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Possible insight to *some* Cathay mechanics from the roster reveal

Lots of wording about loyalty in the info for both LLs makes me think that Cathay will have a similar loyalty mechanic to Skaven/Dark Elves. It wouldn't be a bad idea and sort of seems to make sense so far in what we know about Cathay. I think both LLs,assuming there is a loyalty mechanic,will definitely have their own traits regarding loyalty as well. Plus the way the dragon blooded lords are described further confirms that loyalty could be a mechanic. It says that basically as they get more skills and such, other mortal heroes/lords get annoyed with them. And it's been continuously stated that there's lots of scheming and gossip amongst both the dragon siblings and nobles/lords of Cathay.

>>>The constant scheming of the mortal lords of Nan-Gau, her capital and unconquerable home does not make it any easier

>>>Zhao Ming commands loyalty through comradeship, as well as his creation and use of powerful artifacts and magic items.

>>>As you can imagine, their lineage can be a source of some jealousy and resentment from high-ranking mortals, especially when the Dragon-blooded allow their abilities to develop into arrogance.

Additionally I feel like there'll be certain limits to specific units. The peasant units almost seemed to be labeled as limitless. I wouldn't be surprised if they filled the same role as skeleton spears and swords like the tomb kings. Unlimited,maybe even free of upkeep or close enough. All 3 units types are described in way to make them seem like cheap, endless fodder to fill your ranks. And with Harmony they could be potent enough until late game.

And then with the Jade units and celestial units, there might be unit caps to some degree like the beastmen or tomb kings. The celestial guard are specifically referred to as being few in number. That could also just mean less models per unit. Likewise with the peasants they could just have a ton of models. But that feels less likely. And the sentinels could possibly be unlocked by the max tier settlement building, whether it's the province capital or minor settlement. And I even think there'll be something unique to the cities of Cathay because of how they've been described and the wording. But this is all just theorizing. I think it would make sense though and make Cathay a bit more of a challenge considering their relatively strong roster and magics, plus their LLs being dragons.

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