Mission Three: The Invasion

Markal is facing a new task: He must obtain the other three artifacts required to create the Vampire's Garment. They are the Staff of the Netherworld, the Cloak of Death's Shadow, and the Ring of the Unrepentant. To do this he must seize the Silver Cities and defeat three great Mages, each of whom possesses one of those artifacts.

5 5 Vampire Lords

5000 5000 Gold

Curse of the Netherworld (9 Mana) Deals unholy damage to all creatures on a battlefield except undead and infernal ones.

Obtain Staff of the Netherworld

The second artifact needed for reviving King Nicolai is held in Ziyad. When city is captured, the artifact will fall into Markal's hands.

Obtain Cloak of Death's Shadow

The Cloak of Death's Shadow is kept somewhere in the city of Bahiyaa.
To get his hands on it, Markal must make sure that this city falls as well.

Obtain Ring of the Unrepentant

The Ring of the Unrepentant is the most powerful of all the Necromancer's artifacts and is kept in Al Safir, the capital of the Silver Cities.
Capturing this city will not only bring the Ring to Markal, but also will seal the fate of the Wizards.

Follow Cyrus and destroy him.

Cyrus has fled, taking the Ring of the Unrepentant with him.
Markal will have to hunt down his old enemy to get his hands on the last of the artifacts.

Markal and Isabel must survive

Markal and Isabel must survive in order to reach their goal and continue on.

Raise 20 bone dragons

The magic realm of the Ring of the Unrepentant is hostile to all exept the ringwearer. While Cyrus holds this artifact, Markal's army will sustain heavy losses.
A large army of powerful creatures will be needed in order to succeed.

Curse the mages' cities

Curse mage cities

The Staff of the Netherworld is a powerful artifact which can curse a whole town, converting it into a Necropolis.
In these Necropolises, Markal will be able to reinforce his army. The act of converting a city means, inevitably, the death of all the Wizards there. That way Markal both gains a town and sets terror in the hearts of his enemies.

Raise 1000 skeletons

Raise 1000 skeletons

Victory is assured if Markal can raise an army of numbers such as the world has never seen.
The necromancer now has the means to accomplish his plan.

Raise 20 bone dragons

The magic realm of the Ring of the Unrepentant is hostile to all exept the ringwearer. While Cyrus holds this artifact, Markal's army will sustain heavy losses.
A large army of powerful creatures will be needed in order to succeed.

Get the Staff of the Netherworld

Only a great Necromancer can use this dangerous artifact.
Markal needs the Staff in order to curse enemy cities.

Destroy the Elven army

Alaron, the king of the Elves, has sent an army to aid the Wizards.
While Markal is busy with his own problems, it falls to Isabel to defeat the Elves.

Get the Cloak of Death's Shadow

Only a great Necromancer Markal can use this dangerous artifact.