for Wesnoth'</italic> strives for simplicity of both rules and game-play. This does not make the game simple, however — from these simple rules arises a wealth of strategy, making the game easy to learn but a challenge to master.
    
    The following pages outline all you need to know to play Wesnoth. As you play, new information is added to the various categories as you come across new aspects of the game. For more detailed information on special situations and exceptions, follow the included links.

note: [topic]: id=about_game
en: The game takes place on a hex-based game field, where your units battle against those controlled by the computer, friends who each take turns on the same computer (hotseat play), other players on the same network, or players worldwide in multiplayer mode.
    
    Each of these battles is called a <italic>text='scenario'</italic>, which can be strung together to make <italic>text='campaigns'</italic>. Besides the campaigns that ship with the game, Wesnoth supports user-made content, and the add-on server boasts hundreds of custom maps, campaigns, eras, factions, and resources.
    
    The game also features a human-readable markup called Wesnoth Markup Language (WML) to easily allow users to create their own content, as well as a fully-featured Map and Scenario Editor for designing your own battlefields.
    
    The <italic>text='Battle for Wesnoth'</italic> project was begun in 2003, and has been worked on by a multitude of volunteers ever since.
en_GB: The game takes place on a hex-based game field, where your units battle against those controlled by the computer, friends who each take turns on the same computer (hot seat play), other players on the same network, or players worldwide in multiplayer mode.
    
    Each of these battles is called a <italic>text='scenario'</italic>, which can be strung together to make <italic>text='campaigns'</italic>. Besides the campaigns that ship with the game, Wesnoth supports user-made content, and the add-on server boasts hundreds of custom maps, campaigns, eras, factions, and resources.
    
    The game also features a human-readable mark-up called Wesnoth Mark-up Language (WML) to easily allow users to create their own content, as well as a fully-featured Map and Scenario Editor for designing your own battlefields.
    
    The <italic>text='Battle for Wesnoth'</italic> project was begun in 2003, and has been worked on by a multitude of volunteers ever since.

note: [topic]: id=..units
en: This section will list all the units you discover as you explore the world of Wesnoth. When you see a new unit during a campaign or multiplayer scenario it will be added to its race’s subsection; you can then view its page any time you wish. A unit’s page will provide a general description, its statistics, attacks, resistances, and movement and defense values.
en_GB: This section will list all the units you discover as you explore the world of Wesnoth. When you see a new unit during a campaign or multiplayer scenario it will be added to its race’s subsection; you can then view its page any time you wish. A unit’s page will provide a general description, its statistics, attacks, resistances, and movement and defence values.

note: [topic]: id=..gameplay
en: Wesnoth is comprised of a series of battles, called <italic>text='scenarios'</italic>, that pit your troops against the troops of one or more adversaries. Multiple scenarios that follow on from each other, telling a story, make up <italic>text='campaigns'</italic>. In a campaign, you often need to play more carefully, preserving your best troops for use again in later scenarios.
    
    The interactive <bold>text='Tutorial'</bold> introduces the basics of Wesnoth gameplay in the context of a scenario. Most material covered in the tutorial is explained more in-depth in these pages, so you can always refer back here if you forget something.
    
    After you master the basics, try out a beginner campaign, such as <italic>text='Heir to the Throne'</italic> or <italic>text='The South Guard'</italic>. A full list of installed campaigns can be found via the <bold>text='Campaign'</bold> option on the main menu. As Wesnoth can be quite challenging, you may wish to start on easy before progressing to higher difficulties.
    
    Campaigns are grouped by <italic>text='level'</italic> and <italic>text='difficulty'</italic>. For example, <italic>text='Heir to the Throne'</italic> is ‘Novice’ level, and is playable at three difficulties: ‘Beginner’, ‘Normal’, and ‘Challenging’. The level of a campaign indicates what degree of proficiency in the game mechanics (such as <ref>dst='movement' text='zones of control'</ref> and <ref>dst='time_of_day' text='time of day'</ref>) is assumed. The difficulty indicates how challenging the scenarios will be to a veteran player: at higher difficulties, the obstacles to victory will be higher and overcoming them will require more skillful play. For example, at higher difficulties the enemy may have higher incomes, higher-level units, more castle hexes, and so on.
en_GB: Wesnoth is comprised of a series of battles, called <italic>text='scenarios'</italic>, that pit your troops against the troops of one or more adversaries. Multiple scenarios that follow on from each other, telling a story, make up <italic>text='campaigns'</italic>. In a campaign, you often need to play more carefully, preserving your best troops for use again in later scenarios.
    
    The interactive <bold>text='Tutorial'</bold> introduces the basics of Wesnoth game-play in the context of a scenario. Most material covered in the tutorial is explained more in-depth in these pages, so you can always refer back here if you forget something.
    
    After you master the basics, try a beginner campaign, such as <italic>text='Heir to the Throne'</italic> or <italic>text='The South Guard'</italic>. A full list of installed campaigns can be found via the <bold>text='Campaign'</bold> option on the main menu. As Wesnoth can be quite challenging, you may wish to start on easy before progressing to higher difficulties.
    
    Campaigns are grouped by <italic>text='level'</italic> and <italic>text='difficulty'</italic>. For example, <italic>text='Heir to the Throne'</italic> is ‘Novice’ level, and is playable at three difficulties: ‘Beginner’, ‘Normal’, and ‘Challenging’. The level of a campaign indicates what degree of proficiency in the game mechanics (such as <ref>dst='movement' text='zones of control'</ref> and <ref>dst='time_of_day' text='time of day'</ref>) is assumed. The difficulty indicates how challenging the scenarios will be to a veteran player: at higher difficulties, the obstacles to victory will be higher and overcoming them will require more skilful play. For example, at higher difficulties the enemy may have higher incomes, higher-level units, more castle hexes, and so on.

note: [topic]: id=victory_and_defeat
en: 
    
    When you win a scenario, the map grays over and the <bold>text='End Turn'</bold> button changes to <bold>text='End Scenario'</bold>. You can now do things like changing your save options or (if you are in a multiplayer game) chatting with other players before pressing that button to advance.
en_GB: 
    
    When you win a scenario, the map greys over and the <bold>text='End Turn'</bold> button changes to <bold>text='End Scenario'</bold>. You can now do things like changing your save options or (if you are in a multiplayer game) chatting with other players before pressing that button to advance.

note: [topic]: id=income_and_upkeep
en: 
    
    In general, the base income, the amount of gold you get per village per turn, and the number of unit levels each village can support are configurable, but in campaigns they are almost always the values described above. The <italic>text='Scenario Settings'</italic> tab of the <italic>text='Status Table'</italic> dialog shows the values for the current scenario.
en_GB: 
    
    In general, the base income, the amount of gold you get per village per turn, and the number of unit levels each village can support are configurable, but in campaigns they are almost always the values described above. The <italic>text='Scenario Settings'</italic> tab of the <italic>text='Status Table'</italic> dialogue shows the values for the current scenario.

note: [topic]: id=hitpoints
en: Hitpoints and Experience
en_GB: Hit-Points and Experience

note: [topic]: id=hitpoints
en: Each unit has a certain number of <italic>text='hitpoints'</italic> (HP). If the hitpoints of a unit drop below 1, the unit dies. Each unit also has a certain number of <italic>text='experience points'</italic> (XP). A freshly recruited unit starts with no experience points, and gains experience by fighting enemies.
en_GB: Each unit has a certain number of <italic>text='hit-points'</italic> (HP). If the hit-points of a unit drop below 1, the unit dies. Each unit also has a certain number of <italic>text='experience points'</italic> (XP). A freshly recruited unit starts with no experience points, and gains experience by fighting enemies.

note: [topic]: id=hitpoints
en: The hitpoints and experience points are both indicated in the status pane using two numbers (the current value and the maximum value the unit can have).
en_GB: The hit-points and experience points are both indicated in the status pane using two numbers (the current value and the maximum value the unit can have).

note: [topic]: id=hitpoints
en: The hitpoints are also indicated by an energy bar next to each unit, which is green, yellow or red. A unit with at least 1 experience point has a blue experience bar, which turns white as the unit is about to <ref>dst='advancement' text='advance'</ref>.
en_GB: The hit-points are also indicated by an energy bar next to each unit, which is green, yellow or red. A unit with at least 1 experience point has a blue experience bar, which turns white as the unit is about to <ref>dst='advancement' text='advance'</ref>.

note: [topic]: id=movement
en: Movement in <italic>text='Battle for Wesnoth'</italic> is simple. Click on the unit you wish to move to select it, then click on the hex you wish to move it to. When a unit is selected, everywhere it can move this turn will be highlighted, and all other hexes on the map are made dull. Mousing over a highlighted hex shows the defense rating the unit would have if you moved it to that hex. Mousing over a dull hex will also show the number of turns required to reach it, and clicking will cause the unit to move towards it by the fastest route over this and subsequent turns. If you don’t use up all of a unit’s movement when you first move a unit, you may move it again. This is useful when having two units switch places. Attacking with a unit will use up its movement. Ending a move in a village you don’t already own will also use up a unit’s movement, but will still allow it to attack.
en_GB: Movement in <italic>text='Battle for Wesnoth'</italic> is simple. Click on the unit you wish to move to select it, then click on the hex you wish to move it to. When a unit is selected, everywhere it can move this turn will be highlighted, and all other hexes on the map are made dull. Hovering the mouse cursor over a highlighted hex shows the defence rating the unit would have if you moved it to that hex. Hovering the mouse cursor over a dull hex will also show the number of turns required to reach it, and clicking will cause the unit to move towards it by the fastest route over this and subsequent turns. If you don’t use up all of a unit’s movement when you first move a unit, you may move it again. This is useful when having two units switch places. Attacking with a unit will use up its movement. Ending a move in a village you don’t already own will also use up a unit’s movement, but will still allow it to attack.

note: [topic]: id=shroud_and_fog
en: In multiplayer games, moves that have been sent to the network can’t be undone; the game delays sending data to try to preserve your undo ability. When discussing with teammates, remember that the other players are usually looking at a snapshot from the time of the last combat or fog-revealing move. Chat messages and map labels are sent immediately, however they don’t cause the undoable moves to be sent.
en_GB: In multiplayer games, moves that have been sent to the network can’t be undone; the game delays sending data to try to preserve your undo ability. When discussing with teammates, remember that the other players are usually looking at a snapshot from the time of the last combat or fog-revealing move. Chat messages and map labels are sent immediately, however they don’t cause the reversible moves to be sent.

note: [topic]: id=whylost
en: 
    
    When you first start playing, you will probably lose some scenarios. That is normal, and is part of learning the game. When that happens, try to learn from your mistakes: watch the replay, try to understand what you did wrong, then <ref>dst='saveload' text='restart the scenario'</ref> and try again.
en_GB: 
    
    When you first start playing, you will probably lose some scenarios. That is normal, and is part of learning the game. When that happens, try to learn from your mistakes: watch the replay, try to understand what you did wrong, then <ref>dst='saveload' text='restart the scenario'</ref> to try again.

note: [topic]: id=whylost
en: 
    
    • Playing a campaign at too high a <ref>dst='..gameplay' text='difficulty level'</ref>. Try restarting the scenario at an easier difficulty.
en_GB: 
    
    • Playing a campaign at too high a <ref>dst='..gameplay' text='difficulty level'</ref>. Try restarting the scenario at a lower difficulty.

note: [topic]: id=whylost
en: 
    
    • Missing clues. Often there will be hints in the campaign’s story and dialog about what to expect from a difficult scenario and how to prepare for it. If you have a loyal mage on your side, take the time to listen to its advice; it may save your life.
en_GB: 
    
    • Missing clues. Often there will be hints in the campaign’s story and dialogue about what to expect from a difficult scenario and how to prepare for it. If you have a loyal mage on your side, take the time to listen to its advice; it may save your life.

note: [topic]: id=whylost
en: 
    
    • Barely scraping a victory in a previous scenario. Campaigns generally assume that you will have some <italic>text='carryover gold'</italic> and some experienced units on your <italic>text='recall list.'</italic> (These concepts are explained in the tutorial.) If you win a scenario but lose most of your experienced units and much of your gold, the following scenario may be very difficult to beat, even for a more experienced player. If you find yourself in this situation, you may try to go back a scenario or two and win them more convincingly, or change to an easier difficulty. (However, remember that <italic>text='some'</italic> losses are expected, particularly at higher difficulties.)
en_GB: 
    
