The Hero's Path

But this could be an unpleasant surprise for a player who initially barely managed to defeat a regular group of dwarves, and immediately after that, a hero several times stronger charges at them like an armored train.

I don't think this will be critical, because the first time it's much easier to pay the thief and go into the Blackrock's chambers through the "back door" - through a cave, the entrance to which is guarded by stone golems. By the way, the same thief, revealing the secret passage, can warn the player not to touch the princess's attendants if he doesn't want to incur her wrath :smile36:.

Well, if you're such a brave warrior that you immediately charge through the main entrance :cool:, then, as they say: "You can't have your cake and eat it too."
Yes, and the same thief can warn about the unpleasant consequences of eliminating the outpost guarding the main entrance ;)

There are options for any playstyle.

;)