Because there were gnome lovers here, and not a single necromancer:smile33:
And, as far as I know, one of them plays as an elf...
Well, if they call you a noob, it's bound to bother you... I'm not a hardcore gamer, but I'm not a complete beginner either; I can play... mostly with Orcs...

Hello! How can there be no necromancers? I only play as them. So, let's go through this step by step - is the weakness to Darkness and Eternal Light relevant here? If so, it has a weak effect on damage from Unholy Word. And you need to plague with liches near Sar-Issa. If luck is negative, then that's it; you won't be able to defeat 40 messengers. And what about morale? I'm not even talking about mines and diplomacy? If the artifacts are good, the gnomes are doomed, and they definitely won't win with just one castle.:smile52: