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I think the strength of the dwarf army should be measured not in dragons, but in level 6 creatures. On this map, it is best to fight either defensively within the city or by attacking a city where the AI's stack mobility is also limited by the walls. Dragons have average initiative and are easily trapped by a wall of swords and crystals (and upgrading summoning magic is not necessary), and then they are shot down by archers and hero attacks. However, Earls and Jarls in large numbers are a very formidable and mobile force with their very inconvenient first ranged attack.

Fighting against such overwhelmingly superior AI stacks in an open field at the beginning of the game is almost suicidal. A Pyrrhic victory over one AI won't allow you to win against subsequent ones. The Knight has little mana to restore defeated stacks. Magic isn't a natural skill either. Under these conditions, light magic in an open field won't save you strategically. By the way, is the Leadership Crown a "built-in" artifact on the map, or am I just lucky?

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By the way, Divine Retribution, a skill of one of the sisters, isn't very useful in defensive battles, and the Knight's native skill, "Preparation," is even less so, as there are enough troops anyway, and on this map, there's plenty of gold. The Dwarves didn't rush to return the outposts captured by the scout in their Dungeon.

Okay, here's how it goes. Make one of the heroes your main hero – upgrade the Spearman building in the town – gather your troops – hire caravans. With your second hero, take two peasant huts – on the second (or third) day, venture out.
For the first two weeks, completely clear the territory, avoiding particularly difficult monsters. The second hero gathers resources for the first, carries unnecessary artifacts to the town, and exchanges them for gold. Build up the town to the Inquisitors level, and be sure to build a Capitol. You can do this by the second week. If you're lucky, you can even build Knights.
By the end of the first month, be sure to clear the graveyard and gather your forces in the town. Summon caravans – complete two quests – receive reinforcements. Gather the entire army together, finish off all the monsters. Finish building up the town with the remaining resources.
1.5-2 months. Attack the Undead at the graveyard and get the Tome of Darkness. Then you can have some fun with the Dwarf outpost. But it's better to defeat the Necromancer first – you'll collect the entire set of Lion artifacts by completing the quest, and the help of Archangels and Inquisitors won't be superfluous. Gather in the town one last time, summon caravans, and upgrade your troops.
Decide whether to go to war with two heroes or one. Take the first and second Dwarf towns, depending on the situation.
After that, anything can happen. Most likely, you'll encounter a fairly powerful Dwarf, but you can definitely defeat him.
1) Use mass Light spells – it's best to use Stone Skin and Dodge – buff your troops. Use Inquisitors to cast Prophecy on the Archers. It's also best to cast Haste beforehand. Shoot down the most dangerous units in the enemy army; it's better not to rush in, as the Haven army is strong in defense.
2) Equip the Tome of Darkness – start messing with the enemies, but it's still best to use Haste beforehand, and use Inquisitors to cast Prophecy on the Archers. The battles will be quite easy.
3) Stay in the captured castles. Enemies can only reach you with Erls (Jarls, etc.); destroy them with Pikemen, and then with Catapults. You can level up the siege machines with a triple fire ballista, and if you're lucky with the Ring of the Magi..., it will simply cut down Dwarves, maybe even distract them.
Thus, gradually advance through the lands of the Dwarves. There will only be two difficulties there – multi-turn portals and enemies coming from everywhere, and, of course, Rolf. He's a real cheater. You'll need to use all your abilities against him. You can try to repel his attack in the town.
After Rolf is defeated, everything becomes easy and simple. Well, defeating Wulstan and Hangwul in their towns is not an impossible task.
Something like that.

The second hero gathers resources for the first, carries unnecessary artifacts to the town, and exchanges them for gold.

Almost the same thing happens to me, except I'm leveling up only one Natalia. I also built an Angel faction. I capture the castle guarded by undead, and then a Dwarf (I don't remember who) arrives. Subordination doesn't work, and the Jarls completely destroy my army.




What do you mean by this?

How many months have you been playing? How have the battles been progressing? It seems I'll have to remove the Portal to the Town near old Rolf.

Sixth day, fourth week, second month. This is when I broke through the second outpost near my castle, and a dwarf immediately attacked me.

Thank you so much for the map; I completed it with a hero after almost 8 months. I sent Natalie to the monastery almost immediately, and Mariella reached level 32.