Editing Dragons of Deepest Blue

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{{scenario
| scenario       = {{PAGENAME}}
| description    = Tarnum strikes back at Mutare's forces to take back lost AvLee land.  He must defeat all towns without dying.  All Heroes will be limited to level 34, but Tarnum and his two best Captains will transfer to the next scenario.
| underground    = disabled
| num_play       = 2/1
| size           = M
| source         = hc
| victory        = def_all
| loss           = hero
| loss_hint      = {{H|Tarnum|image=Tarnum (Ranger)|noname=}}
| allies         = {{green}}
| enemies        = {{red}}
| difficulty     = Normal
| bonus          = {{BonusR|Gold|4000}}{{BonusR|Magic|10}}
| carry          = {{Hn|Tarnum (Ranger)|noname=}}<br>{{carry|2}}
| max_lvl        = 34
| Cmap           = [[File:Cmap hc cotd all.png|400px|{{PAGENAME}}]]
}}

== Prologue ==
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{{town|Neutral|noname=}} Unnamed male historian: Finally, [[Tarnum]] had the power to take the offensive, but as he tried to take back the land [[AvLee]] lost he met the massive [[Azure Dragon]]s.  Even the good [[Dragon]]s feared these ancient creatures.

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== Scenario ==
=== Timed events ===
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{{TErow| 1 |day 1|Finally, it's time to go on the offensive.<p>The [[Elf King]] has lost much territory to the [[Dragon Queen]] and her seemingly invincible forces.  Before it becomes too late, we must strike back and show her that we're not going to crumble so easily.<p>So, I'm taking those forces already under my command and attacking here by the sea where [[Mutare]] has already built four [[Dungeon]]s in order to control the [[Elves]] who live here.  Meanwhile, the [[Elf King]] will continue fighting the [[Dragon Queen]] at the front lines - hoping to hold her off long enough for me to slip behind enemy lines and attack [[Mutare]] herself.<p>All depends on my victory here.}}
{{TErow| 2 |day 2|I have also received word from the [[Elf King]] that another type of [[Dragon]] has joined [[Mutare]] - the mighty [[Azure Dragon]].  Now, she truly has an army of [[Dragon]]s ready to flatten any army that stands before her.<p>But I have noticed that in her haste to conquer the world, she has spread her troops too thin.  She battles the [[Elf King]] in [[AvLee]] and the [[Knight]]s of [[Erathia]], and yet she still attacks me here.  Perhaps this mistake will be her downfall.}}
{{TErow| 7 |day 7|This morning, like every morning, I visit the healer's tent to check on [[Aspen]].<p>As I step inside, I'm surprised by the old [[Elf]]'s pale complexion.  I would've thought he had died in his sleep, except at that moment [[Aspen]]'s eyes fluttered open.<p>"You look better," I said.<p>"And you are a bad liar!" [[Aspen]] said.<p>I sat down.  This was the first chance we had to talk since his injury.<p>"You used me as a pawn," [[Aspen]] said.<p>"No."<p>"I'm not upset.  In fact, I'm impressed!  You let me believe [[Valita]] was the spy when you knew it was someone else.  Who was it?"<p>"[[Kurbon]], the [[Master of Supplies]]," I said.  The words sounded odd.  I still couldn't believe it.<p>[[Aspen]] shook his head as if he realized he should've known it all along.<p>"The letter I found, the one addressed to the spy - it was written by you, wasn't it?" [[Aspen]] said.<p>I nodded shamefully.  I, who had once been a proud [[Barbarian]], had mastered the skills of a spy.<p>But [[Aspen]] laughed even though it appeared to cause him pain.<p>"I don't think I will play chess with you anymore, [[Tarnum]].  It would do my reputation too much damage if I were to lose," the [[Elf]] said.<p>I placed a hand on [[Aspen]]'s shoulder and said, "I don't think that I will ever beat you, friend."<p>"Hah!  Again, you lie poorly.  You never liked me," [[Aspen]] said.  "Don't deny it!  It doesn't upset me.  No one ever likes me, but that's all right.  At least they respect me."<p>"Yes," I said.<p>"I do want you to know that I liked you.  You're a good man, [[Tarnum]]."<p>Later that day, [[Aspen]] somehow dragged himself from his tent.  He stood alone and watched as the sun slowly dropped below the treetops, and then he collapsed - dead.}}
{{TErow| 8 |loc={{red}}|Stuff for computer|freq=7|Stuff for computer - DO NOT TRANSLATE|effect=+20 {{m}} [[Mercury]], +20 {{s}} [[Sulfur]], +20 {{c}} [[Crystal]]s, +99999 {{g}} [[Gold]]}}
{{TErow| 12 |day 12|I felt my heart quicken when I realized the riders approaching camp were from [[Valita]]'s unit.  She rode at the front, and although she had been in the wild for two weeks she looked beautiful.<p>Human armies usually frown on relationships between their soldiers.  [[Elves]] are different.  They celebrate their emotions freely, even under the dark cloud of war.  So, the moment [[Valita]] dismounted, she jumped into my arms.<p>"I missed you," she said.<p>I had missed her as well, but I couldn't bring myself to say it.  I wanted to tell her so many things, but they wouldn't pass through my lips.  Instead, I told her that we buried [[Aspen]] several days ago.<p>[[Valita]] frowned, lowered her head.<p>"I'm sorry," she said.  "I couldn't find [[Kurbon]].  I tracked him through those tunnels as far as I could, but then they passed into [[Nighon]] territory and there were too many patrols for me to continue.  There's no denying it now.  [[Mutare]] is [[Kurbon]]'s master!"<p>I found it easier to harden my heart to [[Valita]]'s presence when I thought of the Dwarven spy, [[Kurbon]].<p>"I have sworn upon [[Aspen]]'s grave that I will kill [[Kurbon]], for what he did to [[Aspen]] and for what he tried to do to you," I said.<p>[[Valita]] looked at me for a long time, and then she hugged me again.}}
{{TErow| 20 |loc={{green}}|day 20|Today, a pair of [[Red Dragon]]s ambushed one of my supply wagons.  They destroyed everything, including the supplies.  When [[Aspen]] was around, he used to warn me of these attacks before they happened, giving me the opportunity to redirect my supply lines and set traps for the enemy.<p>As much as he annoyed me, he is sadly missed.|effect=-14 {{w}} [[Wood]], -12 {{o}} [[Ore]], -1280 {{g}} [[Gold]]}}
