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Zarcha Attinul is the starting hero for the Ardent Mages.
Lore[]
Attinul showed great promise even before starting formal training. It was this natural skill that helped her to survive when lost in the Dune Ridges, a situation caused by a coming of age expedition that was attacked by Sand Jotus. She crawled out of the desert days later, a dried and desiccated husk kept alive only by the intensity of her will. Rapid ascension through the rigors of the East Sandsea Hall academies was followed by a departure for other lands; Attinul remains obsessed by the development of her own powers and the destruction of Jotus.
Unusual for an Ardent Mage she has learned skills of hunting and tracking in order to find her prey. Attinul is therefore capable in a number of roles not traditionally attributed to students from the Wizards' academies, such as scouting, infiltration, and butchering game.
Skill Tree[]
Ardent Mages Skill Tree[]
Ardent mages skill tree.
| Level | Icon | Name | Effect | Assignment |
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| 1 |  |
Renaissance Thinker | Level 1: +8  on city. Level 2: +8 on city. Level 3: +14 on city. |
City |
| 2 |  |
Seething Fire | Level 1: +10% Attack on units. Level 2: +10% Attack on units. Level 3 +10% Attack on units. |
Army |
| 2 |  |
Scientific Literacy | Level 1: +2 on terrain with anomaly. Level 2: +3 on terrain with anomaly. Level 3: +3 on terrain with anomaly. |
City |
| 3 |  |
Deadly Anatomy | Level 1: +15 attack on hero. Level 2: +20 attack on hero. Level 3: +20% attack on hero. |
Army |
| 4 |  |
Persuasive Methods | Level 1: -50% expansion disapproval received on city. Level 2: -50% expansion disapproval received on city. |
City |
| 5 |  |
Firestarter | Level 1: +15% on city. Level 2: +15% on city. Level 3: +15% on city. |
City |
Support Skill Tree[]
Support skill tree.
| Level | Icon | Name | Effect | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Defensive Tactician | Level 1: +5 defense on units. Level 2: +5 defense on units. Level 3: +15% defense on units. |
Army |
| 2 |  |
Keen Observer | Level 1: +1 Reinforcement position on army. Level 2: +1 Reinforcement position on army. |
Army |
| 3 |  |
Battle Hymn | Level 1: +6 attack on units. Level 2: +8 attack on units. Level 3: +15% attack on units. |
Army |
| 3 |  |
Practiced Strike | Level 1: +5 Initiative  on units. Level 2: +7 Initiative on units. Level 3: +15% Initiative on units. |
Army |
| 4 |  |
Last Reserves | Level 1: +30 Life  on units. Level 2: +30 Life on units. Level 3: +15% Life on units. |
Army |
| 5 |  |
Armor Ergonomics | Level 1: +1 Extra accessory slot on hero. | Army |
Common Skill Tree[]
Common skill tree.
| Level | Icon | Name | Effect | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Indiana Bones | Level 1: Reduces by 10% the odds to loot nothing after a search on ruins. Increases by 5% the odds to get loot or an event. Level 2: Reduces by 10% the odds to loot nothing after a search on ruins. Increases by 5% the odds to get loot or an event. |
Army |
| 2 |  |
No Idle Hands | Level 1: +1 XP per turn on units. Level 2: +1 XP per turn on units. Level 3: +1 XP per turn on units. |
Army |
| 2 |  |
Fast Healer | Level 1: x2 recovery speed from the "Disabled" state on hero, -20% cost of the instant heal on hero. Level 2: x2 recovery speed from the "Disabled" state on hero, -40% cost of the instant heal on hero. |
Any |
| 3 |  |
Siege Mentality | Level 1: +15% Attack on units when being involved in a siege. Level 2: +15% Attack on units when being involved in a siege. |
Army |
| 3 |  |
Lord of the Trance | Level 1: +5  on infiltrated Hero. Level 2: +5 on infiltrated Hero. |
Spy |
| 3 |  |
Defender | Level 1: +50 Fortification  on city. Level 2: +50 Fortification on city. Level 3: +100 Fortification on city. |
City |
| 4 |  |
Thrifty | Level 1: -20%  on military upkeep. Level 2: -20% on military upkeep. |
Army |
| 4 |  |
Face Reader | Level 1: +15 security  on city. Level 2: +15 security on city. |
City |
| 4 |  |
Inspirational Leader | Level 1: +5%  on city, +5%  on city, +5% on city, +5% on city. Level 2: +5% on city, +5% on city, +5% on city, +5% on city. Level 3: +10% on city, +10% on city, +10% on city, +10% on city. |
City |
| 5 |  |
Cold Operator | Level 1: No negative effects from winter. | Any |
Capacities[]
| Icon | Name | Effect |
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Range | Attack range of 3 tiles. -1 morale  per adjacent enemy.
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Ardent Fire | Converts percentage of lost Life into Attack bonus.
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Increased Fire 3 | +75% attack on a targeted friendly unit for 2 rounds.
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Fast 1 | +1 battle movement  .
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Last Stand | Comes back to life if any unit of its army is alive at the end of battle. |
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Army Damage Boost 2 | +8 Damage  to the army.+10% Damage to the army.
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Science Boost 1 | +4 Science per hero's level on city. +1% Science per hero's level on city.
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Spying 2 | Can infiltrate visible cities of other empires. +6 Infiltration Point per turn  .+4 XP per turn when infiltrated.-50% on Hero Upkeep when infiltrated.
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