So, it's a side quest. Completing it is not mandatory. Failing the quest deprives the player of a stack of creatures and a stat bonus.
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I got the castle, I got 40 Soulless. Here are my questions. Will there be an opportunity to hire more Soulless? Is it worth keeping a garrison in the castle? Is it worth developing another hero? Why is the main archangel a woman all of a sudden? Netflix?))