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	An interview on the might and magic lore and the {{homm3}} development process.		An interview on the might and magic lore and the {{homm3}} development process. The interview was conducted by [[XEL]] for the "Tavern of Might and Magic" community. It was subsequently featured in several of Greg Fulton's Fanstratics newsletters. <sup>[[Greg Fulton/Fanstratics Newsletters/3\|1]] [[Greg Fulton/Fanstratics Newsletters/4\|2]] [[Greg Fulton/Fanstratics Newsletters/5\|3]] [[Greg Fulton/Fanstratics Newsletters/6\|4]] [[Greg Fulton/Fanstratics Newsletters/7\|5]]</sup>

	== Interview ~~by [[XEL]]~~ [https://www.celestialheavens.com/forum/topic/16786] ==		== Interview [https://www.celestialheavens.com/forum/topic/16786] ==
	I have been able to talk to [[Gregory Fulton]], the lead designer of HoMM3. I did so on behalf of a Russian fan community called Tavern of Might and Magic that I am a part of.		I have been able to talk to Gregory Fulton, the lead designer of HoMM3. I did so on behalf of a Russian fan community called Tavern of Might and Magic that I am a part of.

	Conversing with Greg was a great pleasure and an interesting, nostalgic experience. I asked him numerous questions regarding his work at [[New World Computing]], particularly about the lore of the Might and Magic universe. Below is the summary of those answers to my questions regarding MM and HoMM that Greg was able to give. Huge thanks to Marzhin and [[David Mullich]] for providing his e-mail address.		Conversing with Greg was a great pleasure and an interesting, nostalgic experience. I asked him numerous questions regarding his work at [[New World Computing]], particularly about the lore of the Might and Magic universe. Below is the summary of those answers to my questions regarding MM and HoMM that Greg was able to give. Huge thanks to Marzhin and [[David Mullich]] for providing his e-mail address.

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	== Interview by [[XEL]] [https://www.celestialheavens.com/forum/topic/16786] ==		== Interview by [[XEL]] [https://www.celestialheavens.com/forum/topic/16786] ==
	I have been able to talk to Gregory Fulton, the lead designer of HoMM3. I did so on behalf of a Russian fan community called Tavern of Might and Magic that I am a part of.		I have been able to talk to [[Gregory Fulton]], the lead designer of HoMM3. I did so on behalf of a Russian fan community called Tavern of Might and Magic that I am a part of.

	Conversing with Greg was a great pleasure and an interesting, nostalgic experience. I asked him numerous questions regarding his work at [[New World Computing]], particularly about the lore of the Might and Magic universe. Below is the summary of those answers to my questions regarding MM and HoMM that Greg was able to give. Huge thanks to Marzhin and [[David Mullich]] for providing his e-mail address.		Conversing with Greg was a great pleasure and an interesting, nostalgic experience. I asked him numerous questions regarding his work at [[New World Computing]], particularly about the lore of the Might and Magic universe. Below is the summary of those answers to my questions regarding MM and HoMM that Greg was able to give. Huge thanks to Marzhin and [[David Mullich]] for providing his e-mail address.

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	'''XEL''': In your [https://www.forge.acidcave.net/wywiad_g._fultona.html FAQ on the Forge's cancellation] you highlighted the fact that the [[Inferno]] town is populated by aliens who look like demons -- those being [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and the demon-like creatures they breed and summon: {{hv\|pit fiend\|PitFiend\|text=pit fiends}}, {{hv\|demon\|Demon\|text=demons}}, [[efreeti]], {{hv\|imp\|Imp\|text=imps}} etc.		'''XEL''': In your [https://www.forge.acidcave.net/wywiad_g._fultona.html FAQ on the Forge's cancellation] you highlighted the fact that the [[Inferno]] town is populated by aliens who look like demons -- those being [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and the demon-like creatures they breed and summon: {{hv\|pit fiend\|PitFiend\|text=pit fiends}}, {{hv\|demon\|Demon\|text=demons}}, {{hv\|efreeti\|Efreeti}}, {{hv\|imp\|Imp\|text=imps}} etc.

	[[Jennifer Bullard]] [https://www.acidcave.net/jennifer_bullard_interview.html has mentioned in an interview] that the [[Kreegan]] are the original demons faced in MM worlds, and you viewed them as such. That means the demons in MM 1-5 and MM9 are [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and their creatures, like in the case of the [[Inferno]] line-up. [[Inferno]] creatures are also present in the [[Underworld]], a deep and vast network of cavern below [[Erathia]], nearly a millennium before HoMM3 (and they are mostly exterminated in [[Heroes Chronicles]]: [[Conquest of the Underworld]]).		[[Jennifer Bullard]] [https://www.acidcave.net/jennifer_bullard_interview.html has mentioned in an interview] that the [[Kreegan]] are the original demons faced in MM worlds, and you viewed them as such. That means the demons in MM 1-5 and MM9 are [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and their creatures, like in the case of the [[Inferno]] line-up. [[Inferno]] creatures are also present in the [[Underworld]], a deep and vast network of cavern below [[Erathia]], nearly a millennium before HoMM3 (and they are mostly exterminated in [[Heroes Chronicles]]: [[Conquest of the Underworld]]).
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	'''XEL''': Was there a specific reason (or several reason) for the exclusion of [[halfling\|halflings]] from the [[Tower]] faction?		'''XEL''': Was there a specific reason (or several reason) for the exclusion of {{hv\|halfling\|Halfling\|text=halflings}} from the [[Tower]] faction?

	'''GF''': I wanted something more creative and more visually interesting than a [[halfling]]. For a replacement candidate, it was a toss up between {{hv\|Gremlin\|text=Gremlins}} and [[wikipedia:Redcap\|Red Caps]]. {{hv\|Gremlin\|text=Gremlins}} were more familiar, so they made the cut. When the [[halfling\|halflings]] were removed, there was always an intention to use one of the expansions as an opportunity to reinsert them as a [[neutral]] troop.		'''GF''': I wanted something more creative and more visually interesting than a {{hv\|halfling\|Halfling}}. For a replacement candidate, it was a toss up between {{hv\|Gremlin\|text=Gremlins}} and [[wikipedia:Redcap\|Red Caps]]. {{hv\|Gremlin\|text=Gremlins}} were more familiar, so they made the cut. When the {{hv\|halfling\|Halfling\|text=halflings}} were removed, there was always an intention to use one of the expansions as an opportunity to reinsert them as a [[neutral]] troop.


