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Unit Description
Atop their venomous mounts, Goblin Riders can run down enemies with surprising precision.
Historical Description
The giant spider breed grows large enough to serve as mounts for Forest Goblins, who capture and hand-rear these scuttling nightmares. There are many sub-types of giant spider, such as Tilean Greybacks, Drakwald Mancatchers, and the Scarlet Deathheads of the Great Forest, to name just a few. All are poisonous and have steely, pincer-like mandibles that can punch through platemail to deliver a toxic bite. While not as fast as wolves or horses, these spiders can move at speed through the most dense patches of woods. Forest Goblin Spider Riders have become masters at stalking their prey, nimbly guiding their multi-legged beasts to scuttle across the treetop canopy to get into the ideal position before pouncing. Spider Rider mobs are known to ambush Empire patrols, eradicate Beastmen herds and even attack large monsters that encroach into their territory.
Attributes
Guerilla Deployment
Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strider
This unit ignores speed and combat penalties caused by terrain and can move through trees.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Poison Attacks
The 
poisonous attacks of this unit weaken the target's speed and damage.
Shielded
Shields have a chance of blocking arrows, bolts, rifle shots and similar small arms fire - but only in a forward facing arc.
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Cavalry
Cavalry & Chariots
