The Shadow of Death

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The Shadow of Death (or SoD) is the second expansion to Heroes of Might and Magic III: Restoration of Erathia. Chronologically it takes place prior to the events that occur in Restoration of Erathia. It does not need a previous installation of Heroes III in order to work (unlike Armageddon's Blade), and it includes all of the new features of Armageddon's Blade, except campaigns and the ability to play as the Conflux town unless the Armageddon's Blade expansion is installed on the same computer.

Plot[edit | hide | hide all]

The Shadow of Death campaigns serve as a prequel to both Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven and Restoration of Erathia. The storyline revolves around Sandro the Necromancer, who has recently arrived on the continent of Antagarich following the events of Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars. Sandro begins a ten-year plot to reassemble two ancient and powerful necromantic artifacts. He uses illusionary magic to take the form of a living human, which he uses to disguise himself.

Sandro first convinces the sorceress Gem and barbarian Crag Hack to find the pieces of the two artifacts for him, promising rewards in return. Unaware of Sandro's true nature, they agree to aid him in wresting the pieces away from other necromancers. However, once secured by the unwitting heroes, the pieces are spirited away by Sandro without fulfilling his end of the bargain. He reassembles the pieces into two whole artifacts, the Cloak of the Undead King and the Armor of the Damned.

With the Cloak and the Armor in his possession, Sandro battles the vengeful armies of his former warlock master, Ethric, and passes onward into the undead lands of Deyja. There, he vaults a puppet king, Finneas Vilmar, to the throne, attaining full political control of the undead lands. From there, he begins his plan to conquer the rest of the continent.

Some time later, amidst the war against the undead, the heroes Gem, Gelu, Yog and Crag Hack band together to combat the threat. They arrange to meet at the plains of Bragden, but are ambushed by Sandro himself and forced to flee. As they regroup, Yog recalls a task he performed earlier of dispensing the components of the Angelic Alliance, a mighty sword. The team of heroes decide to seek out the pieces of the sword and reassemble it. Succeeding, they push onward into Deyja, eventually cornering Sandro and defeating him. The heroes once again disperse the pieces of the necromantic artifacts as they part ways.

A final bonus campaign features Sandro after his defeat. The necromancer plots a second invasion, this time aimed squarely at Erathia. With the help of Lord Haart, he has King Nicolas Gryphonheart poisoned, and forms an alliance between Deyja, the Kreegans and Nighon against the human lands. However, he is tricked and imprisoned by his own puppet king, Finneas Vilmar, who then leads the invasion of Erathia which takes place during Restoration of Erathia.

New Features[edit | hide]

