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Hoplite designs for First Empress. Female and male armors. Mainline infantry for the Tollesian city-states. In open field, hoplites fight in a phalanx--basically a nigh-unbreakable wall of shields and spears. All hoplites are geared with spears, shields, helms, and armor if they can afford it. Though they tend to wear sandals while marching, most hoplites fight barefoot for better traction while in phalanx. Hoplites are generally recruited from the yeoman class or higher--people whose farms and homes are most at risk during an invasion and who thus have most to fight for. Hoplite spears have a bronze butt on the lower end, for use as a weapon if their spear breaks or for dispatching wounded enemies at their feet as the phalanx advances. (That's supposed to be a scary cyclops face on the dude's shield, by the way. Not sure if you can tell.)I've posted further discussion to my Wordpress (heroineimages.wordpress.com/20… ) and Tumblr (heroineimages.tumblr.com/post/… ). Any feedback is most welcome.