    • Barely scraping a victory in a previous scenario. Campaigns generally assume that you will have some <italic>text='carry-over gold'</italic> and some experienced units on your <italic>text='recall list.'</italic> (These concepts are explained in the tutorial.) If you win a scenario but lose most of your experienced units and much of your gold, the following scenario may be very difficult to beat, even for a more experienced player. If you find yourself in this situation, you may try to go back a scenario or two and win them more convincingly, or change to an easier difficulty. (However, remember that <italic>text='some'</italic> losses are expected, particularly at higher difficulties.)

note: [topic]: id=whylost
en: 
    
    • Poor gold management. At higher difficulties, managing gold — capturing villages to increase the income, and using low-level units and fresh recruits to reduce the spending — becomes important. If you use many high-level units, you might win a scenario easily but have not enough gold carryover for the next scenario. (This would be an example of “barely scraping a victory”.)
en_GB: 
    
    • Poor gold management. At higher difficulties, managing gold — capturing villages to increase the income, and using low-level units and fresh recruits to reduce the spending — becomes important. If you use many high-level units, you might win a scenario easily but not have enough gold carry over for the next scenario. (This would be an example of “barely scraping a victory”.)

note: [topic]: id=whylost
en: 
    
    • You may have played a strategy that the campaign developer did not anticipate, and ended up with a set of high-level units not suitable for the next scenario.
en_GB: 
    
    • You may have played a strategy that the campaign developer did not anticipate, and ended with a set of high-level units not suitable for the next scenario.

note: [topic]: id=whylost
en: 
    
    • Unusually-bad luck. Whether an attack hits or misses is random, so it could happen that the enemy was very lucky and had many hits, while you were very unlucky and had many misses. However, this is a very rare occurrence, virtually unheard of in all but the shortest, smallest scenarios. In fact, losses are more commonly caused by playing a <italic>text='bad'</italic> strategy despite having <italic>text='above-average'</italic> luck, than by playing a <italic>text='good'</italic> strategy but having <italic>text='below-average'</italic> luck. Moreover, merely having “below-average” luck does not excuse a loss; having below-average luck is perfectly normal, and scenarios are designed to be winnable even with below-average luck. It is only exceedingly bad luck, over multiple turns, that we mean here.
en_GB: 
    
    • Unusually-bad luck. Whether an attack hits or misses is random, so it could happen that the enemy was very lucky and had many hits, while you were very unlucky and had many misses. However, this is a very rare occurrence, virtually unheard of in all but the shortest, smallest scenarios. In fact, losses are more commonly caused by playing a <italic>text='bad'</italic> strategy despite having <italic>text='above-average'</italic> luck, than by playing a <italic>text='good'</italic> strategy but having <italic>text='below-average'</italic> luck. Moreover, merely having “below-average” luck does not excuse a loss; having below-average luck is perfectly normal, and scenarios are designed to be won even with below-average luck. It is only exceedingly bad luck, over multiple turns, that we mean here.

note: [topic]: id=whylost
en: 
    
    The “Damage Calculations” dialog shows some statistics that can help determine whether a match was very lucky or very unlucky. However, reading the statistics is no substitute to watching the replay and looking for strategic mistakes, or small bits of luck at critical points in the engagement.
en_GB: 
    
    The “Damage Calculations” dialogue shows some statistics that can help determine whether a match was very lucky or very unlucky. However, reading the statistics is no substitute to watching the replay and looking for strategic mistakes, or small bits of luck at critical points in the engagement.

note: [topic]: id=combat
en: 
    
    Every unit has a chance of being hit, based on the <italic>text='terrain'</italic> it is in. This is shown in the status pane, and may also be found by right-clicking a unit, selecting <bold>text='Unit Description'</bold>, and then looking at <bold>text='Terrain Modifiers'</bold>. For instance, many elves have a defense rating of 70% in forest, so a unit attacking them has only a 30% chance of hitting. Conversely, the elf’s chance of hitting the attacker in return depends on what terrain the attacker is in.
en_GB: 
    
    Every unit has a chance of being hit, based on the <italic>text='terrain'</italic> it is in. This is shown in the status pane, and may also be found by right-clicking a unit, selecting <bold>text='Unit Description'</bold>, and then looking at <bold>text='Terrain Modifiers'</bold>. For instance, many elves have a defence rating of 70% in forest, so a unit attacking them has only a 30% chance of hitting. Conversely, the elf’s chance of hitting the attacker in return depends on what terrain the attacker is in.

note: [topic]: id=orbs
en: There are colored indicators above the energy bars of some units, consisting of a colored orb (and sometimes a <ref>dst='crowns' text='crown'</ref>).
en_GB: There are coloured indicators above the energy bars of some units, consisting of a coloured orb (and sometimes a <ref>dst='crowns' text='crown'</ref>).

note: [topic]: id=orbs The help page has a set of images above this paragraph, in the same order as the bullet points
en: The orbs show whether the unit can move or attack. The statuses and their standard colors are:
    • <bold>text='Green'</bold> if it has neither moved nor attacked this turn.
    • <bold>text='Yellow'</bold> if it has moved (or attacked), and can still attack. It might still be able to move further too.
    • <bold>text='Red'</bold> if it can neither move further nor attack again this turn.
        • Red is also used after the ‘end unit turn’ command, and,
        • when a unit is in the middle of a multi-turn move (has been told to move further than it can in the current turn).
    • <bold>text='Red and yellow'</bold> if it has moved (or attacked), can still move further, but it can no longer attack.
        • This can happen due to campaign-specific events or abilities, for example the <italic>text='disengage'</italic> ability in the campaign <italic>text='Under the Burning Suns'</italic>.
    • <bold>text='Blue'</bold> for allied units, except during that ally’s own turn.
        • During the ally’s own turn, their units will be shown with the colors showing whether the units can still move and attack; however their moves, and the corresponding orb changes, are delayed as explained in <ref>dst='shroud_and_fog' text='Shroud and Fog of War'</ref>.
    • Enemy units normally don’t have orbs, however these can be enabled in the advanced preference “Customize orb colors”.
en_GB: The orbs show whether the unit can move or attack. The status meanings and their standard colours are:
    • <bold>text='Green'</bold> if it has neither moved nor attacked this turn.
    • <bold>text='Yellow'</bold> if it has moved (or attacked), and can still attack. It might still be able to move further too.
    • <bold>text='Red'</bold> if it can neither move further nor attack again this turn.
        • Red is also used after the ‘end unit turn’ command, and,
        • when a unit is in the middle of a multi-turn move (has been told to move further than it can in the current turn).
    • <bold>text='Red and yellow'</bold> if it has moved (or attacked), can still move further, but it can no longer attack.
        • This can happen due to campaign-specific events or abilities, for example the <italic>text='disengage'</italic> ability in the campaign <italic>text='Under the Burning Suns'</italic>.
    • <bold>text='Blue'</bold> for allied units, except during that ally’s own turn.
        • During the ally’s own turn, their units will be shown with the colours showing whether the units can still move and attack; however their moves, and the corresponding orb changes, are delayed as explained in <ref>dst='shroud_and_fog' text='Shroud and Fog of War'</ref>.
    • Enemy units normally don’t have orbs, however these can be enabled in the advanced preference “Customize orb colours”.

note: [topic]: id=orbs
en: A team-colored shape is drawn on the ground under each unit. This is called the “ellipse”, although some units’ ellipses are not elliptical.
en_GB: A team-coloured shape is drawn on the ground under each unit. This is called the “ellipse”, although some units’ ellipses are not elliptical.

note: [topic]: id=time_of_day
en: 
    
    The current time of day can be observed under the minimap in the status pane. For the usual day/night cycle, morning and afternoon count as day, first and second watch count as night:
en_GB: 
    
    The current time of day can be observed under the mini-map in the status pane. For the usual day/night cycle, morning and afternoon count as day, first and second watch count as night:

note: [topic]: id=license
en: License
en_GB: Licence

note: [topic]: id=..traits_section
en: 
    
    Elves may also receive <ref>dst='traits_dextrous' text='dextrous'</ref>, and dwarves may receive <ref>dst='traits_healthy' text='healthy'</ref>. Trolls and certain humans may receive <ref>dst='traits_fearless' text='fearless'</ref>. Other traits which may be assigned include <ref>dst='traits_loyal' text='loyal'</ref>, <ref>dst='traits_feral' text='feral'</ref> and <ref>dst='traits_undead' text='undead'</ref>.
en_GB: 
    
    Elves may also receive <ref>dst='traits_dextrous' text='dexterous'</ref>, and dwarves may receive <ref>dst='traits_healthy' text='healthy'</ref>. Trolls and certain humans may receive <ref>dst='traits_fearless' text='fearless'</ref>. Other traits which may be assigned include <ref>dst='traits_loyal' text='loyal'</ref>, <ref>dst='traits_feral' text='feral'</ref> and <ref>dst='traits_undead' text='undead'</ref>.

note: [topic]: id=..terrains_section
en: 
    
    Every unit has a defense rating and a movement cost for each of the basic terrain types, and these values are listed in the unit’s help page. Basic terrain types may have unique properties like illumination effects as well.
en_GB: 
    
    Every unit has a defence rating and a movement cost for each of the basic terrain types, and these values are listed in the unit’s help page. Basic terrain types may have unique properties like illumination effects as well.

note: [topic]: id=..terrains_section
en: 
    
    Mixed terrain types share the properties of multiple basic terrain types — units generally receive the <italic>text='best defense'</italic> and <italic>text='worst movement'</italic> of the underlying basic types when they move onto a mixed type. For example, this is the case with <italic>text='forested hills'</italic>, <italic>text='sand hills'</italic>, and <italic>text='cave hills'</italic>.
en_GB: 
    
    Mixed terrain types share the properties of multiple basic terrain types — units generally receive the <italic>text='best defence'</italic> and <italic>text='worst movement'</italic> of the underlying basic types when they move on to a mixed type. For example, this is the case with <italic>text='forested hills'</italic>, <italic>text='sand hills'</italic>, and <italic>text='cave hills'</italic>.

note: [topic]: id=..terrains_section
en: 
    
    One notable exception is bridge terrains, such as <italic>text='bridges over shallow water'</italic>, <italic>text='fords'</italic>, and <italic>text='bridges over chasms'</italic>. Fords are easily passable to both merfolk and humans — all units moving on a ford enjoy the best defense and best movement out of flat and shallow water, rather than the worse movement of the two. Similarly, bridges over chasms are passable to nonfliers (unsurprisingly).
en_GB: 
    
    One notable exception is bridge terrains, such as <italic>text='bridges over shallow water'</italic>, <italic>text='fords'</italic>, and <italic>text='bridges over chasms'</italic>. Fords are easily passable to both merfolk and humans — all units moving on a ford enjoy the best defence and best movement out of flat and shallow water, rather than the worse movement of the two. Similarly, bridges over chasms are passable to non-fliers (unsurprisingly).

note: [topic]: id=..terrains_section
en: 
    
    Land-based villages generally give the best defense and movement as well. These villages are mixed terrains, based on the village terrain type, together with hill, swamp, and cave, respectively.
en_GB: 
    
    Land-based villages generally give the best defence and movement as well. These villages are mixed terrains, based on the village terrain type, together with hill, swamp, and cave, respectively.

note: [topic]: id=..terrains_section
en: 
    
    Finally, water villages are generally inhospitable to land units, and do not give defense or movement benefits associated with the village terrain type. Instead, they count only as water tiles.
en_GB: 
    
    Finally, water villages are generally inhospitable to land units, and do not give defence or movement benefits associated with the village terrain type. Instead, they count only as water tiles.

note: [topic]: id=..terrains_section
en: 
    
    You can see what basic types a mixed terrain is comprised of by mousing over its hex and checking the terrain type icons displayed in the upper right (under the default theme).
en_GB: 
    
    You can see what basic types a mixed terrain is comprised of by hovering the mouse cursor over its hex and checking the terrain type icons displayed in the upper right (under the default theme).

note: [topic]: id=..terrains_section
en: 
    
    You can see what type of behavior the mixed terrain gives by mousing over its hex and viewing the <italic>text='terrain description'</italic> by either pressing the hotkey, or right clicking and selecting from the context menu.
en_GB: 
    
    You can see what type of behaviour the mixed terrain gives by hovering the mouse over its hex and viewing the <italic>text='terrain description'</italic> by either pressing the hot-key, or right-clicking and selecting from the context menu.

note: [topic]: id=..terrains_section
en: 
    
    <header>text='Defense Caps'</header>
en_GB: 
    
    <header>text='Defence Caps'</header>

note: [topic]: id=..terrains_section
en: 
    
    Some units have <italic>text='defense caps'</italic> for a particular basic terrain type. These units suffer a penalty on mixed terrains with that type — their defense cannot exceed the cap.
en_GB: 
    
    Some units have <italic>text='defence caps'</italic> for a particular basic terrain type. These units suffer a penalty on mixed terrains with that type — their defence cannot exceed the cap.

note: [topic]: id=..terrains_section
en: 
    
    For example, the <ref>text='Loyalist Cavalryman' dst='unit_Cavalryman'</ref> has a defense rating of 30% on forests, and a defense cap for forests. Thus, on forested hills, he has a defense rating of 30% rather than 40%, because the mixed rating cannot exceed the cap.
en_GB: 
    
    For example, the <ref>text='Loyalist Cavalryman' dst='unit_Cavalryman'</ref> has a defence rating of 30% on forests, and a defence cap for forests. Thus, on forested hills, he has a defence rating of 30% rather than 40%, because the mixed rating cannot exceed the cap.

note: [topic]: id=..terrains_section
en: 
    
    If a unit has a defense cap for some terrain, it is always the same as its defense rating on that terrain (it cannot be larger).
en_GB: 
    
    If a unit has a defence cap for some terrain, it is always the same as its defence rating on that terrain (it cannot be larger).

note: [topic]: id=using_addons
en: 
    
    For gameplay purposes, various races of creatures in the world cooperate with each other in factions. Factions are grouped in balanced sets with a common theme; for example, the main factions of Wesnoth can be found in the included Default Era.
    
