Armies of the Pomarj

Even the larger humanoid tribes of the Pomarj are too numerous to describe comprehensively in an article such as this, and the smaller ones even more so. It is to the advantage of all their more civilized neighbors that these forces are usually involved in wars against one another.

Below is a breakdown of typical troop types for a given type of tribe. For larger or smaller groups, simply multiply or divide as needed.

Individual tribes may vary from these numbers slightly, but the following work as averages. Note that many tribes are led by evil humans, and will have spellcasters at their head, as well as occasional alliances with monsters such as ogres, trolls, giants, and the like.

It should also be noted that the exact weapons used are not usually relevant, aside from missile weapons. Thus, medium infantry with swords are functionally no different than medium infantry with pole arms; such distinctions are presented for those who want to add verisimilitude to their armies.

For every 100 orcs

, there will be:

• 20 light infantry:

• 10 with sword and spear

• 10 with polearm

• 50 medium infantry:

• 10 with axe and spear

• 10 with axe and pole arm

• 10 with spear

• 10 with axe

• 10 with polearm

• 20 medium infantry with missile weapons:

• 10 with axe and crossbow

• 10 with axe and bow

• 10 heavy infantry:

• 5 with sword & battleaxe

• 5 with sword and flail

For every 100 gnolls there will be:

• 65 light infantry:

• 15 with morning star

• 15 with two-handed sword

• 35 with pole arm or spear

• 15 light infantry with missile weapons:

• 15 with great bow

• 20 medium infantry:

• 20 with battle axe

For every 100 hobgoblins there will be:

• 40 medium infantry:

• 5 with sword and morning star

• 5 with sword and whip

• 10 with sword and spear

• 20 with morning star

• 20 medium infantry with missile weapons:

• 20 with sword and composite bow

• 40 heavy infantry:

• 10 with spear

• 30 with polearm

For every 100 kobolds there will be the following light infantry:

• 5 with short sword and javelin

• 10 with short sword and spear

• 10 with short sword

• 20 with axe

• 30 with club

• 15 with javelins

• 10 with spear

For every 100 flinds there will be:

• 25 light infantry with flindbars

• 75 medium infantry with club

For every 100 goblins there will be:

• 10 light infantry:

• 10 with short sword and spear

• 20 light infantry with missile weapons:

• 10 with short sword and sling (skirmishers)

• 10 with sling

• 20 medium infantry :

• 10 with short sword and military pick

• 10 with morning star

• 30 heavy infantry:

• 10 with spear

• 20 with spears and shields

• 20 light cavalry riding wolves

For every 100 xvarts, there will be:

• 5 light infantry with net

• 95 light infantry with small sword

Various miniature manufacturers make humanoid figures. Xvarts may be a problem, but one that can be solved by using goblins from a different manufacturer (so they have a different appearance), painted blue rather than yellow/orange/brick red, as goblins would normally be painted.