Fortress

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	Factory

Fortress is a neutral alignment town with the beastmaster and witch hero classes. Fortresses are built at the edge of swamps. Their armies are primarily made up of deadly creatures – born of the swamps, and then subdued and trained for warfare. Fortress represents Tatalia.

Fortress' native terrain is swamp.

Fortress Creature Dwellings

Fortress Specific Buildings

Blood Obelisk - (+2 Defense to heroes defending against a siege)
Cage of Warlords - (+1 Defense to visiting hero)
Captain's Quarters - (Gnoll horde building, +6/week)
Glyphs of Fear - (+2 Attack to heroes defending against a siege)
Shipyard - (like in Castle, Necropolis and Conflux towns)
Carnivorous Plant - (Grail building, +10 Attack and Defense to heroes defending against a siege, as well as 5000 gold/day and +50% creature growth)

Halls

Fortifications

Miscellaneous

Mage Guilds

Banned spells

Village Hall

Village Hall
(existing)

Fort

20

5000

Tavern

5

500

Mage Guild level 1

5

2000

File:Town Hall large.gif

Town Hall

2500

Citadel

5

2500

Marketplace

5

500

Mage Guild level 2

5

4

5

4

1000

City Hall

5000

Castle

10

5000

Resource Silo

Resource Silo ()

5

5000

Mage Guild level 3

5

6

5

6

1000

Capitol

10000

Blacksmith

5

1000

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Mage Guild level 4

5

8

5

8

1000

Mage Guild level 5

5

10

5

10

1000

Total Common Buildings:

45

40

37000

Total Mage Guild:

15

10

15

10

4000

20

18

20

18

5000

25

28

25

28

6000

Resource	Basic	Upgrades	All
	28900	25500	91400
	70	50	175
	45	20	105
	0	0	10
	0	0	10
	7	12	29
	17	22	49
Troop cost/week:		26660 + 2

Name	Class	Specialty	Skill 1	Skill 2	Spell
Bron	Beastmaster	Basilisks	Basic Armorer	Basic Resistance
Bron	Beastmaster	Basilisks	Basic Armorer	Basic Interference
Drakon	Beastmaster	Gnolls	Basic Armorer	Basic Leadership
Wystan	Beastmaster	Lizardmen	Basic Armorer	Basic Archery
Tazar	Beastmaster	Armorer	Advanced Armorer
Alkin	Beastmaster	Gorgons	Basic Armorer	Basic Offense
Korbac	Beastmaster	Serpent Flies	Basic Armorer	Basic Pathfinding
Gerwulf	Beastmaster	Ballista	Basic Armorer	Basic Artillery
Broghild	Beastmaster	Wyverns	Basic Armorer	Basic Scouting
Mirlanda	Witch	Weakness	Advanced Wisdom		Weakness
Rosic	Witch	Mysticism	Basic Wisdom	Basic Mysticism	Magic Arrow
Voy	Witch	Navigation	Basic Wisdom	Basic Navigation	Slow
Kinkeria	Witch	Learning	Basic Wisdom	Basic Learning	Slow
Verdish	Witch	First Aid	Basic Wisdom	Basic First Aid	Protection from Fire
Merist	Witch	Stone Skin	Basic Wisdom	Basic Learning	Stone Skin
Styg	Witch	Sorcery	Basic Wisdom	Basic Sorcery	Shield
Andra	Witch	Intelligence	Basic Wisdom	Basic Intelligence	Dispel
Tiva	Witch	Eagle Eye	Basic Wisdom	Basic Eagle Eye	Stone Skin
Adrienne	Witch	Fire Magic	Basic Wisdom	Expert Fire Magic	Inferno

Name	Lvl	Att	Def	Dmg-	Dmg+	HP	Spd	Grw	AI Val	Cost		Special

Gnoll Gnoll	1	3	5	2	3	6	4	12	56	50
Gnoll Marauder Gnoll Marauder	1⁺	4	6	2	3	6	5	12	90	70
Lizardman Lizardman	2	5	6	2	3	14	4	9	126	110		Ranged (12 shots)
Lizard Warrior Lizard Warrior	2⁺	6	8	2	5	15	5	9	156	140		Ranged (24 shots)
Serpent Fly Serpent Fly	3	7	9	2	5	20	9	8	268	220		Flying, Dispel
Dragon Fly Dragon Fly	3⁺	8	10	2	5	20	13	8	312	240		Flying, Dispel, Weakness
Basilisk Basilisk	4	11	11	6	10	35	5	4	552	325		Petrify
Greater Basilisk Greater Basilisk	4⁺	12	12	6	10	40	7	4	714	400		Petrify
Gorgon Gorgon	5	10	14	12	16	70	5	3	890	525
Mighty Gorgon Mighty Gorgon	5⁺	11	16	12	16	70	6	3	1028	600		Death stare 10% chance/unit
Wyvern Wyvern	6	14	14	14	18	70	7	2	1350	800		Flying
Wyvern Monarch Wyvern Monarch	6⁺	14	14	18	22	70	11	2	1518	1100		Flying, Poison
Hydra Hydra	7	16	18	25	45	175	5	1	4120	2200		No enemy retaliation, Attack all adjacent enemies
Chaos Hydra Chaos Hydra	7⁺	18	20	25	45	250	7	1	5931	3500	1	No enemy retaliation, Attack all adjacent enemies

Strategy

While among them there is only one ranged-attack creature, Fortress units possess many special abilities to offset this deficiency.

Strategy Guide for Fortress from Jolly Joker on Celestial Heavens

Pros

High defense (Defense themed town)
With a two-hex moat and several buildings which increase the stats of the defending hero, a Fortress castle is a real pain to attack.
Resilient hand-to-hand troops with excellent specials (Death Stare, Petrify, Poison).
Their swamp native terrain makes them move much faster than any hero (without pathfinding) in the swamp.
The Wyvern Nest is very cheap and has very low requirements compared to the other level 6 dwellings, allowing the Fortress town to get level 6 units in their army early even on impossible difficulty.
Bron is the only hero in the game to bring level 4 units - Basilisks - with him at the start of the game. (Except Illor in HotA.)

Cons

Fortress creatures have the lowest attack ratings of all towns.
The heavy focus on Defense can be disadvantageous in many cases, as a hero with high attack can kill their enemies before they have a chance to attack back. Attack can therefore be used as a type of defense, while defense cannot be used as offense.
- The heavy focus on Defense combined with the fact that fortress only have got one shooter makes it more difficult for fortress to win battles without casualities than the other factions.
Magic, Mage Guild is limited to level 3.
Some creatures have poor stats (in Shadow of Death some stats for Lizardman/Lizard Warrior and Serpent Fly/Dragon Fly were increased, but overall they are still relatively weak. In wake of gods, this can be fixed by use of some settings making Fortress creatures better).
Very slow 7 level creature, especially the basic version (with speed 5, Hydra is slower than six lvl 1 creatures, and there is no upgraded lvl 1 creature slower than Hydra; among lvl 2 melee units, only Dwarf, Walking Dead, and Zombie are slower).
With two relatively weak fliers (lvl 3 with 20 hp, lvl 6 with 70 hp) and one very weak shooter, the Fortress has a very hard time invading other towns properly. So Expert Ballistics, Expert Teleport and/or Expert Earthquake are a must.

Fortress

Strategy

Pros

Cons

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