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The '''Shellbacks''' were the elite warriors of [[Black Marsh]] and often carried long war pikes.
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The '''Shellbacks''' were a group of [[Argonian]] warriors that helped stop the [[Akaviri Invasions|second Akaviri invasion]] during the [[Second Era]].<ref name="Jorunn">''[[Jorunn the Skald-King (Book)|Jorunn the Skald-King]]''</ref>
   
==Use in History==
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==History==
They were used as bodyguards for the nobility of Black Marsh, and as the ace in the hole for the [[Argonian]] military during the [[Akaviri Invasion]], when a trio of Argonian battlemages, leading a phalanx of Shellback warriors, interveined in the ongoing battle, aiding in the expulsion of the [[Akaviri]]<Ref>[[Jorunn the Skald-King (Book)|Jorunn the Skald-King]]</Ref>.
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A phalanx of Shellbacks appeared along with two legions of Argonian warriors in the ongoing battle near [[Ebonheart]] in [[2E 572]] between the [[Akaviri]] and the [[Nord]] and [[Dunmer]] forces. They were led by a trio of Argonian [[battlemage]]s, two of which being [[Vicecanon Heita-Meen]] and [[Keshu the Black Fin]]. Ultimately, because of their help, the expulsion of the Akaviri was successful.<ref name="Jorunn"/><ref>''[[From Argonian to Saxhleel]]''</ref><ref>''[[The Black Fin: Foreign Adventures, Part 1]]''</ref>
 
==Battle formations==
 
Shellbacks usually liked to fight in a close knit shield and pike phalanx.
 
   
 
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==Appearances==
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Revision as of 02:34, 11 February 2019

The Shellbacks were a group of Argonian warriors that helped stop the second Akaviri invasion during the Second Era.[1]

History

A phalanx of Shellbacks appeared along with two legions of Argonian warriors in the ongoing battle near Ebonheart in 2E 572 between the Akaviri and the Nord and Dunmer forces. They were led by a trio of Argonian battlemages, two of which being Vicecanon Heita-Meen and Keshu the Black Fin. Ultimately, because of their help, the expulsion of the Akaviri was successful.[1][2][3]

Appearances

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