Heroes

Hot headed Naya hails from the town of Lighthaven and lost her mother in the fighting at the age of nine.

Bearing a magical cloak that teleports her away from danger, and two enchanted crossbows, one of which drains mana from spellcasters and one of which can fire a large piercing bolt, Naya is always prepared for battle.

General Ability: Marksman: Your units have increased accuracy and their accuracy cannot be reduced except for fear and beauty.

Mid-level hero. Alternates between attacking with Ballista and Spellseeker. Has Spellseeker passive ability with no cooldown that drains mana from spellcasters hit. Has Ballista ability that makes next attack from Ballista fire a piercing attack. Has Cloak of Protection ability that blocks next attack. Has dodge chance.

Feisty paladin Serena Dragontamer hails from a long line of dragon tamers in Lilzeria. Serena travels with her wyrmling pet Icetongue, a gift from her father, on her journeys.

A graduate from the Paladin’s Academy in Sanos, Serena has grown into one of the greatest heroes on Ylinthia.

General Ability: Gifted Healers: Your units heal spell heals more and affects an area.

Warrior hero. Has Heroic Paladin Heal spell that heals friendly units in an area. Heals more than normal heal spell.  Deals increased damage against Shadows. Has Light spell that increases visibility. Has Restoration spell that removes a debuff from a friendly unit. Has Beauty passive ability that makes male units have less accuracy against this unit. 

Kh’eth Drakth’a hails from Letem, a country mostly inhabited by undead. Most of the living population of the country share Kh’eth’s race of Banshani. The male Banshar and female Banshees are immune to the harmful effects of necrotic energy unlike other living creatures. They can turn incorporeal, gaining the ability to fly by floating through the air. Unlike other necrotic creatures like undead or conjured specters, Banshani are not negatively affected by holy mana as they are living people.

Never using his race’s ability to emit a sonic screech, Kh’eth instead focuses on his training as a Divine Fist, a martial artist attuned to either holy mana or one of the elements of mana. Taking the path of ice, Kh’eth pummels his opponents in a flurry of icy fists.

Unable to be harmed by their deathly energy, the undead fear Kh’eth. Tales are told of the battle between Kh’eth and a large group of liches, Kh’eth not receiving even a minor scratch from the battle.

General Ability: Agility: Your units have a higher dodge chance.

Warrior dual wield hero. Incorporeal passive ability that halves physical damage dealt to Kh'eth. Has Incorporeal Attacks passive ability that causes him to ignore enemy armor, toughness, and incorporeal ability. Causes fear (lower accuracy of attacks against this unit) in undead. Has dodge chance.

The young king of Griffony possesses the strong faith shared by his countrymen. Bearing a sword containing a shard of a Gem of Light, Mark destroys Shadows with ease. His shield bears a similar shard and protects him from spells.

Mark Griffon rarely enters battle not riding his loyal griffon, Bluebeak. Together the two soar through the skies, fighting the enemies of Griffony and protecting Mark’s people.

General Ability: Master Riders: Your cavalry and flying cavalry units deal more damage and have more health. Also reduce the bonuses enemy spear and ranged units have against their respective roles of your units.

Warrior cavalry hero. Deals increased damage against Shadows. Has Managuard ability that cancels the next spell cast on Mark.

The paladin Jacob Lightbringer hails from the town of Lighthaven, razed by Shadows when he was young. Having lost his father in the battle, Jacob’s blood boils at the thought of Shadows. Possessing an unshakeable will, Jacob will fight to the last second, yielding to no foe.

General Ability: Resilience: Your units have more health and gain the Stalwart (immunity to stunned, chilled, and slowed). They also gain the Last Stand ability, making them last for a short time when they reach 0 health before being removed from the game.

Warrior hero. Has Heroic Paladin Heal spell that heals friendly units in an area. Heals more than normal heal spell. Has Last Stand ability and lasts longer than unit version. Deals increased damage against Shadows. Has Light spell that increases visibility. Has Restoration spell that removes a debuff from a friendly unit. Has toughness (chance to reduce damage to 0). 

Lizzy Royale is a Celestial, the descendants of Angels who remained on Ylinthia and became mortal, who hails from a noble family.

Lizzy is one of a small number of master healers on the face of Ylinthia, most of them being of the Celestial race. Mortal healing magic can only be used to heal wounds and broken bones. Master healers are the most powerful mortal healers and can heal back missing limbs, surpassing paladins in healing power.

Similarly, restoration magic can be used to remove poisons and similar effects. Master healers, while their power is still only a fraction of the power of Jesus, can cure sicknesses and diseases.

General Ability: Radiant Aura: Your units near Lizzy take less damage, deal more damage, and have increased accuracy. They also gain the Iron Will (immunity to fear and beauty) ability. Enemies near Lizzy take more damage, deal less damage, and have decreased accuracy.

