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Horn of the Abyss Only available when the unofficial expansion, Horn of the Abyss, is installed.

Factory is a Neutral alignment town, home to the Mercenary and Artificer hero classes.

Factory represents Terra Nova.

The native terrain of Factory is Wasteland.

"Mercenaries and Artificers govern the Factories, wherein tamed, exotic monsters fight side by side with products of advanced technology, such as mechanical constructs and humans equipped with guns or flamethrowers." Horn of the Abyss

Factory Buildings[edit source]

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Factory Building Tree
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Common Buildings
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37000

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Dwellings
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170

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Common Buildings[edit source]

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Halls
Village Hall
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Town Hall
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City Hall
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Capitol
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Fortifications
Fort
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Citadel
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Castle
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Miscellaneous Buildings
Tavern
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Marketplace
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Resource Silo
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Blacksmith
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Mage Guild
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Banned Spells
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Creature Dwellings[edit source]

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Creature
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Halfling Adobe
Upg. Halfling Adobe
Foundry
Upg. Foundry
Ranch
Upg. Ranch
Manufactory
Upg. Manufactory
Catacombs
Upg. Catacombs
Watchtower
Upg. Watchtower
Serpentarium
Upg. Serpentarium
Gantry
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Creature portrait Halfling (Factory) small.gifCreature portrait Halfling (Factory) small.gif
Creature portrait Halfling Grenadier small.gifCreature portrait Halfling Grenadier small.gif
Creature portrait Mechanic small.gifCreature portrait Mechanic small.gif
Creature portrait Engineer small.gifCreature portrait Engineer small.gif
Creature portrait Armadillo small.gifCreature portrait Armadillo small.gif
Creature portrait Bellwether Armadillo small.gifCreature portrait Bellwether Armadillo small.gif
Creature portrait Automaton small.gifCreature portrait Automaton small.gif
Creature portrait Sentinel Automaton small.gifCreature portrait Sentinel Automaton small.gif
Creature portrait Sandworm small.gifCreature portrait Sandworm small.gif
Creature portrait Olgoi-Khorkhoi small.gifCreature portrait Olgoi-Khorkhoi small.gif
Creature portrait Gunslinger small.gifCreature portrait Gunslinger small.gif
Creature portrait Bounty Hunter small.gifCreature portrait Bounty Hunter small.gif
Creature portrait Couatl small.gifCreature portrait Couatl small.gif
Creature portrait Crimson Couatl small.gifCreature portrait Crimson Couatl small.gif
Creature portrait Dreadnought small.gifCreature portrait Dreadnought small.gif
Creature portrait Juggernaut small.gifCreature portrait Juggernaut small.gif
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Unique Buildings[edit source]

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Building
Cost Horn of the Abyss Shadow of Death
Description
Bank
Mana Generator
Artifact Merchants
Pen
Lightning Rod
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500

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Allows the player to get a loan of 2500 Gold immediately but decreases the town's income by 500 Gold for 5 days.
Gives a garrisoned hero 20 additional Spell Points while defending in siege combat.
Allows a visiting hero to purchase artifacts.
Grail Structure. +5000 Gold/day. +50% creature growth. Strikes all enemy stacks with lightning first round of the controller's turn. Occurs in every battle the player participates in, anywhere on the map. Damage is based on the number of buildings in the grail town.

Heroes[edit source]

