[PvK]

I too haven't heard anything that would make me afraid of Caelum per se. I will admit I have not had extensive experience with them, but I will also say that all of the experience I have had with them, has seen them getting pretty well steamrollered. Once I saw a Caelum AI lead in battle by a Manticore beat a Pangaea AI after a while, but that's not saying much. Incidentally, it then headed straight for my home Mictlan province with two armies, which looked scary at first, but my Mictlan had no problem dealing with them quite quickly. In MP I have seen Caelum troops fire ineffectively at a smaller force of armored troops and then rush in and die to (and fly from) them in close combat.

I can see how raiding fliers are useful and a threat, but not that threatening a one. In general I'm not afraid of Caelum, especially if I have good forces with lightning protection.

PvK