    In <italic>text='Multiplayer'</italic> mode, you can choose an era when creating a new game, and players can pick from the available factions for that era when setting up their sides and teams.
en_GB: 
    
    For gameplay purposes, various races of creatures in the world co-operate with each other in factions. Factions are grouped in balanced sets with a common theme; for example, the main factions of Wesnoth can be found in the included Default Era.
    
    In <italic>text='Multiplayer'</italic> mode, you can choose an era when creating a new game, and players can pick from the available factions for that era when setting up their sides and teams.

note: [topic]: id=using_addons
en: 
    
    You can see what eras you have loaded in the <ref>text='eras' dst='..eras_section'</ref> of the help.
en_GB: 
    
    You can see what eras you have loaded in the <ref>text='eras section' dst='..eras_section'</ref> of the help.

note: [topic]: id=using_addons
en: 
    
    Modifications are optional scenario- and era-independent scripts that can alter the default ruleset in various ways. You can choose and configure modifications when creating a new game.
en_GB: 
    
    Modifications are optional scenario- and era-independent scripts that can alter the default rule-set in various ways. You can choose and configure modifications when creating a new game.

note: [topic]: id=installing_addons
en: User-made add-ons can be obtained and updated through the <italic>text='Add-ons'</italic> option in the main menu. After connecting to the add-ons server (by default <italic>text='add-ons.wesnoth.org'</italic>), you will be presented with a list of add-ons available on the server for downloading.
    
    The installation status for each add-on is shown below each entry. For add-ons that are <italic>text='upgradable'</italic> or <italic>text='outdated'</italic> on the server, their installed and published versions will be shown in the <italic>text='Version'</italic> column.
    
    To search for add-ons by keywords, type any relevant terms in any order in the search box, separated by spaces. You can also sort the add-on list by clicking the column headers. It is also possible to choose to only display add-ons of specific categories by clicking on the <bold>text='Type'</bold> dropdown.
    
    To install an add-on, select it from the list and click the <bold>text='+'</bold> icon, or simply double-click on the add-on’s title. If the window is too small to show them inline, the <bold>text='Addon Details'</bold> button provides you with additional details about the add-on, such as its full description, installation status, and available translations.
en_GB: User-made add-ons can be obtained and updated through the <italic>text='Add-ons'</italic> option in the main menu. After connecting to the add-ons server (by default <italic>text='add-ons.wesnoth.org'</italic>), you will be presented with a list of add-ons available on the server for downloading.
    
    The installation status for each add-on is shown below each entry. For add-ons that can be <italic>text='upgraded'</italic> or are <italic>text='outdated'</italic> on the server, their installed and published versions will be shown in the <italic>text='Version'</italic> column.
    
    To search for add-ons by keywords, type any relevant terms in any order in the search box, separated by spaces. You can also sort the add-on list by clicking the column headers. It is also possible to choose to only display add-ons of specific categories by clicking on the <bold>text='Type'</bold> dropdown.
    
    To install an add-on, select it from the list and click the <bold>text='+'</bold> icon, or simply double-click on the add-on’s title. If the window is too small to show them inline, the <bold>text='Add-on Details'</bold> button provides you with additional details about the add-on, such as its full description, installation status, and available translations.

note: [topic]: id=removing_addons
en: To remove add-ons, choose <bold>text='Remove Add-ons'</bold> in the add-ons server connection dialog. You will be presented with options to remove any number of add-ons you currently have installed.
    
    It is not possible to remove add-ons for which there is publishing information (<italic>text='.pbl'</italic> files) attached, in order to prevent its accidental loss. If necessary, you must manually delete the information files or the add-ons themselves using a file manager provided by your platform.
en_GB: To remove add-ons, choose <bold>text='Remove Add-ons'</bold> in the add-ons server connection dialogue. You will be presented with options to remove any number of add-ons you currently have installed.
    
    It is not possible to remove add-ons for which there is publishing information (<italic>text='.pbl'</italic> files) attached, in order to prevent its accidental loss. If necessary, you must manually delete the information files or the add-ons themselves using a file manager provided by your platform.

note: [topic]: id=general_commands
en: 
    Switch a side between human and AI control. The second parameter can be ‘off’ to bring the side under human control, ‘on’ to watch the AI make its moves, or ‘full’ to make the AI’s turn behave similarly to another player‘s turn. If no second parameter is supplied, it toggles between ‘on’ and ‘off’. Defaults to toggling the currently active side if no parameters are supplied.
en_GB: 
    Switch a side between human and AI control. The second parameter can be ‘off’ to bring the side under human control, ‘on’ to watch the AI make its moves, or ‘full’ to make the AI’s turn behave similarly to another player‘s turn. If no second parameter is supplied, it toggles between ‘on’ and ‘off’. Toggles the currently active side by default if no parameters are supplied.

note: [topic]: id=general_commands
en: 
    Toggle the display of the current frames per second. Also writes these values to a file in the userdata directory.
en_GB: 
    Toggle the display of the current frames per second. Also writes these values to a file in the user-data directory.

note: [topic]: id=mp_commands
en: 
    Change the controller for side (write here the number of the side) to username (write here the nickname of the player or observer). You can check what side belongs to which player in the <bold>text='Scenario Settings'</bold> dialog (Press the <bold>text='More'</bold> button in the <bold>text='Status Table'</bold> (alt+s by default) to get there.). The host can change control of any side.
en_GB: 
    Change the controller for side (write here the number of the side) to username (write here the nickname of the player or observer). You can check what side belongs to which player in the <bold>text='Scenario Settings'</bold> dialogue (Press the <bold>text='More'</bold> button in the <bold>text='Status Table'</bold> (alt+s by default) to get there.). The host can change control of any side.

note: [topic]: id=mp_commands
en: 
    Launch a dialog to assist the host in changing the human controllers of sides.
en_GB: 
    Launch a dialogue to assist the host in changing the human controllers of sides.

note: [topic]: id=debug_commands
en: 
    Show a gamestate variable.
en_GB: 
    Show a game-state variable.

note: [heals]: id=curing
en: female^cures
en_GB: cures

note: [regenerate]: id=regenerates
en: female^regenerates
en_GB: regenerates

note: [regenerate]: id=regenerates
en: female^regenerates +4
en_GB: regenerates +4

note: [resistance]: id=steadfast
en: female^steadfast
en_GB: steadfast

note: [chance_to_hit]: id=diversion
en: female^diversion
en_GB: diversion

note: [leadership]: id=leadership
en: female^leadership
en_GB: leadership

note: [skirmisher]: id=skirmisher
en: female^skirmisher
en_GB: skirmisher

note: [illuminates]: id=illumination
en: female^illuminates
en_GB: illuminates

note: [teleport]: id=teleport
en: female^teleport
en_GB: teleport

note: [hides]: id=ambush
en: female^ambush
en_GB: ambush

note: [hides]: id=burrow
en: female^burrow
en_GB: burrow

note: [hides]: id=concealment
en: female^concealment
en_GB: concealment

note: [hides]: id=submerge
en: female^submerge
en_GB: submerge

note: [dummy]: id=feeding
en: female^feeding
en_GB: feeding

note: [damage]: id=backstab
en: When used offensively, this attack deals double damage if there is an enemy of the target on the opposite side of the target, and that unit is not incapacitated (turned to stone or otherwise paralyzed).
en_GB: When used offensively, This attack deals double damage if there is an enemy of the target on the opposite side of the target, and that unit is not incapacitated (e.g. turned to stone).

note: [slow]: id=slow
en: This attack slows the target until it ends a turn. Slow halves the damage caused by attacks and the movement cost for a slowed unit is doubled. A unit that is slowed will feature a snail icon in its sidebar information when it is selected.
en_GB: This attack slows the target until it ends a turn. Slow halves the damage caused by attacks and the movement cost for a slowed unit is doubled. A unit that is slowed will feature a snail icon in its side-bar information when it is selected.

note: [petrifies]: id=petrifies
en: This attack petrifies the target, turning it to stone. Units that have been petrified may not move or attack.
en_GB: This attack petrifies the target, turning it to stone. Units that have been petrified cannot move or attack.

note: [damage]: id=charge
en: When used offensively, this attack deals double damage to the target. It also causes this unit to take double damage from the target’s counterattack.
en_GB: When used offensively, this attack deals double damage to the target. It also causes this unit to take double damage from the target’s counter-attack.

en: This unit gains 1 hitpoint added to its maximum whenever it kills a living unit.
en_GB: This unit gains 1 hit-point added to its maximum whenever it kills a living unit.

en: The length of this unit’s weapon allows it to strike first in melee, even in defense.
en_GB: The length of this unit’s weapon allows it to strike first in melee, even in defence.

en: This unit has a defense cap on certain terrain types — it cannot achieve a higher defense rating on mixed terrains with such terrain types.
en_GB: This unit has a defence cap on certain terrain types — it cannot achieve a higher defence rating on mixed terrains with such terrain types.

note: [trait]: id=loyal
en: female^loyal
en_GB: loyal

note: [trait]: id=undead
en: female^undead
en_GB: undead

note: [trait]: id=mechanical
en: female^mechanical
en_GB: mechanical

note: [trait]: id=elemental
en: female^elemental
en_GB: elemental

note: [trait]: id=strong
en: female^strong
en_GB: strong

note: [trait]: id=strong
en: <italic>text='Strong'</italic> units do 1 more damage for every successful strike in melee combat, and have 1 additional hitpoint.
en_GB: <italic>text='Strong'</italic> units do 1 more damage for every successful strike in melee combat, and have 1 additional hit-point.

note: [trait]: id=dextrous
en: dextrous
en_GB: dexterous

note: [trait]: id=dextrous
en: female^dextrous
en_GB: dexterous

note: [trait]: id=dextrous
en: 
    
    Dextrous is a trait possessed only by elves. The elven people are known for their uncanny grace, and their great facility with the bow. Some, however, are gifted with natural talent that exceeds their brethren. These elves inflict an additional point of damage with each arrow.
en_GB: 
    
    Dexterous is a trait possessed only by elves. The elven people are known for their uncanny grace, and their great facility with the bow. Some, however, are gifted with natural talent that exceeds their brethren. These elves inflict an additional point of damage with each arrow.

note: [trait]: id=dextrous
en: <italic>text='Dextrous'</italic> units do 1 more damage for every successful strike in ranged combat.
en_GB: <italic>text='Dexterous'</italic> units do 1 more damage for every successful strike in ranged combat.

note: [trait]: id=quick
en: female^quick
en_GB: quick

note: [trait]: id=quick
en: <italic>text='Quick'</italic> units have 1 extra movement point, but 5% less hitpoints than usual.
en_GB: <italic>text='Quick'</italic> units have 1 extra movement point, but 5% fewer hit-points than usual.

note: [trait]: id=intelligent
en: female^intelligent
en_GB: intelligent

note: [trait]: id=resilient
en: female^resilient
en_GB: resilient

note: [trait]: id=resilient
en: 
    
    Resilient units can be useful at all stages of a campaign, and this is a useful trait for all units. Resilient is often most helpful as a trait when it occurs in a unit that has some combination of low hitpoints, good defense, or high resistances. Resilient units are especially useful for holding strategic positions against opponents.
en_GB: 
    
    Resilient units can be useful at all stages of a campaign, and this is a useful trait for all units. Resilient is often most helpful as a trait when it occurs in a unit that has some combination of low hit-points, good defence, or high resistances. Resilient units are especially useful for holding strategic positions against opponents.

note: [trait]: id=resilient
en: <italic>text='Resilient'</italic> units have an additional 4 hitpoints, and gain 1 more per level.
en_GB: <italic>text='Resilient'</italic> units have an additional 4 hit-points, and gain 1 more per level.

note: [trait]: id=healthy
en: female^healthy
en_GB: healthy

note: [trait]: id=healthy
en: 
    
    <italic>text='Healthy'</italic> units have 1 additional hitpoint, and gain 1 more per level. They will also heal 2 hitpoints each turn, regardless of whether they engaged in combat the turn before.
en_GB: 
    
    <italic>text='Healthy'</italic> units have 1 additional hit-point, and gain 1 more per level. They will also heal 2 hit-points each turn, regardless of whether they engaged in combat the turn before.

note: [trait]: id=healthy
en: Renowned for their vitality, some dwarves are sturdier than others and can rest even when traveling.
en_GB: Renowned for their vitality, some dwarves are sturdier than others and can rest even when travelling.

note: [trait]: id=fearless
en: female^fearless
en_GB: fearless

note: [trait]: id=fearless
en: Fights normally during unfavorable times of day/night
en_GB: Fights normally during unfavourable times of day/night

note: [trait]: id=feral
en: female^feral
en_GB: feral

note: [trait]: id=feral
en: Receives only 50% defense in land-based villages
en_GB: Receives only 50% defence in land-based villages

note: [trait]: id=feral
en: Dwellings of sentient beings are not easily used for cover by feral creatures of low intelligence. As a result, <italic>text='feral'</italic> units receive a maximum of 50% defense in any land-based village regardless of base terrain.
en_GB: Dwellings of sentient beings are not easily used for cover by feral creatures of low intelligence. As a result, <italic>text='feral'</italic> units receive a maximum of 50% defence in any land-based village regardless of base terrain.

note: [trait]: id=weak
en: female^weak
en_GB: weak

note: [trait]: id=weak
en: Units with the <italic>text='weak'</italic> trait receive a 1 point decrease in hitpoints and melee damage.
en_GB: Units with the <italic>text='weak'</italic> trait receive a 1 point decrease in hit-points and melee damage.

note: [trait]: id=slow
en: female^slow
en_GB: slow

note: [trait]: id=slow
en: <italic>text='Slow'</italic> units have 1 less movement point but 5% more hitpoints.
en_GB: <italic>text='Slow'</italic> units have 1 fewer movement point but 5% greater hit-points.

note: [trait]: id=dim
en: female^dim
en_GB: dim

note: [trait]: id=aged
en: female^aged
en_GB: aged

note: [trait]: id=aged
en: Units with the <italic>text='aged'</italic> trait have 8 hitpoints less and suffer from a 1 point decrease in movement and melee damage.
en_GB: Units with the <italic>text='aged'</italic> trait have 8 fewer hit-points and suffer from a 1 point decrease in movement and melee damage.

en: Despite orcs’ reliance on raw strength, few of their children are destined to grow to possess any. Goblins are, despite their appearance, born as siblings to the orcs and members of the same race. While other races usually bear children singly or in pairs, orcs will have large litters of children all at once, causing their populations to explode. Within any litter, there will be only one or two who grow to the strength of a “true orc”, a few who are born slightly smaller and weaker, and the rest, often a full half of any litter, are much weaker and destined to be goblins. Almost as newborns the class system of orcish society is visible, with the weak put in their place by their stronger siblings. The stronger ones will routinely grab most of the food and thus grow stronger still, while their weaker siblings do not.
en_GB: Despite orcs’ reliance on raw strength, few of their children are destined to grow to possess any. Goblins are, despite their appearance, born as siblings to the orcs and members of the same race. While other races usually bear children singly or in pairs, orcs will have large litters of children all at once, causing their populations to explode. Within any litter, there will be only one or two who grow to the strength of a ‘true orc’, a few who are born slightly smaller and weaker, and the rest, often a full half of any litter, are much weaker and destined to be goblins. Almost as newborns the class system of orcish society is visible, with the weak put in their place by their stronger siblings. The stronger ones will routinely grab most of the food and thus grow stronger still, while their weaker siblings do not.

note: [race]: id=bats
en: race^Bat
en_GB: Bat

note: [race]: id=bats
en: race+female^Bat
en_GB: Bat

note: [race]: id=bats
en: race^Bats
en_GB: Bats

note: [race]: id=drake
en: race^Drake
en_GB: Drake

note: [race]: id=drake
en: race+female^Drake
en_GB: Drake

note: [race]: id=drake
en: race^Drakes
en_GB: Drakes

note: [race]: id=drake
en: Drakes are large, winged and fire-breathing creatures, reminiscent of true dragons. On average, an adult drake stands around three meters tall and easily weighs more than a man and a horse combined. Their skin is made up of hard scales, resistant to most physical strikes except piercing and cold damage. Most drakes are capable of true flight and can travel long distances quickly. However, their sheer weight and bulk limits their flight ability somewhat, making them ungainly in the air. Where possible, they make use of terrain features such as hills, mountains and trees as launch points in order to gain greater height and speed. Fortunately for their enemies, they are still quite clumsy creatures and surprisingly slow in combat. This, combined with their large size, renders them easy targets for those who dare attack them.
    
    Drakes are inherently magical creatures, with a mysterious internal fire fueling their very lives. This can easily be witnessed when one of their kind perishes in combat; its internal fire is released, burning their remains into ashes. Their internal fire is also their greatest weakness; it makes them extremely vulnerable to cold attacks. Despite their magical nature, drakes are incapable of channeling magic in a controlled manner. While the magic imbued within a drake’s body enables it to spit fire and gives it life, they have no willful control over the functions of this magic.
    
    <header>text='Society'</header>
    Drakes are a relatively warlike race and their societies can be best described as cultured martial societies. The core of a drake tribe is a small group of veteran warriors headed by a mutually respected — or simply feared — dominant who rules the society with an iron fist. Every drake is expected to earn their place in the strict hierarchy, to obey their superiors and command their inferiors. Entry to the ruling elite is only possible through challenging and defeating a superior in single combat, which is the way the hierarchy within the elite itself is established. The use of deception of any kind towards any fellow drake is, without exception, seen as cowardly and unacceptable.
    
    While their warlike nature and sense of territory drives them to defend their territories savagely, drakes rarely invade or trespass on areas already occupied by the other major races. Instead, they settle in unpopulated areas to establish their own territory there. They primarily feed on large game they hunt in the lowlands around their homes, but hatchlings and lower caste drakes are known to feed also on certain kinds of moss and fungi they cultivate deep in their caverns. Drakes value armor- and weapon-smithing, but neither know nor need other science and culture besides this. Nonetheless, the few implements they do fashion are almost unrivaled in quality, only matched by those produced in the finest Dwarvish foundries.
    
    Drakes hatch from eggs and usually live naturally between 20 to 30 years. Death in battle is the most preferred way for a drake to leave this world. Unlike the elder members of other races, drakes naturally grow more aggressive and reckless towards the ends of their natural lives, perhaps to help ensure their place in the heroic legends of their kind.
    
    <header>text='Geography'</header>
    Drakes originated from an archipelago of volcanic islands called <ref>dst='morogor' text='Morogor'</ref> in the <ref>dst='great_ocean' text='Great Ocean'</ref>. A combination of population pressure and the subsidence of many of their home islands has caused colonies of drakes to spread to the <ref>dst='great_continent' text='Great Continent'</ref>. Drakes tend to make their homes in mountain caverns near volcanoes to protect their eggs, hatchings and forges. While drakes naturally prefer warmth, their internal fire is more than capable of sustaining them even in a relatively cold climate, a feature which has allowed them to populate even some of the mountains of the far north of the Great Continent.
en_GB: Drakes are large, winged and fire-breathing creatures, reminiscent of true dragons. On average, an adult drake stands around three metres tall and easily weighs more than a man and a horse combined. Their skin is made up of hard scales, resistant to most physical strikes except piercing and cold damage. Most drakes are capable of true flight and can travel long distances quickly. However, their sheer weight and bulk limits their flight ability somewhat, making them ungainly in the air. Where possible, they make use of terrain features such as hills, mountains and trees as launch points in order to gain greater height and speed. Fortunately for their enemies, they are still quite clumsy creatures and surprisingly slow in combat. This, combined with their large size, renders them easy targets for those who dare attack them.
    
    Drakes are inherently magical creatures, with a mysterious internal fire fuelling their very lives. This can easily be witnessed when one of their kind perishes in combat; its internal fire is released, burning their remains into ashes. Their internal fire is also their greatest weakness; it makes them extremely vulnerable to cold attacks. Despite their magical nature, drakes are incapable of channelling magic in a controlled manner. While the magic imbued within a drake’s body enables it to spit fire and gives it life, they have no wilful control over the functions of this magic.
    
    <header>text='Society'</header>
    Drakes are a relatively warlike race and their societies can be best described as cultured martial societies. The core of a drake tribe is a small group of veteran warriors headed by a mutually respected — or simply feared — dominant who rules the society with an iron fist. Every drake is expected to earn their place in the strict hierarchy, to obey their superiors and command their inferiors. Entry to the ruling elite is only possible through challenging and defeating a superior in single combat, which is the way the hierarchy within the elite itself is established. The use of deception of any kind towards any fellow drake is, without exception, seen as cowardly and unacceptable.
    
    While their warlike nature and sense of territory drives them to defend their territories savagely, drakes rarely invade or trespass on areas already occupied by the other major races. Instead, they settle in unpopulated areas to establish their own territory there. They primarily feed on large game they hunt in the lowlands around their homes, but hatchlings and lower caste drakes are known to feed also on certain kinds of moss and fungi they cultivate deep in their caverns. Drakes value armour- and weapon-smithing, but neither know nor need other science and culture besides this. Nonetheless, the few implements they do fashion are almost unrivalled in quality, only matched by those produced in the finest Dwarvish foundries.
    
    Drakes hatch from eggs and usually live naturally between 20 to 30 years. Death in battle is the most preferred way for a drake to leave this world. Unlike the elder members of other races, drakes naturally grow more aggressive and reckless towards the ends of their natural lives, perhaps to help ensure their place in the heroic legends of their kind.
    
    <header>text='Geography'</header>
    Drakes originated from an archipelago of volcanic islands called <ref>dst='morogor' text='Morogor'</ref> in the <ref>dst='great_ocean' text='Great Ocean'</ref>. A combination of population pressure and the subsidence of many of their home islands has caused colonies of drakes to spread to the <ref>dst='great_continent' text='Great Continent'</ref>. Drakes tend to make their homes in mountain caverns near volcanoes to protect their eggs, hatchings and forges. While drakes naturally prefer warmth, their internal fire is more than capable of sustaining them even in a relatively cold climate, a feature which has allowed them to populate even some of the mountains of the far north of the Great Continent.

note: [race]: id=dwarf
en: race^Dwarf
en_GB: Dwarf

note: [race]: id=dwarf
en: race+female^Dwarf
en_GB: Dwarf

note: [race]: id=dwarf
en: race^Dwarves
en_GB: Dwarves

note: [race]: id=dwarf
en: The dwarves are a race famed for their miners, blacksmiths, merchants and warriors. Considered as the third oldest race on the great continent after the elves and trolls, their early history is shrouded in mystery. Legends tell of a time long forgotten when their people began emerging from their underground world through caves. Nothing is known about their life prior to their arrival, or their reasons for entering the surface world, but they have been an integral part of the history of the continent since. Soon after their emergence from the underground, the dwarves entered into conflict with the original inhabitants of the land, the elves. The original reason for their dispute has been lost to history, but the two races have since fought three long wars, interrupted by a few decades of peace. During these wars the dwarves could not dislodge the elves from the deep forests in the south, but managed to consolidate their position in hills and the mountains in the north of the continent, known now as the Northlands. Since then they have constructed fantastic fortifications and settlements deep within the mountains and crags of their territory.
    
    Possibly due to their isolation, the dwarves are generally distrustful or hostile towards most other races, particularly the elves. The single exception to this temperament is towards humans. This could be traced back to the era of Haldric I and the arrival of humans and orcs to the continent. At this point the dwarves began allowing some humans, mostly dissidents and outlaws from the Kingdom of Wesnoth, to settle in certain areas of the Northlands. Their motivation was unsurprising. The plight of these individuals reminded the dwarves of their early history of persecution, eliciting a sense of solidarity. The dwarves also had much to gain in forming a bond with these outcasts. They would settle in areas where dwarves disliked living themselves; plains, forests, and swamps, freeing them from defending these areas.
    
