Trebuchet

The stones it hurls land on the roofs behind the wall.

A giant arm assembled for days in the workshop, its counterweight heavier than a house. The crew reckon the angle, draw the rope taut and let go; the stone climbs into the sky with a long whistle, then comes down on a roof.

The trebuchet strikes not at the battle but at the enemy's tomorrow. Every building it brings down is a season the other side must spend rebuilding.

• Built at: Workshop
• Attack: 0
• Vs. infantry: 10
• Vs. cavalry: 10
• Speed: 3 km/h
• Carry: 0
• Grain upkeep: 6/h
• Cost: 450 Timber, 250 Stone, 180 Iron