Setessan Hoplite

Source: Mythic Odysseys of Theros p. 229

Most Setessan hoplites begin their training as hunters, making them skilled in traversing the woods and adept at both guerrilla tactics and archery. Their strategies often emulate the favored servants of Nylea—especially wild beasts like wolves and lynxes. Typically a few soldiers harry an enemy while the rest capitalize on their foe’s distraction.

Hoplites are highly trained warriors, versed not only in strategy and tactics but in the glorification of the warrior’s spirit, the basis of an ethos that forges an unbreakable bond between members of a military unit. In combat, hoplites typically work in groups and use coordinated tactics to win victories.

The three Hoplite Unit Names tables present the sorts of titles used by hoplite contingents hailing from Theros’s great poleis. Consider using these names for military forces characters encounter during their adventures or that they were once a part of.

Akroan Hoplite Unit Names

D8	Name
1	Spears of Iroas
2	Iron Fangs
3	Arrows of Anax
4	The Unbroken
5	Anvil of Purphoros
6	Skewering Squad
7	Shield of Akros
8	Cymede’s Heart
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Meletian Hoplite Unit Names

D8	Name
1	Kraken’s Claw
2	Hands of Justice
3	Thassa’s Spear
4	Ephara’s Shield
5	Kindred of the Deep
6	Riders of Heliod
7	Keepers of Pyrgnos
8	The Skysworn
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Setessan Hoplite Unit Names

dice: d8	Name
1	Nylea’s Arrows
2	The Watchers
3	Fangs of Ophis
4	The Swiftswords
5	Karametra’s Wolves
6	Defenders of the Grove
7	Bronze Blades
8	The Jackals
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