The Longbeards Culture Pack brings three new playable factions to Total War¿: ATTILA. The Langobards, the Burgundians and the Alamans may be used in Single or Multiplayer Campaign modes and Custom and Multiplayer battles. After centuries facing the threat of Roman dominance, these three formidable and warlike Germanic kingdoms are ready at last to sweep forth in expansionist campaigns from their tribal homelands. The Western Roman Empire lies to the South, her border territories weak and ripe for the plunder. With their unique blend of new buildings, battlefield units and faction traits, The Longbeards are poised to exploit the chaos of the age. In history, these factions would go on to found some of the great empires of the medieval period. Will you marshal their might to forge those empires yourself? Cultural trait (Barbarian Kingdoms) New Kingdoms: Building conversion rate -50% Unique narrative event-chain: The Lay Of Ybor Playing as these factions will present you with a new series of linked narrative events. The Lay Of Ybor is delivered in the style of a Germanic Saga, in which you direct the actions of a fabled hero through a series of branching narrative choices. As the story draws to its conclusion, Ybor himself becomes available as a general for your armies, complete with traits that mirror the choices you made. Unique Faction Traits These factions bear unique traits which differentiate their play-style in the Total War¿: ATTILA Grand Campaign. The Burgundians: Bred For The Hunt Icy Determination: +25% unit replenishment Harsh Sustenance: +10 food for every region with poor fertility The Alamans: Germanic Unity Frontiersmen: 15% increased melee attack versus romans. Royal Splendour: +50% to general's radius of influence in battle. The langobards: Godan's Chosen Emancipators: +50% more men recruited from defeated enemy forces. The Fury of Our Maker's Hand: +10% unit morale when fighting armies of other religions. Unique mission objectives Players waging a campaign with the Langobards, Burgundians or Alamans will receive a unique series of mission objectives over the course of the campaign. Among these is a new optional objective which offers you a substantial injection of wealth to abandon your settlements and become a true migratory faction. Unique units Complementing the Germanic barbarian unit roster, The Burgundians, Langobards and Alamans each have access to a number of unique units in battle: Burgundians Barbed Skirmishers Barbed Javelinmen Scattershot Hurlers Elite Scattershot Slingers Burgundian Mounted Axemen Barbed Lancers Royal Lancers Burgundian Axemen War Hounds Alamans Bejewelled Nobles Scavenger Alamannic Scavengers Elite Alamannic Scavengers Chnodomar's Raiders Protectores Defectors Captured Cheiroballistra Langobards Young Wolves Godansmen Godan's Chosen Horse Hewers Horse Slayers Langobard Clubmen Scaled Clubmen Unique buildings Burgundians New `Curing' building chain: Curing Shack -> Smokeshed -> Salt Warehouse Alamans...