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	'''XEL''': In your [https://www.forge.acidcave.net/wywiad_g._fultona.html FAQ on the Forge's cancellation] you highlighted the fact that the [[Inferno]] town is populated by aliens who look like demons -- those being [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and the demon-like creatures they breed and summon: {{hv\|pit fiend\|PitFiendPitLord\|text=pit fiends}}, {{hv\|demon\|DemonHornedDemon\|text=demons}}, [[efreeti]], [[imp\|imps]] etc.		'''XEL''': In your [https://www.forge.acidcave.net/wywiad_g._fultona.html FAQ on the Forge's cancellation] you highlighted the fact that the [[Inferno]] town is populated by aliens who look like demons -- those being [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and the demon-like creatures they breed and summon: {{hv\|pit fiend\|PitFiendPitLord\|text=pit fiends}}, {{hv\|demon\|DemonHornedDemon\|text=demons}}, [[efreeti]], {{hv\|imp\|ImpFamiliar\|text=imps}} etc.

	[[Jennifer Bullard]] [https://www.acidcave.net/jennifer_bullard_interview.html has mentioned in an interview] that the [[Kreegan]] are the original demons faced in MM worlds, and you viewed them as such. That means the demons in MM 1-5 and MM9 are [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and their creatures, like in the case of the [[Inferno]] line-up. [[Inferno]] creatures are also present in the [[Underworld]], a deep and vast network of cavern below [[Erathia]], nearly a millennium before HoMM3 (and they are mostly exterminated in [[Heroes Chronicles]]: [[Conquest of the Underworld]]).		[[Jennifer Bullard]] [https://www.acidcave.net/jennifer_bullard_interview.html has mentioned in an interview] that the [[Kreegan]] are the original demons faced in MM worlds, and you viewed them as such. That means the demons in MM 1-5 and MM9 are [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and their creatures, like in the case of the [[Inferno]] line-up. [[Inferno]] creatures are also present in the [[Underworld]], a deep and vast network of cavern below [[Erathia]], nearly a millennium before HoMM3 (and they are mostly exterminated in [[Heroes Chronicles]]: [[Conquest of the Underworld]]).
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	'''XEL''': [[Giant\|Giants]] and [[titan\|titans]] are made of some rock-like material (which is especially evident in the titan's HoMM2 and MM 6-7 death animation), but appear to be something more than just a [[golem]]. Moreover, their HoMM4 variation is clearly made of flesh?		'''XEL''': {{hv\|Giant\|GiantTitan\|text=Giants}} and {{hv\|titan\|GiantTitan\|text=titans}} are made of some rock-like material (which is especially evident in the titan's HoMM2 and MM 6-7 death animation), but appear to be something more than just a [[golem]]. Moreover, their HoMM4 variation is clearly made of flesh?

	Also a notable thing is that both {{hv\|angel\|AngelArchangel\|text=angels}} and some [[Giant\|Giants]] and [[titan\|titans]] are allied with [[Bracada]]. Did you have any ideas about [[titan]] lore?		Also a notable thing is that both {{hv\|angel\|AngelArchangel\|text=angels}} and some {{hv\|Giant\|GiantTitan\|text=Giants}} and {{hv\|titan\|GiantTitan\|text=titans}} are allied with [[Bracada]]. Did you have any ideas about {{hv\|titan\|GiantTitan}} lore?

	'''GF''': Starting with HoMM4, I can tell you, I was only on the project for the first two weeks of its existence. Why did the [[titan\|titans]] shed their apparent inorganic appearance? I honestly do not know. It is possible the HoMM4 team, by setting the game on a completely new world, chose to reinvent the [[titan\|titans]] as flesh and blood giants in the Greek tradition. It is also possible a ‘lack of communication led to creative inconsistency'.		'''GF''': Starting with HoMM4, I can tell you, I was only on the project for the first two weeks of its existence. Why did the {{hv\|titan\|GiantTitan\|text=titans}} shed their apparent inorganic appearance? I honestly do not know. It is possible the HoMM4 team, by setting the game on a completely new world, chose to reinvent the {{hv\|titan\|GiantTitan\|text=titans}} as flesh and blood giants in the Greek tradition. It is also possible a ‘lack of communication led to creative inconsistency'.

	In terms of game mechanics, what Jon and I wanted to avoid, was having yet another group of troops immune to Mind Spells. To this end, I considered [[Naga]], [[Giant\|Giants]], and [[titan\|titans]] to be conceptually similar to {{hv\|Dendroid\|DendroidGuardDendroidSoldier\|text=Dendroids}}, but there was never any specific lore explanation crafted to elaborate on this idea.		In terms of game mechanics, what Jon and I wanted to avoid, was having yet another group of troops immune to Mind Spells. To this end, I considered {{hv\|Naga\|NagaNagaQueen}}, {{hv\|Giant\|GiantTitan\|text=Giants}}, and {{hv\|titan\|GiantTitan\|text=titans}} to be conceptually similar to {{hv\|Dendroid\|DendroidGuardDendroidSoldier\|text=Dendroids}}, but there was never any specific lore explanation crafted to elaborate on this idea.


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	'''XEL''': [[Edric]]'s bio says: “[[Edric]]'s great grandfather was the first man in [[Erathia]] to domesticate and train a wild [[Griffin]]. Now, [[Edric]] continues what his father started by setting up [[Erathia]]'s largest Griffin breeding grounds for use in the King's armies.”		'''XEL''': [[Edric]]'s bio says: “[[Edric]]'s great grandfather was the first man in [[Erathia]] to domesticate and train a wild {{hv\|Griffin\|GriffinRoyalGriffin}}. Now, [[Edric]] continues what his father started by setting up [[Erathia]]'s largest Griffin breeding grounds for use in the King's armies.”

