[BtS] Civ of the Week: Hephthalites 2016-10-05

Civ of the Week is a “project” aiming at bringing you a new, fresh, exotic, and most of all, random, civ every 1-2 weeks, from all corners of the globe, from the Vietnamese to the Mittanni to the Iraqis. Each civilization features full civilopedia text entires, 1-2 leaders with unique game and diplomatic attitudes (they're not simply a copy of another leader!), a UU, a UB, unique diplomacy music, and full graphics.

The purpose of Civ of the Week, then, is three-fold:

1. To bring you random civs that would probably not have been chosen as civilizations first of all, and to provide a new, more exotic, more interesting experience in choosing civilizations.

2. To promote more knowledge of lesser-known peoples, cultures, and histories.

3. Make more civs for the totally awesome Civ Gold mod.


Otherwise, then, enjoy!

[FONT=&quot]Leader:[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Mihirakula (Imperialistic, Aggressive)

UU: Huna (Horse Archer) (Starts with Guerilla I, Guerilla II promotions)

UB: Tent (Granary) (+15% military production)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Starting Techs:[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Mining, Hunting[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Credits:[/FONT][FONT=&quot] Walter Hawkwood (building), fk2006 (button), Fall From Heaven 2 (Unit)[/FONT]



[FONT=&quot]Description: [/FONT][FONT=&quot]The Hephthalites, also known as the White Huns, are a little-known and mysterious group of nomadic warriors that attacked much of the Middle East and South Asia during the 400s and 500s CE. Like many of the early nomads, it is difficult to determine their relationship with other nomadic tribes. It is probable that they were not directly related to the actual Huns, but little else is known about their origin. Regardless, they swept through the Persian and Indian Empires in the 400s and 500s CE, raiding and pillaging as most nomadic groups did. They established an Empire in Central Asia for some time, until they eventually faded mysteriously as they appeared.[/FONT]