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The Fortress is a Neutral alignment town strongly focused on defense.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Structures 2.1 Standard Buildings 2.2 Fortress Specific Buildings 2.3 Creature Dwellings 3 Town Costs 4 Units 5 Heroes 5.1 Magic Heroes (Witches) 5.2 Might Heroes (Beastmasters) 6 Strengths and Weaknesses 6.1 Strengths 6.2 Weaknesses 7 Additional Information 8 Related

[edit] Overview

The Fortresses stand at the edge of swamps. Beastmasters and Witches are their inhabitants. The army of Fortress consists of deadly swamp beasts specially trained for battles. Only one Fortress creature has a ranged attack, but the other creatures compensate for this with their unique abilities.

The Fortress is commonly considered a weak town. In fact, its cheap and fast building tree, the fast early scouts, and the very good specialties of its creatures make them a formidable opponent. It is not the town for beginners, however.

[edit] Structures

[edit] Standard Buildings

• Village Hall / Town Hall / City Hall / Capitol
• Fort / Citadel / Castle
• Tavern
• Blacksmith
• Mage Guild (levels 1 - 3)
• Marketplace / Resource Silo (produces 1 Wood and 1 Ore)

[edit] Fortress Specific Buildings

• Blood Obelisk
• Cage of Warlords
• Captain's Quarters
• Glyphs of Fear
• Shipyard
• Carnivorous Plant (Grail building)

[edit] Creature Dwellings

• Gnoll Hut
• Lizard Den
• Serpent Fly Hive
• Basilisk Pit
• Gorgon Lair
• Wyvern Nest
• Hydra Pond

[edit] Town Costs

["Basic" includes Citadel, Castle & any prerequisites; "Upgrades" also includes prerequisites]

Resource	Basic	Upgrades	All
Gold	28900	25500	91400
Wood	70	50	175
Ore	45	20	105
Crystal	0	0	10
Gems	0	0	10
Mercury	7	12	29
Sulfur	17	22	49

Troop cost/week: 26660 Gold 2 Sulfur

[edit] Units

Fortress unit list

Level	Normal	Upgraded
1	Gnoll	Gnoll Marauder
2	Lizardman	Lizard Warrior
3	Serpent Fly	Dragon Fly
4	Basilisk	Greater Basilisk
5	Gorgon	Mighty Gorgon
6	Wyvern	Wyvern Monarch
7	Hydra	Chaos Hydra

[edit] Heroes

[edit] Magic Heroes (Witches)

The following Witches are the magic heroes of the Fortress town:

• Adrienne
• Andra
• Merist
• Mirlanda
• Rosic
• Styg
• Tiva
• Verdish
• Voy

[edit] Might Heroes (Beastmasters)

The following Beastmasters are the might heroes of the Fortress town:

• Alkin
• Broghild
• Bron
• Drakon
• Gerwulf
• Korbac
• Tazar
• Wystan

[edit] Strengths and Weaknesses

[edit] Strengths

• High defense (Defense themed town)
• With a two-hex moat and several buildings which increase the stats of the defending hero, a Fortress castle is a real pain to attack.
• The Mighty Gorgon
• Their swamp native terrain makes them move much faster than any hero (without pathfinding) in the swamp.

[edit] Weaknesses

• Highest level Mage Guild is 3.

• Creatures are weak (in Shadow of Death some stats for Lizardman/Lizard Warrior and Serpent Fly/Dragon Fly were increased, but overall they are still relatively weak. In wake of gods, this can be fixed by use of some settings making Fortress creatures better)

• With two relatively weak fliers (lvl 3 with 20 hp, lvl 6 with 70 (!) hp) and one very weak shooter, the Fortress has a very hard time invading other towns properly. So Expert Ballistics, Expert Teleport and/or Expert Earthquake are a must.

[edit] Additional Information

Alignment: Neutral

Native Terrain: Swamp

J R rates this town's music 5/5 and recommends listening from start to finish.

[edit] Related

Defense, Armorer