	However, the [[Long Live the Queen]] campaign says that the aforementioned first [[Rion Gryphonheart\|King Gryphonheart]] tamed the [[Griffin\|Griffins]] and trained them for war, eventually uniting the divergent human colonies into [[Erathia]]. I guess it is a mistake in [[Edric]]'s bio and it was instead an ancestor of his who was the first man to tame a [[griffin]], is that correct?		However, the [[Long Live the Queen]] campaign says that the aforementioned first [[Rion Gryphonheart\|King Gryphonheart]] tamed the {{hv\|Griffin\|GriffinRoyalGriffin\|text=Griffins}} and trained them for war, eventually uniting the divergent human colonies into [[Erathia]]. I guess it is a mistake in [[Edric]]'s bio and it was instead an ancestor of his who was the first man to tame a {{hv\|griffin\|GriffinRoyalGriffin}}, is that correct?

	'''GF''': This appears to be a continuity error created by a lack of research or simple miscommunication. It happens. Were I to correct it, your solution, specifying an ‘ancestor' would be appropriate.		'''GF''': This appears to be a continuity error created by a lack of research or simple miscommunication. It happens. Were I to correct it, your solution, specifying an ‘ancestor' would be appropriate.
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	'''GF''': I vaguely remember the initial conversation I had with [[David Mullich]] as to the competing visual styles. At the time, year 1999, when David dropped the name Jules Verne, I immediately thought of 20K Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, H.G. Wells, War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, etc.		'''GF''': I vaguely remember the initial conversation I had with [[David Mullich]] as to the competing visual styles. At the time, year 1999, when David dropped the name Jules Verne, I immediately thought of 20K Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, H.G. Wells, War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, etc.

	What was being proposed was art deco, and I had envisioned the [[Forge (NWC)\|Forge]] being a horrifying, corrupting, evil faction. To me, the WW2 option made more sense. Later, [[Phelan Sykes]] (HoMM3's Lead Artist) showed to me a number of different books with ‘oppressive' art deco architecture. Where David pointed to Jules Verne, Phelan pointed to the movie Metropolis. Phelan wanted a very gritty, very grungy, very squalid conception of what we today commonly call ‘steampunk'. After my conversations with her, I was sold on the direction.		What was being proposed was art deco, and I had envisioned the [[Forge (NWC)\|Forge]] being a horrifying, corrupting, evil faction. To me, the WW2 option made more sense. Later, [[Phelan Sykes]] (HoMM3's Lead Artist) showed to me a number of different books with ‘oppressive' art deco architecture. Where David pointed to Jules Verne, [[Phelan Sykes\|Phelan]] pointed to the movie Metropolis. [[Phelan Sykes\|Phelan]] wanted a very gritty, very grungy, very squalid conception of what we today commonly call ‘steampunk'. After my conversations with her, I was sold on the direction.

	Weeks later, I began to realize, what Phelan had envisioned, and what the [[NWC]] art staff could deliver, were two very different things. Initial work on the Forge was not promising. After the Forge was cancelled, I told David I had doubts about the ability of the [[NWC]] art staff to deliver on what Phelan had in mind. David thought, as it was with HoMM3, it would take a lot of effort and numerous revisions to get what we wanted, but he thought it could be done.		Weeks later, I began to realize, what [[Phelan Sykes\|Phelan]] had envisioned, and what the [[NWC]] art staff could deliver, were two very different things. Initial work on the Forge was not promising. After the Forge was cancelled, I told David I had doubts about the ability of the [[NWC]] art staff to deliver on what [[Phelan Sykes\|Phelan]] had in mind. David thought, as it was with HoMM3, it would take a lot of effort and numerous revisions to get what we wanted, but he thought it could be done.

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	'''XEL''': In your [https://www.forge.acidcave.net/wywiad_g._fultona.html FAQ on the Forge's cancellation] you highlighted the fact that the [[Inferno]] town is populated by aliens who look like demons -- those being [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and the demon-like creatures they breed and summon: {{hv\|pit fiend\|PitFiendPitLord\|text=pit fiends}}, {{hv\|demon\|DemonHornedDemon\|text=demons}}, [[efreeti]], [[imp\|imps]] etc.		'''XEL''': In your [https://www.forge.acidcave.net/wywiad_g._fultona.html FAQ on the Forge's cancellation] you highlighted the fact that the [[Inferno]] town is populated by aliens who look like demons -- those being [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and the demon-like creatures they breed and summon: {{hv\|pit fiend\|PitFiendPitLord\|text=pit fiends}}, {{hv\|demon\|DemonHornedDemon\|text=demons}}, [[efreeti]], {{hv\|imp\|ImpFamiliar\|text=imps}} etc.

	[[Jennifer Bullard]] [https://www.acidcave.net/jennifer_bullard_interview.html has mentioned in an interview] that the [[Kreegan]] are the original demons faced in MM worlds, and you viewed them as such. That means the demons in MM 1-5 and MM9 are [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and their creatures, like in the case of the [[Inferno]] line-up. [[Inferno]] creatures are also present in the [[Underworld]], a deep and vast network of cavern below [[Erathia]], nearly a millennium before HoMM3 (and they are mostly exterminated in [[Heroes Chronicles]]: [[Conquest of the Underworld]]).		[[Jennifer Bullard]] [https://www.acidcave.net/jennifer_bullard_interview.html has mentioned in an interview] that the [[Kreegan]] are the original demons faced in MM worlds, and you viewed them as such. That means the demons in MM 1-5 and MM9 are [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and their creatures, like in the case of the [[Inferno]] line-up. [[Inferno]] creatures are also present in the [[Underworld]], a deep and vast network of cavern below [[Erathia]], nearly a millennium before HoMM3 (and they are mostly exterminated in [[Heroes Chronicles]]: [[Conquest of the Underworld]]).
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	'''XEL''': [[Giant\|Giants]] and [[titan\|titans]] are made of some rock-like material (which is especially evident in the titan's HoMM2 and MM 6-7 death animation), but appear to be something more than just a [[golem]]. Moreover, their HoMM4 variation is clearly made of flesh?		'''XEL''': {{hv\|Giant\|GiantTitan\|text=Giants}} and {{hv\|titan\|GiantTitan\|text=titans}} are made of some rock-like material (which is especially evident in the titan's HoMM2 and MM 6-7 death animation), but appear to be something more than just a [[golem]]. Moreover, their HoMM4 variation is clearly made of flesh?