    Dwarves are of small stature by human measure, but they are by no means fragile. Their warriors, tough and powerful are both feared and respected throughout the continent for their prowess in battle. In addition, dwarves are known for their calculating intellects and superb craftsmanship. Dwarven smiths are renowned for their deadly weapons and heavy armor. These accouterments are unrivaled in quality, possibly only matched by those produced by drake armorers. Their intelligence and natural inquisitiveness has also made them the most technically advanced race on the continent. One of their most famous, and feared, discoveries was a mysterious powder that produces an immense explosion when exposed to fire or sparks. Certain dwarf warriors use this powder to hurl small objects at tremendous speeds. Given their technological inclinations, many dwarves tend to distrust magic users. However, some practice a form of magic based on the engraving of runes. Called runesmiths, they use these carvings to enchant items in order to augment certain aspects of their natures.
en_GB: The dwarves are a race famed for their miners, blacksmiths, merchants and warriors. Considered as the third oldest race on the great continent after the elves and trolls, their early history is shrouded in mystery. Legends tell of a time long forgotten when their people began emerging from their underground world through caves. Nothing is known about their life prior to their arrival, or their reasons for entering the surface world, but they have been an integral part of the history of the continent since. Soon after their emergence from the underground, the dwarves entered into conflict with the original inhabitants of the land, the elves. The original reason for their dispute has been lost to history, but the two races have since fought three long wars, interrupted by a few decades of peace. During these wars the dwarves could not dislodge the elves from the deep forests in the south, but managed to consolidate their position in hills and the mountains in the north of the continent, known now as the Northlands. Since then they have constructed fantastic fortifications and settlements deep within the mountains and crags of their territory.
    
    Possibly due to their isolation, the dwarves are generally distrustful or hostile towards most other races, particularly the elves. The single exception to this temperament is towards humans. This could be traced back to the era of Haldric I and the arrival of humans and orcs to the continent. At this point the dwarves began allowing some humans, mostly dissidents and outlaws from the Kingdom of Wesnoth, to settle in certain areas of the Northlands. Their motivation was unsurprising. The plight of these individuals reminded the dwarves of their early history of persecution, eliciting a sense of solidarity. The dwarves also had much to gain in forming a bond with these outcasts. They would settle in areas where dwarves disliked living themselves; plains, forests, and swamps, freeing them from defending these areas.
    
    Dwarves are of small stature by human measure, but they are by no means fragile. Their warriors, tough and powerful are both feared and respected throughout the continent for their prowess in battle. In addition, dwarves are known for their calculating intellects and superb craftsmanship. Dwarven smiths are renowned for their deadly weapons and heavy armour. These accoutrements are unrivalled in quality, possibly only matched by those produced by drake armourers. Their intelligence and natural inquisitiveness has also made them the most technically advanced race on the continent. One of their most famous, and feared, discoveries was a mysterious powder that produces an immense explosion when exposed to fire or sparks. Certain dwarf warriors use this powder to hurl small objects at tremendous speeds. Given their technological inclinations, many dwarves tend to distrust magic users. However, some practise a form of magic based on the engraving of runes. Called rune-smiths, they use these carvings to enchant items in order to augment certain aspects of their natures.

note: [race]: id=elf
en: race^Elf
en_GB: Elf

note: [race]: id=elf
en: race+female^Elf
en_GB: Elf

note: [race]: id=elf
en: race^Elves
en_GB: Elves

note: [race]: id=elf
en: Compared to humans, elves are somewhat taller, more agile but less sturdy. They have slightly pointy ears, pale skin and usually blond hair. Few differences between humans and elves are more pronounced than the Elves’ unusually long life — most, unless claimed by illness, accident or war, live at least a full two centuries. While some elves possessing a high magical aptitude have been known to live longer, most elves begin to grow physically frail at some point between 250 and 300 years of age and pass away rapidly thereafter.
    
    Most elves share an intense affection for unspoiled nature and find themselves uncomfortable in open, unvegetated places. They live primarily in the forests of the Great Continent, the Aethenwood in the southwest, Wesmere in the northwest, and the great northern woods of which the Lintanir Forest is the southernmost edge.
    
    Elves are the eldest race of the continent, with the possible exception of trolls. Many of their settlements cannot be reliably dated, undoubtedly having existed for several millennia.
    
    <header>text='Magic'</header>
    While elves are fundamentally different creatures than the fabled fair folk, their magic has some connection to the faerie and is the source of their unusually keen senses as well as their long lives. Elven magic is split between two different paths, one focused on manipulation of the mundane or natural world, and one focused on divination into the arcane plane. More common is the the way of corporeal alteration, which has more tangible effects than its antithesis in the arcane. Though elven nature magic is ill-suited toward combat, its potent ability to harness earthly energies to nurture and protect is the primary reason for the effectiveness of elven healing as well as the beauty and vitality of their forests.
    
    Those who follow the mystic path are also well-regarded by other elves, but their motives and abilities are often unclear to those outside of their order. Some who venture far down the path of mysticism take on more faerie-like traits, gaining extraordinary insight and longevity, but also becoming sensitive to and even burned by the presence of cold iron.
    
    <header>text='Culture'</header>
    Elves spend much of their time honing their talents and skills. Those not adept at the magical arts typically devote their time honing their physical skills, often for sporting purposes. As a result, elves excel at archery, a craft that is readily and effectively applied to warfare. Elves are also renowned musicians, particularly skilled at wind and plucked string instruments in small ensembles. The Aeolian harps of the Aethenwood, for example, are crafted from the fine wood of Elven yew trees and are legendary for their soft, gentle tone.
    
    <header>text='Society'</header>
    Elvish society is roughly divided into three factions: a pseudo-military faction responsible for defending their forests, peaceful civilians who are usually craftsmen and artists, and healers and mystics who maintain the elves’ connection to the faerie. Responsible for governing these different aspects is the nobility, who are treated as servants to the broader social order, rather than as strict rulers of their people. The process for selecting these nobles differs between the various elven conclaves, with the governing council of Wesmere — the Ka’lian — being elected and the nobility in Lintanir usually being inherited.
    
    In times of strife, the hierarchy of command becomes more adaptable, with the ordinary aristocracy deferring to more war-minded marshals. By tradition, in both Wesmere and Lintanir, an enchantress from the order of elven mystics is also called upon to facilitate the transition of power.
en_GB: Compared to humans, elves are somewhat taller, more agile but less sturdy. They have slightly pointy ears, pale skin and usually blond hair. Few differences between humans and elves are more pronounced than the Elves’ unusually long life — most, unless claimed by illness, accident or war, live at least a full two centuries. While some elves possessing a high magical aptitude have been known to live longer, most elves begin to grow physically frail at some point between 250 and 300 years of age and pass away rapidly thereafter.
    
    Most elves share an intense affection for unspoiled nature and find themselves uncomfortable in open, non-vegetated places. They live primarily in the forests of the Great Continent, the Aethenwood in the south-west, Wesmere in the northwest, and the great northern woods of which the Lintanir Forest is the southernmost edge.
    
    Elves are the eldest race of the continent, with the possible exception of trolls. Many of their settlements cannot be reliably dated, undoubtedly having existed for several millennia.
    
    <header>text='Magic'</header>
    While elves are fundamentally different creatures than the fabled fair folk, their magic has some connection to the faerie and is the source of their unusually keen senses as well as their long lives. Elven magic is split between two different paths, one focused on manipulation of the mundane or natural world, and one focused on divination into the arcane plane. More common is the the way of corporeal alteration, which has more tangible effects than its antithesis in the arcane. Though elven nature magic is ill-suited towards combat, its potent ability to harness earthly energies to nurture and protect is the primary reason for the effectiveness of elven healing as well as the beauty and vitality of their forests.
    
    Those who follow the mystic path are also well-regarded by other elves, but their motives and abilities are often unclear to those outside of their order. Some who venture far down the path of mysticism take on more faerie-like traits, gaining extraordinary insight and longevity, but also becoming sensitive to and even burned by the presence of cold iron.
    
    <header>text='Culture'</header>
    Elves spend much of their time honing their talents and skills. Those not adept at the magical arts typically devote their time honing their physical skills, often for sporting purposes. As a result, elves excel at archery, a craft that is readily and effectively applied to warfare. Elves are also renowned musicians, particularly skilled at wind and plucked string instruments in small ensembles. The Aeolian harps of the Aethenwood, for example, are crafted from the fine wood of Elven yew trees and are legendary for their soft, gentle tone.
    
    <header>text='Society'</header>
    Elvish society is roughly divided into three factions: a pseudo-military faction responsible for defending their forests, peaceful civilians who are usually craftsmen and artists, and healers and mystics who maintain the elves’ connection to the faerie. Responsible for governing these different aspects is the nobility, who are treated as servants to the broader social order, rather than as strict rulers of their people. The process for selecting these nobles differs between the various elven conclaves, with the governing council of Wesmere — the Ka’lian — being elected and the nobility in Lintanir usually being inherited.
    
    In times of strife, the hierarchy of command becomes more adaptable, with the ordinary aristocracy deferring to more war-minded marshals. By tradition, in both Wesmere and Lintanir, an enchantress from the order of elven mystics is also called upon to facilitate the transition of power.

note: [race]: id=falcon
en: race^Falcon
en_GB: Falcon

note: [race]: id=falcon
en: race+female^Falcon
en_GB: Falcon

note: [race]: id=falcon
en: race^Falcons
en_GB: Falcons

note: [race]: id=falcon
en: Falcons are birds of prey, noted for their exceptional speed and agility. Lighter and with less powerful talons than other raptors, falcons instead favor the use of their beak to kill their targets. Their keen eye and capacity for domestication makes them a populous and well-known creature, used both by nobles in sport, and by nomads or tribes who find them useful in hunting for food. Falcons occasionally find a role on the field of war as well, with certain falconers training their birds to distinguish between friend and foe, making them a useful asset to aid in an army’s charge.
en_GB: Falcons are birds of prey, noted for their exceptional speed and agility. Lighter and with less powerful talons than other raptors, falcons instead favour the use of their beak to kill their targets. Their keen eye and capacity for domestication makes them a populous and well-known creature, used both by nobles in sport, and by nomads or tribes who find them useful in hunting for food. Falcons occasionally find a role on the field of war as well, with certain falconers training their birds to distinguish between friend and foe, making them a useful asset to aid in an army’s charge.

note: [race]: id=goblin
en: race^Goblin
en_GB: Goblin

note: [race]: id=goblin
en: race+female^Goblin
en_GB: Goblin

note: [race]: id=goblin
en: race^Goblins
en_GB: Goblins

note: [race]: id=goblin
en: 
    
    Goblins are puny and quite frail, rarely growing past the size and stature of a human child.
    
    Goblins are born into a lifetime of near-slavery to their larger kin, and used as sword-fodder in battle. They thrive in spite of their tragic fate; in part because they are so very numerous, and also because their brother orcs are well aware how dependent they are on the goblins. They perform the bulk of manual labor needed by the orcs, with the sole exception of jobs that require the brute strength of true orcs. Those the orcs revel in as proof of their prowess.
en_GB: 
    
    Goblins are puny and quite frail, rarely growing past the size and stature of a human child.
    
    Goblins are born into a lifetime of near-slavery to their larger kin, and used as sword-fodder in battle. They thrive in spite of their tragic fate; in part because they are so very numerous, and also because their brother orcs are well aware how dependent they are on the goblins. They perform the bulk of manual labour needed by the orcs, with the sole exception of jobs that require the brute strength of true orcs. Those the orcs revel in as proof of their prowess.

note: [race]: id=gryphon
en: race^Gryphon
en_GB: Gryphon

note: [race]: id=gryphon
en: race+female^Gryphon
en_GB: Gryphon

note: [race]: id=gryphon
en: race^Gryphons
en_GB: Gryphons

note: [race]: id=horse
en: race^Horse
en_GB: Horse

note: [race]: id=horse
en: race+female^Horse
en_GB: Horse

note: [race]: id=horse
en: race^Horses
en_GB: Horses

note: [race]: id=horse
en: Domesticated horses come in many shapes and sizes, from mighty war chargers, to sturdy draught horses or agile stock horses. While they are more fragile than many beasts, their speed and cunning allow feral horses to thrive in the wild, alongside their wild brethren.
    
