You must be very careful in how you use your forces, as it's not so easy to maintain an undead army of darkness. It takes far longer than you might like to create a decent skeleton. It takes even longer to create a vampire. And then, after you've gone to the trouble of creating these beasts, you must ensure that they get at least some battle training if they're to be any good to you at all out in the field. More than once, I found myself lamenting, "Oh, what I wouldn't give for a solid band of six or seven angry goblins." But this is good practice. You know what they say: practice makes evil.

Move yourself up to the north slowly but steadily. As you gain more land to the north, build more prisons and cemeteries. Beware of the guns of the north! They will wipe our your forces before you can say, "Mephistopheles." You'd be best off to possess an imp and take a little imp army to wipe out any guns that are in your way. Reserve as many of your forces as is possible.



Your final assault will be a full frontal attack on Malachai's dungeon. Build a bridge from your northernmost point to Malachai's land. His forces can't resist a large, trained, healthy army of the undead. (Then again, who doesn't find an army of the undead simply irresistible?)

Of course, you'll see Horny come to claim the gem after you've reigned victorious over Malachai. For those of you who might despair, fear not! Horny will play a more active role in your conquests very, very soon! (Insert evil music sting here.)

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