I bought the Citadel for 6.5 and the Stronghold for 1.5. I really regretted it because I played 5 heroes up to level 116. The only good thing was the number of Hives and their location, the Boots of Speed from the Orcish Outpost (there was also a hidden stash of Cyclops), the Consul, and the Gladius, although it was very far away. At first, I was developing Gurnee, and then Moner grabbed the Earth magic, so I switched to him. In the second week, I started collecting Hives near the castle, two with 10 Ducks each, took the Consul 1, and then went to the next Hive. I decided to save the meat from my home town, but there was a max-level creature – it ate 3 Ducks and an Angel. There was also a Troll Consul, not very far from the road, but I didn't take it. I took the Swamp town and checked the Gate of the Underworld – an Orcish Mage stronghold, luckily, Moner and Gurnee had the Tactics skill, and in 2 guilds, they only gave me Stone and Hide, which ultimately came in handy. I decided to build Monarchs and get the Boots of Speed, the Gladius, and the Cloak +2, which I found near the Gladius in the wilderness by the end of the second week, thanks to Korback and Clancy with Pathfinder. I managed to get everything through them and broke the Gate of the Underworld. There were Hives all near the road again, a Library, a Sword +5, and it turned out that my home town was also a center with a hidden stash of Bears. I broke the Gate of the Underworld, defeated the weak opponent – surrender. Thanks for the game and the time.
