[SPOILERS]Ill Met by Moonlight-The Unseelie Court of the Svartalfar

[Selrahc]

If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended,
That you have but slumber'd here
While these visions did appear.
And this weak and idle theme,
No more yielding, but a dream,
Gentles, do not reprehend;
If you pardon, we will mend.
And, as I am an honest Puck,
If we have unearned luck,
Now to 'scape the serpent's tongue,
We will make amends ere long:
Else the Puck a liar call.
So good night unto you all.
Give me your hands, if we be friends,
And Robin shall restore amends.

-Puck

[Selrahc]

Elves love forests. I think we all know that. They have a much more reserved attitude to rainforests.

So the question is how to turn this:
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The answer is

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FIRE[/COLOR][/SIZE]

In Fall From Heaven when a rainforest burns down, it regrows as a new forest, then blooms out into a lovely elf friendly terrain. With that in mind the plan has to be to burn down every tree in sight. What could be a more elfish strategy than that.

The first spell on the Adept is Fire 1. This spell allows the user to create smoke on the tile it is cast. This will in time become fire, and spread around.

[Selrahc]

What else do the Svartalfar bring to the table?


Firstly, Faeryl Viconia has absolutely fantastic traits for a mage leader. Raiders is the only possible way for a mage unit to get commando. Arcane should be self explanatory with a wider arcane focus.

Now, the Svartalfar are the more fragile of the two elf civs. In fact surviving the early game is going to be a challenge. With that in mind then, the other two spells on the starting adept have been picked to maximize the advantages that the Svartalfar have.


The Svartalfar Civilization trait is Sinister. Sinister is a nice little bonus for recon units, giving them +1 attack strength. I'll be building recon units almost exclusively for the opening game. The big bonus that will give me is mobility. Accordingly, both of my remaining spells have gone to boosting that mobility advantage.

Haste will speed up my forces. It allows the adept to avoid slowing down the scouts or hunters. It lets my recon units attack and withdraw in a single turn, putting injured units outside attack range of 1 move units. Almost as importantly, it greatly reduces the risks endemic in early exploration. By keeping the haste spell in reserve the adept can explore the jungle. If she would end turn next to a barbarian or rival civ unit, trigger haste and escape. We really can't have the starting adept be killed by a tiger or skeleton shortly into the game, and with haste we shouldn't have to deal with it.

Slow will increase the mobility advantage of my forces even more. It holds any 1 move units that it affects completely still and it should ensure that my 2-move recon will be the fastest thing on the field. This spell is less integral to early strategy than haste or blaze, but it could still be a lifesaver in counteracting early aggression... provided the enemy doesn't have a haste adept.

Early Military: Scouts and Hunters backed by haste/slow adept.

[Selrahc]

*Someone* smashed the last Svatalfar player during the early game. Assuming I survive, there are some options to pick from going into the midgame.

I would say that the forces should always be supported by Illusionists

Illusionists give out poison blades that are almost necessary for good recon. They also have an array of other spells. Illusions are actually incredibly good defensively. If I can carry the bulk of offensive action with other units, Illusionists could potentially be used as stack defence better than most other.

[COLOR="DarkOrange"]Nyxkin
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Nyxkin are resourceless horse archers, which get a slight boost in the form of a defensive strike and a first strike. Raider horse archers are always good, so this is a good option. Unlike recon solutions these guys can pillage. Relying heavily on these guys will feel a lot like wasting the sinister trait though...

Rangers
Sinister Rangers with poison blades are S9. That is pretty nifty.
I'm inclined to go for Rangers in addition to other options, because they really are going to be my best city defenders for much of the game.

Assassins
Weaker and less tough than rangers, these guys do however work very well paired up with massed illusionists. While illusions can't kill, they can heavily weaken. If the Illusions weaken enemies and the assassins pick them off, that could work very nicely.
Assassins also sit on the same technoloy that unlocks the rather excellent Alazkan the Assassin hero.

The last potential option is Operation Fenris.

I.E., going for Werewolves.
This links in pretty well with a ranger based military.

[Selrahc]

Religion and Early Tech Path

Going for Fellowship of Leaves in the early game. Pretty much a beeline, only grabbing essential economic technology like education before hand.

Sticking with Fellowship of Leaves for the entire game is a strong possibility. Faeryl isn't spiritual, and can fill most of the roles of priests with mages. I don't think there will be much advantage in shopping around for other religions.

And.. I think that's enough for today.
I'll do some opponent analysis tomorrow.

[Ravus Sol]

Will you adopt a different religion to try to change your alignment to neutral so that you can use Druids end game?

[Selrahc]

Sure. If we get to that point in the game "Paris is well worth a mass" and Druids are well worth a late game conversion to Empyrean. Of course the question of what sort of priority to put on druids will be one to consider. If going for werewolves and rangers, they will be a natural extension. If going for Assassins and massed Illusionists, then perhaps Archmage will be the higher priority.

