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Labyrinth

Upon entering the estate, the undead army split up to quickly find the mage lord (I don't remember the name). However, they encountered resistance consisting of mages and city soldiers. But even they couldn't prevent the necromancers from finding the mage and killing him. After his death, a secret door opened, and our heroes headed there...

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We just entered the first rooms.

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Searching.

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Finally found him.
P.S. I finally managed to level up the zombie; now he's a soulless level 1 creature (before that, he was level 0, haha). It's a pity that he can't be upgraded further; he'll just run around uselessly... although, if he kills an enemy, he turns it into a new zombie. Weak meat can also be useful.

Necromancer's Book

Having found themselves in a secret dungeon, the sorcerers continued their search for the book. But here too, there were defenders who tried to protect it. However, the forces were unequal, and soon Volk got what he wanted. Then, together with Malin, they quickly headed to another tunnel to get out of the dungeon before enemy reinforcements arrived...

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they opened the doors) there's some kind of duelist standing there, a unique character

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and here's the book.

The Final Lesson

Volk blocked the entrance to the tunnel through which he and Malyn were fleeing, so that the people (the lord's name was Karres, I think) couldn't pursue them. They walked through it all day, and only found the exit in the evening. And so, the Dark Volk was ready to say goodbye to Malyn, although the latter was surprised and didn't want this. The Necromancer told his student that now they had to go their separate ways... Perhaps that's how it would have been, but a Phantom (one of my units) began to convince Malyn that Volk had simply used him to get the book, and that revenge on the Orcs had nothing to do with it. Malyn believed this, because the picture really added up: the Dark Volk came to the city, took Malyn away, supposedly to kill the Orcs, but in reality, with his help, he stole the book of mages. Of course, the guy didn't like this, and he demanded the book from Volk, but he refused, and Malyn had to fight him.
The teacher and student prepared for battle, with an army of undead on each side. But before they could start the battle, a detachment of paladins arrived from the south and immediately attacked the necromancers. Their commander said that they had been pursuing the dark couple for a long time, and now it was time for reckoning. Yes, now each of them had two enemies. However, it was more difficult for Volk, as he was in the middle. He managed to repel the knights, but suffered heavy losses, so Malyn easily defeated his teacher and took the book. But while they were fighting, Malyn's sister arrived from the north with an army to punish her brother. Malyn preferred to take the book and flee to the mountains, so as not to fight his sister. He was sure that she would not follow him, because it would be dangerous for them to go far from their native city, because the Orcs could attack at any moment, and the paladins would not risk pursuing them in the mountains...

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the necromancer's troops are ready for battle

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the paladins have arrived

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Volk is fighting the paladins, and I am waiting for my moment. hehe

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and here is the sister)

Life After Death

Malin found refuge in a small border village. He spent a long time studying the book he had taken from Volk. It contained many necromantic spells, but the young necromancer was particularly drawn to the ritual for transforming into a lich...
One day, news came to the village that the orcs had begun attacking the cities of Vesnot again, including Parfin, where Malin was from. The young man's anger and desire for revenge were rekindled, so he set off north. Malin followed the path the orcs were taking and used it to reach their camp. The enemy's forces greatly outnumbered the necromancer's undead army, but he still decided to attack. However, he had to retreat quickly, and he was mortally wounded. Malin managed to hide in a small cave...
The necromancer felt that death was near, but he was not ready for it. With the help of a phantom, he performed the ritual and transformed into a lich. It was quite cold in his new form, so Mal Keshar (this is his new name) began to look for warmth. He gained the ability to sense life, and he felt that there was something in this cave. After making his way through the tunnels, he discovered the ruins of a Castle, and not far away was a Troll Fortress. He wanted to make it his Haven and settle there, but without his army, it would be difficult for him to do so, so the lich settled in the ruins for a while. Summoning his loyal servants, Malin attacked the trolls and captured their Castle...

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Malin and the Phantom. the beginning of the ritual)

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the lich is looking for a home

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exploring the eastern branch (I saw a troll shaman for the first time)

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exploring the western branch (a tree attacked me when I approached it). and there are spiders living on top

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here is the troll base, although I killed some of them). they had a troll with a sling, which I also saw for the first time. heh
and yes, you can take a look at the lich. now he can drain health in melee combat

Evil Fighter

Years passed, and every summer, Mal Kesharr sent his army to fight the orcs, inflicting damage upon them. There were also rumors that a lich was hunting reconnaissance squads (patrols), so one famous human hero set out on a campaign to destroy the evil.
(like, the undead were also attacking human/elven/dwarven squads, and because of this, the human/elven/dwarven hero came to kill it. I started several times, and the enemy was always a human, but now suddenly an elf appeared. Heh. It seems to be random).


