Put your mercs in front of your loyal troops and have them 'Parry'. When you fight inside the Great Temple, expect a lot of baddies.
You gotta attack the Great Temple right away, or else the mercenaries' upkeep will suck you dry and they'll abandon you if you can't pay them. Your Lord needs to survive, as well, or else it's curtains.Īnyway, you keep looting until you get enough gold and ale to buy a mercenary or two from your Barracks. Problem is, you have to keep your guys as healthy as possible since you cannot replace them at the moment. To do this, you'll need to attack several caves in the vicinity of your Capital and take the loot. You need to take over your Great Temple at the beginning of the game. Like troops, they can also gain experience from battle. Both Lords and their lesser champions can wield artifacts. The Lord is essencially a 'champion', a unit that's tougher than the normal troops, and kind of acts like a HoMM hero. You cannot lose your Lord or else the game will end. He/she can be either a Warrior, Mage, or Thief Lord.
