In the depths of Hell.

First of all, they guard a very, very valuable artifact.

I just don't understand the value of this artifact. They gave me the "Spirit of Frida," and I've been carrying it around for three months now (picture attached). There's nowhere to put it, and it doesn't provide any benefits in my inventory – it doesn't keep me warm or cool. During the game, I've played for two months, reached level 35, destroyed three castles, and amassed a huge army (2,000 archers, 1,200 griffins, 500 lizards, 119 Nightblades, 19 Shadowlords, and 56 Red Dragons). I haven't suffered any significant losses yet, except for 150 archers in a battle with the Phoenix faction at the beginning (Hydras and Minotaurs don't count; I immediately used them as cannon fodder so they wouldn't get in the way. I don't pick up Minotaurs anymore, and I leave Hydras to guard the mines). It's a shame that there's nowhere to upgrade Nightblades into the first version of Shadowlords; they are much more useful – I actually defeated the Phoenix faction at the beginning of the game with them. And I would definitely upgrade the griffins into Fury units – they have less health, but higher initiative, which is often a greater advantage. P.S. If the "Return of the Hero" map is in the maps folder, instead of talking to the altar, it shows a cutscene of a confrontation with the Druid at the beginning of the "Return of the Hero" mission. There might be other glitches, but I deleted that map and others immediately after that. Maybe the "Spirit of Frida" was a reward from some other map? P.S. P.S. Sorry if I'm repeating myself – I didn't read the entire forum thread.