Gondor Soldier

Note: This article also includes the NPC "Gondor Tower Guard".

Gondor Soldiers protect their homeland of Gondor from evil such as Mordor Orcs. They wear tough Gondorian Armor and fight with sturdy Gondorian Swords,Warhammers and Spears. Gondor Solders have 20 health.

If guarding a Beacon Tower, they will be equipped with a special winged helmet. They are then called Gondor Tower Guards. Because these are very similar to Regular Gondor Soldiers, both will be discussed in the same article. These Mobs have 24 HP, instead of regular soldiers' 20 HP.

There is also another variant of the Gondor Soldier called the Gondor Archer.

Gondor Soldiers
Behaviour

Gondor Soldiers will defend their home to the last man! Gondor Soldiers attack any sort of evil creature and take unkindly to the player if they have a negative alignment to Gondor. When they see something that doesn't belong in Gondor, they will charge at it, and kill it.

Spawning
Gondor Soldiers spawn throughout the land of Gondor. They can spawn in any light level, but only on top of grass blocks. Soldiers naturally spawned in this way will continually spawn and despawn over time, similar to other mobs. They can sometimes spawn riding a horse.

Gondorian soldiers can spawn wielding any of these four weapons; sword, warhammer, and spear/dagger. The most common units are swordsmen, however.

Additionally, Gondor Fortresses will spawn with Gondor Soldiers. The soldiers in the fort do not despawn. If they are killed or somehow removed from their position, the structure will spawn more soldiers to replace them.

Hiring
You can hire these soldiers from a Gondorian Captain at a Gondor Alignment of +100. They cost only 15 Silver Coins, and are the cheapest Gondorian unit. When hiring Gondor soldiers, they will be wielding a random Gondorian Melee Weapon.

Advantages

 * Relatively cheap units; they are the strongest units a good player can hire with +100 alignment with any faction
 * Their armour is stonger than that of Rohirrim, and they can take down a Mordor Orc one-on-one no problem
 * When mounted, they have a long sight range and are very fast
 * Their low cost and alignment requirement allows a new player to hire a large army early on in the game
 * They are stronger in large groups than the Gondor Archer (the arrows of the Archers tend to interfere with one another when too many get together)
 * Can be very powerful in large groups, especially against infantry (Orcs and Archers)

Disadvantages

 * No ranged attack
 * Weak against mounted foes (Warg riders) unless mounted
 * Lower health than High Elf Warriors, Dwarf Warriors, or Galadhrim Elf Warriors
 * Very weak against Olog-hai and other trolls

Gondor Tower Guards
Behavior Gondor Tower Guards defend their Beacon Tower at all costs. When seeing a mob that they dislike, they will throw their spear at it, and then follow up with melee attacks from another spear if they're close enough. If they're too far away to execute a melee attack, they'll throw another spear -- these soldiers seem to have an infinite supply of spears.

Spawning
Gondor Tower Guards only spawn natually within a Beacon Tower and will always spawn in pairs. They will always spawn wielding a spear.

Hiring
A Gondor Tower Guard can be hired at an alignment of +300 from a Gondorian Captain, and they cost 25 Silver Coins.

Drops
Both types of Gondor Soldiers have a chance of dropping Gondorian Armor or weapons upon their death. They may also drop some bones.