Merist

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Merist the Witch
Basic information:
	Class:	Witch
	Gender:	Female
	Race:	Gnoll
Merist was supposed to have been the healer of her village, but when it was discovered that her magical powers were far greater than what would be required as a village healer, she was quickly pressed into the service of Tatalia.
Specialty: Stone Skin
Casts stone skin with increased effect, based on the level of the target unit.
Starting Level:
Level
Starting primary skills:
0 1 2 2
Starting secondary skills:
Basic Wisdom
Basic Learning
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Starting troops:
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Starting troops :
Gnoll 15-25 Always  Lizardman 4–7 Always  Serpent Fly 3-4 Always
Starting spell:
	Stone Skin
Starting movement points:
Minimum Maximum HotA 1560 1560 1560

Merist the Witch is a Fortress hero. Merist starts with a spell book and the spell Stone Skin.

Specialty

Merist's specialty gives in addition to the normal stone skin defense bonus:
     +3 to creatures on level 1–2
     +2 to creatures on level 3–4
     +1 to creatures on level 5–6
     No additional bonus for creatures on level 7.

Although the description of the specialty states, "based on hero level compared to the level of the target unit", the hero's level has no effect on the specialty.

See also:

• List of heroes
• Hero class
• Hero biographies
• Hero specialty
• List of hero specialties