While the effectiveness of the Flogobolon and the Skorpios have long been known to the City States, they have long struggled to find a way to deploy them on the battlefield in a cost effective way. In a stroke of pure genius, the Gerousia of Helias invited the merchant and noble houses to sponsor the construction of these deadly vehicles. The frenzy of spending and overengineering that followed has since then spread to the other City States and their noble patrons. The weapons themselves are a marvel of engineering which nobody but the Dweghom could hope to match, the chariot bodies are crafted of sturdy wood and sheathed metal to keep both rider and weapon from harm The lions are there simply to proclaim the wealth and power of their patrons.