Yes, it's an elf. Archers! Don't you watch the topics about the Tribes of the East and the news? It's all there! Skills, stats, descriptions, etc. If you leave the cloud with archers, the lords can cast it again. Although, will they spend a turn on that, or is it better to just shoot...
I do watch, I watch, but I'm getting old, and my memory is failing...
I don't think it's a good idea to completely surround the archers so they're walled in on all sides. You can't do that with just Ents. And to protect them from enemy infantry, you also need to leave an escape route so they can retreat.
