Griffin Cliff

Catherine: Each year, griffins from around the world migrate to Griffin Cliff. Armies of King Gryphonheart the First tamed the griffins and trained them for war. With these great beasts, King Gryphonheart unified the divergent human colonies and formed Erathia. King Gryphonheart felt the land’s native griffins were key to any Erathian war. To secure Steadwick, we need the griffins.

Scenario

Timed events

Day	Title	Message
Day 1	Intro part 1	The region of Griffin Cliff, the annual breeding grounds from which nearly all of Erathia's Griffin population comes from, is currently under the control of the combined Nighon and Kreegan forces. Generations ago, the Griffins were key to building Erathia, and today they are key to reclaiming it.
Day 1	Intro part 2	Nighon and Kreegan infestation in this area is significant, but we must free the Griffins who are currently being forced to serve them. We have received reports that the capitol city of Steadwick is under siege. Should it fall, we will need the assistance of the Griffins.
Day 1	Intro part 3	Seek out the Griffin Towers to the north. We must free them all before we can press on toward Steadwick. Good luck.
Day 5	At : Bonus wood.	(Repeats every 5 days) Wood for the dungeon overlords war effort Effect: +10

Rumors

Title	Message
Refugees	There have been many refugees fleeing the east. Most travel toward the safety of Steadwick.
Steadwick	I have heard that Steadwick has been attacked by Devils!

Objects

Events

Location	Message
25, 23, 0	One of your soldiers suddenly cries out, "Ambush!" You have just enough time to draw your weapons. Guardians: 50 Familiars, 50 Infernal Troglodytes, 30 Harpy Hags, 30 Magogs, 20 Cerberi, 20 Evil Eyes, 5 Scorpicores Contents: +1500 Gold
29, 8, 0	Looks like an avalanche has blocked this pass.
46, 23, 0	One of your soldiers suddenly cries out, "Ambush!" You have just enough time to draw your weapons. Guardians: 50 Familiars, 50 Infernal Troglodytes, 30 Harpy Hags, 30 Magogs, 20 Cerberi, 20 Evil Eyes, 5 Efreet Sultans Contents: +1500 Gold

Towns

Location	Type	Name
25, 65, 0	Castle	-
36, 53, 0	Castle	-
47, 65, 0	Castle	-
14, 41, 0	Inferno	-
25, 22, 0	Castle	-
56, 41, 0	Inferno	-
46, 22, 0	Castle	-
20, 26, 1	Dungeon	-
34, 46, 1	Dungeon	-
49, 28, 1	Dungeon	-

Heroes

Location	Player	Hero
36, 54, 0		Your most powerful hero from Guardian Angels.
25, 66, 0		Your 2nd most powerful hero from Guardian Angels.
47, 66, 0		Your 3rd most powerful hero from Guardian Angels.
36, 48, 0		Your 4th most powerful hero from Guardian Angels.
26, 58, 0		Your 5th most powerful hero from Guardian Angels.
43, 60, 0		Your 6th most powerful hero from Guardian Angels.
15, 67, 0		Your 7th most powerful hero from Guardian Angels.
53, 64, 0		Your 8th most powerful hero from Guardian Angels.
27, 11, 0		Random Hero
47, 10, 0		Random Hero
20, 27, 1		Random Hero
34, 47, 1		Random Hero
49, 29, 1		Random Hero

Seer's Huts

Location	Quest	Reward	Messages
19, 62, 0	Return with: Bird of Perception	Expert Eagle Eye	Proposal: (none) Progress: (none) Completion: (none)
42, 59, 0	Return with: Ladybird of Luck	50 Griffins	Proposal: (none) Progress: (none) Completion: (none)

Signs

Location	Message
37, 64, 0	Ye Old Griffin Road

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

This is the first real map of the heroes 3 campaigns (in terms of difficulty). The player does start with 3 towns, but two of them are missing Fort. A cunning player knowing what is ahead of them (or one who read a user commentary), has brought at least 6 Knights or Clerics - as a result, their main hero (probably Orrin, Valeska or someone similar who can capitalize on the advantage) has about 64 Marksmen around day 3-4. If said hero also has access to Expert Slow, Clone, Bless or other useful spells, they can easily defeat any of the Forts guarding the Griffin Towers. With proper hero chaining, the scenario should then be very easy to complete within the first few weeks, regardless of the difficulty level (as the map is covered in unguarded valuables).

If, however, you did not bring multiple Knights and Cleric and instead have a mixed group of heroes, the scenario may become much more difficult. Obtaining the minimum amount of Marksmen necessary to finish it may take a few weeks, during which the enemy will keep harrassing you. In such cases it is recommended to quickly take over enemy towns, build Fortifications in your Castle towns and grow the population of Marksmen as quickly as possible. If somehow there is spare gold (for example, because you're playing on the Easy difficulty), you may consider purchasing higher level Castle units.