Name Class Expansion Source Specialty Skill 1 Skill 2 Spell
HenriettaHenrietta Henrietta    Mercenary Mercenary   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Halflings small.png  Halflings Basic Leadership  Basic Leadership   Basic Luck  Basic Luck  
SamSam Sam    Mercenary Mercenary   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Mechanics small.png  Mechanics Basic Offense  Basic Offense   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics  
TancredTancred Tancred    Mercenary Mercenary   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Gunslingers small.png  Gunslingers Advanced Archery  Advanced Archery    
MelchiorMelchior Melchior    Mercenary Mercenary   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Diplomacy small.png  Diplomacy Basic Leadership  Basic Leadership   Basic Diplomacy  Basic Diplomacy  
FloribertFloribert Floribert    Mercenary Mercenary   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty First Aid small.png  First Aid Basic Armorer  Basic Armorer   Basic First Aid  Basic First Aid  
WynonaWynona Wynona    Mercenary Mercenary   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Scouting small.png  Scouting Basic Archery  Basic Archery   Basic Scouting  Basic Scouting  
DuryDury Dury    Mercenary Mercenary   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Armorer small.png  Armorer Basic Offense  Basic Offense   Basic Armorer  Basic Armorer  
MortonMorton Morton    Mercenary Mercenary   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Ballista small.png  Ballista Basic Artillery  Basic Artillery   Basic Ballistics  Basic Ballistics  
CelestineCelestine Celestine    Artificer Artificer   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Armadillos small.png  Armadillos Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Pathfinding  Basic Pathfinding   Haste small.png Haste 
ToddTodd Todd    Artificer Artificer   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Automatons small.png  Automatons Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics   Shield small.png Shield 
AgarAgar Agar    Artificer Artificer   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Sandworms small.png  Sandworms Advanced Wisdom  Advanced Wisdom     View Earth small.png View Earth 
BertramBertram Bertram    Artificer Artificer   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Gold small.png  Gold Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Scholar  Basic Scholar   Magic Arrow small.png Magic Arrow 
WrathmontWrathmont Wrathmont    Artificer Artificer   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Frenzy small.png  Frenzy Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Intelligence  Basic Intelligence   Frenzy small.png Frenzy 
ZiphZiph Ziph    Artificer Artificer   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Lightning Bolt small.png  Lightning Bolt Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Sorcery  Basic Sorcery   Lightning Bolt small.png Lightning Bolt 
VictoriaVictoria Victoria    Artificer Artificer   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Land Mine small.png  Land Mine Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Learning  Basic Learning   Land Mine small.png Land Mine 
EanswytheEanswythe Eanswythe    Artificer Artificer   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Weakness small.png  Weakness Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Estates  Basic Estates   Weakness small.png Weakness 
CatherineCatherine Catherine Map Editor   Knight Knight   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Swordsmen small.png  Swordsmen Basic Leadership  Basic Leadership   Basic Offense  Basic Offense  
RolandRoland Roland Map Editor   Knight Knight   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Swordsmen small.png  Swordsmen Basic Leadership  Basic Leadership   Basic Armorer  Basic Armorer  
GeluGelu Gelu Map Editor   Ranger Ranger   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Sharpshooters small.png  Sharpshooters Basic Leadership  Basic Leadership   Basic Archery  Basic Archery  
DraconDracon Dracon Map Editor   Wizard Wizard   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Enchanters small.png  Enchanters Advanced Wisdom  Advanced Wisdom     Haste small.png Haste 
XeronXeron Xeron Map Editor   Demoniac Demoniac   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Devils small.png  Devils Basic Leadership  Basic Leadership   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics  
MutareMutare Mutare Map Editor   Overlord Overlord   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Dragons small.png  Dragons Basic Estates  Basic Estates   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics   Magic Arrow small.png Magic Arrow 
Mutare DrakeMutare Drake Mutare Drake Map Editor   Overlord Overlord   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Dragons small.png  Dragons Basic Estates  Basic Estates   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics   Magic Arrow small.png Magic Arrow 
