An army of Foreign Invaders
The Ukundu, commonly known to Perisno natives as the Foreign Invaders, come from Nisaynia, and more specifically, Ukundu
Lore
The Ukundu people are native to the continent of Nisaynia. Although they share their land with the Volheere Raiders and the Rafkla Clan, the Ukundu live int he remote jungles of Nisaynia far away from the other two clans and even further from Perisno. It is only through the tales picked up by Ukundu travellers from the recently-returned King Rafklazan that they learned of the prosperous and dangerous land of Perisno. Having conquered the Ukundu's home jungle and surrounding area, King Ukundu was keenly awaiting an opportunity to expand his influence and power. Therefore, upon hearing of the opportunities for blood and glory in this foreign land, he quickly assembled a force of his best warriors and set off on his voyage. Having now arrived on the Perisno mainland and set up an area of operations around Drahara territory in the east, the Ukundu war parties are a menace to smaller armies and their leader is said to patrol the deserts with over five hundred exotic fighters.
The Ukundu's army is exceptional for two reasons. The first reason is that it is comprised mostly of women. In the Ukundu culture, men traditionally take the roles of craftsmen and artisans, while women are trained to ride with sword and spear. Although men tend to be stronger in one-on-one combat, women have a unique talent which is explained by the second reason: the high-tier Ukundu troops ride tigers into battle. The species of tiger endemic to Ukundu jungles are ferocious and swift animals, however they are highly resistant to being ridden by male humans. Even King Rafklazan himself must resort to riding a horse. Only in very rare cases will a male be acceptedonto the back of a Ukundu tiger.
Troops
Ukundan infantry are fairly hardy units who weild 2-handed weapons, they're not the strongest around but they're certainly not the weakest. Because they lack shields they are weak against ranged attackers and can be severely weakened before they can reach your front lines.
Ukundan cavalry are very fast as they ride their unique tiger mounts. The Ukundu Tigress and their upgrade, the Ukundu Princess units both use shields and 1-handed swords. Their cavalry also have throwing scimitars, while they're not to accurate and each inventory slot can only hold 3, they do considerable damage when they do hit. They're generally good at catching mounted archers and can sometimes crash through your line before your troops can get into position.
The cavalry of the Ukundan armies will effectively harass your front lines, covering up the weakness of their infantry, their units can tear apart many units and it is advised to bring at least mid-tier units to fight them.