Warrior hero. Has Heroic Master Heal spell that heals friendly units in an area. Heals much more than regular heal spell. Has Beauty passive ability that makes male units have less accuracy against this unit. 

General Ability: Vigilance: Your units build faster. In addition, The Sentinel returns from being defeated faster.

Warrior hero. Has Heroic Paladin Heal spell that heals friendly units in an area. Heals more than normal heal spell.  Deals increased damage against Shadows and undead. Has Restoration spell that removes a debuff from a friendly unit. Has Shield of the Sentinel ability that makes The Sentinel and nearby friendly units immune to ranged attacks and spell attacks.

First of his family to sit on the Lilzerian throne, the merciful Draethon Shadowwhisper was elected when the previous ruler left no heirs.

Though he hails from a noble house, Draethon shares a connection with the lower and middle classes, bringing a humble approach to rulership rarely seen.

Bearing his family’s ancestral blade, Winter’s Chill, able to freeze anything it touches, Draethon serves as the Riddocian Alliance’s high general.

General Ability: Riddocia's Finest: Your units deal more damage and have more health, but cost more.

Warrior hero. Has Winter's Touch passive ability that chills enemies hit. Has Winter's Bite ability that freezes (cannot act) the next enemy hit.

The sorceress supreme of Lilzeria and wife of Draethon, Ilyen is one of the most powerful spellcasters on Ylinthia. From her demeanor, however, you would never know it. Dismissing all royal staff, Ilyen cooks her family’s food and cleans their royal home like a normal housewife.

When Lilzeria goes to war, Ilyen joins her husband on the battlefield, defeating the enemies of Lilzeria in a storm of ice and cold.

General Ability: Sorceress Supreme: your spellcasting units have more health, deal more damage, their durations are increased, and their range for their attacks and spells is increased.

Spellcaster hero. Has Ice Orb spell that makes next attack deal AOE damage. Has Chilling Bolt passive ability that makes attacks chill (Lower movement speed and damage) enemies hit. Has Ice Storm ability that deals high damage in an area. Has Frost Shield spell that increases a friendly's unit's armor and chills enemies that hit them in melee. Ignores spell resistance of 89% or lower.

Quae’ela Sundancer is princess of the Riddocian state of Tethelor, though she shares little in common with her haughty Elven people. Quae’ela would rather be on a dirt path in the middle of the forest than a crowded city.

The nature loving Elf wears gloves given to her by her Aunt Ilyen, able to conjure weapons and tools out of thin air made of various types of energy.

General Ability: Master Archer: Your ranged units and towers deal more damage and have longer range.

Mid-level versatile hero. Has dodge chance.

Jobius Tahzarek is a seeker of knowledge, an assistant to his father who is a professor of history, and now a hero of Ylinthia. The Spellsword knows a little about a lot and possesses many skills.

Bearing a blade that can silence a spellcaster, preventing them from casting spells, and a Dwarven pistol able to fire pools of lava, Jobius enters battle with a sharp wit and a joke at the ready.

General Ability: Efficiency: Reduce the mana cost and cooldown of your unit's abilities and spells and the cost of your upgrades.

Mid-level versatile hero. Has Silencing Blade ability that prevents enemies hit in melee from casting spells. Has Lava Pool ability that deals high damage in an area. Has Dispel Magic spell that removes a buff from an enemy unit.

General Ability: Bulwark: Your units have more armor. Vanquisher of Tyrants: Your units and The Tower deal more damage to titans.

Warrior hero. Has Heroic Paladin Heal spell that heals friendly units in an area. Heals more than normal heal spell.  Deals increased damage against Shadows. Has Deflect passive ability that lowers accuracy of attacks against The Tower. Has Blinding Flash spell that lowers the accuracy of nearby units.

The Boron brothers Pete and Joe Ork hail from the town of Lighthaven. They work for a band of Shadow hunters, sharing the seething hatred for Shadows that most from the town bear.

An expert hunter, Pete hunts his quarry with his loyal pet boar Choppy by his side.

The strong armed Joe enters melee with Choppy while Pete provides covering fire.

Together the three work together as a cohesive fighting force, Choppy protecting the brothers from harm as best he can.

General Ability: Master Hunters: Increase your starting and max population.

Mid-level hero. Has half health and damage of normal hero. Has Teamwork passive ability that increases damage while near Joe and Choppy. Has Enrage ability that increases damage when Joe is defeated. Has critical chance (chance to deal double damage).

Warrior hero. Has half normal hero health and damage. Has Teamwork passive ability that increases damage while near Pete and Choppy. Has Enrage ability that increases damage when Pete is defeated. Has Sweep Attack passive ability that causes Joe to attack enemies close to his target.

Cavalry pet hero. Has Teamwork passive ability that increases his damage while near Pete and Joe. Has Bodyguard passive ability that makes Pete and Joe take less damage while near Choppy.