{{TErow| 24 |day 24|A report came in today of another [[Dragon]] attack.  This time, a few [[Azure Dragon]]s razed a small Elven village.  Many died.  [[Mutare]] doesn't seem satisfied with simply defeating [[AvLee]].  She's making the [[Elves]] suffer.<p>Somehow, I have to stop this destruction.}}
{{TErow| 28 |day 28|Two more attacks on Elven villages and farms have angered the men under my command.  There doesn't seem to be anything we can do to stop them.<p>Then [[Valita]] approached me tonight with a plan.<p>"These attacks seem to be the actions of only a few groups of [[Dragon]]s.  With some [[Gold Dragon]]s and [[Sharpshooter]]s of my own, I could hunt them down and put an end to the destruction!" she said.<p>I shook my head, stating that I didn't want to split my forces at this time.<p>"I can't go off chasing every skirmish group," I said.  "[[Mutare]] will take advantage of that in a second and attack."}}
{{TErow| 31 |day 31|I thought I was alone this morning as I went through my daily sword drills.  Then I heard something whistle by my ear.  I dropped to a fighting stance before I spotted an arrow in a nearby tree.  I reached up and removed the arrow from the trunk, turned back to the woods.<p>"[[Valita]]?" I called.  The fletching was green and black.<p>The Elven woman came out from the shadows, never making a sound as she approached.<p>"Did that get your attention?" she said.<p>"Of course!" I answered.<p>"Good!  Now, tell me what's wrong with you.  You ignore me most of the time, otherwise you coddle me like some child!  Your signals are mixed, [[Tarnum]].  Do you want me around, or don't you?!"<p>Anger made [[Valita]]'s long cheeks blush, more beautiful than ever.<p>"Both," I admitted.<p>"[[Tarnum]]," she said, her voice becoming softer.  "I think I could love you, but I feel sometimes that you don't feel the same about me.  If so, let me know now and I'll walk away."<p>"[[Valita]]..."<p>"But if there's a chance you could love me too," she interrupted, "there is nothing you can do to get rid of me!  I just want a chance, [[Tarnum]].  Give us a chance to get to know each other - that's all I ask!"<p>I lowered my head because I would rather cut off my own hand than speak the words I was about to say.<p>"My life, [[Valita]], is not my own.  It hasn't been for a very long time."<p>"I don't understand," she said.  When I didn't explain, she turned quickly and fled without bothering to cover her tears.}}
{{TErow| 38 |day 38|Last night, I prayed to the [[Ancestors]].  I begged them to release me.<p>"Haven't I suffered enough?" I shouted.  "I understand now!  I know what I did was wrong, but how can I make up for it?  I can't go back and undo what I did!  At least give me the power to correct my mistakes because this hurts too much!"<p>They didn't answer.  Or perhaps their silence was their answer.}}
{{TErow| 42 |day 42|The [[Dragon]] attacks on [[AvLee]] villages got to be too much for [[Valita]] and some of the other [[Elves]].  Sometime after we camped last night, she and the others left.  She's hunting the [[Dragon]]s - I'm sure of it.  But I can't bring myself to go after her.<p>It's just better this way.  Maybe the time apart will cool my emotions.  Maybe if I can defeat [[Mutare]] quickly, I can move on.  [[Valita]] will find someone that makes her happy someday, someone who can stay by her side.<p>And maybe someday I can forget.}}
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=== Objects ===
==== Events ====
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! Location
! Message
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| style="text-align:center;" | {{red}} 5, 3, 0
| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | Computer Stuff - DO NOT TRANSLATE<p><center>'''Contents:''' +20 {{m}} [[Mercury]]s, +30000 {{g}} [[Gold]]</center></p>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{green}} 22, 63, 0
| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | You decide to eat lunch here by an old rotting log, but as you sit down the wood crumbles beneath your weight.  As you pull yourself out, however, you spot something shiny in the remains of the log - someone's long-forgotten stash.<p><center>'''Contents:''' +16 {{gem}} [[Gems]], +40000 {{g}} [[Gold]]</center></p>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{green}} 43, 60, 0
| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | An Elven scout bursts from the bushes.  He appears dirty and tired.<p>"Sir," he calls.  "I've been trapped here in these trees for several days, unable to go anywhere for fear of my life!"<p>"What are you so afraid of?" you ask.<p>"[[Dragon]]s!  There has been a lot of [[Dragon]] activity around here lately.  Great care should be taken in this area."</p>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{green}} 43, 61, 0
| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | Your scout wasn't kidding.  Countless birds explode from the treetops, fleeing frantically into the clouds.  Soon after, a pack of [[Dragon]]s soar into the sky and prepare to attack.<p>You spot [[Rust Dragon|Rust]] and [[Black Dragon]]s, all led by a single great [[Azure Dragon]].<p><center>'''Guardians:''' 3 {{Cn|Rust Dragon|name=Rust Dragons}}, 4 {{Cn|Black Dragon|name=Black Dragons}}, 1 {{Cn|Azure Dragon}}, 4 {{Cn|Rust Dragon|name=Rust Dragons}}, 4 {{Cn|Black Dragon|name=Black Dragons}}</center></p>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{green}} 56, 64, 0
| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | You capture a young [[leprechaun]] who not only tells you the location of another wealthy [[leprechaun]], but that some [[Faerie Dragon]]s are trapped in their grove by some [[Azure Dragon]]s.
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==== Towns ====
{{Town header}}
{{Town row|34, 66, 0|green|Castle}}
{{Town row|65, 47, 0|green|Rampart}}
{{Town row|8, 60, 0|red|Dungeon}}
{{Town row|20, 25, 0|red|Dungeon}}
{{Town row|38, 50, 0|red|Dungeon}}
{{Town row|65, 4, 0|red|Dungeon}}
|}