BoragusBoragus Boragus Map Editor   Barbarian Barbarian   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Ogres small.png  Ogres Basic Offense  Basic Offense   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics  
KilgorKilgor Kilgor Map Editor   Barbarian Barbarian   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Behemoths small.png  Behemoths Advanced Offense  Advanced Offense    
AdrienneAdrienne Adrienne Map Editor   Witch Witch   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Fire Magic small.png  Fire Magic Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Expert Fire Magic  Expert Fire Magic   Inferno small.png Inferno 
BidleyBidley Bidley Horn of the Abyss (Campaign/Custom)   Captain Captain   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Sea Dogs small.png  Sea Dogs Advanced Offense  Advanced Offense    
TarkTark Tark Horn of the Abyss (Campaign/Custom)   Captain Captain   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Nix small.png  Nix Basic Offense  Basic Offense   Basic Armorer  Basic Armorer  
TavinTavin Tavin Horn of the Abyss (Campaign/Custom)   Mercenary Mercenary   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Offense small.png  Offense Basic Offense  Basic Offense   Basic Scouting  Basic Scouting  
MurdochMurdoch Murdoch Horn of the Abyss (Campaign/Custom)   Mercenary Mercenary   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Archery small.png  Archery Basic Archery  Basic Archery   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics  
FrederickFrederick Frederick Horn of the Abyss (Campaign/Custom)   Artificer Artificer   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Automatons small.png  Automatons Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Intelligence  Basic Intelligence  Haste small.png Haste }}
CatherineCatherine Catherine Map Editor   Knight Knight   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Swordsmen small.png  Swordsmen Basic Leadership  Basic Leadership   Basic Offense  Basic Offense  
RolandRoland Roland Map Editor   Knight Knight   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Swordsmen small.png  Swordsmen Basic Leadership  Basic Leadership   Basic Armorer  Basic Armorer  
GeluGelu Gelu Map Editor   Ranger Ranger   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Sharpshooters small.png  Sharpshooters Basic Leadership  Basic Leadership   Basic Archery  Basic Archery  
DraconDracon Dracon Map Editor   Wizard Wizard   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Enchanters small.png  Enchanters Advanced Wisdom  Advanced Wisdom     Haste small.png Haste 
XeronXeron Xeron Map Editor   Demoniac Demoniac   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Devils small.png  Devils Basic Leadership  Basic Leadership   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics  
MutareMutare Mutare Map Editor   Overlord Overlord   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Dragons small.png  Dragons Basic Estates  Basic Estates   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics   Magic Arrow small.png Magic Arrow 
Mutare DrakeMutare Drake Mutare Drake Map Editor   Overlord Overlord   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Dragons small.png  Dragons Basic Estates  Basic Estates   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics   Magic Arrow small.png Magic Arrow 
BoragusBoragus Boragus Map Editor   Barbarian Barbarian   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Ogres small.png  Ogres Basic Offense  Basic Offense   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics  
KilgorKilgor Kilgor Map Editor   Barbarian Barbarian   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Behemoths small.png  Behemoths Advanced Offense  Advanced Offense    
AdrienneAdrienne Adrienne Map Editor   Witch Witch   2 - Armageddon's Blade Specialty Fire Magic small.png  Fire Magic Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Expert Fire Magic  Expert Fire Magic   Inferno small.png Inferno 
BidleyBidley Bidley Horn of the Abyss (Campaign/Custom)   Captain Captain   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Sea Dogs small.png  Sea Dogs Advanced Offense  Advanced Offense    
TarkTark Tark Horn of the Abyss (Campaign/Custom)   Captain Captain   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Nix small.png  Nix Basic Offense  Basic Offense   Basic Armorer  Basic Armorer  
TavinTavin Tavin Horn of the Abyss (Campaign/Custom)   Mercenary Mercenary   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Offense small.png  Offense Basic Offense  Basic Offense   Basic Scouting  Basic Scouting  
MurdochMurdoch Murdoch Horn of the Abyss (Campaign/Custom)   Mercenary Mercenary   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Archery small.png  Archery Basic Archery  Basic Archery   Basic Tactics  Basic Tactics  
FrederickFrederick Frederick Horn of the Abyss (Campaign/Custom)   Artificer Artificer   4 - Horn of the Abyss Specialty Automatons small.png  Automatons Basic Wisdom  Basic Wisdom   Basic Intelligence  Basic Intelligence  Haste small.png Haste }}

