The Eagle warriors, or Eagle knights as they were also known, were a special class of professional soldiers in the Aztec army, one of the two leading military special forces orders in Aztec society. They were a type of Aztec warrior called a cuāuhocēlōtl. Along with the Jaguar Warriors, they were made up of the bravest soldiers of noble birth and those who had taken the greatest number of prisoners in battle (to be sacrificed to their gods). Of all of the Aztec warriors, they were the most feared. Eagle warriors, along with the jaguar warriors, were the only such classes which did not restrict access solely to the nobility, as commoners were occasionally admitted for special merit. The eagles were soldiers of the Sun, for the eagle was the symbol of the Sun. Eagle warriors dressed like eagles, adorning themselves with eagle feathers, and wearing headgear with an eagle head on it.
The model is a lovely prepainted figure in 60mm by John Jenkins Designs. These sold out almost immediately upon release, which is no surprise given the amount of detail in the sculpts and the sharp paintjobs.
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