	Also a notable thing is that both {{hv\|angel\|AngelArchangel\|text=angels}} and some [[Giant\|Giants]] and [[titan\|titans]] are allied with [[Bracada]]. Did you have any ideas about [[titan]] lore?		Also a notable thing is that both {{hv\|angel\|AngelArchangel\|text=angels}} and some {{hv\|Giant\|GiantTitan\|text=Giants}} and {{hv\|titan\|GiantTitan\|text=titans}} are allied with [[Bracada]]. Did you have any ideas about {{hv\|titan\|GiantTitan}} lore?

	'''GF''': Starting with HoMM4, I can tell you, I was only on the project for the first two weeks of its existence. Why did the [[titan\|titans]] shed their apparent inorganic appearance? I honestly do not know. It is possible the HoMM4 team, by setting the game on a completely new world, chose to reinvent the [[titan\|titans]] as flesh and blood giants in the Greek tradition. It is also possible a ‘lack of communication led to creative inconsistency'.		'''GF''': Starting with HoMM4, I can tell you, I was only on the project for the first two weeks of its existence. Why did the {{hv\|titan\|GiantTitan\|text=titans}} shed their apparent inorganic appearance? I honestly do not know. It is possible the HoMM4 team, by setting the game on a completely new world, chose to reinvent the {{hv\|titan\|GiantTitan\|text=titans}} as flesh and blood giants in the Greek tradition. It is also possible a ‘lack of communication led to creative inconsistency'.

	In terms of game mechanics, what Jon and I wanted to avoid, was having yet another group of troops immune to Mind Spells. To this end, I considered [[Naga]], [[Giant\|Giants]], and [[titan\|titans]] to be conceptually similar to {{hv\|Dendroid\|DendroidGuardDendroidSoldier\|text=Dendroids}}, but there was never any specific lore explanation crafted to elaborate on this idea.		In terms of game mechanics, what Jon and I wanted to avoid, was having yet another group of troops immune to Mind Spells. To this end, I considered {{hv\|Naga\|NagaNagaQueen}}, {{hv\|Giant\|GiantTitan\|text=Giants}}, and {{hv\|titan\|GiantTitan\|text=titans}} to be conceptually similar to {{hv\|Dendroid\|DendroidGuardDendroidSoldier\|text=Dendroids}}, but there was never any specific lore explanation crafted to elaborate on this idea.


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	'''XEL''': [[Edric]]'s bio says: “[[Edric]]'s great grandfather was the first man in [[Erathia]] to domesticate and train a wild [[Griffin]]. Now, [[Edric]] continues what his father started by setting up [[Erathia]]'s largest Griffin breeding grounds for use in the King's armies.”		'''XEL''': [[Edric]]'s bio says: “[[Edric]]'s great grandfather was the first man in [[Erathia]] to domesticate and train a wild {{hv\|Griffin\|GriffinRoyalGriffin}}. Now, [[Edric]] continues what his father started by setting up [[Erathia]]'s largest Griffin breeding grounds for use in the King's armies.”

	However, the [[Long Live the Queen]] campaign says that the aforementioned first [[Rion Gryphonheart\|King Gryphonheart]] tamed the [[Griffin\|Griffins]] and trained them for war, eventually uniting the divergent human colonies into [[Erathia]]. I guess it is a mistake in [[Edric]]'s bio and it was instead an ancestor of his who was the first man to tame a [[griffin]], is that correct?		However, the [[Long Live the Queen]] campaign says that the aforementioned first [[Rion Gryphonheart\|King Gryphonheart]] tamed the {{hv\|Griffin\|GriffinRoyalGriffin\|text=Griffins}} and trained them for war, eventually uniting the divergent human colonies into [[Erathia]]. I guess it is a mistake in [[Edric]]'s bio and it was instead an ancestor of his who was the first man to tame a {{hv\|griffin\|GriffinRoyalGriffin}}, is that correct?

	'''GF''': This appears to be a continuity error created by a lack of research or simple miscommunication. It happens. Were I to correct it, your solution, specifying an ‘ancestor' would be appropriate.		'''GF''': This appears to be a continuity error created by a lack of research or simple miscommunication. It happens. Were I to correct it, your solution, specifying an ‘ancestor' would be appropriate.
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	Conversing with Greg was a great pleasure and an interesting, nostalgic experience. I asked him numerous questions regarding his work at [[New World Computing]], particularly about the lore of the Might and Magic universe. Below is the summary of those answers to my questions regarding MM and HoMM that Greg was able to give. Huge thanks to Marzhin and [[David Mullich]] for providing his e-mail address.		Conversing with Greg was a great pleasure and an interesting, nostalgic experience. I asked him numerous questions regarding his work at [[New World Computing]], particularly about the lore of the Might and Magic universe. Below is the summary of those answers to my questions regarding MM and HoMM that Greg was able to give. Huge thanks to Marzhin and [[David Mullich]] for providing his e-mail address.

	Like a ~~{{hv\|~~phoenix~~\|FirebirdPhoenix}}~~, Might and Magic rises from the ashes thanks to the support from its fans, as well as from the [[Ancients]] who created it.		Like a [[phoenix]], Might and Magic rises from the ashes thanks to the support from its fans, as well as from the [[Ancients]] who created it.

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	'''XEL''': A key leader of the [[Conflux]] is [[Tamar the Wanderer]], one of the [[Elemental Lords]] of Air, who seeks to gain knowledge and help those in need. He and his compatriots aid [[Erathia]] against the [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]], and [[Tamar]] uses his gift of premonition to warn her about important things regarding [[Roland]], [[Gelu]] and [[Armageddon's Blade (artifact)\|Armageddon's Blade]].		'''XEL''': A key leader of the [[Conflux]] is [[Tamar the Wanderer]], one of the [[Elemental Lords]] of Air, who seeks to gain knowledge and help those in need. He and his compatriots aid [[Erathia]] against the [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]], and [[Tamar]] uses his gift of premonition to warn her about important things regarding [[Roland]], [[Gelu]] and [[Armageddon's Blade (artifact)\|Armageddon's Blade]].

