On the second Walkthrough, in some ways, it turned out worse. The first time, Ravenna attacked me immediately (and fled the battlefield). Then I took down another hero in Orange. This time, instead of Ravenna, I encountered a different hero—he fled the battlefield, and Faydaen went straight to Orange. I met Ravenna on the way—she also fled the battlefield. There was no hero in Orange. Consequently, there won't be a high-level necromancer in the tavern anytime soon. And I really want to get him, since Orange is fully built up.
On the other hand, I got lucky elsewhere. After taking Orange, I went to the dragons. There I obtained the shackles. Now no one will escape from me. Last time there were different artifacts. What happens if I take down Nicholas before completing the other tasks?