James Mission 2 Mission Title: Solis, site of an ancient dragon burial ground Objective: Subdue Sirocco or desecrate the Ragman's altar Mission Attributes: +2 to James, +1 to Persephone, -1 to Charnel, -1 to Pyro, -1 to Stratos New Units: Basilisk New Spells: Skin of stone Skin of stone is a low-level spell with great benefits. It may be cast only upon yourself, and since you do not need to target your own person when you cast it, you should definitely know the keyboard command for it. Because it costs comparatively little mana, it is quite useful to cast the skin of stone spell just before any major battle, because it both protects you and leaves you with plenty of mana to cast other spells. If you guardian your creatures to your manalith, you can hold off the Ragman's first attacks easily. To the southeast of your altar, over the ridge, a village lies in ruins. Go there first to defeat the enemies who destroyed the village; claim all the souls you see. North of you is a manalith with a handful of units guarding it - you can defeat these units with the souls you have gathered. Northeast of your altar is a narrow neck that connects your peninsula to the mainland. Just past the neck is a trio of manaliths. When you attack the first one, the Ragman will respond in kind. Once you capture a mana fountain, guardian a unit or two to it, and it will help you defeat the Ragman in all subsequent attacks. You can find the dragon Sirocco with a little exploring, and you can end the level by killing her (luring her to a manalith guardianed with ranged units works well). A far better plan is to desecrate the Ragman's altar, because Sirocco will join your side as a boon from Persephone. As long as your attributes remain high with Persephone, Sirocco will fight alongside you for the remainder of the campaign. Her "breath of life" spell raises any of your slain creatures from the dead, which saves you the mana required to resummon the creature.   « Previous Page James Missions (cont.) »