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One of my ideas for a new, fairly generic, set of units.

JUNGLE BEAST PACKS
In Lustria and the Southlands, hundreds if not thousands of species lie undiscovered, just waiting for the right explorer to be discovered. When they are, they are often brought back to the Old World in a macabre parade, shown to the public for the highest price. However, some explorers (and the Amazons that share their jungle home) have found military uses for such beasts, training them as best they can before herding them into battle.
-Giant Milipede
True primeval horrors, the Giant Milipede is a truly terrifying sight, and an even more terrifying foe on the battlefield. Due to its rhudimentary intelligence, they are suprisingly easy to tame, only needing handlers to point them in the right direction.
-Warillas
Properly the Great Ape, Warillas are huge primates that stand clear of a man, even in their hunched, quadrapedal stance. They are immensly proud beasts; slow to anger, but terribly strong and renowned for using their entire crushing weight to fight. Some tamers have also trained their Warillas to use crude axes and clubs in battle, adding little in the way of damage, but much in the way of price to hire...
-Hunting Cats
Countless species of great hunting cat lives within and beyond the Old World, strong and swift felines much prized for their pelt. In battle, they are used in much the same way as dogs or wolves but, because of their rarity, the mercenary can charge through the roof.

M WS BS S T W I A Ld
Giant Milipede 6 4 - 5 5 5 2 7 6
Warilla 6 3 - 4 3 3 2 3 7
Hunting Cat 8 4 - 4 4 2 4 3 4
Tamer 4 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 7
Warhorse 8 3 - 3 3 1 3 1 5
Unit Size: ONE of the following;
-Giant Milipede and two Tamers for 175 Points.
-Warilla and Tamer for 35 Points. May include up to four additional 'packs' for +35 Points each
-3 Hunting Cats and a Tamer for +65 points. May include up to four additional 'packs' for +65 Points each.
Equipment:
-Giant Milipede: Maniples and lots and lots and lots and lots of legs.
-Warilla: Fists, momentum and (sometimes) crude weaponary
-Hunting Cat: Teeth and claws
-Tamer: Spear, Light Armour and a Warhorse
Special Rules:
-Giant Milipede: Terror, Large Target, 3+ Scaly Skin Save, Poisoned Attacks, Armour Piercing, Monster and Handlers
-Warilla: Fear, Killing Blow
-Hunting Cats: Fast Cavalry, Skirmishers
For Hire!:
-Jungle Beasts may be included as a Rare Choice in a Dogs of War army
-Jungle Beasts may be included as a Rare Choice in any army other than Daemons of Chaos or Brettonia.

So what do you think? Smile
Looks pretty neat, not sure it would fit in a Dogs of War army though... well maybe a lustria based one. But how on earth do you tame a millipede?
Thanks!
Well I thought it should be Dogs of War 'cause Lizardmen only use Lizards and there aren't any other 'official' Lustria armies.
And my training method involves spears, honey, a shoehorn and fourteen nervous dwarves...
Hey! Remember Tichi Huichi!
Sounds like they should all be in the Imperial Zoo not in Tilea.
There are alot of mercenaries in Tilea, but they're not all there. Who says some can't come from just north of the Southlands or something?
And as for the Imperial Zoo, just hire them into an Empire Army, and say that they're from the Imperial Zoo.
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