Campaigns
1 - Restoration of Erathia Restoration of Erathia 1 - Restoration of Erathia
1. Homecoming
2. Guardian Angels
3. Griffin Cliff
1. A Devilish Plan
2. Groundbreaking
3. Steadwick's Fall
1. Borderlands
2. Gold Rush
3. Greed
1. Steadwick's Liberation
2. Deal With the Devil
3. Neutral Affairs
4. Tunnels and Troglodytes
1. A Gryphon's Heart
2. Season of Harvest
3. Corporeal Punishment
4. From Day to Night
1. Safe Passage
2. United Front
3. For King and Country
1. The Grail
2. The Road Home
3. Independence
2 - Armageddon's Blade Armageddon's Blade 2 - Armageddon's Blade
1. Catherine's Charge
2. Shadows of the Forest
3. Seeking Armageddon
4. Maker of Sorrows
5. Return of the King
6. A Blade in the Back
7. To Kill A Hero
8. Oblivion's Edge
1. Culling the Weak
2. Savaging the Scavengers
3. Blood of the Dragon Father
4. Blood Thirsty
1. Crystal Dragons
2. Rust Dragons
3. Faerie Dragons
4. Azure Dragons
1. Razor Claw
2. Taming of the Wild
3. Clan War
4. For the Throne
1. Farming Towns
2. March of the Undead
3. Burning of Tatalia
1. Lost at Sea
2. Their End of the Bargain
3. Here There Be Pirates
4. Hurry Up and Wait
3 - Shadow of Death Shadow of Death 3 - Shadow of Death
1. Clearing the Border
2. After the Amulet
3. Retrieving the Cowl
4. Driving for the Boots
1. Graduation Exercise
2. Cutthroats
3. Valley of the Dragon Lords
4. A Thief in the Night
1. Bashing Skulls
2. Black Sheep
3. A Cage in the Hand
4. Grave Robber
1. On the Run
2. The Meeting
3. A Tough Start
4. Falor and Terwen
5. Returning to Bracada
1. Target
2. Master
3. Finneas Vilmar
4. Duke Alarice
1. Harvest
2. Gathering the Legion
3. Search for a Killer
4. Final Peace
5. Secrets Revealed
6. Agents of Vengeance
7. Wrath of Sandro
8. Invasion
9. To Strive, To Seek
10. Barbarian Brothers
11. Union
12. Fall of Sandro
1. Poison Fit for a King
2. To Build a Tunnel
3. Kreegan Alliance
4. With Blinders On
4 - Horn of the Abyss Horn of the Abyss 4 - Horn of the Abyss
1. Pirates and Palms
2. Master of the Island
3. Devil Sunrise
1. Prisoner of Doom
2. Evenmorn
3. The Shores of Hell
4. The Freedom of the Nix
5. In Search of the Horn
6. Treachery
1. Frontier
2. Heart of Water
3. Horn of the Abyss
4. All Hands on Board!
1. World on Fire
2. Beyond the Horizon
3. Dead or Alive
4. Tomb Raiders
5. Deus Ex Machina
6. Tarred and Feathered
7. New Order
8. Homecoming
⏵ All In
⏷ All In
1. A Friendly Visit
2. The Life Guard
3. The Tree Killer
4. Knee-Deep In The Undead
5. Chasing the Dream
5 - Heroes Chronicles Heroes Chronicles 5 - Heroes Chronicles
1. A Barbarian King
2. The Criminal King
3. Ultimatum
4. The War for the Mudlands
5. Siege of the Wallpeaks
6. Trapped!
7. Slash and Burn
8. Steelhorn
1. Cerberus Gate
2. The Boatman
3. Truth Within Nightmares
4. Twisted Tunnels
5. Jorm's Ambush
6. Old Wounds
7. The Queen's Command
8. Never Deal with a Demon
1. The Trouble with Magic
2. Walking on Clouds
3. Don't Drink the Water
4. Hard Place
5. The Secret in the Flames
6. The Magic that Binds
7. Birds of Fire
8. Masters of the Elements
1. The Dragontalker
2. Dragon's Blood
3. The Dragon Mothers
4. Dragons of Rust
5. Distrust
6. Dragons of Gossamer Wings
7. Dragons of Deepest Blue
8. Clash of the Dragons
1. A Distant Cry
2. Senseless Destruction
3. The World Within
4. The Roots of Life
5. Rebirth
1. The Endless Sands
2. The Nameless Land
3. The Sparkling Bridge
4. The Fiery Moon
5. Vorr, the Insane
1. Hopewielder
2. The First Law
3. By Royal Decree
4. The King's Son
5. The Ransom
6. Beyond the Borders
7. Naming a Nation
8. The First Tatalian War
1. Tarnum the Overlord
2. The Land of the Vori
3. A New Enemy
4. A New Ally
5. The Capture
6. Tunnels of Ice
7. The Barbarian's Wife
8. The Protectors of the Sword

From Armageddon's Blade to Shadow of Death[edit | hide]

Maps[edit | hide]

