Promised Lands - walkthrough | The Elven Court Campaign AoW III Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

The starting place of the conquest.

Conditions of victory:

1. Sundren must survive

2. Nomlik must survive

3. Groshak must survive

4. Take over the Region

a) Find all opposition

b) Find and Eliminate Shnaga

c) Find and Eliminate Urlagh

d) Find and Eliminate Lucian

Side missions

1. Find the Elves

2. Ride the Gold Wyvern to the Dragon's Peak

Start by rebuilding another city right in front you. Thanks to this, you will start with a bigger city, than in the case in which you would found one in another spot. Keep going West and you will find a Brigand Hideout near the gold mine, which you should raze to the ground, to prevent the groups of brigands from running wild across the area.

The place where Nomlik's party joins you.

As you follow the road, you will soon find (near the sign) a Goblin leader, who will join you. Several steps ahead, you will find a goblin city and you will meet your future opponent- Shnaga. If you cross her territory, she will declare war on you, which is unavoidable anyways. As for now, it is not recommended - explore the region, defeat the independent parties, start another city, collect the treasures from the undergrounds and strive for experience and items, for your units, in general. Once you are ready, do not hesitate and attack Shnaga. She will be joined by Urlagh, the fun will get into full swing. After you start the war, keep going Westwards and capture your first city. More or less, near the center of the map, you will be joined by another leader- Groshak, as a result of which you will receive a small army and a city. Proceed along your path to the left end of the map and to the southern lands, in search of your enemies

Find and Eliminate Urlagh

Urlagh's Throne City.

You should start defeating the opponents with Urlagh. His Throne City is located in the lower-left corner of the map, close to the elven towns, which will join you. Supplant your units, if your army is too weak and strike at the enemy. If the leader is not in the Throne City you will have to search for him around in the other cities. In the case in which you do not want to capture them, because they are e.g. too strongly guarded, try defeating Urlagh at a distance, or with magic, and then retreat from the battle. After this trick, capture his Throne City, and the opponent will be defeated.

Find and Eliminate Shnaga

The Throne City of the beautiful Goblin lady.

After you defeat Urlagh it is a good idea to capture Shnaga's cities, which are located on the surface. (if you still haven't captured them), or to perform the same trick as in the case of the previous opponent - defeat the leader in the battle and then retreat from it and capture the Throne City. The opponent's Throne City can be found in the same location as Urlagh's, just in the undergrounds. The entrance is next to the city that you have captured earlier. Do not let the Goblin beauty deceive you with her wicked words - strike hard and with determination and after you capture the Throne City there will be only one more opponent left to defeat.

Find and Eliminate Lucian

The final opponent, Lucian, and his Throne City.

The cities of the last opponent are located to the South of the map and they sprawl from its center, up to the eastern end. Along your path deeper into the enemy Empire you can try capturing the cities that you pass by. It is compulsory that you, again, capture the city right in front of the enemy Throne City, or even the two nearby ones, thanks to which you will lock the opponent in a ring and you will be able to supplant the units that you lost. Once you are ready, do not wait any longer and defeat Lucian and capture his Throne City, to complete this mission.

Side missions

The elven villages are of little help.

Find the Elves - the elven settlements can be found in the lower-left corner of the map. Close nearby, you will find the Throne City of one of your opponents so, the cities close to it and the units produced there will definitely be useful during the siege.

The Dwelling and the units in it may be useful.

Ride the Gold Wyvern to the Dragon's Peak - Dragon Dwelling can be found in the upper-left corner of the map. To complete this mission, you need to get there with your main leader - Reskar. As a reward, you will receive a Dwelling- you will be able to recruit several interesting units there.

Hints

The final showdown.

1. Do not haste to attack the first opponent - take your time and found 2 cities, recruit some units and explore the area with your leaders- gain items and experience. Strike when you are ready, to capture the first city in your way.

2. Complete the Side missions - they are not too difficult (you only need to find the right locations), and you will be rewarded with units and cities. It would be best if you explored the map in wavy line - from the right to the left, and then along the bottom, from the left to the right. This way, you will complete the mission and you will defeat the opponents one after another.

3. Try not to leave your cities unprotected, because they will then be too easy to capture, later in the game.

4. Remember that you do not need to capture all of the cities to defeat your opponent - it is toy waste the leader during the battle and then capture the Throne City, which may become less heavily guarded, with time.

5. Destroy Spelljammers close to Lucian's cities. Thanks to this, during sieges, you will be able to use spells, which should make things considerably easier in the situation in which you have as many as 4 leaders, 3 out of which cannot die in battle, because the scenario will then end in automatic failure.

6. If you want to complete this mission as quickly as possible, focus on capturing the Throne Cities only, and on fighting the armies that you have to fight. Still, you need to make sure that you do not lose too many units because summoning additional ones, from the distant cities will require lots of time.

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