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We're going on the attack

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Silly hero, heh.

Evil Fighter 2

Then came the hero of the dwarves. Death also took his life.

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another fool)

Evil Fighter 3

The elves also considered it their duty to fight me, and they paid for it with their lives.

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battle

P.S. After this scenario, everything starts over again, and a human hero appears. I don't know, maybe it's a bug and the scenario just repeats, with the enemies getting stronger, or maybe that's how it's supposed to be? I'm starting to lose the desire to play any further.

Ha, I finally understood what was happening. It's not a bug; the scenario is indeed repeating. The enemies get stronger each time, and at the same time, the money runs out for recruiting troops, and no more is given. Also, the enemy heroes change (a human assassin came, and a knight might come as well). In general, the map will repeat until I am killed. Death is the end of this campaign; I will die anyway.

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Dust to dust

The armies of humans, elves, and dwarves came to the cave more and more often to destroy the undead and their leader. One day, they succeeded.
... After killing the lich, the humans became interested in who he was in life and what made him do this. The commander replied that it didn't matter because he betrayed the human race and chose the path of evil.

I'm starting a new campaign for the Dwarves called "The Fiery Scepter". According to Lok, the events in this campaign take place before the Hammer campaign, which I played earlier and posted about in the thread (also with the Dwarves). Moreover, this campaign revolves around a magical ruby, which is also an important part of the Human campaign (the birth of Vesnoth). This is where the story of Venost actually begins. If I'm not mistaken, the ruby is also mentioned in the Elven campaign (Legend of the Vesmir). In general, this stone plays a significant role in the world, and almost everyone has encountered it, and some have wanted to acquire it (like the Orcs).


The Golden Road

This story begins with a small border fortress in the southern hills of Knalga, commanded by the young Dwarf, Rugnur. It was an ordinary day, and the Dwarves were guarding their southern borders when a caravan appeared on the road. It was led by King Haldrik II of Vesnoth, the leader of the Humans. The Dwarf commander asked what they needed. The King replied that he had come to negotiate a deal. The deal was about a fiery ruby that needed to be set in a scepter to enhance its power and, at the same time, weaken its aura, which had a strange effect on its owner. The person became more arrogant and angry, like Haldrik's father. Therefore, the young king wanted to protect himself from the negative influence of the stone. The Dwarves and Humans negotiated for a long time about the amount, and finally settled on ten thousand. The silver was to be transferred from the camp to the Dwarf fortress by a caravan consisting of four wagons (at the beginning, they seemed to have paid 5,000 in advance). Sir Alanin was sent with the caravan (maybe he has the ruby with him, I don't know yet).
Suddenly, Elves appeared, and their leader, Glildur, declared that the road belonged to them and no one would pass without paying a toll. Haldrik said that they had an alliance with the Elves, but it turned out that Glildur belonged to the rebels who did not obey the Elven lord. Therefore, killing him would not be a violation of the treaty, so the Humans and Dwarves joined forces to protect the caravan.
During the battle, some of the Elves shouted the name of Landar. Apparently, these are his followers (for those who don't remember, Landar was Calenz's friend in the Elven campaign. And it was in that campaign that Calenz formed an alliance with the Humans, and then Landar, under the influence of a potion, became evil and had to be killed). Now it's clear where these rebels came from and why they are so hostile. However, the allied forces of Humans and Dwarves easily repelled the Elves and killed their commander. But the Elven reinforcements were not far away, so Rugnur and Alanin hurried to take cover in the Dwarf caves...

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Haldrik, Alanin, and the caravans

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my reinforcements)

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the Elves attack

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the battle

The Gates of Knalga

Rugnur and his army took positions in the cave, but the entrance remained open to the elves, so Alanina was sent to the dwarf council for reinforcements, while the others stayed to guard the entrance. Fortunately for everyone, a retired soldier named Baglur appeared from nowhere. He said that there were magical gates here and that the entrance could be closed, preventing the elves from passing. It's strange that no one told Rugnur about this, as he didn't even suspect their existence. And so, the goal became clear: to hold back the elves while six dwarves activated special buttons to close the gates.
The mission was accomplished. While the guards held back the elves, other dwarves fought their way through the trolls to the activation buttons. Unfortunately, the gates began to close as soon as the last dwarf reached his position, so not everyone made it back to the cave. Two brave dwarves were lost that day...
The rest went to the city to inform the dwarf king of what had happened.