Creatures[edit source]

 Name   Town   Lvl   Att   Def   Dmg-   Dmg+   HP   Spd   Grw   AI Val   Cost   Special 














Halfling (Factory)Halfling (Factory) Halfling (Factory)Halfling (Factory)Halfling (Factory) Halfling (Factory)  Town portrait Factory small.gif 1 4 2 1 3 4 5 15 75 40 Gold   Ranged (24 shots), Positive Luck 
Halfling GrenadierHalfling Grenadier Halfling GrenadierHalfling GrenadierHalfling Grenadier Halfling Grenadier  Town portrait Factory small.gif 1+ 5 2 2 3 4 6 15 95 60 Gold   Ranged (24 shots), Positive Luck, Ranged attack ignores 20% of enemy's defense skill 
MechanicMechanic MechanicMechanicMechanic Mechanic  Town portrait Factory small.gif 2 6 5 3 4 14 6 8 186 140 Gold   Breath attack, Repairing (10 HP per Mechanic) 
EngineerEngineer EngineerEngineerEngineer Engineer  Town portrait Factory small.gif 2+ 7 5 3 5 16 7 8 278 170 Gold   Breath attack, Repairing (20 HP per Engineer) 
ArmadilloArmadillo ArmadilloArmadilloArmadillo Armadillo  Town portrait Factory small.gif 3 5 10 3 5 25 4 6 198 200 Gold    
Bellwether ArmadilloBellwether Armadillo Bellwether ArmadilloBellwether ArmadilloBellwether Armadillo Bellwether Armadillo  Town portrait Factory small.gif 3+ 5 11 3 5 25 6 6 256 230 Gold    
AutomatonAutomaton AutomatonAutomatonAutomaton Automaton  Town portrait Factory small.gif 4 12 10 7 7 30 8 5 669 350 Gold   Mechanical, Detonation 
Sentinel AutomatonSentinel Automaton Sentinel AutomatonSentinel AutomatonSentinel Automaton Sentinel Automaton  Town portrait Factory small.gif 4+ 12 10 9 9 30 9 5 947 450 Gold   Mechanical, Detonation, No enemy retaliation 
SandwormSandworm SandwormSandwormSandworm Sandworm  Town portrait Factory small.gif 5 13 12 12 16 50 8 3 991 575 Gold   Burrowing, Immune to Blind and Stone Gaze 
Olgoi-KhorkhoiOlgoi-Khorkhoi Olgoi-KhorkhoiOlgoi-KhorkhoiOlgoi-Khorkhoi Olgoi-Khorkhoi  Town portrait Factory small.gif 5+ 15 12 12 16 60 10 3 1220 650 Gold   Burrowing, Immune to Blind and Stone Gaze, Devours corpses for additional strikes 
GunslingerGunslinger GunslingerGunslingerGunslinger Gunslinger  Town portrait Factory small.gif 6 17 12 14 24 45 7 2 1351 800 Gold   Ranged (16 shots), Preemptive Shot (once per round) 
Bounty HunterBounty Hunter Bounty HunterBounty HunterBounty Hunter Bounty Hunter  Town portrait Factory small.gif 6+ 18 14 14 24 45 8 2 1454 1100 Gold   Ranged (24 shots), Preemptive Shot (unlimited) 
CouatlCouatl CouatlCouatlCouatl Couatl  Town portrait Factory small.gif 7 17 17 25 45 160 11 1 3574 2000 Gold   Flying, Skips a turn to get temporary invulnerability 
Crimson CouatlCrimson Couatl Crimson CouatlCrimson CouatlCrimson Couatl Crimson Couatl  Town portrait Factory small.gif 7+ 21 21 25 45 200 15 1 5341 3500 Gold 1 Crystal   Flying, Gets temporary invulnerability without skipping a turn 
DreadnoughtDreadnought DreadnoughtDreadnoughtDreadnought Dreadnought  Town portrait Factory small.gif 7 18 20 40 50 200 6 1 3879 2200 Gold 1 Crystal   Mechanical, Heat Stroke 
JuggernautJuggernaut JuggernautJuggernautJuggernaut Juggernaut  Town portrait Factory small.gif 7+ 23 23 40 50 300 7 1 6433 3500 Gold 2 Crystal   Mechanical, Heat Stroke 

Town Names[edit source]

Unless specified by the mapmaker, towns will generate with a random name. Factory towns will use one of these following names:

Arcadia Ardon Aurichalcum Burton
Corakstone Dardentor Endurance Fort Rotwang
Kergar Mount Copper New Dolere Prospero
Ridder Salda Volta Vulcan

If there are more Factory towns on the map than possible names, they will use names taken from other towns.

