[HMM III OFF TOURNAMENT] "Race for the Leader"

The rules are clearly stated.
1. Only the main hero (Gem) progresses to the next mission.
2. In addition to this hero, you can leave one more hero in the final save if that hero is needed to perform the winning action (attacking the last hero/castle of the opponent).
3. If you have Gem and another hero in the save, the sum of their stats will be calculated based on the hero with the higher stats.

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and the rest can be recruited in the tavern, by the way, already at a higher level, like on the first map.

All Fortress heroes in the second mission will be available for recruitment, at level 3. The level of non-main heroes from the previous mission is not saved.