	However, [[Tamar]]'s face is described as hidden, only his beard being visible, and it isn't clarified whether he's an ~~{{hv\|~~air elemental~~\|AirElemental}}~~, a [[human]], a ~~{{hv\|~~genie~~\|Genie}}~~ or something else. Can you tell us more about him?		However, [[Tamar]]'s face is described as hidden, only his beard being visible, and it isn't clarified whether he's an [[air elemental]], a [[human]], a [[genie]] or something else. Can you tell us more about him?

	'''GF''': [[Human]]. [https://mightandmagic.fandom.com/wiki/Tamar This page] gets the essentials correct.		'''GF''': [[Human]]. [https://mightandmagic.fandom.com/wiki/Tamar This page] gets the essentials correct.
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	'''XEL''': In your [https://www.forge.acidcave.net/wywiad_g._fultona.html FAQ on the Forge's cancellation] you highlighted the fact that the [[Inferno]] town is populated by aliens who look like demons -- those being [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and the demon-like creatures they breed and summon: ~~{{hv\|~~pit fiend\|~~PitFiend\|text=~~pit fiends}}, ~~{{hv\|~~demon\|~~Demon\|text=~~demons}}, ~~{{hv\|~~efreeti~~\|Efreeti}}~~, ~~{{hv\|~~imp\|~~Imp\|text=~~imps}} etc.		'''XEL''': In your [https://www.forge.acidcave.net/wywiad_g._fultona.html FAQ on the Forge's cancellation] you highlighted the fact that the [[Inferno]] town is populated by aliens who look like demons -- those being [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and the demon-like creatures they breed and summon: [[pit fiend\|pit fiends]], [[demon\|demons]], [[efreeti]], [[imp\|imps]] etc.

	[[Jennifer Bullard]] [https://www.acidcave.net/jennifer_bullard_interview.html has mentioned in an interview] that the [[Kreegan]] are the original demons faced in MM worlds, and you viewed them as such. That means the demons in MM 1-5 and MM9 are [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and their creatures, like in the case of the [[Inferno]] line-up. [[Inferno]] creatures are also present in the [[Underworld]], a deep and vast network of cavern below [[Erathia]], nearly a millennium before HoMM3 (and they are mostly exterminated in [[Heroes Chronicles]]: [[Conquest of the Underworld]]).		[[Jennifer Bullard]] [https://www.acidcave.net/jennifer_bullard_interview.html has mentioned in an interview] that the [[Kreegan]] are the original demons faced in MM worlds, and you viewed them as such. That means the demons in MM 1-5 and MM9 are [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and their creatures, like in the case of the [[Inferno]] line-up. [[Inferno]] creatures are also present in the [[Underworld]], a deep and vast network of cavern below [[Erathia]], nearly a millennium before HoMM3 (and they are mostly exterminated in [[Heroes Chronicles]]: [[Conquest of the Underworld]]).
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	'''XEL''': What is the origin of ~~{{hv\|~~angel\|~~Angel\|text=~~angels}} and ~~{{hv\|~~archangel\|~~AngelArchangel\|text=~~archangels}}? Don't worry, we won't have a heart attack :)		'''XEL''': What is the origin of [[angel\|angels]] and [[archangel\|archangels]]? Don't worry, we won't have a heart attack :)

	'''GF''': Over the course of my time at New World, on occasion, typically when taking a break, I would wander into [[Paul Rattner]]'s office. Even though MM6 was in mid production, Paul was already thinking about MM7, so I made sure to update him on what was happening with HoMM3.		'''GF''': Over the course of my time at New World, on occasion, typically when taking a break, I would wander into [[Paul Rattner]]'s office. Even though MM6 was in mid production, Paul was already thinking about MM7, so I made sure to update him on what was happening with HoMM3.

	When I told him about the changes to the factions, I specifically mentioned the ~~{{hv\|~~angel\|~~Angel\|text=~~angels}}. At that point in time, Paul was essentially the lore master for the MM universe. On the topic of the ~~{{hv\|~~angel\|~~Angel\|text=~~angels}} and ~~{{hv\|~~Archangel\|~~AngelArchangel\|text=~~Arch Angels}}, he proposed they be sophisticated robots created by the [[Ancient\|Ancients]] to hunt down and eradicate the [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]]. I agreed, and we ran with it.		When I told him about the changes to the factions, I specifically mentioned the [[angel\|angels]]. At that point in time, Paul was essentially the lore master for the MM universe. On the topic of the [[angel\|angels]] and [[Archangel\|Arch Angels]], he proposed they be sophisticated robots created by the [[Ancient\|Ancients]] to hunt down and eradicate the [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]]. I agreed, and we ran with it.

	Later, after the [[Forge (NWC)\|Forge]] was shelved, I remember thinking to myself, “If people have a problem with the whole ‘~~{{hv\|~~goblin\|~~Goblin\|text=~~goblins}} are aliens' idea, I can only imagine what they will think if they figure out the true origins of the ~~{{hv\|~~angel\|~~Angel\|text=~~angels}}.		Later, after the [[Forge (NWC)\|Forge]] was shelved, I remember thinking to myself, “If people have a problem with the whole ‘[[goblin\|goblins]] are aliens' idea, I can only imagine what they will think if they figure out the true origins of the [[angel\|angels]].



	'''XEL''': ~~{{hv\|~~Giant\|~~text=~~Giants}} and ~~{{hv\|~~titan\|~~Titan\|text=~~titans}} are made of some rock-like material (which is especially evident in the titan's HoMM2 and MM 6-7 death animation), but appear to be something more than just a [[golem]]. Moreover, their HoMM4 variation is clearly made of flesh?		'''XEL''': [[Giant\|Giants]] and [[titan\|titans]] are made of some rock-like material (which is especially evident in the titan's HoMM2 and MM 6-7 death animation), but appear to be something more than just a [[golem]]. Moreover, their HoMM4 variation is clearly made of flesh?

