The center lines, defended by the Edestekai pike are the next Sathar target. Armed only with pikes, the Edestekai need all the help and firepower you can give them.
(On this map you are shown coming in from the southeast to help the Edestekai pike line.)
You will be coming down a hill and have the height advantage over the Sathar forces. (The height advantage gives you automatic initiative.) At the bottom of the hill is desert terrain.
In the center of the area (about 50 meters between each side) is more of the vegetation root that gives off the dark black smoke.
There are 10 Sathar advancing across the desert. They are about 100 meters away from the Edestekai, advancing slowly but surely.
COVER: There are various rocks and shrubbery. If you are looking for cover, roll a percentage roll: 01-20 indicates you can take full cover behind a rock/boulder; 21-40 indicates you can take soft cover behind a shrub or bush.
There are 16 Edestekai. They travel in pairs, so for movement purposes, they are counted 2 to 1 (i.e., 8 counters on the board).
SITUATION: After opening the battle by an attack on the left flank, the Sathar are attempting to attack the Volturnus forces' center. The Sathar are approaching in two waves of 5 each. In the rear of the Sathar forces, two Sathar are driving covered vehicles like Jeeps fit to the slithering, crawling worm creatures (the Sathar).
PLAYER CHARACTER'S GOALS: You must help the Edestekai by defeating the Sathar and making sure the Edestekai do not run away from battle. (Recall that the Edestekai have strange religious beliefs and may believe that these are messengers from the gods, and they believe the quickdeaths are messengers from the God of Justice. (Luckily, you see no quickdeaths here.)
Although you have only 16 Edestekai with you, reinforcements are approaching from the rear, another 16 in total.
The Edestekai are armed with pikes (long spears) which give them the advantage of being able to fight two ranks deep. They must fight by melee only with the Sathar. Each paired Edestekai will attack the same target.
The Edestekai also move in a formal line formation, four across (i.e., two counters).