[Selrahc]

In order to select your weapon, one needs to see where it will ultimately find its blooded sheath.

With that in mind then, what are the strengths and weakness of the opponents?
1.[SIZE="4"]The Luchuirp[/SIZE]

When it gets running, the Luchuirp machine is an unstoppable rolling horde of metal and fire.

I say unstoppable... A posion blade here, a careful murder there, and the whole thing unravels. The Svartalfar can be almost uniquely well equipped to handle a powerful golem horde.

Firstly, the Golem makers themselves are fragile. The dwarven adepts that follow a horde keeping it well healed will be easy prey for an assassins blade. Remove the repair, and the whole machine grinds to a screeching halt through attrition. Barnaxus himself represents a similarly high priority target for the assassins.

Secondly, fireball spam will not work on an army of summonned illusions. Each illusion will be fully healed after successful battle, so the fireballs won't be gradually chipping away at a wall in preparation for a golem attack. They'll be slamming into illusions for no good effect.

Thirdly, in a weakness specific to this game, Golems can't handle their slow. Slow affects non living units like golems, utterly halting them. With no possibility of haste it means that my starting adept can be an invaluable asset against them right up until the end game.

And of course, the traditional method to avoid a late game golem horde is to strangle it in infancy. A very Svartalfar method of problem solving.

[Selrahc]

2. [SIZE="4"]The Grigori[/SIZE]

In a world of gods and monsters, it takes courage to stand tall and face your foes with nothing but the strength of men. The Grigori embody that courage.

The first danger of the Grigori is the adventurer rush. Taking the first one or two adventurers as well as some axemen and in this game, the adept. Then choking or killing an opponent. It should work well. It makes the Grigori by far the best rushers in this game.

The second danger of the Grigori is the adventurers guild, a building that gives bonus XP and a mass of adventurer GP points. Combined with Ardor, this will work in the midgame to give the Grigori an experienced "Civilian" army, backed up by a large cadre of freshly minted adventurers.

The third danger of the Grigori is the Medic. Grigori Medics are an expensive late-midgame unit with the same strength as an axeman but requiring the expensive Infirmary building. They are well worth the cost however. Grigori medics can heal the stacks they are with, knitting up fatal wounds in the same manner as Luchuirp enchantment adepts fix their metal friends. Unlike Luchuirp adepts though, the Medics have po special vulnerability to assassins. The chief grace against them is their expense. If Thoth loses them in combat it will be a costly loss. Sadly Thoth has proven himself a good enough combatant that I'm doubtful he'll easily leave them exposed.

The last danger of the Grigori is the Archmage. If the Grigori player can last to the lategame, Heroic archmages are some of the finest available. A full complement of them is a humbling force. To get a full complement though, the Grigori player cannot afford to lose many adventurers along the way.

The Grigori aren't the most scary civ around, but they have their tricks. Don't underestimate them. Since they rely on a relatively few powerful units to anchor their forces, illusions and assassins may again be the answer.

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3. [SIZE="4"]The Balseraphs[/SIZE]

The Balseraphs under Keelyn are a known quantity. An extremely worrying, powerful known quantity. But you can at least predict the things you will need to deal with. Under Perpentach the Balseraphs are distilled Chaos. They can spring down any path, bringing alarming toys to the table.

War traits and freaks can make Perpentach into a powerful early game leader. This is what I am most worried about. Upgraded freaks with good mutations and a boost from aggressive, charismatic or raiders can wreck a poor elf.

Getting a good early game dictates the later game to a certain extent. Mimics can become extremely powerful if they are allowed to run amok. Experienced mimics are one of the most terrifying forces in the game. But if other factions have kept up or over run in tech, they will be stifled and the Balseraphs will be better off focussing on other areas of the Tech tree. Melee would be my first inclination as to the direction of Balseraph research to take early advantage of Mimics. Rangers should work well to fight the mimics due to strength advantage, although that will let them steal sinister and poison blade so the focus will need to be on quick decisive victories.

While Perpentach is not anywhere near as powerful as Keelyn at using arcane units, he is still a perfectly competent and formidable opponent in that area. Puppets have several small advantages and disadvantages over regular casters. In this game, Arcane would be my second guess to the priority of the Balseraphs and should be countered with Assassins despite the puppet chaff covering them up.

Perpentach has several unique units in the recon line.. but in general they are unsuitable to base an army around. Harlequin taunt is a very useful support ability, and taskmasters can get slaves for freak shows. Neither really are worth basing an entire army around.

Perpentach who lucks into the spiritual trait should be seriously considering pushing up the divine line. Building priests until the trait runs out, and then switching over to build the religious unique units like Ratha or Stygian guards.


Perpentach is an interesting opponent. Watch carefully, and carry a large poisoned blade.