

Both are Dark and elven cultures, and it's possible to avoid fighting both factions by staying on their good sides. The two other factions on the surface are Meandor of House Inioch, and his former lover Melenis the Lifeless. Players get a starting boost to relations with Sylvani since she's happy to see another living soul in a land full of the undead, but after that, it's up to players to improve relations with her and draw her into an alliance. To the east is Sylvani Laurel, leader of the Auldweald Elves. Meandor is also part of House Inioch, and he brought back the spirits of Sundren's father and brother as the leaders of free cities that spawn close to the player's starting location.įortunately, the player faction isn't the last of the living souls in this realm. The main reason Sundren is part of the player faction is because of her personal connection to the tragedy of the Eternal Court. At the same time, she doesn't count against the usual hero cap. She follows orders like any other hero unit, and she can even be a governor for a city. This is because players start the scenario with Sundren as a free hero who works for the player faction.

One of the off-limits factions is Sundren of House Inioch, whom players first meet in the Valley of Wonders. Most elfkin races are also off-limits because they feature as rival factions in the realm. The player faction is once again on the side of the Covenant, so none of the Shad'rai leaders are options. It makes clearing wonders and defeating free cities much harder than normal.Īside from that, the scenario has a few factions players can't choose. The unit doesn't get to act on this turn, making it easy to take down again, but this extra wrinkle can make it much harder to refocus on other units. When one of these units die on the battlefield, it gets back up on the next turn with 20 percent of its health. The Curse of Undeath affects every neutral unit, meaning every random marauder, infestation army, and free city. Second, Low Population means that free cities are less common than normal. First, Rampant Undeath means that marauder units are more likely to be undead than not. The Eternal Court has three realm traits that make it stand out.
