The Archers of the IX Legion are as well trained as their Legionnaire counterparts, and are an even more powerful force on the battlefield. These hardy warriors have spent years perfecting their military craft as a unit, and can concentrate their firepower upon a single enemy in a formidable barrage of arrows. Because the Roman Archers are vulnerable in close quarters, they rely on the swords and shields of their Legionnaire brethren to protect them from hand-to-hand combat.