	Also a notable thing is that both ~~{{hv\|~~angel\|~~Angel\|text=~~angels}} and some ~~{{hv\|~~Giant\|~~text=~~Giants}} and ~~{{hv\|~~titan\|~~Titan\|text=~~titans}} are allied with [[Bracada]]. Did you have any ideas about ~~{{hv\|~~titan~~\|Titan}}~~ lore?		Also a notable thing is that both [[angel\|angels]] and some [[Giant\|Giants]] and [[titan\|titans]] are allied with [[Bracada]]. Did you have any ideas about [[titan]] lore?

	'''GF''': Starting with HoMM4, I can tell you, I was only on the project for the first two weeks of its existence. Why did the ~~{{hv\|~~titan\|~~Titan\|text=~~titans}} shed their apparent inorganic appearance? I honestly do not know. It is possible the HoMM4 team, by setting the game on a completely new world, chose to reinvent the ~~{{hv\|~~titan\|~~Titan\|text=~~titans}} as flesh and blood giants in the Greek tradition. It is also possible a ‘lack of communication led to creative inconsistency'.		'''GF''': Starting with HoMM4, I can tell you, I was only on the project for the first two weeks of its existence. Why did the [[titan\|titans]] shed their apparent inorganic appearance? I honestly do not know. It is possible the HoMM4 team, by setting the game on a completely new world, chose to reinvent the [[titan\|titans]] as flesh and blood giants in the Greek tradition. It is also possible a ‘lack of communication led to creative inconsistency'.

	In terms of game mechanics, what Jon and I wanted to avoid, was having yet another group of troops immune to Mind Spells. To this end, I considered ~~{{hv\|~~Naga}}, ~~{{hv\|~~Giant\|~~text=~~Giants}}, and ~~{{hv\|~~titan\|~~Titan\|text=~~titans}} to be conceptually similar to ~~{{hv\|~~Dendroid\|~~DendroidGuardDendroidSoldier\|text=~~Dendroids}}, but there was never any specific lore explanation crafted to elaborate on this idea.		In terms of game mechanics, what Jon and I wanted to avoid, was having yet another group of troops immune to Mind Spells. To this end, I considered [[Naga]], [[Giant\|Giants]], and [[titan\|titans]] to be conceptually similar to [[Dendroid\|Dendroids]], but there was never any specific lore explanation crafted to elaborate on this idea.


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	'''XEL''': [[Edric]]'s bio says: “[[Edric]]'s great grandfather was the first man in [[Erathia]] to domesticate and train a wild ~~{{hv\|~~Griffin}}. Now, [[Edric]] continues what his father started by setting up [[Erathia]]'s largest Griffin breeding grounds for use in the King's armies.”		'''XEL''': [[Edric]]'s bio says: “[[Edric]]'s great grandfather was the first man in [[Erathia]] to domesticate and train a wild [[Griffin]]. Now, [[Edric]] continues what his father started by setting up [[Erathia]]'s largest Griffin breeding grounds for use in the King's armies.”

	However, the [[Long Live the Queen]] campaign says that the aforementioned first [[Rion Gryphonheart\|King Gryphonheart]] tamed the ~~{{hv\|~~Griffin\|~~text=~~Griffins}} and trained them for war, eventually uniting the divergent human colonies into [[Erathia]]. I guess it is a mistake in [[Edric]]'s bio and it was instead an ancestor of his who was the first man to tame a ~~{{hv\|~~griffin~~\|Griffin}}~~, is that correct?		However, the [[Long Live the Queen]] campaign says that the aforementioned first [[Rion Gryphonheart\|King Gryphonheart]] tamed the [[Griffin\|Griffins]] and trained them for war, eventually uniting the divergent human colonies into [[Erathia]]. I guess it is a mistake in [[Edric]]'s bio and it was instead an ancestor of his who was the first man to tame a [[griffin]], is that correct?

	'''GF''': This appears to be a continuity error created by a lack of research or simple miscommunication. It happens. Were I to correct it, your solution, specifying an ‘ancestor' would be appropriate.		'''GF''': This appears to be a continuity error created by a lack of research or simple miscommunication. It happens. Were I to correct it, your solution, specifying an ‘ancestor' would be appropriate.
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	'''XEL''': Was there a specific reason (or several reason) for the exclusion of ~~{{hv\|~~halfling\|~~Halfling\|text=~~halflings}} from the [[Tower]] faction?		'''XEL''': Was there a specific reason (or several reason) for the exclusion of [[halfling\|halflings]] from the [[Tower]] faction?

	'''GF''': I wanted something more creative and more visually interesting than a ~~{{hv\|~~halfling~~\|Halfling}}~~. For a replacement candidate, it was a toss up between ~~{{hv\|~~Gremlin\|~~text=~~Gremlins}} and [[wikipedia:Redcap\|Red Caps]]. ~~{{hv\|~~Gremlin\|~~text=~~Gremlins}} were more familiar, so they made the cut. When the ~~{{hv\|~~halfling\|~~Halfling\|text=~~halflings}} were removed, there was always an intention to use one of the expansions as an opportunity to reinsert them as a [[neutral]] troop.		'''GF''': I wanted something more creative and more visually interesting than a [[halfling]]. For a replacement candidate, it was a toss up between [[Gremlin\|Gremlins]] and [[wikipedia:Redcap\|Red Caps]]. [[Gremlin\|Gremlins]] were more familiar, so they made the cut. When the [[halfling\|halflings]] were removed, there was always an intention to use one of the expansions as an opportunity to reinsert them as a [[neutral]] troop.


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	'''XEL''': A key leader of the [[Conflux]] is [[Tamar the Wanderer]], one of the [[Elemental Lords]] of Air, who seeks to gain knowledge and help those in need. He and his compatriots aid [[Erathia]] against the [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]], and [[Tamar]] uses his gift of premonition to warn her about important things regarding [[Roland]], [[Gelu]] and [[Armageddon's Blade (artifact)\|Armageddon's Blade]].		'''XEL''': A key leader of the [[Conflux]] is [[Tamar the Wanderer]], one of the [[Elemental Lords]] of Air, who seeks to gain knowledge and help those in need. He and his compatriots aid [[Erathia]] against the [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]], and [[Tamar]] uses his gift of premonition to warn her about important things regarding [[Roland]], [[Gelu]] and [[Armageddon's Blade (artifact)\|Armageddon's Blade]].

