Ahhh...was this ever stated anywhere? I admit that I have moderately perused the manual and have not committed it to memory, but I never saw mention of that.

While I have you here , my city has had bandits wandering within it's borders. I have trained The Chosen and they should be ready to defend the city, but it seems as if they are not proactive and I have to fight the bandits off; I am sure I am missing something again (sorry for being such a newb. I have Tuidjy's [spelling] Newbie guide on my 'to read' list)?

Also, should I just train up some regular units and have them join my army? I have been somewhat elitist in having only champions that I have found on the map in my army.

Thank you for the very quick reply.

Thank you Kongdej. I am actually having fun with the campaign (it provides structure for me; I do not think I understand the 'goals' of the game well enough to simply create a random map and play just yet). My only disappointment is that I am guessing it is a 'one and done', esp since my sovereign was chosen for me.

The principles of the game are slowly seeping into my mind. My first (mini) playthrough, I focused on research (just like I would in real life ), but now I am seeing that it might be a better idea to focus on production (creating more gildar, iron and FOOD-my people are starving right now. I am stuck at level two because I am grain limited at this point).

None-the-less, I am enjoying my fumbling attempt to save the world.

Thanks HF and K.

That worked great in 1.02, but I think it's not so effective in 1.1 (in 1.1 the bonuses have been reduced and the cost doubled).

Also, there are things you can do to counter an AI which has used this tactic (in 1.1 anyways).

True, I did use that tactic during the 1.01 version, I still think its better than going for gold or production though.

Sincerely
~ Kongdej