Not to be confused with the Arabyan Dervishers.
"On the freezing oblast of Kislev, man and mount must live, die -- and kill -- as one."
- —Description of the rugged Kossovite Dervishes in Total War: Warhammer III.[1]
A Kossovite Dervish as depicted in Total War: Warhammer III.
Kossovite Dervishes are a type of light melee cavalry employed by the armies of Kislev. Like Kislev's renowned Ungol Horse Archers, they are drawn from the nomadic inhabitants of the emptier, wilder Northern Oblast of Kislev, but unlike them the Dervishes specialise in melee combat. With their well-bred and cared-for Kislevite Warhorses, the Kossovite Dervishes are known for sneaking up on enemy lines to make use of their hit-and-run tactics, as they prefer not to stay in combat for long.[1]
Role[]
Much of Kislev is known as the oblast, a huge, open wilderness. It is said that one's horse is one's life when on the oblast -- this is not a joke or an old wives' tale, but rather the cold, hard truth. If a Kislevite rider is freezing, they warm their steed first. If they are thirsty, it drinks before them. Why? Because without a horse, if the hunters of the Dark Gods don't catch them, the Motherland's wintery embrace will make an orphan of their children just as readily.[1]
Sources[]
- 1: Total War: Warhammer III (PC Game)