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Kylix: /* The Spoils of War */

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‎The Spoils of War

Kylix: /* Captured */

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‎Captured

Kylix: /* Castle In The Ice */

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‎Castle In The Ice

Kylix: /* Weldyn Besieged */

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‎Weldyn Besieged

Kylix: /* The Duel */

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‎The Duel

Kylix: /* Weldyn Under Attack */

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‎Weldyn Under Attack

Kylix: /* The Drowned Plains */

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‎The Drowned Plains

Kylix: /* The Spoils of War */

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‎The Spoils of War

Kylix: /* Evacuation */

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‎Evacuation

Kylix: /* Dark Sanctuary */

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‎Dark Sanctuary

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 === The Spoils of War ===
 An easier mission to help rebuild your forces. Terraent (if you have him) or Owaec will need to free groups of prisoners, who arrive alternating between Northern and Southern routes. The most critical prisoner to free is a special, loyal Dark Adept who will arrive from the south - if you don't have Terraent, the other prisoner will kill her, and it's very worthwhile leveling her up.
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 Once all groups are freed, kill the southern enemy leader.
 === The Drowned Plains ===

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 === Captured ===
 * '''Objective''': Rescue Gweddry, Dacyn, and Owaec, then escape through the South-West tunnel.
-* '''Lose if''': Gweddry, Dacyn or Owaec dies, or turns run out.
+* '''Lose if''': the units die; later if Gweddry, Dacyn or Owaec dies, or turns run out.
 * '''Turns''': Unlimited, then 16.
 * '''Starting units''': Rescue leader and two sidekicks.
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 Three of your recall troops will escape from a cell and plot a rescue operation. The scenario tries to select a level 3, level 2, and level 1 unit, but it is possible to end up with many variations. At first, they're unarmed, so flee the Bats you find, first running west and then south. You'll retrieve your weapons, and then one group member will don a disguise to sneak past the guards.
-The disguised unit can open any cell door to release the prisoners within. Try to select a cell containing ogres or Knights; a quick ogre has the best chance of reaching and opening another cell in the same turn. Upon releasing prisoners, your leaders will also seek the fight; you'll have to keep Dacyn alive by fleeing to the spot of shallow water to his northeast, and shielding him from attacks using Gweddry and Owaec.
+The disguised unit can open any cell door to release the prisoners within. Try to select a cell containing ogres or Knights; a quick ogre has the best chance of reaching and opening another cell in the same turn. Upon releasing prisoners, your leaders will also seek the fight; you'll have to keep Dacyn alive by fleeing to the spot of shallow water to his northeast, and shielding him from attacks using Gweddry and Owaec. Among the prisoners there are two drakes, but one of them kills the other and turns against you.
 If you're fast and lucky, you can kill the Orcish leader before many reinforcements arrive. This will unlock the orcs' treasure horde from a cell. Then, move Owaec to the Southwest tunnel to end the level, farming XP with your other units as you go.

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 Basically: follow the path through the fog to the castle, defeating the Drakes and wild beasts along the way. Your core loyal units are more than enough for this task.
-Optional: There's a 1-hex keep close to the first village you find. You can send Grug and an extra healer southeast from there, defeat the group of Ghosts, and continue onwards to find another group of Ogres. Those Ogres will join your team if you have Grug or ogres, unlocking an achievement.
+Optional: There's a 1-hex keep close to the first village you find. You can send Grug and an extra healer southeast from there, defeat the group of Ghosts, and continue onwards to find another group of Ogres. Those Ogres will join your team if you have Grug, unlocking an achievement. If you have normal ogres, they'll simply ally with you, not joining the party.
 Even further along the Ogre route, you'll find a L4 Yeti. Defeating it will grant 1 unit immunity from cold and ''double'' it's base hitpoints. Giving it to Grug makes him the tankiest of lads and a good choice for the magic shield item.