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The elves are preparing to attack

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Southern activators (by the way, I forgot to mention that the dwarves now have new units - speedsters. They are faster than the others and fight well)
I already upgraded one to a scout

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Northern activators

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The gates are closed. One dwarf remained outside (he actually replaced another dwarf, because he was mortally wounded and retreated. Now it turns out that this dwarf sacrificed himself), and the second was crushed by the wall

The Council of Dwarves

Upon returning to the city, Rugnur learned that the ruler of Durstorn had been waiting for him. And, as it turned out, no one had informed him about the elf attack. Apparently, Alanin had gotten distracted in the dungeon. Regardless, Rugnur had to report to the ruler himself and told him about Haldrik's request to create a scepter. Durstorn was unhappy with the amount Rugnur had agreed to, as such an artifact is quite difficult to make and will take a lot of time. The advisors supported the king, and in the end, it was decided to send Rugnur to find the rune master Tursagan, who lives in the north. He was the one who should make this scepter, but will he agree? That no longer matters; the goal is clear, and it must be accomplished. Rugnur, Baglur, and Alanin, who appeared at the end of the conversation with Durstorn, set off north accompanied by a detachment of dwarves...

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Rugnur

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Lord of Fire

It took about a year to travel from the dwarf city to the north through the tunnels. Along the way, the dwarves fought trolls and other creatures inhabiting the caves. Upon reaching their destination, Rugnur immediately ordered his people to search for the master. However, this turned out to be more difficult than expected, as many different creatures lived in these areas: from wolves to trolls and ogres. But griffins also lived here, and they joined us and helped in battle. For the first few days, the dwarves only defended themselves and only then were they able to begin the search. The luckiest was Alanin; he found a small house in the mountains where the master Tursagan lived. At first, the Lord of Fire did not want to help us, but when he learned about the power of the ruby and that he could become the creator of the most powerful artifact on earth... he could not resist and went with us back to the city.


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we just left, and we are already being greeted

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wolves, wolves

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the master's house

Treasure Hunt

Durstorn was surprised that we found and brought Tursagan. But this meeting wasn't exactly pleasant; it seemed they had some disagreements in the past. After the greetings, the dwarves began to discuss the problem of crafting the scepter. Tursagan looked at the ruby and then named an approximate number of resources needed for forging. He needed gold, coal, precious stones, and help in obtaining them, as well as a jeweler. Durstorn promised to take care of the stones, possibly buying them from a neighboring tribe, as they don't mine them themselves. As for gold and coal, according to Baglur, these resources were previously mined in the eastern mines (of the northern dwarven settlement), which are now abandoned, and perhaps we can find the components we need there. However, trolls and other creatures have recently inhabited them, but despite this, the dwarves set off...
Alanin and the griffons remained in the city.

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Tursagan

Resource Gathering

For two years, Rugnur and his dwarves gathered resources, sometimes having to fight trolls and ogres. One encounter was particularly memorable, when the dwarves almost invaded the very heart of the troll caves. However, there were also goblins and ogres there, a total of three tribes. We were very lucky that they were hostile to each other. After destroying each of the tribes, we took the necessary resources and left. When we had enough coal and gold, we headed west and worked there for a while, and then returned home...

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heading out to scout
by the way, new units have appeared – Miners. I hired three

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the first skirmish) three tribes surrounded us at once. We had to retreat and let them fight each other

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we arrived at the blue one for coal

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the purple one lived here) the miner took the coal, and he has a bag on his back, hanging over his shoulder. It's funny

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and here is the green one. He had gold
I finally upgraded the Scout to a Geologist, yay

It was a fun mission. It was cool to watch a small group of dwarves running around the cave from one end to the other, collecting resources

Meticulous work

While Rugnur's team was gathering resources, the jeweler Teganli traveled to the Northern Clans and bought precious stones. When everyone was in place, it was time to design and cut the stones. Tursagan and Teganli discussed everything and got to work. It took two months to cut the stones, but when it came time for the ruby, it turned out that Teganli's tools were powerless against it. It cannot be cut or even scratched. But even in this situation, a solution was found. Teganli told about the southern clan of dwarves living on the surface. They are famous for their jewelers and the creation of the best tools; perhaps we can find everything we need there. It was decided to rent tools from them, but this time Durstorn decided to go with Rugnur to negotiate the price himself. He took two of his guards (a knight and an archer) with him...

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Teganli

oh, their dialogues are so funny to read, especially the ruler Durstorn, he is so amusing.