Pyro Mission 5 Mission Title: Cindercrag, home to Pyro's research and development mission Objective 1:The pyrodraulic dynamo must survive Objective 2: Bring ten slaves to the dynamo Objective 3: Defeat Charlotte Objective 4: Defeat Grakkus Mission Attributes: +2 to Pyro, -2 to James, -1 to Persephone, -1 to Charnel, -1 to Stratos New Units: Pyrodactyl New Spells: Explosion You arrive for the debut of Pyro's superweapon, the pyrodraulic dynamo. Unfortunately, it requires some finishing touches before it's complete and ready for operation. Pyro needs more slaves; gather them from the factories around the map and lead them back to the dynamo. You need ten slaves to complete the dynamo and get the device online. You then have five minutes before it is activated and assists in your mission efforts. Search the area around each factory to order the workers back to Faestus. You face two wizard adversaries during the mission, the James-friendly Grakkus, as well as Charlotte once again. Both will leave you alone for the first part of the mission, but expect to encounter one or both on patrol; you will eventually have to move against their altars. You're offered the pyrodactyl, a sturdy air unit to complement your melee and ranged troops. A little pricey at three souls, but it can implement a vicious oil attack to blind enemies, which makes them more susceptible to ranged attacks. Approach the mana fountain and construct a manalith. Reinforce your manahoars with an additional unit. Produce a few pyrodactyls, as well as melee and ranged units. You have a small force, and one that wouldn't fare well in a battle this early. Don't seek out Charlotte or Grakkus - instead, it's time to head to the factories. You'll spot them as flashing arrows on the minimap or with beam indicators on the game screen. To capture slaves, simply approach them. The slaves will follow you; watch the minimap to make sure they're keeping up with you. Locate the pyrodraulic dynamo, which lies east of your altar and beyond the first and second factories. You snag only three slaves at a time - you'll have to visit four factories to fetch them all. As you approach the dynamo, you'll notice that Pyro defends it well. These units should easily fend off any attacks from Grakkus and Charlotte. During your travels between factories, you may encounter Grakkus or Charlotte. Stay away from their heavily defended manaliths and altars. Fight them close to your manaliths or shrines and convert enemy units quickly to bolster your army. You'd like nearly two full presets to defeat both wizards easily. Explore the map and destroy enemy manaliths and replace them with your own. After sending ten slaves to the dynamo, it starts to charge with a counter that indicates five minutes remaining. At the end of the countdown, the pyrodraulic dynamo attacks one of the enemy wizard's manaliths and altars, weakening its defenses. Wait until this moment before assaulting. Meanwhile, just stay back and let Grakkus and Charlotte come to you - kill the enemy units and convert souls. The dynamo significantly weakens enemy defenses (and creates red souls if you can get there quickly). Move in against the damaged base and destroy the guardians and the manalith; then create a pyrodactyl to desecrate the wizard's altar. Place your own manaliths or a shrine over the mana fountain. Assault the second base - you should have plenty of units and power at this point. Weaken defenses with spells and then attack; approach the altar and cast the desecrate spell. Finish off the wizard to complete the mission.   « Previous Page Pyro Missions (cont.) »