Yendorian army

@ soldier
Difficulty	8
Attacks	Physical 1d8

@ soldier
Difficulty	8
Attacks	Physical 1d8
Base level	6
Base experience	78
Speed	10
Base AC	10
Base MR	0
Alignment	-2 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	Very rare, appears in small groups
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	Medium
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None

@ sergeant
Difficulty	10
Attacks	Physical 2d6

@ sergeant
Difficulty	10
Attacks	Physical 2d6
Base level	8
Base experience	118
Speed	10
Base AC	10
Base MR	0
Alignment	-3 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	Very rare, appears in small groups
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	Medium
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None

@ lieutenant
Difficulty	12
Attacks	Physical 3d4, physical 3d4

@ lieutenant
Difficulty	12
Attacks	Physical 3d4, physical 3d4
Base level	10
Base experience	221
Speed	10
Base AC	10
Base MR	15
Alignment	-4 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	Very rare
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	Medium
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None

@ captain
Difficulty	14
Attacks	Physical 4d4, physical 4d4

@ captain
Difficulty	14
Attacks	Physical 4d4, physical 4d4
Base level	12
Base experience	277
Speed	10
Base AC	10
Base MR	15
Alignment	-5 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	Very rare
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	Medium
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None

The Yendorian army is comprised of

• @, soldiers
• @, sergeants
• @, lieutenants
• @, captains

They are generated with weaponry varying from short swords to silver sabers and armor varying from leather armor to crystal plate mail (depending on their experience and rank); most are also generated with gloves, boots, helmets, shields, wands (especially dangerous), and C- or K-rations (the only source of these food items in the game). Those ranked above soldier also have a chance of carrying a bugle, which they can use to awaken all mercenaries on the level.

Very large contingents of mercenaries are guaranteed to appear in the castle and Fort Ludios (especially the latter); regular soldiers are therefore extremely likely to be extincted. Barracks are also populated by mercenaries.

Because mercenaries normally wear gloves, they can wield cockatrice corpses against you.

Mercenaries can be bribed, turning them peaceful, by throwing a certain amount of gold at them. The amount of gold necessary for this is

X + ((gold left in inventory) + (1-5 times your experience level)) / charisma)

where X is 150 for soldiers, 250 for sergeants, 500 for lieutenants, and 750 for captains. Mercenaries only have a two in three chance of accepting the offer.

Equipment

This section is incomplete.

Ordinary soldiers have a 1/3 chance of being generated with a random weapon from the set of all polearms, plus lances and mattocks. If this is the case, they will always get a secondary weapon: either a knife or a dagger (50% chance each).

Otherwise, a plain soldier's primary weapon will be either an ordinary spear or an ordinary short sword, with equal probability. These soldiers have a 3/4 chance of taking a knife as a secondary weapon, or else have no secondary weapon at all.

Higher-ranked soldiers randomly take one of two primary weapons, with equal probability. Sergeants choose either a flail or a mace. Lieutenants choose either an ordinary broadsword or a long sword. Captains choose either a long sword or a silver saber. All of these higher-ranked soldiers also have a 3/4 chance of taking a knife as a secondary weapon.

Description

The soldiers of Yendor are well-trained in the art of war,
many trained by the Wizard himself.  Some say the soldiers
are explorers who were unfortunate enough to be captured,
and put under the Wizard's spell.  Those who have survived
encounters with soldiers say they travel together in platoons,
and are fierce fighters.  Because of the load of their combat
gear, however, one can usually run away from them, and doing
so is considered a wise thing.

SLASH'EM

In SLASH'EM, mercenaries always wield firearms of some kind.