Editing Black Sheep

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| description    = Seize the Blackshard of the Dead Knight from Marzeth to win the scenario.  However, if Crag Hack is defeated in combat, the scenario is lost.  Crag Hack is limited to level 15 but will carry his experience, skills and spells on to the next scenario.

| victory_hint  = {{An|Blackshard of the Dead Knight|noname=}}

| loss_hint      = {{Hn|Crag Hack|noname=}}

| allies        = {{blue}}

| enemies        = {{red}}

| difficulty    = Hard

| bonus          = {{BonusB|Stronghold|Upg. Orc Tower}}{{BonusR|Gold|5000}}{{BonusArt|Greater Gnoll's Flail}}

| carry          = {{Hn|Crag Hack|noname=}}

| max_lvl        = 15

| Cmap          = [[File:Cmap sod has 2.png|400px|This part of [[Avauntnell]] was once home to wandering tribes of barbarians, but of late the lush grassland and forests (with only a few swamps) have attracted settlers.  These settlers, needing to fend off the occasional barbarian raid and bandit strike, have started their own offshoot of the [[Erathia]]n militia.  Any non-Erathian who enters this region should beware.]]

== Prologue ==

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{{h|Crag Hack|0=}}: I went back to the Tavern to give [[Sandro]] this ugly [[Skull Helmet |Helmet]] he wanted.  Now he wants me to get some kind of [[Blackshard of the Dead Knight|sword]] from a [[Death Knight]].  That tin plated corpse is hiding out in a swamp, so I have to trudge through miles of muck before I get a chance to hack the sword out of his cold dead hands!

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{{TErow| 1 |[[Sandro]] take 2|"Ah, you've brought me the [[Skull Helmet]], [[Crag Hack|Mister Hack]]," [[Sandro]] exclaims back in the [[Wingtail Tavern]].<p>"It's [[Crag Hack|CRAG Hack]], I told you.  And do you know what [[Barshon]] told me? Said this Helmet was his, that it belonged to him and his family."<p> "See, didn't I warn you he would lie to protect a mere possession?  And he dared to call himself a [[Barbarian]]!  The coward had no honor.  I hope his death was a most painful one."<p>Never before have you heard a [[Wizard]] talk so brutally.  You frown as [[Sandro]] continues.  "The second item I require is the [[Blackshard of the Dead Knight]].  It was stolen from the tomb of a great hero by a [[Death Knight]] named [[Marzeth]].  I pray that you will not find it too difficult to reach him.  [[Marzeth]] lives in a marshy region, very different from the rocky hills you [[Barbarian]]s favor.  To make matters worse, [[Marzeth]] has allies in the area who will try to protect him."<p>You stand up and grasp your battle-axe.  "Fear not!  I would cut down a host of [[Lizardmen]] through leagues of muck to avenge a warrior whose grave has been so desecrated."  "One more thing before you leave.  I have also allies in this region.  I know the leader of one of the region's [[Barbarian]] towns.  He has agreed to let you use it as your [[Stronghold]]."<p>For the first time you look at [[Sandro]] with some measure of respect.  This [[Wizard]] has earned the trust of a [[Barbarian]], the leader of a [[Stronghold]], no less!  "Then I'll not waste time, [[Sandro]].  I'm off to find a Sword to go with your Helmet," you say as you head out the door.}}

{{TErow| 7 |Scout report|Scouts report there are three Castles in the region, and rumor has it [[Marzeth]] is under the protection of one ruled by an order called the [[Knights of the Blade]].  Strange.  Why would human [[knight]]s protect a [[Death Knight]]?  You shake your head.  Thinking hurts too much.}}

{{TErow| 14 |Scout report 2|Scouts have another rumor to report.  Supposedly [[Marzeth]] was a [[Knight of the Blade]] who inherited the Blackshard, but the cursed sword twisted his soul until he became a [[Death Knight]].  This would explain why the humans are protecting him, but it goes against [[Sandro]]'s story that [[Marzeth]] stole the sword from a warrior's tomb.  At best the rumor must be only half-true.}}

| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | [[Lizardmen]] rise up out of the swamp and attack!<p><center>'''Guardians:''' 100 {{Cn|Lizardman|name=Lizardmen}}, 40 {{Cn|Lizard Warrior|name=Lizard Warriors}}</p>

| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | The [[Stronghold]] leader and his clan ride forward to greet you.  As you embrace your fellow [[Barbarian]] in a bear hug, you notice that his eyes look vacant.  Although he has only kind words to say about [[Sandro]], you wonder how the puny [[wizard]] really managed to persuade this stout [[Barbarian]] to assist you.  

| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | [[First Sword]]

| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | [[Second Sword]]

| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | [[Third Sword]]

'''Note:''' Red [[Fortress]] town is inaccessible to the human player. It is not connected with anything else, thus it cannot provide troops who can really fight against the human player. It is created so that AI cannot lose the scenario when the human player captures all [[Castle]] towns, thus making a battle with [[Marzeth]] inevitable.

| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | {{H|Marzeth|image=Xarfax|Death Knight}}

| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | Admittance to excavation prohibited upon pain of death.  Signed [[Marzeth]]

| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | These lands belong to the [[Knights of the Blade]].  If you do not have permission to be here, BEGONE!

| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | These lands belong to the [[Knights of the Blade]].  If you do not have permission to be here, BEGONE!

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