==== Heroes ====
{{hero header}}
{{hero row|6, 3, 0|red|Jeddite|Warlock}}
{{hero row|8, 61, 0|red|Gunnar|Overlord}}
{{hero row|34, 67, 0|green|mph={{mph|1|Dragons of Gossamer Wings}}}}
{{hero row|55, 65, 0|green|mph={{mph|1|Dragons of Gossamer Wings}}}}
{{hero row|65, 5, 0|red|Lorelei|Overlord}}
{{hero row|65, 48, 0|green|Tarnum|image=Tarnum (Ranger)|Ranger}}
|}
''Note: Your two most powerful heroes are carried over despite the map specifying your most powerful hero twice.''

==== Monsters ====
{| class="sortable wikitable" cellpadding=5px
! Location
! Type
! Message
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| style="text-align:center;" | 59, 58, 0
| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px; white-space: nowrap;" | {{Cram2|Azure Dragon}}
| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | Looming in the distance are five [[Azure Dragon]]s.  Their deep blue scales sparkle like a clear mountain lake, a color more beautiful than you have ever seen.  They are larger than any of their kind.  You watch as one lands on the grass.  Even at this distance, the ground trembles beneath your feet.<p>These beautiful creatures will not be easy to defeat.</p>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 62, 60, 0
| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px; white-space: nowrap;" | {{Cram2|Faerie Dragon}}
| style="padding-left:7px; padding-right:5px;" | A single [[Faerie Dragon]] flies over your head, circling excitedly.<p>"Thank you, thank you!  We would've been fighting at your side sooner had we known the [[Azure Dragon|Azures]] joined the [[Dragon Queen]] as well," it says.<p>"Yes, sadly.  The odds are against us," you say.<p>"May we join you?  Even the odds a bit, I think!"</p>
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==== Seer's Huts ====
{{SorQheader}}
{{SorQrow|seer=1|loc=16, 63, 0|quest=Return with:<br>{{An|Sword of Hellfire}}</br>|rew={{An|Breastplate of Brimstone}}}}
{{SorQrow|seer=2|loc=46, 14, 0|quest=Defeat:<br>{{Cn|Azure Dragon|name=Azure Dragons}} at (59, 58, 0)</br>|rew=3 {{Cn|Faerie Dragon}}s}}
{{SorQrow|seer=2|loc=63, 25, 0|quest=Return with:<br>{{An|Shield of the Damned}}</br>|rew={{An|Hellstorm Helmet}}}}
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