    Horses have been an important part of many civilizations, so it is not surprising that there are many myths and stories centered around them. Winged horses, man-horse hybrids, and ghost horses have made their way into written history, though few can honestly claim to have seen such things.
en_GB: Domesticated horses come in many shapes and sizes, from mighty war chargers, to sturdy draught horses or agile stock horses. While they are more fragile than many beasts, their speed and cunning allow feral horses to thrive in the wild, alongside their wild brethren.
    
    Horses have been an important part of many civilizations, so it is not surprising that there are many myths and stories centred on them. Winged horses, man-horse hybrids, and ghost horses have made their way into written history, though few can honestly claim to have seen such things.

note: [race]: id=human
en: race^Human
en_GB: Human

note: [race]: id=human
en: race+female^Human
en_GB: Human

note: [race]: id=human
en: race^Humans
en_GB: Humans

note: [race]: id=human
en: The race of men is an extremely diverse one. Although they originally came from the Old Continent, men have spread all over the world and split into many different cultures and races. Although they are not imbued with magic like other creatures, humans can learn to wield it and are able to learn more types than most others. They have no extra special abilities or aptitudes except their versatility and drive. While often at odds with other races, they can occasionally form alliances with the less aggressive races such as elves and dwarves. The less scrupulous among them do not shrink back from hiring orcish mercenaries, either. They have no natural enemies, although the majority of men, like most people of all races, have an instinctive dislike of the undead. Men are shorter than the elves, but taller still than dwarves. Their skin color can vary, from almost white to dark brown.
    
    <header>text='Subjects of the Crown'</header>
    Many different groups of men exist, but the majority of them on the Great Continent live under the rule of the Crown of Wesnoth. The humans first appeared on the Great Continent from a land far across the ocean to the West, the Green Isle, and soon established their capital at the inland city of Weldyn. Over the following centuries they have built up a number cities across the continent. The soldiers from the Crown of Wesnoth protect the country, forming the most organized military force in the known world. Its warriors come from the main provinces, where all men are conscripted at an early age.
    
    <header>text='The Clansmen'</header>
    The eastern provinces of Wesnoth, known as the Clan Homelands, have a geography consisting of more open plains and rolling hills than the western, more civilized provinces. They are home to the Horse Clans, who are allied with the Crown of Wesnoth but operate independently and maintain their own identity. Some consider them to be a tributary state, which sends food and soldiers to Crown in exchange for protection. Others say they are on equal footing with the western half of Wesnoth. In any case, the eastern provinces do not have a conscript army the way Western Wesnoth does. Training for fighting is part of the way of life of the Clans; the parents teach the children to ride horses, fight and shoot a bow from an early age. In general, the Clan warriors are less organized than the civilized fighters, and the strengths and weaknesses of these groups complement each other.
en_GB: The race of men is an extremely diverse one. Although they originally came from the Old Continent, men have spread all over the world and split into many different cultures and races. Although they are not imbued with magic like other creatures, humans can learn to wield it and are able to learn more types than most others. They have no extra special abilities or aptitudes except their versatility and drive. While often at odds with other races, they can occasionally form alliances with the less aggressive races such as elves and dwarves. The less scrupulous among them do not shrink back from hiring orcish mercenaries, either. They have no natural enemies, although the majority of men, like most people of all races, have an instinctive dislike of the undead. Men are shorter than the elves, but taller still than dwarves. Their skin colour can vary, from almost white to dark brown.
    
    <header>text='Subjects of the Crown'</header>
    Many different groups of men exist, but the majority of them on the Great Continent live under the rule of the Crown of Wesnoth. The humans first appeared on the Great Continent from a land far across the ocean to the West, the Green Isle, and soon established their capital at the inland city of Weldyn. Over the following centuries they have built up a number cities across the continent. The soldiers from the Crown of Wesnoth protect the country, forming the most organized military force in the known world. Its warriors come from the main provinces, where all men are conscripted at an early age.
    
    <header>text='The Clansmen'</header>
    The eastern provinces of Wesnoth, known as the Clan Homelands, have a geography consisting of more open plains and rolling hills than the western, more civilized provinces. They are home to the Horse Clans, who are allied with the Crown of Wesnoth but operate independently and maintain their own identity. Some consider them to be a tributary state, which sends food and soldiers to Crown in exchange for protection. Others say they are on equal footing with the western half of Wesnoth. In any case, the eastern provinces do not have a conscript army the way Western Wesnoth does. Training for fighting is part of the way of life of the Clans; the parents teach the children to ride horses, fight and shoot a bow from an early age. In general, the Clan warriors are less organized than the civilized fighters, and the strengths and weaknesses of these groups complement each other.

note: [race]: id=dunefolk
en: race^Dunefolk Human
en_GB: Dunefolk Human

note: [race]: id=dunefolk
en: race+female^Dunefolk Human
en_GB: Dunefolk Human

note: [race]: id=dunefolk
en: race+plural^Dunefolk
en_GB: Dunefolk

note: [race]: id=dunefolk
en: An offshoot of a forgotten nomadic civilization, the Dunefolk lay claim to the river valleys and oases of the Sandy Wastes. How they came to inhabit this far corner of the Great Continent is unknown. Their legends tell of many long and perilous travels through far-flung lands, but the true origin of their people is a topic of endless and heated debate among even the most erudite of their scholars.
    
    Whatever their origin, the Dunefolk have thrived. Bustling cities stand proudly in the largest fertile regions. Skilled artisans, fine smiths, and wealthy merchants form the backbone of the urban economy. Each of these cities also enjoys a degree of independence less common in the more centralized nations to the north, many even maintaining their own standing armies. In times of need, however, each and all rally to a higher authority designated to protect the superior interest of the nation.
    
    Those who have not settled in these urban centers still adhere to the lifestyle of their ancestors, roaming the dunes and leading their herds from one watering hole to another. They are most active during the early hours of dawn and the onset of dusk, when the wastelands are neither too hot nor too cold. Their skill at moving through the sands is excellent even by Dunefolk standards. Although sometimes regarded with contempt by their city counterparts, they provide an invaluable service as mobile, light troops in war, or as escorts for trading caravans during times of peace.
    
    The Dunefolk’s inclination towards trade and exploration has allowed their cities to amass immense fortunes, a fact regarded both with admiration and envy by other races. Mutual interests have fostered cordial relations with neighboring Naga tribes, but more secretive races such as Drakes and Elves have always considered Dunefolk expeditions to be too intrusive, especially when they venture close to territorial boundaries. It is not uncommon for caravans to fall prey to troll ambushes in the mountains, something that has given rise to countless tales of unimaginable treasure amassed in hidden caves.
    
    As a result of living in hostile environments for centuries, the Dunefolk have developed rational methods of enquiry through which they continue to improve their understanding of the world. Their study of herbal medicine keeps their warriors and workers fresh and healthy. Their knowledge of alchemy allows them to tame fire and wield it as a deadly weapon in battle. At the same time, this analytical mindset has distanced them from magical arts; to the rational mind, magic is uncontrollable, unpredictable, and hence unreliable. For this reason, the Dunefolk especially loathe the perversions of necromancy and the dark arts, even more so than other races.
    
    The Dunefolk’s inquisitive and explorative nature does not preclude military strength. Not only do they field nimble light troops, cataphracts, and heavily armored infantry, but their keen knowledge of technology grants them a decisive advantage over their opponents. When facing the Dunefolk in battle, however, the most fearsome sight is certainly their deployment of ferocious and bizarre beasts. From the majestic Roc to the imposing Wyvern, their synergy with these creatures allows for great versatility in combat. The origins of this tradition likely lie in the heritage of the Dunefolk’s distant past in the exotic far corners of Irdya.
en_GB: An offshoot of a forgotten nomadic civilization, the Dunefolk lay claim to the river valleys and oases of the Sandy Wastes. How they came to inhabit this far corner of the Great Continent is unknown. Their legends tell of many long and perilous travels through far-flung lands, but the true origin of their people is a topic of endless and heated debate among even the most erudite of their scholars.
    
    Whatever their origin, the Dunefolk have thrived. Bustling cities stand proudly in the largest fertile regions. Skilled artisans, fine smiths, and wealthy merchants form the backbone of the urban economy. Each of these cities also enjoys a degree of independence less common in the more centralized nations to the north, many even maintaining their own standing armies. In times of need, however, each and all rally to a higher authority designated to protect the superior interest of the nation.
    
    Those who have not settled in these urban centres still adhere to the lifestyle of their ancestors, roaming the dunes and leading their herds from one watering hole to another. They are most active during the early hours of dawn and the onset of dusk, when the wastelands are neither too hot nor too cold. Their skill at moving through the sands is excellent even by Dunefolk standards. Although sometimes regarded with contempt by their city counterparts, they provide an invaluable service as mobile, light troops in war, or as escorts for trading caravans during times of peace.
    
    The Dunefolk’s inclination towards trade and exploration has allowed their cities to amass immense fortunes, a fact regarded both with admiration and envy by other races. Mutual interests have fostered cordial relations with neighbouring Naga tribes, but more secretive races such as Drakes and Elves have always considered Dunefolk expeditions to be too intrusive, especially when they venture close to territorial boundaries. It is not uncommon for caravans to fall prey to troll ambushes in the mountains, something that has given rise to countless tales of unimaginable treasure amassed in hidden caves.
    
    As a result of living in hostile environments for centuries, the Dunefolk have developed rational methods of enquiry through which they continue to improve their understanding of the world. Their study of herbal medicine keeps their warriors and workers fresh and healthy. Their knowledge of alchemy allows them to tame fire and wield it as a deadly weapon in battle. At the same time, this analytical mind-set has distanced them from magical arts; to the rational mind, magic is uncontrollable, unpredictable, and hence unreliable. For this reason, the Dunefolk especially loathe the perversions of necromancy and the dark arts, even more so than other races.
    
    The Dunefolk’s inquisitive and exploratory nature does not preclude military strength. Not only do they field nimble light troops, cataphracts, and heavily armoured infantry, but their keen knowledge of technology grants them a decisive advantage over their opponents. When facing the Dunefolk in battle, however, the most fearsome sight is certainly their deployment of ferocious and bizarre beasts. From the majestic Roc to the imposing Wyvern, their synergy with these creatures allows for great versatility in combat. The origins of this tradition likely lie in the heritage of the Dunefolk’s distant past in the exotic far corners of Irdya.

note: [race]: id=lizard
en: race^Saurian
en_GB: Saurian

note: [race]: id=lizard
en: race+female^Saurian
en_GB: Saurian

note: [race]: id=lizard
en: race^Saurians
en_GB: Saurians

note: [race]: id=lizard
en: Saurians are lizard-like creatures. Smaller and more slender than humans, they rarely stand taller than a ten year old child, though from tip of snout to end of tail a Saurian can be as long as the average man is tall. Light and nimble, the warriors prefer to fight as they hunt — slipping through enemy lines to target the weak and the injured while evading their attackers.
    
    <header>text='Society'</header>
    Saurians are very mysterious creatures due to their tendency to live in areas inhospitable to others, such as swamps. Fatalistic in the extreme, Saurians believe all the events in a life can be predicted by the use of a complex form of astrology.
    
    Saurian culture is sharply segregated between the genders. Within each gender the members compete, and through skill, determination, and reputation establish a clear pecking order, with a chief at the top. On those occasions when the two genders interact they do not contest for dominance; instead, the situation determines the dominant gender. The chief of the males is alpha within the clan's village or encampment while the chief of females is dominant anywhere else. This continues down the rank structure with each male or female being dominant over any member of the opposite gender with lower rank and submitting to members of the opposite gender with higher rank.
    
    The segregation and alternating gender-dominance of Saurian society is an outgrowth of their clearly defined gender roles. It is the responsibility of the female to hunt and find food, skills which ultimately train them to be warriors: the skirmishers, flankers, and ambushers other races so fear. Males, meanwhile, are responsible for guarding the clutch — the eggs left by the females. While this leaves time for the males to develop and hone the arts of astrology, healing, and magic, it also exposes them to significant danger, as they are stationary targets for a Saurian clan's number one enemy — other Saurian clans.
    
    New Saurian clans are started when the proper astrological signs are read. Called a “hatching,” each female indicated by the conjunction selects a group of individuals with lower rank and leave their source clan. Frequently all females with a specific trait will be indicated, causing multiple clans to “hatch” at the same time. Selection is a simple process: no group leaving can be larger than any other, all the groups together cannot be larger than the group being left, and higher ranking allows a female to overrule another female's choice of who they take.
    
