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Attack, defense, speed and spells like [[Bless]] and [[Prayer]] are very useful for Royal Griffins. With all of this, Royal Griffins are much better in siege against enemy castles. With Edric, they can kill the most important defensive unit and survive all attack. Of course, Archangels can revive fallen Griffins.
Compared to other level 3 units, both Griffins have adequate stats with the only weakness being their relatively low damage. Edric's specialty will not only make Royal Griffins the 2nd fastest level 3 unit at 10 [[Speed]] (only [[Serpent Fly and Dragon Fly|Dragon Flies]] are faster), but also somewhat mitigate their low damage thanks to the increased attack. His secondary skills make him a decent starting hero while further improving the performance of the Griffins as Armorer leads to less casualties (improving the strength of the Griffin's retaliations) and Leadership can allow for extra attacks (along with mitigating the chance of losing turns due to low morale). Keep in mind that as a Knight, Edric has the lowest chance of all the hero classes to learn [[Earth Magic]] which can cause issues later in the game if he doesn't learn it due to the improvements spells such as [[Resurrection]], [[Town Portal]], and [[Slow]] get when cast with Expert Earth Magic.
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Latest revision as of 18:11, 15 December 2024

Castle
Knights
OrrinOrrin Orrin
ValeskaValeska Valeska
EdricEdric Edric
SylviaSylvia Sylvia
BeatriceBeatrice Beatrice Horn of the Abyss
Lord HaartLord Haart Lord Haart Restoration of Erathia
SorshaSorsha Sorsha
ChristianChristian Christian
TyrisTyris Tyris
CatherineCatherine Catherine Map Editor
RolandRoland Roland Armageddon's Blade Map Editor
Sir MullichSir Mullich Sir Mullich Horn of the Abyss (Campaign/Custom)Sir MullichSir Mullich Sir Mullich Armageddon's Blade
Clerics
AdelaAdela Adela
CuthbertCuthbert Cuthbert
AdelaideAdelaide Adelaide
InghamIngham Ingham
SanyaSanya Sanya
LoynisLoynis Loynis
CaitlinCaitlin Caitlin
RionRion Rion
Towns
Castle Rampart Tower
Inferno Necropolis Dungeon
Stronghold Fortress Conflux
Cove Factory
Edric the Knight
Basic Information:
EdricEdric Class: Knight
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Edric's great grandfather was the first man in Erathia to domesticate and train a wild Griffin. Now, Edric's family maintains Erathia's largest Griffin breeding grounds for use in the King's armies.
Specialty: Griffins
Specialty GriffinsSpecialty Griffins Increases the speed of any Griffins or Royal Griffins by 1 and their Attack and Defense skills by 5% for every 3 levels (rounded up).
Level:
  Level  
Primary Skills:
Attack 2 Defense 2 Spell Power 1 Knowledge 1
Secondary Skills:
Leadership Basic Leadership
Armorer Basic Armorer
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Troops:
Pikeman Pikeman 10–20 Always
Griffin Griffin 2–3 Always Horn of the Abyss88% Shadow of Death
Griffin Griffin 2–3 Always Horn of the Abyss25% Shadow of Death
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[[File: Creature portrait {{{troop_5}}} small.gif|{{{troop_5}}}|link={{{troop_5}}}]] [[{{{troop_5}}}|{{{troop_5}}}]] Always
[[File: Creature portrait {{{troop_6}}} small.gif|{{{troop_6}}}|link={{{troop_6}}}]] [[{{{troop_6}}}|{{{troop_6}}}]] Always
[[File: Creature portrait {{{troop_7}}} small.gif|{{{troop_7}}}|link={{{troop_7}}}]] [[{{{troop_7}}}|{{{troop_7}}}]] Always
Spell:
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War Machine:
[[File: Creature portrait small.gif link=]] [[|]] Always Horn of the Abyss88% Shadow of Death
Starting Movement Points:
1560

Story[edit | hide | hide all]

Edric does not appear in the story text of any campaign levels.

Appearances[edit | hide]

Spoils of War
Gold Rush as an enemy.
Seeds of Discontent
The Road Home as an enemy.
Hack and Slash
Black Sheep as an enemy.
Horn of the Abyss
Frontier as an enemy.

The following Heroes Chronicles campaign happens long before the Restoration Wars, so this appearance should not be considered canonical.

Revolt of the Beastmasters
The First Law as an enemy.
Naming a Nation as an enemy.

Specialty[edit | hide]

The in-game description "Increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Griffins or Royal Griffins or each level attained after 3rd level." is misleading when stating "each level attained" and lacks the speed bonus information (description is fixed in Horn of the Abyss Horn of the Abyss).

Unlike the native terrain speed bonus, the creature specialty speed bonus can affect the hero's movement points in the case that the creature is the slowest one in the army.

EdricEdric GriffinGriffin Royal Griffin
Level Attack Defense Attack Defense
Level 8 8 9 9
3 +1 +1 +1 +1
9 +2 +2 +2 +2
15 +2 +2 +3 +3
18 +3 +3 +3 +3
21 +3 +3 +4 +4
24 +4 +4 +4 +4
27 +4 +4 +5 +5
33 +5 +5 +5 +5
36 +5 +5 +6 +6
39 +6 +6 +6 +6
42 +6 +6 +7 +7
48 +7 +7 +8 +8
54 +8 +8 +9 +9
63 +9 +9 +10 +10
69 +10 +10 +11 +11
75/88 +12 +12 +14 +14


User commentary

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Some may find the information in this section subjective or irrelevant.

Compared to other level 3 units, both Griffins have adequate stats with the only weakness being their relatively low damage. Edric's specialty will not only make Royal Griffins the 2nd fastest level 3 unit at 10 Speed (only Dragon Flies are faster), but also somewhat mitigate their low damage thanks to the increased attack. His secondary skills make him a decent starting hero while further improving the performance of the Griffins as Armorer leads to less casualties (improving the strength of the Griffin's retaliations) and Leadership can allow for extra attacks (along with mitigating the chance of losing turns due to low morale). Keep in mind that as a Knight, Edric has the lowest chance of all the hero classes to learn Earth Magic which can cause issues later in the game if he doesn't learn it due to the improvements spells such as Resurrection, Town Portal, and Slow get when cast with Expert Earth Magic.


See also:[edit | hide]