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{{Quote|Then one of the knights took the king's banner from the hand of Gúthlaf the banner-bearer who lay dead, and he lifted it up.|''The Return of the King''|The Battle of the Pelennor Fields}}
'''Banner bearers''' are [[Unit Hiring|hireable]] warrior units. They are very similar to normal warrior-type NPCs, except that they carry a [[Banners|banner]], and improve the stats of nearby units of the same faction. There is one type of banner bearer for each faction (and sub-faction) that has a banner.

Since the [[Updates|Beta 19 update]], banner bearers fight normally with a melee weapon. They hold their banner in the left hand at all times. In previous mod versions, they only fought with a dagger, and only when provoked, and they had to take down the banner when they fought.

These NPCs do not spawn naturally under normal circumstances, but they can spawn when there's an [[invasion]]. They can also be hired from their corresponding [[:Category:Captains|captains]].

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Ranger of the north banner bearer.png|Ranger banner bearer
Blue_Mountains_Banner_Bearer.png|Blue Mountains banner bearer
Lindon Banner Bearer.png|Lindon banner bearer
Rivendell Banner Bearer.png|Rivendell banner bearer
GundabadBannerBearer.png|Gundabad banner bearer
AngmarBannerBearer.png|Angmar banner bearer
Rhudaur hillmen banner bearer.png|Rhudaur Hillman banner bearer
WoodElvenBannerBearer.png|Wood-elven banner bearer
GuldurBannerBearer.png|Dol Guldur banner bearer
Dalish Banner Bearer.png|Dalish banner bearer
Esgaroth Banner Bearer.png|Esgaroth Banner Bearer
DwarvenBannerBearer.png|Dwarf banner bearer
GaladhrimBannerBearer.png|Galadhrim banner bearer
DunlendingBannerBearer.png|Dunlending banner bearer
UrukBannerBearer.png|Uruk banner bearer
Rohan banner bearer.png|Rohan banner bearer
GondorBannerBearer.png|Gondor banner bearer
Ranger of ithilien banner bearer.png|Ithilien banner bearer
DolAmrothBannerBearer.png|Dol Amroth banner bearer
LossarnachBannerBearer.png|Lossarnach banner bearer
LebenninBannerBearer.png|Lebennin banner bearer
PelargirBannerBearer.png|Pelargir banner bearer
BlackrootValeBannerBearer.png|Blackroot Vale banner bearer
PinnathGelinBannerBearer.png|Pinnath Gelin banner bearer
LamedonBannerBearer.png|Lamedon banner bearer
MordorBannerBearer.png|Mordor banner bearer
MinasMorgulBannerBearer.png|Minas Morgul banner bearer
BlackUrukBannerBearer.png|Black Uruk banner bearer
NanUngolBannerBearer.png|Nan Ungol banner bearer
Dorwinion_Banner_Bearer.png|Dorwinion banner bearer
Dorwinion_Elf_Banner_Bearer.png|Dorwinion Elf banner bearer
RhúdelBannerBearer.png|Easterling banner bearer
HaradBannerBearer.png|Near Harad banner bearer
MoredainBannerBearer.png|Morwaith banner bearer
TauredainBannerBearer.png|Taurethrim banner bearer
HalfTrollBannerBearer.png|Half-troll banner bearer
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== Mechanics ==
An NPC will receive stat boosts from nearby banner bearers as follows. Note that neither the NPC nor the banner bearers need to be hired for most of these effects to apply, and banner bearers do not boost their own stats or the stats of other banner bearers.
* Count the number of nearby banner bearers (of the same faction) in a cube of 'radius' 16 blocks centred on the NPC.
* This value is capped at 5: if there are more than 5 banner bearers nearby, the effects described below will work as if there were only 5 nearby.
* Melee attacks dealt by the NPC will deal 0.5 more damage for each banner bearer, for a maximum of 2.5 extra damage points. ''Note: 0.5 HP is not a 'half heart' - which is 1 HP - it is half of a 'half heart'.''
* Any damage dealt to the NPC will be reduced by a factor of 1/12 for each banner bearer. Thus, the maximum damage reduction from banner bearers is 5/12, or around 42% (meaning the damage dealt will be ~58% of the original value).
* '''Only if the NPC is hired and ''not'' in combat: '''For each banner bearer nearby, the NPC will heal 1 HP regularly in some time interval. This time interval is 10 seconds with one banner bearer, 8 seconds with two, 6 seconds with three, and so on.

Hired banner bearers will automatically attempt to follow and remain close to other hired units of the same faction, so as to maximise their benefits.