Total Players / Human Players Size Underground Scenario Name Source Victory Condition Loss Condition
6/3 Size 1 (36×36) - S Underground enabled A Terrible Rumor 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
2/2 Size 1 (36×36) - S Underground enabled A Warm and Familiar Place 3 - Shadow of Death Accumulate Creatures Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
3/1 Size 1 (36×36) - S Underground enabled Adventures of Jared Haret 3 - Shadow of Death Capture Town Lose Hero
4/4 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground disabled And One For All 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
4/4 Size 1 (36×36) - S Underground enabled Arrogance 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
4/4 Size 1 (36×36) - S Underground enabled Arrogance (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
8/6 Size 4 (144×144) - XL Underground disabled Back for Revenge 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat Monster Time Expires
8/6 Size 4 (144×144) - XL Underground disabled Back for Revenge (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat Monster Time Expires
4/4 Size 3 (108×108) - L Underground disabled Battle of the Sexes 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
4/4 Size 3 (108×108) - L Underground disabled Battle of the Sexes (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
6/6 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground enabled Carpe Diem 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
6/6 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground enabled Carpe Diem (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
5/3 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground enabled Caught in the Middle (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
3/3 Size 1 (36×36) - S Underground enabled Chasing A Dream 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
3/2 Size 1 (36×36) - S Underground enabled Deluge 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
3/3 Size 1 (36×36) - S Underground enabled Dwarven Gold 3 - Shadow of Death Accumulate Resources or Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
3/1 Size 1 (36×36) - S Underground disabled For Sale 3 - Shadow of Death Capture Town Lose Town
3/3 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground disabled Goblins in the Pantry 3 - Shadow of Death Flag All Creature Dwellings Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
4/4 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground enabled Golems Aplenty 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
4/4 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground enabled Golems Aplenty (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
2/1 Size 3 (108×108) - L Underground disabled Good Witch, Bad Witch 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat Hero or Defeat All Enemies Time Expires
2/2 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground enabled Gorlam's Tentacle Swampland 3 - Shadow of Death Flag All Mines Time Expires
2/2 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground disabled Hatchet, Axe and Saw 3 - Shadow of Death Flag All Creature Dwellings Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
6/6 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground enabled Heroes of Might, Not Magic 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
6/6 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground enabled Heroes of Might, Not Magic (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
7/7 Size 3 (108×108) - L Underground disabled Island King 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
7/7 Size 3 (108×108) - L Underground disabled Island King (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
4/3 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground disabled Just A Visit 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
3/3 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground disabled King of Pain 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
4/4 Size 1 (36×36) - S Underground enabled Last Chance 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Time Expires
4/4 Size 1 (36×36) - S Underground enabled Last Chance (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Time Expires
5/4 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground enabled Marshland Menace 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
4/3 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground disabled Merchant Princes 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
4/3 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground disabled Merchant Princes (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
6/6 Size 3 (108×108) - L Underground enabled Monk's Retreat 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
6/6 Size 3 (108×108) - L Underground enabled Monk's Retreat (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
4/4 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground disabled One Bad Day (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
6/6 Size 3 (108×108) - L Underground enabled Peaceful Ending 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
6/6 Size 3 (108×108) - L Underground enabled Peaceful Ending (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
3/2 Size 3 (108×108) - L Underground disabled Pestilence Lake 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
3/2 Size 3 (108×108) - L Underground disabled Pestilence Lake (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
7/7 Size 4 (144×144) - XL Underground disabled Reclamation 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
7/7 Size 4 (144×144) - XL Underground disabled Reclamation (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
6/6 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground enabled Resource War 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
6/6 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground enabled Resource War (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
4/4 Size 3 (108×108) - L Underground enabled Rise of the Phoenix 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat Monster or Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
4/4 Size 3 (108×108) - L Underground enabled Rise of the Phoenix (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat Monster or Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
5/1 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground disabled Rithen Falls 3 - Shadow of Death Capture Town Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
7/7 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground enabled Sangraal's Thief 3 - Shadow of Death Build a Grail Structure or Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
7/6 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground enabled Sangraal's Thief (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Build a Grail Structure or Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
5/4 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground enabled Shadow Valleys 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
6/6 Size 3 (108×108) - L Underground enabled The Battle of Daeyan's Ford 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
4/4 Size 2 (72×72) - M Underground disabled The Great Race 3 - Shadow of Death Capture Town Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
4/4 Size 1 (36×36) - S Underground disabled Too Many Monsters 3 - Shadow of Death Flag All Creature Dwellings Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
6/5 Size 4 (144×144) - XL Underground disabled Viking We Shall Go! 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes
6/5 Size 4 (144×144) - XL Underground disabled Viking We Shall Go! (Allies) 3 - Shadow of Death Defeat All Enemies Lose All Your Towns and Heroes

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