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 Try to finish the fight quickly, as Mal-Ravanal plays unfair and revives dead units as lower-level copies of themselves. If you position a weak unit within Mal-Ravanal's movement range, the arrogant lich will gleefully charge out onto the battlefield and leave himself wide open for your counterattack. Owaec's hammer should make short work of him.
-==== Weldyn Besieged ====
+==== All-In ====
 * '''Objective''': Defeat Mal-Ravanal while Dacyn is nearby.
-* '''Lose if''': Gweddry, Dacyn, Owaec or Konrad II dies, any enemy unit reaches your keep, or Dacyn is not nearby when Mal-Ravanal is defeated.
+* '''Lose if''': Dacyn or Konrad II die
 * '''Turns''': Unlimited.
-* '''Starting units''': Gweddry, Dacyn, Owaec, Terraent, Grug, Konrad II.
+* '''Starting units''': Gweddry, Dacyn, Owaec, Addogin/Hahid al-Ali/Terraent, Dolburras/Grug, Gaennell and Konrad II.
 This battle is intended as a substantial challenge, and is inadvisable with low gold or an inadequate recall list. You face off against seven enemy leaders, with the goal of finding and eliminating Mal-Ravanal among them. The liches' names aren't revealed until they are attacked, and Mal-Ravanal is more likely to be revealed later in the scenario (the names are randomly assigned when you attack). Attacking a lich gives it a small boost of gold, but killing the wrong lich gives every other lich extra gold.
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 Meanwhile you'll need the rest of your troops to hold the central keep against the undead onslaught. If you can spare the funds, a few sacrificial troops can delay the incoming enemies on one side, giving you the opportunity to focus your firepower on the undead approaching from the other side(s). Note, however, that each enemy killed causes the lich to recruit another. If things turn grim, retreat to the castle and make your final stand.
 [[Category:Campaigns]]
 [[Category:Campaigns - Walkthroughs]]

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 ==== The Duel ====
 * '''Objective''': Defeat Mal-Ravanal while Dacyn is nearby.
-* '''Lose if''': Gweddry or Dacyn dies, or Dacyn is not nearby when Mal-Ravanal is defeated.
+* '''Lose if''': Dacyn dies
 * '''Turns''': Unlimited.
-* '''Starting units''': Gweddry, Dacyn.
+* '''Starting units''': Dacyn.
 * '''Other''':
 ** You can only recruit for the first turn.
-This is a somewhat strange scenario: you get to recall/recruit exactly five units and then have to fight Mal-Ravanal and his six chosen troops.  Mal-Ravanal will recruit mostly level 3 units so this looks difficult. However, it is, in fact, quite manageable. Your goal is to attack first and hit hard—you should be able to eliminate two or three enemy units before they even get the chance to attack.
+This is a somewhat strange scenario: you get to recall/recruit exactly five units and then have to fight Mal-Ravanal and his six chosen troops.  Mal-Ravanal will recruit mostly level 3 units so this looks difficult. However, it is, in fact, quite manageable. Your goal is to attack first and hit hard — you should be able to eliminate two or three enemy units before they even get the chance to attack.
 Except for Konrad II, you will have all of your units available in the recall list (including Owaec). Recall mages of light and other high-level arcane troops. Advance onto the battlefield, but stop just short of the enemies' range. After the enemies move closer, concentrate your attacks on a few of their units, particularly those with the strongest attacks. "Cowardly" Gweddry may be able to grant leadership bonuses to your troops, however he should probably refrain from actual fighting so he does not accidentally get killed.

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 * '''Lose if''': Gweddry, Dacyn, Owaec or Konrad II dies.
 * '''Turns''': 18.
-* '''Starting units''': Gweddry, Dacyn, Owaec, loyal units, Konrad II.
+* '''Starting units''': Gweddry, Dacyn, Owaec, Addogin/Hahid al-Ali/Terraent, Dolburras/Grug, Gaennell and Konrad II.
 * '''Other''':
 ** At the end of this scenario you will have to choose whether to fight Mal-Ravanal directly in a duel, or repel his invasion with all you've got. This dictates the final scenario you'll play for this campaign.
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 Conservative: Just hold the inner island of Weldyn, abandoning the allied generals completely. This is really easy to defend, and Konrad will be able to fight here, but you lose out on some upside.
-At the end of the battle, Gweddry will be able to choose whether to duel Mal-Ravanal (easier), or take on his whole army (possibly unlocks a bonus scenario).
+At the end of the battle, Gweddry will be able to choose whether to duel Mal-Ravanal (easier), or take on his whole army (harder).
 === Diverging Campaign Path ===

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 * '''Lose if''': Gweddry, Dacyn or Owaec dies, or turns run out.
 * '''Turns''':
-* '''Starting units''': Gweddry, Dacyn, Owaec, loyal units
+* '''Starting units''': Gweddry, Dacyn, Owaec, Addogin/Hahid al-Ali/Terraent, Dolburras/Grug and Gaennell.
 * '''Other''':
 ** Walking Corpses, Soulless, and Ghouls will ambush you from the swamp
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 ** A holy amulet is located on the southwest bank of the lake.
-After a little bit of narrative, Dacyn will find himself heavily damaged, surrounded by 6 hexes of impassable pit, and beset by several high-level Ghost units! To rescue him, create a buffer of ZOC with your loyal units, and recall a strong Mage to barbeque the ghosts. Dacyn will shortly thereafter lose his ability to illuminate or cure, due to Mal-Ravanal's dark influence, so recall an extra healer to help against Ghoul poison.
+After a little bit of narrative, Dacyn will find himself heavily damaged, surrounded by 6 hexes of impassable pit, and beset by several high-level Ghost units! To rescue him, create a buffer of ZOC with your loyal units, and recall a strong Mage to barbecue the ghosts. Dacyn will shortly thereafter lose his ability to illuminate or cure, due to the amulet's dark influence, so recall an extra healer to help against Ghoul poison.
 Each castle is strongly defended, so it doesn't make sense to split up your main army. However, a few speedier scouts (including, perhaps, the Merfolk you rescued last scenario) are useful to capture and hold some of the far-flung villages. Then, recall a force of veterans who will be able to take on armies of 8-10 level 2/3 undead units, and head due south.

