: At first I thought that the world of Myth was simply a
: world in which horses did not exist (perhaps a proof
: that myth does not take place on earth?) All the units
: are infantry (except perhaps the bre'ubor), and the
: narrations make specific references to the lack of
: horses; in "Into the Breach", Cruniac sends
: a 'runner' to warn the town of tallow, rather then a
: rider. In "Beyond the Cloudspine" the
: narrator mentions that it would take months to get to
: madigral on foot; no mention is given of going by
: horseback.
: So I thought that they simply did not have horses. But
: then, while reading the article "The Cycle"
: in the delusions section, I found that Moagim, one of
: the levelers, was torn apart by four horses, and Alric
: had a particular hatred of horses. If horses exist in
: the Myth world, why are they not used by the Legion,
: or, for that matter, even seen?
: And on a more real note, why did Bungies decide not to
: include calvary in the game?
There are a few examples of horses in the fields and hauling carts. As to why they're not used by the Legion? There are several reasons.
1) Horsemen are extremely expensive and difficult to raise/train properly. Upkeep is also a problem.
2) The Province's "Legions" are a variant on Rome's,fufilling a role which men on horseback don't do as well. Namely, yield no step of ground until it is soaked in blood.
3) Undead and wicked things scare horses worse then men, I'm sure.
4) You can march men in a fifty/ten (fifty minutes marching, ten resting) way and cover long distances quickly. Horses don't hold up to that kind of abuse well, but the Legion kind of needs to be able to do it.
As to why Bungie didn't include cavalry? Its apparently possible in the Myth engine, the Freedom (And/or Freedom 2?) usermade campaign involves what are basically Myth 1 warriors on horses as part of the unit options. My guess is that it didn't make sense within the storyline, for the above reasons among others.
I may be missing something blindingly obvious, but this should answer your questions.
