<s>
Kohan	B-Application
:	I-Application
Immortal	I-Application
Sovereigns	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
TimeGate	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
Strategy	O
First	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
by	O
Loki	O
Software	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
immortal	O
beings	O
named	O
Kohan	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
lengthy	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
and	O
skirmish	O
maps	O
playable	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
or	O
against	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Kohan	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kohan	B-Application
economy	O
has	O
five	O
resources	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
gold	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
resource	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
stockpiled	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
military	O
unit	O
in	O
Kohan	B-Application
is	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
company	O
's	O
support	O
units	O
and	O
Kohan	B-Application
can	O
provide	O
additional	O
modifiers	O
,	O
affecting	O
attack	O
strength	O
,	O
move	O
speed	O
,	O
defense	O
and	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Units	O
in	O
Kohan	B-Application
are	O
divided	O
into	O
six	O
categories	O
:	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
cavalry	O
,	O
archer	O
,	O
specialty	O
,	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
Hero	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
category	O
represents	O
the	O
Kohan	B-Application
,	O
who	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
Captain	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Kohan	B-Application
can	O
provide	O
several	O
modifiers	O
and	O
cast	O
several	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kohan	B-Application
have	O
an	O
experience	O
stat	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
companies	O
 '	O
experience	O
,	O
which	O
affect	O
their	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
Kohan	B-Application
dies	O
,	O
he	O
may	O
be	O
resurrected	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
lose	O
all	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
no	O
Kohan	B-Application
is	O
available	O
,	O
a	O
Captain	O
without	O
any	O
special	O
abilities	O
will	O
lead	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kohan	B-Application
can	O
be	O
detached	O
from	O
and	O
attached	O
to	O
companies	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
if	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
in	O
supply	O
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
significant	O
element	O
in	O
Kohan	B-Application
are	O
the	O
three	O
zones	O
:	O
Zone	O
of	O
Control	O
(	O
ZoC	O
)	O
,	O
Zone	O
of	O
Supply	O
(	O
ZoS	O
)	O
and	O
Zone	O
of	O
Population	O
(	O
ZoP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kohan	B-Application
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
Kohan	B-Application
named	O
Darius	O
Javidan	O
as	O
he	O
fights	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
Ceyah	O
,	O
Kohan	B-Application
tainted	O
by	O
evil	O
,	O
to	O
re-establish	O
Kohan	B-Application
society	O
in	O
Khaldun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Steve	O
Hemmesch	O
,	O
TimeGate	O
Studio	O
's	O
lead	O
designer	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
Kohan	B-Application
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Persian	O
mythology	O
and	O
Zoroastrianism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kohan	B-Application
are	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
immortals	O
that	O
the	O
Creator	O
tasked	O
with	O
protecting	O
and	O
fostering	O
Khaldun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Kohan	B-Application
can	O
be	O
killed	O
with	O
violence	O
,	O
they	O
only	O
remain	O
dead	O
until	O
they	O
are	O
"	O
awakened	O
"	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
individually	O
assigned	O
amulets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Kohan	B-Application
culture	O
bloomed	O
early	O
on	O
in	O
Khaldun	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
destroyed	O
in	O
The	O
Great	O
Cataclysm	O
when	O
certain	O
Kohan	B-Application
desired	O
to	O
be	O
free	O
from	O
the	O
will	O
of	O
the	O
Creator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kohan	B-Application
defeated	O
the	O
Ceyah	O
and	O
the	O
traitors	O
were	O
sent	O
away	O
from	O
Kohan	B-Application
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
seven	O
distinct	O
playable	O
races	O
in	O
the	O
Kohan	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
common	O
within	O
the	O
fantasy	O
genre	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
have	O
game-specific	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mareten	O
(	O
humans	O
)	O
,	O
Gauri	O
(	O
dwarves	O
)	O
,	O
Drauga	O
(	O
orcs	B-Language
)	O
,	O
Haroun	O
(	O
elves	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Slaan	O
(	O
lizardfolk	O
)	O
,	O
Undead	O
,	O
and	O
Shadow	O
have	O
Kohan	B-Application
that	O
resemble	O
them	O
,	O
although	O
supposedly	O
all	O
Kohan	B-Application
originally	O
appeared	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
explained	O
that	O
Kohan	B-Application
who	O
dwell	O
with	O
a	O
race	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
years	O
begin	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
their	O
physical	O
attributes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
Kohan	B-Application
who	O
were	O
enlightened	O
could	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
War	O
Form	O
(	O
Drauga	O
like	O
)	O
or	O
a	O
Magic	O
Form	O
(	O
Haroun	O
like	O
)	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
their	O
Normal	O
Form	O
(	O
Maretan	O
like	O
)	O
and	O
that	O
these	O
races	O
were	O
descendants	O
of	O
Kohan	B-Application
while	O
in	O
those	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Kohan	B-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Kohan	B-Application
:	O
Ahriman	O
's	O
Gift	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
gain	O
control	O
of	O
Gauri	O
,	O
Drauga	O
,	O
Haroun	O
and	O
Slaan	O
settlements	O
and	O
control	O
units	O
from	O
these	O
races	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
main	O
settlements	O
are	O
always	O
Mareten	O
settlements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
eliminating	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
micromanagement	O
inherent	O
in	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
while	O
introducing	O
new	O
concepts	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
strong	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
2001	O
"	O
Computer	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
award	O
that	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Civilization	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
and	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
increased	O
strategic	O
depth	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
titles	O
;	O
the	O
last	O
publication	O
noted	O
that	O
Kohan	B-Application
"	O
puts	O
the	O
'	O
strategy	O
 '	O
back	O
(	O
if	O
it	O
ever	O
truly	O
was	O
there	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
)	O
into	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Artificial	B-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Single-Player	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2001	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
,	O
Shattered	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
(	O
twice	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Civilization	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kohan	B-Application
:	O
Ahriman	O
's	O
Gift	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Kohan	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ahriman	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Kohan	B-Application
released	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
introduces	O
an	O
improved	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
new	O
units	O
and	O
three	O
new	O
campaigns	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
and	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
campaign	O
of	O
Ahriman	O
's	O
Gift	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
perspective	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
Ceyah	O
Kohan	B-Application
led	O
by	O
their	O
champion	O
Mistress	O
Vashti	O
,	O
formerly	O
Roxanna	O
Javidan	O
wife	O
of	O
Darius	O
Javidan	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ahriman	O
's	O
Gift	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
moderately	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Kohan	B-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
by	O
Loki	O
Software	O
,	O
shipping	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
edition	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
May	O
2002	O
,	O
featuring	O
new	O
heroes	O
,	O
maps	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
options	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Kohan	B-Application
mod	O
tool	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Kohan	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
,	O
Kohan	B-Application
Warchest	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
download	O
bundling	O
the	O
three	O
Kohan	B-Application
titles	O
Immortal	O
Sovereigns	O
,	O
Ahriman	O
's	O
Gift	O
,	O
and	O
Kings	O
of	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Impulse	B-Application
in	O
January	O
2011	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
