Kotyan Khan

Campaign mission sequence

Guide the Cuman migration westward as rival powers close in. Mission order and scenario notes: 1. Raising the Banners — Kotyan starts with a small mounted party and must race across the steppe to recruit the scattered Cuman camps. Gather the tribes before Mongol patrols reach them, then win support from the Rus principalities and strike the Mongol stronghold 2. The Battle at the Kalka River — After a defeat by the Mongols, Kotyan’s people retreat toward the Kalka River as the pursuing horde closes in. Reach the Cuman settlements and stop the Tatar force from encircling them; the Mongols are too strong for a direct early battle 3. Saving the Huts — Kotyan leads the remaining free Cumans through Moldavia while Subotai’s Mongol force bears down on them. Rally Girgen’s tribe, defend a temporary settlement, and free the captured camps before leading Kotyan to safety in Hungary 4. Blood for Blood — The Cumans first help Hungary resist Tatar raids, but the alliance collapses after Kotyan is murdered. Move between the northern and southern sides of the Danube, gather supplies from Ox Carts, strike the Hungarian nobles, and escape before Austria can close the route 5. A New Home — Kotyan’s successors must choose where the Cuman people will settle. In Bulgaria, help retake Nesebar and defend the Wonder; in Hungary, support King Bela against rebellious nobles and Duke Frederick while securing villages and refugee supplies

• 1. Raising the Banners — Kotyan starts with a small mounted party and must race across the steppe to recruit the scattered Cuman camps. Gather the tribes before Mongol patrols reach them, then win support from the Rus principalities and strike the Mongol stronghold.
• 2. The Battle at the Kalka River — After a defeat by the Mongols, Kotyan’s people retreat toward the Kalka River as the pursuing horde closes in. Reach the Cuman settlements and stop the Tatar force from encircling them; the Mongols are too strong for a direct early battle.
• 3. Saving the Huts — Kotyan leads the remaining free Cumans through Moldavia while Subotai’s Mongol force bears down on them. Rally Girgen’s tribe, defend a temporary settlement, and free the captured camps before leading Kotyan to safety in Hungary.
• 4. Blood for Blood — The Cumans first help Hungary resist Tatar raids, but the alliance collapses after Kotyan is murdered. Move between the northern and southern sides of the Danube, gather supplies from Ox Carts, strike the Hungarian nobles, and escape before Austria can close the route.
• 5. A New Home — Kotyan’s successors must choose where the Cuman people will settle. In Bulgaria, help retake Nesebar and defend the Wonder; in Hungary, support King Bela against rebellious nobles and Duke Frederick while securing villages and refugee supplies.