Chapter 4: James Missions As the god of earth, James favors creatures, which tend to be slow but tough. While his creatures are difficult to kill due to their good defenses, James' higher-level spells are extremely offense-minded. It is in one of his early missions that you gain access to the best special character in the game: Sirocco the dragon. New players could do worse than to stick with James for the duration of their first single-player experience. James Mission 1 Mission Title: Quorog Objective: Find the village Quorog Mission Attributes: +2 to James, +1 to Persephone, -1 to Charnel, -1 to Pyro, -1 to Stratos New Units: Trogg, earthfling, gargoyle New Spells: Rock The rock spell is an offensive weapon. When you cast it, your wizard chants momentarily, pulls a rock from the ground, and hurls it at an opponent. This spell tracks the opponent, so you do not have to aim it; in fact, you can turn while chanting and face elsewhere. The summoned rock leaps into the air above your head and heads straight for the target, exploding against anything (including friendly units and environmental obstacles) in its path. This little village is where you'll find the first farmers. To get this mission started, build a manalith on the fountain near you and use your two souls to summon manahoars. Assign them to guard you in phalanx formation so that they trail behind you at all times. Off to your left, you can see another fountain on the plains below, with a shrine honoring James close to it. Go to that fountain and build a manalith. Turn right, and you will see a small village. This is Quorog, which is where you should go next. Two farmers will run to you and tell you about dragons who have attacked their land. A dragon hatchling's arrival will bear witness to the farmers' tale. Mid-Mission Objective - Find all surviving farmers: Go north from Quorog and approach the farmers there. A cutscene will reveal the location of the dragon caves in the area. Each cave is home to one or two dragon hatchlings, which attack if approached. If you destroy the caves without killing (most of) the hatchlings, Persephone will grant you a boon at the end of the level to thank you for your peaceful approach. Five gargoyles possess enough mana to take down a cave without regenerating their mana (remember, ranged creatures require mana to fire). They are also immune to the hatchlings, which are melee units. Use gargoyles to take down the caves and use earthflings to kill the dragon, which may appear near the northern end of the level.   « Previous Page James Missions (cont.) »