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Thematically, the Factory town is inspired mostly by the Wizard and Warlock factions from Heroes of Might and Magic II, as well as the Forge concept. From the Heroes 2 Wizard town, it takes the Wasteland terrain, the halfling unit, and the pen and foundry buildings, though repurposed for different units. In addition, the Halfling Adobe building is taken from the Heroes 2 Barbarian town, where it was used for Ogres; that these are abandoned Ogre buildings is explicitly mentioned during the campaign. From the Heroes 2 Warlock, it mostly takes returning heroes Agar, Elderian, and Wrathmont. From the Forge, it takes the idea of a faction much more technologically advanced than the others thanks to the discovery of the Heavenly Forge, though stops at a Steampunk aesthetic instead of a Cyberpunk one. The flamethrower of the Mechanics and Engineers is directly inspired by the pyros and pyromaniacs of the Forge concept. The names of the Dreadnought and Juggernaut are also taken from the Forge's planned level 7 units, though they were swapped around, with Juggernaut as the base unit and Dreadnought as the upgraded one in the original Forge concept. The factory name "New Dolere" is also inspired by the Forge screenshot were the town is named Dolere (which is normally a Stronghold name).

  • Factory has two creature line-ups: natural and technological. Both have their own level 7 creature and can be developed in parallel. The former (mostly) has faster and more numerable, but fragile units, while the latter has overall stronger but slower and more expensive units.
  • Factory army is well balanced in offensive, defensive and support at all stages of the game.
  • Maximum Mage Guild level is 5.

Pros:

  • Despite its expensiveness Factory can choose one unit line-up and develop it quite quickly.
  • Factory has 2 mechanical creatures which can be repaired (i.e. "resurrected") if damaged.
  • Factory towns can "earn" 5-day income (2500 gold) in advance using Banks every 5 days. Banks are strategically useful at early game, so could be used to faster max upgrade halls and other income-based buildings in order to have great economical advantage at early game and further.
  • Halflings are possibly the best level 1 unit. They shoot, like Master Gremlins, but have higher stats and an extra ability (ignoring enemy defence).
  • Automatons are among the best level 4 units, with no enemy retaliation ability. They can be used as tanks early on and repaired with Mechanics or used as suicide-bombers with their Detonation at death ability, which allows them to explode and deal significant damage to all creatures surrounding them. This can be used early in the game to defeat much stronger enemies.
  • Bounty Hunters are useful for clearing Wandering Creatures, Creature Banks and hero-vs-hero battles(recommended with Shackles of War and casted Anti-Magic spell in order to prevent harmful Forgetfulness and damage spells) which have only ranged creatures without casualties due to unlimited Preemptive Shots.
  • Native terrain is wasteland, which makes it harder for other units to traverse (however, movement penalty is lower than for snow or swamp, which are native terrains of Tower, Cove and Fortress, respectively).
  • Excellent Grail building; Lightning Rod can wipe out the entire army of wandering creatures, or deal significant damage against enemy hero's army. Sending multiple heroes a turn with no army when one of the allied Factory towns has the Lightning Rod can clear almost all enemies, except for units that have Spell immunity or a Spell Damage Reduction. This is the only type of Hit-and-run allowed since patch 1.7.

Cons:

  • Factory is an expensive town. To have both unit line-ups a lot of resources is needed (70 Crystals just for the lvl 7 creature dwellings and their upgrades). On top of that, it has among the highest ore spending on all buildings, and the highest army cost (even when comparing 7 vs 7 units, and not including the level 3 Bellwether Armadillos).
  • A lot of the Factory units are quite weak in comparison to other creatures of the same level, especially when unupgraded (especially Armadillos and Couatls).
  • Most Factory units are quite slow (only Automatons, Sandworms and Couatls have at least 8 Speed), and a lot of the units have very low HP (Halflings, Bounty Hunters, Couatls are among the most fragile units for their respective tiers).
  • Factory's strength lies in a balanced force. Without some of the units, the faction's weaknesses are exposed.
  • Factory doesn't have 1-4 level flying units. All other towns besides Inferno and Stronghold have at least one. Their only flying units are Sandworms (level 5) and Couatls (level 7), both are from the natural lineup.

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