	However, [[Tamar]]'s face is described as hidden, only his beard being visible, and it isn't clarified whether he's an {{hv\|air elemental\|~~AirElementalStormElemental~~}}, a [[human]], a {{hv\|genie\|~~GenieMasterGenie~~}} or something else. Can you tell us more about him?		However, [[Tamar]]'s face is described as hidden, only his beard being visible, and it isn't clarified whether he's an {{hv\|air elemental\|AirElemental}}, a [[human]], a {{hv\|genie\|Genie}} or something else. Can you tell us more about him?

	'''GF''': [[Human]]. [https://mightandmagic.fandom.com/wiki/Tamar This page] gets the essentials correct.		'''GF''': [[Human]]. [https://mightandmagic.fandom.com/wiki/Tamar This page] gets the essentials correct.
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	'''XEL''': In your [https://www.forge.acidcave.net/wywiad_g._fultona.html FAQ on the Forge's cancellation] you highlighted the fact that the [[Inferno]] town is populated by aliens who look like demons -- those being [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and the demon-like creatures they breed and summon: {{hv\|pit fiend\|~~PitFiendPitLord~~\|text=pit fiends}}, {{hv\|demon\|~~DemonHornedDemon~~\|text=demons}}, [[efreeti]], {{hv\|imp\|~~ImpFamiliar~~\|text=imps}} etc.		'''XEL''': In your [https://www.forge.acidcave.net/wywiad_g._fultona.html FAQ on the Forge's cancellation] you highlighted the fact that the [[Inferno]] town is populated by aliens who look like demons -- those being [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and the demon-like creatures they breed and summon: {{hv\|pit fiend\|PitFiend\|text=pit fiends}}, {{hv\|demon\|Demon\|text=demons}}, [[efreeti]], {{hv\|imp\|Imp\|text=imps}} etc.

	[[Jennifer Bullard]] [https://www.acidcave.net/jennifer_bullard_interview.html has mentioned in an interview] that the [[Kreegan]] are the original demons faced in MM worlds, and you viewed them as such. That means the demons in MM 1-5 and MM9 are [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and their creatures, like in the case of the [[Inferno]] line-up. [[Inferno]] creatures are also present in the [[Underworld]], a deep and vast network of cavern below [[Erathia]], nearly a millennium before HoMM3 (and they are mostly exterminated in [[Heroes Chronicles]]: [[Conquest of the Underworld]]).		[[Jennifer Bullard]] [https://www.acidcave.net/jennifer_bullard_interview.html has mentioned in an interview] that the [[Kreegan]] are the original demons faced in MM worlds, and you viewed them as such. That means the demons in MM 1-5 and MM9 are [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]] and their creatures, like in the case of the [[Inferno]] line-up. [[Inferno]] creatures are also present in the [[Underworld]], a deep and vast network of cavern below [[Erathia]], nearly a millennium before HoMM3 (and they are mostly exterminated in [[Heroes Chronicles]]: [[Conquest of the Underworld]]).
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	'''XEL''': What is the origin of {{hv\|angel\|~~AngelArchangel~~\|text=angels}} and {{hv\|archangel\|AngelArchangel\|text=archangels}}? Don't worry, we won't have a heart attack :)		'''XEL''': What is the origin of {{hv\|angel\|Angel\|text=angels}} and {{hv\|archangel\|AngelArchangel\|text=archangels}}? Don't worry, we won't have a heart attack :)

	'''GF''': Over the course of my time at New World, on occasion, typically when taking a break, I would wander into [[Paul Rattner]]'s office. Even though MM6 was in mid production, Paul was already thinking about MM7, so I made sure to update him on what was happening with HoMM3.		'''GF''': Over the course of my time at New World, on occasion, typically when taking a break, I would wander into [[Paul Rattner]]'s office. Even though MM6 was in mid production, Paul was already thinking about MM7, so I made sure to update him on what was happening with HoMM3.

	When I told him about the changes to the factions, I specifically mentioned the {{hv\|angel\|~~AngelArchangel~~\|text=angels}}. At that point in time, Paul was essentially the lore master for the MM universe. On the topic of the {{hv\|angel\|~~AngelArchangel~~\|text=angels}} and {{hv\|Archangel\|AngelArchangel\|text=Arch Angels}}, he proposed they be sophisticated robots created by the [[Ancient\|Ancients]] to hunt down and eradicate the [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]]. I agreed, and we ran with it.		When I told him about the changes to the factions, I specifically mentioned the {{hv\|angel\|Angel\|text=angels}}. At that point in time, Paul was essentially the lore master for the MM universe. On the topic of the {{hv\|angel\|Angel\|text=angels}} and {{hv\|Archangel\|AngelArchangel\|text=Arch Angels}}, he proposed they be sophisticated robots created by the [[Ancient\|Ancients]] to hunt down and eradicate the [[Kreegan\|Kreegans]]. I agreed, and we ran with it.

	Later, after the [[Forge (NWC)\|Forge]] was shelved, I remember thinking to myself, “If people have a problem with the whole ‘{{hv\|goblin\|~~GoblinHobgoblin~~\|text=goblins}} are aliens' idea, I can only imagine what they will think if they figure out the true origins of the {{hv\|angel\|~~AngelArchangel~~\|text=angels}}.		Later, after the [[Forge (NWC)\|Forge]] was shelved, I remember thinking to myself, “If people have a problem with the whole ‘{{hv\|goblin\|Goblin\|text=goblins}} are aliens' idea, I can only imagine what they will think if they figure out the true origins of the {{hv\|angel\|Angel\|text=angels}}.



	'''XEL''': {{hv\|Giant~~\|GiantTitan~~\|text=Giants}} and {{hv\|titan\|~~GiantTitan~~\|text=titans}} are made of some rock-like material (which is especially evident in the titan's HoMM2 and MM 6-7 death animation), but appear to be something more than just a [[golem]]. Moreover, their HoMM4 variation is clearly made of flesh?		'''XEL''': {{hv\|Giant\|text=Giants}} and {{hv\|titan\|Titan\|text=titans}} are made of some rock-like material (which is especially evident in the titan's HoMM2 and MM 6-7 death animation), but appear to be something more than just a [[golem]]. Moreover, their HoMM4 variation is clearly made of flesh?

