Chapter 7: Stratos Missions Centering his units and spells on cold, wind, lightning, and other weather phenomenon, Stratos is a strange sort, and many of the other gods aren't sure what to make of him. Who are his allies and who are his enemies? While Stratos' campaign starts relatively normal, it soon appears that Stratos' may be craftier than he seems. Stratos' higher-level units have the ability to freeze enemy units, and his cloudkill spell can come in particularly handy against a large enemy force or manalith guardians. Stratos Mission 1 Mission Title: Diallia, a haunted place, long-abandoned by the gods Objective 1:Escort Sara Bella to each haunt Objective 2: Sara Bella must survive Mission Attributes: +2 to Stratos, -1 to Persephone, -1 to James, -1 to Pyro, -1 to Charnel New Units: Frostwolf, sylph, brainiac New Spells: Lightning Stratos sends you to Daillia to assist Sara Bella in an exploratory mission. Sara Bella wishes to examine various local haunts to hear the stories of the ghosts within. Move toward the large brainiac ahead (at the manalith) to receive word from Sara Bella. You're requested to escort and protect Sara Bella from each haunt - check out the minimap and note the flashing arrows, which indicate the direction of each haunt. If you look at the game screen carefully, you can spot the glowing beams that indicate the location of each haunt. Escort Sara Bella to each haunt to complete the mission. Build a manalith at the mana fountain and summon a manahoar to send you mana. Group your units - which include Sara Bella, melee frostwolves, ranged sylph, and air unit brainiacs - together and proceed toward the closest haunt. You will encounter enemy-scythe melee ground units along the way. You should have little trouble against the scythes - assist your units with a lightning spell to ensure an easier victory. Monitor the health of your units and cast the heal spell as necessary. Once the scythes have perished, move to each red soul and use the convert spell to summon a sac-doctor to collect the soul and carry it back to your altar. There, the sac-doctors will convert the red soul for your use. Watch the upper right-hand corner and, when you receive available blue souls, create additional units (more frostwolves works well). Approach the haunt, and Sara Bella will automatically perform her investigation. While she works, walk up against the mana fountain and construct a manalith to increase the flow of mana to your manahoars and, ultimately, to your wizard. You're free to move on once Sara Bella completes her examination of the haunt. Locate the next nearest haunt on the minimap (or game screen) and start moving. Another small battle takes place on the way to the next haunt. You should have more units after converting the red souls from the first battle. Heal your units as necessary and cast the lightning spell on the enemy units. Approach the next haunt and let Sara Bella do her work. Meanwhile, construct another manalith to increase mana intake. Continue to each haunt and let Sara Bella perform her examination. You may face additional enemies. Simply concentrate your attacks on a single enemy as you use lightning against another. Convert red souls and increase the size of your army. Once Sara Bella completes her investigation, the mission concludes in victory. Remember that Sara Bella must survive and that it's definitely possible to get her killed. Monitor her health by assigning her into your preset group and watching the left-hand unit bar. If her health falls below half, cast the heal spell immediately.   « Previous Page Stratos Missions (cont.) »