==List of all Banner Bearers (Prior to Change)==
Note that prices drop when alignment rises (see [[Unit Hiring|here]] for more information on unit hiring).
{| class="article-table sortable article-table-selected" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! scope="col" |Name
! scope="col" |Hired from
! scope="col" |Alignment required
! scope="col" |Cost in coins
|-
|Ranger banner bearer
|[[Ranger Captain of the North]]
| +450
|70
|-
|Blue Mountains banner bearer
|[[Blue Mountains Commander]]
| +400
|50
|-
|Lindon banner bearer
|[[Lindon Lord]]
| +550
|70
|-
|Rivendell banner bearer
|[[Rivendell Captain]]
|<nowiki>+550</nowiki>
|70
|-
|Gundabad banner bearer
|[[Gundabad Orc Chieftain]]
| +250
|35
|-
|Angmar banner bearer
|[[Angmar Orc Chieftain]]
| +300
|40
|-
|Rhudaur Hillman banner bearer
|[[Rhudaur Hillman Chieftain]]
| +300
|50
|-
|Wood-elf banner bearer
|[[Wood-elf Captain]]
| +550
|70
|-
|Dol Guldur banner bearer
|[[Dol Guldur Orc Chieftain]]
| +300
|40
|-
|Dalish banner bearer
|[[Dalish Captain]]
| +300
|50
|-
|Esgaroth banner bearer
|[[Dalish Captain]]
|<nowiki>+300</nowiki>
|50
|-
|Dwarf banner bearer
|[[Dwarf Commander]]
| +400
|50
|-
|Galadhrim banner bearer
|[[Galadhrim Lord]]
| +550
|70
|-
|Dunlending banner bearer
|[[Dunlending Warlord]]
| +300
|50
|-
|Uruk banner bearer
|[[Uruk Chieftain]]
| +300
|60
|-
|Rohan banner bearer
|[[Rohirrim Marshal]]
| +300
|50
|-
|Gondor banner bearer
|[[Gondorian Captain]]
| +300
|50
|-
|Ithilien banner bearer
|[[Ithilien Ranger Captain]]
| +450
|70
|-
|Dol Amroth banner bearer
|[[Dol Amroth Captain]]
| +400
|60
|-
|Lossarnach banner bearer
|[[Lossarnach Captain]]
| +350
|50
|-
|Lebennin banner bearer
|[[Lebennin Levymaster]]
| +300
|40
|-
|Pelargir banner bearer
|[[Pelargir Commander]]
| +400
|50
|-
|Blackroot Vale banner bearer
|[[Blackroot Vale Bowlord]]
| +350
|50
|-
|Pinnath Gelin banner bearer
|[[Pinnath Gelin Captain]]
| +400
|50
|-
|Lamedon banner bearer
|[[Lamedon Captain]]
| +400
|50
|-
|Mordor banner bearer
|[[Mordor Orc Commander]]
| +300
|40
|-
|Minas Morgul banner bearer
|[[Mordor Orc Commander]]
| +300
|40
|-
|Black Uruk banner bearer
|[[Black Uruk Captain]]
| +550
|80
|-
|Nan Ungol banner bearer
|[[Mordor Orc Spider Keeper]]
| +400
|40
|-
|Dorwinion banner bearer
|[[Vintner Guard Captain]]
| +300
|60
|-
|Dorwinion Elf banner bearer
|[[Captain of Bladorthin]]
| +400
|70
|-
|Easterling banner bearer
|[[Easterling Warlord]]
|<nowiki>+350</nowiki>
|50
|-
|Harnennor Banner Bearer
|[[Harnennor Warlord]]
|<nowiki>+300</nowiki>
|40
|-
|Coast Southron banner bearer
|[[Coast Southron Warlord]]
| +300
|50
|-
|Umbar Banner Bearer
|[[Umbar Captain]]
|<nowiki>+300</nowiki>
|50
|-
|Nomad Banner Bearer
|[[Nomad Chieftain]]
|<nowiki>+300</nowiki>
|40
|-
|Gulfing Banner Bearer
|[[Gulfing Warlord]]
|<nowiki>+300</nowiki>
|50
|-
|Morwaith banner bearer
|[[Morwaith Chieftain]]
| +300
|40
|-
|Taurethrim banner bearer
|[[Taurethrim Chieftain]]
| +350
|50
|-
|Half-troll banner bearer
|[[Half-troll Warlord]]
| +350
|70
|}

{{Spoiler|{{Faction Dol Amroth}}
{{Faction Morwaith}}
{{Faction Dol Guldur}}
{{Faction Angmar}}
{{Faction Blue Mountains}}
{{Faction Dunland}}
{{Faction Durin's Folk}}
{{Faction Lothlórien}}
{{Faction Gondor}}
{{Faction Gundabad}}
{{Faction Half-trolls}}
{{Faction High Elves}}
{{Faction Mordor}}
{{Faction Near Harad}}
{{Faction Rangers of the North}}
{{Faction Rohan}}
{{Faction Isengard}}
{{Faction Woodland Realm}}
{{Faction Rhudaur Hillmen}}
{{Faction Taurethrim}}}}
[[Category:Mobs]]
[[Category:NPC]]
[[Category:Hirable]]
[[Category:Level 2 Mobs]]
[[Category:Level 1 Mobs]]
[[Category:Hirable by Pledged Players]]