The basic Alin soldier unit is known as the Desert Walker. They are fierce in melee combat and can be upgraded to include a range attack.

General Attributes

category	POP	carry size	built at	ramping costs	ramping time	prerequesites
Land, Grunt	1	1	Sand Circle	3	1/10	none

Important Attributes

	armor	size	speed	LOS	costs	creation time	specials
113	light	small	34	12	25	13 seconds	can storm cities

Attack Types, Damage & Range

6 (skilled)	0	0-2	0	0	0	2.4	0-2	0
splash NONE						splash NONE

Tactics

Skill		effects	prerequisite	description
	Swordfighter	melee: 6 (skilled) 34 speed	none	good melee attack and strong counter attack when trampled
	Whirling Blades	melee: 9 (accurate) 38 speed	none	units do exta damage and move faster but take 25% more damage
	Glass Bolts	7 (skilled) range 0-8 34 speed	Large City, Glass Bolts Upgrade	replaces tactic Swordfighter attack is now ranged for both ground and air attacks
	One with the Sand	no attack LOS 4 heavy armor	Great City, Glass Bolts, One with the Sand Upgrade	ambush tactic unit is hidden but cannot attack until another tactic is chosen

Upgrades

• unit is mainly upgraded at Sand Spire
• additional upgrades at Eternal Flame / Glass Citadel

Deployment & Counters

• to be announced

Tips & Tricks

• to be announced