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 * '''Lose if''': Gweddry, Dacyn or Owaec dies, or turns run out.
 * '''Turns''': 12.
-* '''Starting units''': Gweddry, Dacyn, Owaec, loyal units
+* '''Starting units''': Gweddry, Dacyn, Owaec, Addogin/Hahid al-Ali/Terraent and Dolburras/Grug.
 * '''Other''':
 ** Every unit not on the South side of the river when the bridge is destroyed will be lost (including units in your recall list).

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 * '''Lose if''': Death of Gweddry, Dacyn, or Owaec
 * '''Turns''': n/a
-* '''Starting units''': Gweddry, Dacyn, Owaec, loyal units
+* '''Starting units''': Gweddry, Dacyn, Owaec, Addogin/Hahid al-Ali/Terraent and Dolburras/Grug.
 * '''Other''':
-** 100% gold carryover with 0 starting gold
+** 100% gold carryover with 0 starting gold.
-** Dacyn will have better outcomes stepping on runes
+** Dacyn will have better outcomes stepping on runes.
-** Night lasts longer here
+** Night lasts longer here.
 Recall 4-6 reinforcements into Dacyn's creepy gate (fewer than 6 if you're sending some of your loyal units in). Your main enemies are ghostly and skeletal units, but there will also be Goblins and Ants, so bring a mix of units and roles. Moreover, you'll have 3 separate special items to collect (more on that later), which will help you feed EXP to mid-level units. Recruiting a few L2 people will also save you some upkeep costs.
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 Inside the chambers, you'll have 2 directions to go, southwest and northeast. You can split up your forces after killing the Wyvern and grabbing its gold pile.
-Southwest group: You'll be facing L0-L1 Goblins in groups of 4-6. Bring a healer. The special item on this corridor is the red vial inside the potion room at {15, 13} -- it grants Steadfast and Healthy to its drinker. The unit who gains the most from doubled resistances is, funny enough, Cavalry, since troops like Heavy Infantry can't have their resistances doubled past 50%. (All other potions are not beneficial). After picking up this potion, head south to find one door key. The Goblins in this room can be distracted by stepping on the rune at the end of the corridor, which releases two Ghouls into the Goblin chamber (or all of them if Darcyn is the one to step the rune).
+Southwest group: You'll be facing L0-L1 Goblins in groups of 4-6. Bring a healer. The special item on this corridor is the red vial inside the potion room at {15, 13} -- it grants Steadfast and Healthy to its drinker. The unit who gains the most from doubled resistances is, funny enough, Cavalry, since troops like Heavy Infantry can't have their resistances doubled past 50%. (All other potions are not beneficial). After picking up this potion, head south to find one door key. The Goblins in this room can be distracted by stepping on the rune at the end of the corridor, which releases two Ghouls into the Goblin chamber (or all of them if Dacyn is the one to step the rune).
-Northeast group: You'll face several Ghost/Wraith, one Deathblade/Draug, and some optional units. Use a mage to cook the skeleton guarding the library; Ghosts will spawn afterward. Fight through to get the second door key. Go southeast from this room (avoiding the floor runes) and you'll find a cave full of Ants, and a collapsed wall leading to a treasure room. Upon entering this area, a Djinn will spawn and attack.
+Northeast group: You'll face several Ghost/Wraith, one Deathblade/Draug, and some optional units. Use a mage to cook the skeleton guarding the library; Ghosts will spawn afterward. Fight through to get the second door key. Go southeast from this room (avoiding the floor runes) and you'll find a cave full of ants, and a collapsed wall leading to a treasure room. Upon entering this area, a Djinn will spawn and attack.
 After killing the Djinn, collect the Holy Amulet, treasure, and Baneblade from the room. The Baneblade is a 7x4 draining Arcane attack, but has the Berserk ability, so it's a mixed blessing. I'm not sure who wields it best, but Heavy Infantry and Pikeman are solid options. The treasure room can be opened from the inside.