    Because of their rapid population growth, frequent splits in clans, and the fact that cannibalism is not taboo, violence is one of the defining features of Saurian life. This limits the growth of the Saurian culture to fits and starts, as much of their knowledge is passed by oral tradition and their possessions must be mobile.
    
    <header>text='Geography'</header>
    Saurians can live in many different areas, though swamps are by far their most common habitat.
    
    <header>text='Biology'</header>
    Saurians live spectacularly short lives by comparison to most of the other races of Wesnoth, reaching full adulthood within three years and often dying by the time they are 10 to 15 years old. By far, the most common cause of death is violence. Saurian females produce clutches of about 20 eggs roughly once a year, which creates constant population pressure and would stress most carnivores' food supply. Hunters and scavengers, Saurians have extremely strong jaws and have a very powerful digestive system with highly acidic fluids, making them capable of eating and digesting all of their prey including skin, teeth, horns and bones. Further, they have no aversion to eating carrion and even committing cannibalism, which are both regular occurrences.
en_GB: Saurians are lizard-like creatures. Smaller and more slender than humans, they rarely stand taller than a ten-year-old child, though from tip of snout to end of tail a Saurian can be as long as the average man is tall. Light and nimble, the warriors prefer to fight as they hunt — slipping through enemy lines to target the weak and the injured while evading their attackers.
    
    <header>text='Society'</header>
    Saurians are very mysterious creatures due to their tendency to live in areas inhospitable to others, such as swamps. Fatalistic in the extreme, Saurians believe all the events in a life can be predicted by the use of a complex form of astrology.
    
    Saurian culture is sharply segregated between the genders. Within each gender the members compete, and through skill, determination, and reputation establish a clear pecking order, with a chief at the top. On those occasions when the two genders interact they do not contest for dominance; instead, the situation determines the dominant gender. The chief of the males is alpha within the clan's village or encampment while the chief of females is dominant anywhere else. This continues down the rank structure with each male or female being dominant over any member of the opposite gender with lower rank and submitting to members of the opposite gender with higher rank.
    
    The segregation and alternating gender-dominance of Saurian society is an outgrowth of their clearly-defined gender roles. It is the responsibility of the female to hunt and find food, skills which ultimately train them to be warriors: the skirmishers, flankers, and ambushers other races so fear. Males, meanwhile, are responsible for guarding the clutch — the eggs left by the females. While this leaves time for the males to develop and hone the arts of astrology, healing, and magic, it also exposes them to significant danger, as they are stationary targets for a Saurian clan's number one enemy — other Saurian clans.
    
    New Saurian clans are started when the proper astrological signs are read. Called a ‘hatching,’ each female indicated by the conjunction selects a group of individuals with lower rank and leave their source clan. Frequently all females with a specific trait will be indicated, causing multiple clans to ‘hatch’ at the same time. Selection is a simple process: no group leaving can be larger than any other, all the groups together cannot be larger than the group being left, and higher ranking allows a female to overrule another female's choice of who they take.
    
    Because of their rapid population growth, frequent splits in clans, and the fact that cannibalism is not taboo, violence is one of the defining features of Saurian life. This limits the growth of the Saurian culture to fits and starts, as much of their knowledge is passed by oral tradition and their possessions must be mobile.
    
    <header>text='Geography'</header>
    Saurians can live in many different areas, though swamps are by far their most common habitat.
    
    <header>text='Biology'</header>
    Saurians live spectacularly short lives by comparison to most of the other races of Wesnoth, reaching full adulthood within three years and often dying by the time they are 10 to 15 years old. By far, the most common cause of death is violence. Saurian females produce clutches of about 20 eggs roughly once a year, which creates constant population pressure and would stress most carnivores' food supply. Hunters and scavengers, Saurians have extremely strong jaws and have a very powerful digestive system with highly acidic fluids, making them capable of eating and digesting all of their prey including skin, teeth, horns and bones. Further, they have no aversion to eating carrion and even committing cannibalism, which are both regular occurrences.

note: [race]: id=mechanical
en: race^Mechanical
en_GB: Mechanical

note: [race]: id=mechanical
en: race+plural^Mechanical
en_GB: Mechanical

note: [race]: id=mechanical
en: Animated neither by natural life nor by necromancy, the term <italic>text='mechanical'</italic> describes a created artifact of an intelligent being. Most mechanical things neither move nor think on their own, but some do so as a result of magical enchantment.
en_GB: Animated neither by natural life nor by necromancy, the term <italic>text='mechanical'</italic> describes a created artefact of an intelligent being. Most mechanical things neither move nor think on their own, but some do so as a result of magical enchantment.

note: [race]: id=merman
en: race^Merman
en_GB: Merman

note: [race]: id=merman
en: race^Mermaid
en_GB: Mermaid

note: [race]: id=merman
en: race^Merfolk
en_GB: Merfolk

note: [race]: id=merman
en: Something like a fusion between humans and fish, the merfolk are an enigmatic race with both piscine and humanoid attributes. They have strong tails that lend themselves to quick movement in any watery environment while their dextrous hands and intelligent minds allow fine craftsmanship and toolmaking. Semi-aquatic by nature, merfolk can breathe both water and air without difficulty. Despite being able to survive on land, they are much quicker and more agile in the water and will rarely be found far from the ocean. They are typically wary of dry land, as they are awkward and clumsy there and they struggle greatly to move over rough or forested terrain.
en_GB: Something like a fusion between humans and fish, the merfolk are an enigmatic race with both piscine and humanoid attributes. They have strong tails that lend themselves to quick movement in any watery environment while their dexterous hands and intelligent minds allow fine craftsmanship and toolmaking. Semi-aquatic by nature, merfolk can breathe both water and air without difficulty. Despite being able to survive on land, they are much quicker and more agile in the water and will rarely be found far from the ocean. They are typically wary of dry land, as they are awkward and clumsy there and they struggle greatly to move over rough or forested terrain.

note: [race]: id=monster
en: race^Monster
en_GB: Monster

note: [race]: id=monster
en: race+female^Monster
en_GB: Monster

note: [race]: id=monster
en: race^Monsters
en_GB: Monsters

note: [race]: id=monster
en: The term “monster” incorporates many hideous beasts that haunt the caves, wilderness, ocean depths, and other climes of the world. They figure largely in the tales and nightmares of its denizens, as well.
en_GB: The term ‘monster’ incorporates many hideous beasts that haunt the caves, wilderness, ocean depths, and other climes of the world. They figure largely in the tales and nightmares of its denizens, as well.

note: [race]: id=naga
en: race^Naga
en_GB: Naga

note: [race]: id=naga
en: race^Nagini
en_GB: Nagini

note: [race]: id=naga
en: race^Nagas
en_GB: Nagas

note: [race]: id=naga
en: The serpentine nagas are one of the least understood races of the Great Continent. Part of this is due to their xenophobic nature and part is due to their alien environment. Nagas are one of the few races capable of any meaningful mobility in water, giving them access to a whole world effectively forbidden to land dwellers and further separating them from the terrestrial beings that they shun. Still, they are not true creatures of the sea, and their inability to breathe water leaves them in trepidation of the abyss. Living in coastal areas gives them an escape route on land against denizens of the deep while keeping them out of reach of those who travel by foot, wing, and hoof. Although nagas are somewhat frail in form, they are often faster and more nimble than their opponents. They sometimes find themselves at odds with merfolk when their territories overlap, but overall nagas tend to favor swamps and rivers as much as open water.
en_GB: The serpentine nagas are one of the least understood races of the Great Continent. Part of this is due to their xenophobic nature and part is due to their alien environment. Nagas are one of the few races capable of any meaningful mobility in water, giving them access to a whole world effectively forbidden to land dwellers and further separating them from the terrestrial beings that they shun. Still, they are not true creatures of the sea, and their inability to breathe water leaves them in trepidation of the abyss. Living in coastal areas gives them an escape route on land against denizens of the deep while keeping them out of reach of those who travel by foot, wing, and hoof. Although nagas are somewhat frail in form, they are often faster and more nimble than their opponents. They sometimes find themselves at odds with merfolk when their territories overlap, but overall nagas tend to favour swamps and rivers as much as open water.

note: [race]: id=ogre
en: race^Ogre
en_GB: Ogre

note: [race]: id=ogre
en: race+female^Ogre
en_GB: Ogre

note: [race]: id=ogre
en: race^Ogres
en_GB: Ogres

note: [race]: id=ogre
en: Ogres are a wild and uncivilized race who dwell mainly in the wilderness of the Great Continent. Physically, they resemble humans and orcs but are larger and stronger. Even their adolescents are more than a match for most men. Ogres are distrusted in many populated areas and usually either avoid them or are driven out by force. Instead, they lurk the mountainous areas on the edges of civilization, where hungry ogre bandits provide a constant threat to travelers and caravans. While ogres are not particularly intelligent or quick, their toughness and physical strength make them a valuable asset in the armies of other races. They are especially valued by more ruthless commanders who don’t mind the ogres’ brutality. Little is known about their biology or society, if they can truly be said to have one, but they are said to attack alongside wolves and other beasts. Whether this is a sign of cooperation, domestication, or simply mutual opportunism is not known.
en_GB: Ogres are a wild and uncivilized race who dwell mainly in the wilderness of the Great Continent. Physically, they resemble humans and orcs but are larger and stronger. Even their adolescents are more than a match for most men. Ogres are distrusted in many populated areas and usually either avoid them or are driven out by force. Instead, they lurk the mountainous areas on the edges of civilization, where hungry ogre bandits provide a constant threat to travellers and caravans. While ogres are not particularly intelligent or quick, their toughness and physical strength make them a valuable asset in the armies of other races. They are especially valued by more ruthless commanders who don’t mind the ogres’ brutality. Little is known about their biology or society, if they can truly be said to have one, but they are said to attack alongside wolves and other beasts. Whether this is a sign of co-operation, domestication, or simply mutual opportunism is not known.

note: [race]: id=orc
en: race^Orc
en_GB: Orc

note: [race]: id=orc
en: race+female^Orc
en_GB: Orc

note: [race]: id=orc
en: race^Orcs
en_GB: Orcs

note: [race]: id=orc
en: In appearance, orcs resemble humans but with some bestial features. They are taller, sturdier and stronger than humans. They are warlike, savage, and cruel by nature. Their blood is darker and thicker than that of humans, and they have little care for personal hygiene or their personal appearance. Although Orcs are violent even among themselves, they are pack-oriented; an orc never travels alone or lives in groups smaller than half a dozen.
    
    <header>text='Society'</header>
    Almost every orc is a member of a tribe or a clan. Relations between neighboring tribes are usually violent, except in cases of a mutual enemy threatens their existence or prospects of great plunder override mutual animosity. Occasionally, a single strong chieftain may emerge to lead multiple tribes from time to time, usually through intimidation of followers. An orc tribe in times of peace tends to focus almost solely on strengthening itself in preparation for the next armed conflict. Orcs are known to possess a crude system of writing — usually in blood — although it’s most commonly used to trade insults or threats among tribal leaders.
    
    Orc societies are based on little else but strength; might makes right, and a leader leads and survives only as long as no one manages to wrest the title from him. A constant struggle for power simmers among potential tribal chiefs. An orcish leader rarely lives more than a handful of years to enjoy his absolute authority before being killed for his position — although history knows some notable exceptions. Orcs hold no particular honor code and while indisputable raw strength is usually the preferred method of displaying power, assassination, poisoning and backstabbing are completely viable means to further one’s own goals.
    
    Orcs mostly live in rural areas, often in foothills or mountainous regions, sometimes in caves. They grow no crops nor keep livestock, but are competent hunters as a result of their physical stature and brutality. Due to their large numbers they are capable of hunting an area virtually clean of anything larger than rodents in relatively short period of time. Due to this and their unstable leadership, orcish tribes tend to lead a semi-nomadic lifestyle, never settling in one region for too long. The larger tribes may establish themselves firmly in an area for years or even decades and build large encampments almost resembling cities, but even these are easily dismantled and abandoned if there is a need to relocate the horde.
    
    The oldest known orcs have been around 50 to 60 years of age, but very few individuals ever live to see over two or three decades before meeting their end either in war or by the hand of one of their kin. The oldest orcs are often shamans, which are perhaps the only ones most of their kind sees as being trustworthy and neutral. The origins of this custom are unknown, as the shamans do not directly contribute much to orcish societies but only act as advisors — not something orcs tend to otherwise tolerate. Shamans are in many ways the opposite of most other orcs: they are often physically withered and frail in comparison and lack skill in battle.
en_GB: In appearance, orcs resemble humans but with some bestial features. They are taller, sturdier and stronger than humans. They are warlike, savage, and cruel by nature. Their blood is darker and thicker than that of humans, and they have little care for personal hygiene or their personal appearance. Although Orcs are violent even among themselves, they are pack-oriented; an orc never travels alone or lives in groups smaller than half a dozen.
    
