User Guide

garrison from attacking armies. The next level, Citadel, provides
arrow towers for your ranged troops. The highest level, Castle, adds
a moat to slow attackers from reaching your town walls.
CARAVANS
All towns can build the Caravan structure (if the map allows it).
Caravans can be used to ship troops from one town or creature
dwelling to another. It may take a little while to move the troops
from one location to another, but Caravans still make it much
easier to move your troops around the map.
Creating a Car
avan
Follow the steps below to create a Caravan.
1) Click on the Caravan structure in the Town screen.
2) Click the ‘Create Caravan’ button.
3) Select the town or creature dwelling on the left where the
Caravan will begin its journey.
4) Drag the troops from the troop slots in the starting location to the
Caravan troop slots at the bottom. If you are purchasing creatures from
a creature dwelling, the Recruit screen will pop-up, and you must buy
the creatures before you can put them in a Caravan.
5) Finally, click the transport button at the bottom of the screen to
send the Caravan to its destination.
To view the Caravans currently in transit, click on the Caravan
structure in the Town screen, and then click the ‘View’ button to get
information about active Caravans and their destinations.
Note: If the destination of a Caravan is taken over by an enemy
army, the Caravan will continue on its path, appearing outside the
destination as long as the owner doesn’t already have eight armies.
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TOWN ALLIANCES
With the exception of the Stronghold (which associates with all town
types equally), each town has a general alliance with two other town
types. This means that you can hire heroes from that town type at
your Tavern. These alliances are listed below.
Haven = Academy & Preserve
Necropolis = Academy & Asylum
Academy = Haven & Necropolis
Asylum = Necropolis & Preserve
Preserve = Haven & Asylum
Note: Although the Stronghold isn’t allied with anyone, you can hire
all non-magic hero types from the Tavern.
RECRUITING CREATURES
Each town can support up to two Level 1 creature dwellings, and one
each of Level 1, 2, 3, and 4 creature dwellings. Clicking on a
creature dwelling in the Town screen brings up the Recruit screen,
allowing you to purchase creatures for your army if they are
available. All creatures cost a certain amount of gold, while Level 4
creatures also cost precious resources.
Before being able to build creature dwellings, however, you must
construct a Fort. Clicking on your Fort provides an easier way to
recruit creatures from any or all of your creature dwellings. Recruit
a creature by clicking on its portrait, or you can even buy them all
(if you have the resources) at one time by clicking the ‘Buy All’
button in the lower-right of the screen.
In addition to making creature dwellings possible in your town, your
Castle also provides fortification should your town be attacked. The
lowest level of fortification, Fort, provides walls to protect your
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