	Also a notable thing is that both {{hv\|angel\|~~AngelArchangel~~\|text=angels}} and some {{hv\|Giant~~\|GiantTitan~~\|text=Giants}} and {{hv\|titan\|~~GiantTitan~~\|text=titans}} are allied with [[Bracada]]. Did you have any ideas about {{hv\|titan\|~~GiantTitan~~}} lore?		Also a notable thing is that both {{hv\|angel\|Angel\|text=angels}} and some {{hv\|Giant\|text=Giants}} and {{hv\|titan\|Titan\|text=titans}} are allied with [[Bracada]]. Did you have any ideas about {{hv\|titan\|Titan}} lore?

	'''GF''': Starting with HoMM4, I can tell you, I was only on the project for the first two weeks of its existence. Why did the {{hv\|titan\|~~GiantTitan~~\|text=titans}} shed their apparent inorganic appearance? I honestly do not know. It is possible the HoMM4 team, by setting the game on a completely new world, chose to reinvent the {{hv\|titan\|~~GiantTitan~~\|text=titans}} as flesh and blood giants in the Greek tradition. It is also possible a ‘lack of communication led to creative inconsistency'.		'''GF''': Starting with HoMM4, I can tell you, I was only on the project for the first two weeks of its existence. Why did the {{hv\|titan\|Titan\|text=titans}} shed their apparent inorganic appearance? I honestly do not know. It is possible the HoMM4 team, by setting the game on a completely new world, chose to reinvent the {{hv\|titan\|Titan\|text=titans}} as flesh and blood giants in the Greek tradition. It is also possible a ‘lack of communication led to creative inconsistency'.

	In terms of game mechanics, what Jon and I wanted to avoid, was having yet another group of troops immune to Mind Spells. To this end, I considered {{hv\|Naga~~\|NagaNagaQueen~~}}, {{hv\|Giant~~\|GiantTitan~~\|text=Giants}}, and {{hv\|titan\|~~GiantTitan~~\|text=titans}} to be conceptually similar to {{hv\|Dendroid\|DendroidGuardDendroidSoldier\|text=Dendroids}}, but there was never any specific lore explanation crafted to elaborate on this idea.		In terms of game mechanics, what Jon and I wanted to avoid, was having yet another group of troops immune to Mind Spells. To this end, I considered {{hv\|Naga}}, {{hv\|Giant\|text=Giants}}, and {{hv\|titan\|Titan\|text=titans}} to be conceptually similar to {{hv\|Dendroid\|DendroidGuardDendroidSoldier\|text=Dendroids}}, but there was never any specific lore explanation crafted to elaborate on this idea.


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	'''XEL''': [[Edric]]'s bio says: “[[Edric]]'s great grandfather was the first man in [[Erathia]] to domesticate and train a wild {{hv\|Griffin~~\|GriffinRoyalGriffin~~}}. Now, [[Edric]] continues what his father started by setting up [[Erathia]]'s largest Griffin breeding grounds for use in the King's armies.”		'''XEL''': [[Edric]]'s bio says: “[[Edric]]'s great grandfather was the first man in [[Erathia]] to domesticate and train a wild {{hv\|Griffin}}. Now, [[Edric]] continues what his father started by setting up [[Erathia]]'s largest Griffin breeding grounds for use in the King's armies.”

	However, the [[Long Live the Queen]] campaign says that the aforementioned first [[Rion Gryphonheart\|King Gryphonheart]] tamed the {{hv\|Griffin~~\|GriffinRoyalGriffin~~\|text=Griffins}} and trained them for war, eventually uniting the divergent human colonies into [[Erathia]]. I guess it is a mistake in [[Edric]]'s bio and it was instead an ancestor of his who was the first man to tame a {{hv\|griffin\|~~GriffinRoyalGriffin~~}}, is that correct?		However, the [[Long Live the Queen]] campaign says that the aforementioned first [[Rion Gryphonheart\|King Gryphonheart]] tamed the {{hv\|Griffin\|text=Griffins}} and trained them for war, eventually uniting the divergent human colonies into [[Erathia]]. I guess it is a mistake in [[Edric]]'s bio and it was instead an ancestor of his who was the first man to tame a {{hv\|griffin\|Griffin}}, is that correct?

	'''GF''': This appears to be a continuity error created by a lack of research or simple miscommunication. It happens. Were I to correct it, your solution, specifying an ‘ancestor' would be appropriate.		'''GF''': This appears to be a continuity error created by a lack of research or simple miscommunication. It happens. Were I to correct it, your solution, specifying an ‘ancestor' would be appropriate.
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	'''XEL''': Was there a specific reason (or several reason) for the exclusion of [[halfling\|halflings]] from the [[Tower]] faction?		'''XEL''': Was there a specific reason (or several reason) for the exclusion of [[halfling\|halflings]] from the [[Tower]] faction?

	'''GF''': I wanted something more creative and more visually interesting than a [[halfling]]. For a replacement candidate, it was a toss up between {{hv\|Gremlin~~\|GremlinMasterGremlin~~\|text=Gremlins}} and [[wikipedia:Redcap\|Red Caps]]. {{hv\|Gremlin~~\|GremlinMasterGremlin~~\|text=Gremlins}} were more familiar, so they made the cut. When the [[halfling\|halflings]] were removed, there was always an intention to use one of the expansions as an opportunity to reinsert them as a [[neutral]] troop.		'''GF''': I wanted something more creative and more visually interesting than a [[halfling]]. For a replacement candidate, it was a toss up between {{hv\|Gremlin\|text=Gremlins}} and [[wikipedia:Redcap\|Red Caps]]. {{hv\|Gremlin\|text=Gremlins}} were more familiar, so they made the cut. When the [[halfling\|halflings]] were removed, there was always an intention to use one of the expansions as an opportunity to reinsert them as a [[neutral]] troop.


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