"The bards possessed the history and identity of the Barbarian people, but after generations of oppression only four still lived. Knowing the importance of these wise men, the Wizard, Kurl, imprisoned them in his Tower and held them for ransom - Tarnum's life in exchange for the bards."
Ultimatum is the third scenario from the Warlords of the Wasteland campaign.
The evil Wizard, Kurl, has captured the last four bards and threatens to execute them in three months unless King Tarnum disbands all his forces and surrenders. Tarnum and all other Heroes are limited to level 15, and Tarnum's two strongest Heroes will carry over to the next map.OffBck
Walkthrough[]
Tarnum learns that a Wizard-King named Kurl has captured the bards who hold the history of the barbarian people. He will have to reach the keymaster tents to pass through the towers and rescue them. However, Kurl threatens to kill the bards in three months unless Tarnum surrenders to him.
At the end of week two one of four bards is killed, because Kurl was inpatient of it was a warning. During the next week Kurl will send that "unguilty" person died, because of Tarnum's uprising. In the same time some deserters from Tarnum's army stole some resorces, but two weeks later they reveals, that losing one battle don't mean they lost a war and gives more resources then they stoled
Towns[]
- One Stronghold
- One Tower
Strategy[]
Tarnum and his Captain start out with a single Stronghold, and Kurl starts with a Tower. To reach his foe, Tarnum must pass through a series of border gates, requiring him to visit the keymaster's tents first. All keymaster's tents are protected by neutral creature stacks.
The first tent is the light blue one to the west, which will allow Tarnum to head southeast, past the border gate to eventually reach the green keymaster's tent. The green border guard is north of the Stronghold, and the red keymaster's tent is behind it, guarded by a stack of halberdiers.
After visiting the red keymaster's tent, Tarnum can head east to the portal, to travel to the green keymaster's tent. The red border guard is found to the west. Northwest of the border guard, he can find the purple keymaster's tent, guarded by a large force of giants and titans. Once he has visited the tent, Tarnum can head east, to a portal guarded by naga queens that will take him back to the Stronghold.
With the purple keymaster's tent visited, there is no obstacle between Tarnum and his prey, but he should build up his army before opening the border guard and challenging the Wizards - by now, they have built up their forces.
Tarnum and his two strongest heroes will carry over to the next scenario, so they should all be as close to the level limit as possible.
