A few countries have no army, but only one army has no country — the Musculites. The diminutive Musculites have no permanent home, no borders –no recognized territory at all. They are a completely migratory people. The mice haul everything they own in carts that follow the army as they forage for food. Everything is mobile – armories, forges, powder-makers, tailors, schools, and families. The Musculites scour the countryside, looking to feed their entire nation.

The Muscuvites are one of the many types of bipedal, anthropomorphic creatures found in the west of Ozz, beyond the Great Mountains. During the Last Great War, before The Madness Bomb, Ozz scientists working in mutagenic labs attempted to create plentiful supplies of cheap soldiery to replace the attractional losses being suffered. When the front lines collapsed and the laboratories were overrun the results of these experiments were released into the wild and prospered and thrived.

The Muscivites escaped extinction when released into the wild. While an individual Muscavite is timid and fearful, a horde of Muscavite find strength in numbers and as a swarm display courage and aggression. They breed quickly so providing enough food is a never ending challenge which has led to countless campaigns to steal from more prosperous lands.

For many years the Muscivites were an aggravating nuisance that could be easily brushed aside, but the mice watched and learnt, or maybe they were tutored by ‘The Great Wizard’ himself. When they eventually learnt the modern principles of war, ‘The Wizard’s Way of Warfare’ they became a dangerous adversary.

Muscavite armies contain a balance of infantry, cavalry and artillery. At least 50% of the army is infantry. The regular cavalry are mounted on Giant Badgers, which are also utilised as mounts for commanders.

The Muscavites have limited resources to cast cannon and bield carriages, but most Muscavite Field Armies manage to field a small artillery detachment.

The regular ‘Gentry’ Infantry and Cavalry are always accompanied by a large contingent of inferior ‘swarm’ infantry and cavalry mounted on rats and armed with melee weapons. These units are very low quality but numerous. There main role is scouting, foraging and carrying of the huge amounts of stolen food needed to sustain a Muscavite horde.

Useful Links:

Kingdom of the Musculites Miniatures range for Wars of Oz

Something Wicked…. Gaming in the Land of Oz – Main Oz Gaming article containing introduction and extensive links.