    <header>text='Society'</header>
    Almost every orc is a member of a tribe or a clan. Relations between neighbouring tribes are usually violent, except in cases of a mutual enemy threatens their existence or prospects of great plunder override mutual animosity. Occasionally, a single strong chieftain may emerge to lead multiple tribes from time to time, usually through intimidation of followers. An orc tribe in times of peace tends to focus almost solely on strengthening itself in preparation for the next armed conflict. Orcs are known to possess a crude system of writing — usually in blood — although it’s most commonly used to trade insults or threats among tribal leaders.
    
    Orc societies are based on little else but strength; might makes right, and a leader leads and survives only as long as no-one manages to wrest the title from him. A constant struggle for power simmers among potential tribal chiefs. An orcish leader rarely lives more than a handful of years to enjoy his absolute authority before being killed for his position — although history knows some notable exceptions. Orcs hold no particular honour code and while indisputable raw strength is usually the preferred method of displaying power, assassination, poisoning and backstabbing are completely viable means to further one’s own goals.
    
    Orcs mostly live in rural areas, often in foothills or mountainous regions, sometimes in caves. They grow no crops nor keep livestock, but are competent hunters as a result of their physical stature and brutality. Due to their large numbers they are capable of hunting an area virtually clean of anything larger than rodents in relatively short period of time. Due to this and their unstable leadership, orcish tribes tend to lead a semi-nomadic lifestyle, never settling in one region for too long. The larger tribes may establish themselves firmly in an area for years or even decades and build large encampments almost resembling cities, but even these are easily dismantled and abandoned if there is a need to relocate the horde.
    
    The oldest known orcs have been around 50 to 60 years of age, but very few individuals ever live to see over two or three decades before meeting their end either in war or by the hand of one of their kin. The oldest orcs are often shamans, which are perhaps the only ones most of their kind sees as being trustworthy and neutral. The origins of this custom are unknown, as the shamans do not directly contribute much to orcish societies but only act as advisers — not something orcs tend to otherwise tolerate. Shamans are in many ways the opposite of most other orcs: they are often physically withered and frail in comparison and lack skill in battle.

note: [race]: id=troll
en: race^Troll
en_GB: Troll

note: [race]: id=troll
en: race+female^Troll
en_GB: Troll

note: [race]: id=troll
en: race^Trolls
en_GB: Trolls

note: [race]: id=troll
en: Trolls are ancient creatures, one of the oldest known races known to inhabit the Great Continent. They are large, slow, simple, and live extremely long lives inside deep caves or atop high mountains. The most unique characteristic of trolls is an internal vitality that sustains and heals them from within. As a result they live very different lives from almost any known creature. Trolls have few real needs: they require little food or water, and thus they have little incentive to pursue much besides protection from those who are hostile towards them. This in turn means they rarely have to worry about anything and can spend much of their time sleeping or in contemplation. Trolls have a curious affinity with nature. They do not relate with living things like elves do, but instead with earth and stone. They are also somewhat curious of their surroundings and many younger whelps even enjoy traveling and seeing the world. As trolls grow older they tend to become increasingly passive, gradually losing interest in their environment and spending more of their time sleeping in a quiet, familiar corner of their home cave. This is until they finally pass away as their bodies themselves slowly turn into lifeless statues of stone.
    
    Trolls are seen by many as being little more than yet another race of savage monsters. This common misconception is in part perpetuated by orcish successes in persuading trolls to join their armies. Because they are rather simple and do not understand the ways of other races or sometimes cannot even tell them apart, it is usually easy for an orcish band to convince a group of trolls that by joining them they get to exact revenge on those that have before hunted them. These new recruits are then directed to attack whoever the orcs themselves are currently in conflict with, whether previously a foe of the trolls or not, accumulating even more enemies for the misled trolls. The most common enemy of trolls are dwarves, and the animosity between these two races is ancient.
    
    <header>text='Geography'</header>
    Trolls have inhabited the mountains of the Great Continent longer than the dwarves who migrated there. Trolls are a common sight on the mountain ranges north and east of Wesnoth, and wherever Orcish hordes travel.
en_GB: Trolls are ancient creatures, one of the oldest known races known to inhabit the Great Continent. They are large, slow, simple, and live extremely long lives inside deep caves or atop high mountains. The unique characteristic of trolls is an internal vitality that sustains and heals them from within. As a result they live very different lives from almost any known creature. Trolls have few real needs: they require little food or water, and thus they have little incentive to pursue much besides protection from those who are hostile towards them. This in turn means they rarely have to worry about anything and can spend much of their time sleeping or in contemplation. Trolls have a curious affinity with nature. They do not relate to living things as elves do, but instead with earth and stone. They are also somewhat curious of their surroundings and many younger whelps even enjoy travelling and seeing the world. As trolls grow older they tend to become increasingly passive, gradually losing interest in their environment and spending more of their time sleeping in a quiet, familiar corner of their home cave. This is until they finally pass away as their bodies themselves slowly turn into lifeless statues of stone.
    
    Trolls are seen by many as being little more than yet another race of savage monsters. This common misconception is in part perpetuated by orcish successes in persuading trolls to join their armies. Because they are rather simple and do not understand the ways of other races or sometimes cannot even tell them apart, it is usually easy for an orcish band to convince a group of trolls that by joining them they get to exact revenge on those that have before hunted them. These new recruits are then directed to attack whoever the orcs themselves are currently in conflict with, whether previously a foe of the trolls or not, accumulating even more enemies for the misled trolls. The most common enemy of trolls are dwarves, and the animosity between these two races is ancient.
    
    <header>text='Geography'</header>
    Trolls have inhabited the mountains of the Great Continent longer than the dwarves who migrated there. Trolls are a common sight on the mountain ranges north and east of Wesnoth, and wherever Orcish hordes travel.

note: [race]: id=undead
en: race^Undead
en_GB: Undead

note: [race]: id=undead
en: race+female^Undead
en_GB: Undead

note: [race]: id=undead
en: race+plural^Undead
en_GB: Undead

note: [race]: id=wolf
en: race^Wolf
en_GB: Wolf

note: [race]: id=wolf
en: race+female^Wolf
en_GB: Wolf

note: [race]: id=wolf
en: race^Wolves
en_GB: Wolves

note: [race]: id=wolf
en: Wolves are predatory canines encountered frequently in the wilderness. Quick, tough, and durable, a solitary wolf suffices to maim or kill civilians and untrained soldiers with ease, but it is their tendency to travel in packs and attack in an organized manner that makes them particularly fearsome to travelers. They tend to stay away from civilization, though, only occasionally venturing close to prey upon livestock.
en_GB: Wolves are predatory canines encountered frequently in the wilderness. Quick, tough, and durable, a solitary wolf suffices to maim or kill civilians and untrained soldiers with ease, but it is their tendency to travel in packs and attack in an organized manner that makes them particularly fearsome to travellers. They tend to stay away from civilization, though, only occasionally venturing close to prey upon livestock.

note: [race]: id=wose
en: race^Wose
en_GB: Wose

note: [race]: id=wose
en: race^Woses
en_GB: Woses

note: [race]: id=wose
en: The mighty wose resides within the deepest forests of the known world. To the untrained eye, the wose appears to be nothing more than an oddly shaped, yet noble, tree. As guardians of the forest, the woses share a connection to the woodlands deeper than even the elves’. While the woses are a peaceful race, disturbance of the ancient forests, which they tend, will incite the wrath of nature itself. Woses are slow moving creatures that may spend centuries standing in one location undisturbed by the ebb and flow of time.
    
    Although they practice no magic of their own, the woses share a deep connection to faerie. What little is known of this ancient race comes from elvish scholars who believe that this mystical power, which the mightiest elves have dedicated their lives to master, is inherent to the wose. Though woses resemble them, they share no ancestry with trees. Woses are believed to be some of the oldest creatures in the world, perhaps even more ancient than the forests in which they dwell, and it is thought that the power of faerie has given these beings the eternal task of serving as wardens of the forest.
    
    Woses are not warlike in the least and are ill-accustomed to combat. They will however respond with indiscriminate violence in defense of their forested territory. Woses are slow moving and are vulnerable away from the woodlands. Due to their close connection with faerie, woses are particularly sensitive to the arcane. The hardwood that makes the wose nigh-impervious to physical assault has left it grievously vulnerable to flame. Their thick bark and ability to harness the power of faerie to regenerate quickly when injured allows the wose to survive an enemy onslaught long enough to respond with a crushing might belied by its peaceful, plodding nature. Within its forest home, the wose can disappear amongst the trees and ambush even the best-trained elvish scout.
    
    The life span of the wose is unknown, although the most ancient members of this race have lived many hundreds of years and have grown to massive heights. It is thought that unless a wose falls in battle, it will find no natural end. Content to pass the centuries standing like a sentry, uninterested in the goings-on of the civilized world, the wose will stir only to march to the defense of the natural world and the forests it calls home.
en_GB: The mighty wose resides within the deepest forests of the known world. To the untrained eye, the wose appears to be nothing more than an oddly shaped, yet noble, tree. As guardians of the forest, the woses share a connection to the woodlands deeper than even the elves’. While the woses are a peaceful race, disturbance of the ancient forests, which they tend, will incite the wrath of nature itself. Woses are slow-moving creatures that may spend centuries standing in one location undisturbed by the ebb and flow of time.
    
    Although they practise no magic of their own, the woses share a deep connection to faerie. What little is known of this ancient race comes from elvish scholars who believe that this mystical power, which the mightiest elves have dedicated their lives to master, is inherent to the wose. Though woses resemble them, they share no ancestry with trees. Woses are believed to be some of the oldest creatures in the world, perhaps even more ancient than the forests in which they dwell, and it is thought that the power of faerie has given these beings the eternal task of serving as wardens of the forest.
    
    Woses are not war-like in the least and are ill-accustomed to combat. They will however respond with indiscriminate violence in defence of their forested territory. Woses are slow-moving and are vulnerable away from the woodlands. Due to their close connection with faerie, woses are particularly sensitive to the arcane. The hardwood that makes the wose nigh-impervious to physical assault has left it grievously vulnerable to flame. Their thick bark and ability to harness the power of faerie to regenerate quickly when injured allows the wose to survive an enemy onslaught long enough to respond with a crushing might belied by its peaceful, plodding nature. Within its forest home, the wose can disappear amongst the trees and ambush even the best-trained elvish scout.
    
    The life span of the wose is unknown, although the most ancient members of this race have lived many hundreds of years and have grown to massive heights. It is thought that unless a wose falls in battle, it will find no natural end. Content to pass the centuries standing like a sentry, uninterested in the goings-on of the civilized world, the wose will stir only to march to the defence of the natural world and the forests it calls home.

note: TRANSLATORS: special note for terrains such as the oasis; the only terrain in core with this property heals 8 hp just like a village. For the single-hitpoint variant, the wording is different because I assume the player will be more interested in the curing-poison part than the minimal healing.
en: This terrain allows units to be cured of poison, or to heal a single hitpoint. | This terrain allows units to heal $amount hitpoints, or to be cured of poison, as if stationed in a village.
en_GB[0]: This terrain allows units to be cured of poison, or to heal a single hit-point.
en_GB[1]: This terrain allows units to heal $amount hit-points, or to be cured of poison, as if stationed in a village.

en: This terrain is a castle — units can be recruited onto it from a connected keep.
en_GB: This terrain is a castle — units can be recruited on it from a connected keep.

note: TRANSLATORS: The "this terrain is a castle" note will also be shown directly above this one.
en: This terrain is a keep — a leader can recruit from this hex onto connected castle hexes.
en_GB: This terrain is a keep — a leader can recruit from this hex on connected castle hexes.

note: TRANSLATORS: Special note for a terrain, but none of the terrains in mainline do this.
en: This unusual keep allows a leader to recruit while standing on it, but does not allow a leader on a connected keep to recruit onto this hex.
en_GB: This unusual keep allows a leader to recruit while standing on it, but does not allow a leader on a connected keep to recruit on this hex.

en: Defense properties:
en_GB: Defence properties:

en: race^Miscellaneous
en_GB: Miscellaneous

en: unit help^Attacks
en_GB: Attacks

en: unit help^Name
en_GB: Name

en: Defense Cap
en_GB: Defence Cap
