1st mission - Griffin Bane M&M: Heroes VI Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Prologue has two episodes - during them we get to know about all basis game mechanisms and do few quests. What is untypical for this cycle, few missions we can complete in different way, what will have an influence onto further events. That's why we made a solution for the beginning of a game - you'll get to know what results your decisions will have and make all tasks without any problem.
Solution contains also set of maps, on which important objects are marked (cities, mines, main enemies etc).
Main quest: Demons Sightings
Goals: defeat wolves, find priestesses, get to the village and conquer it
Reward: 3 woods, 1000 gold
We begin the game with one hero - Slava, who comes to the Pleasant Valley to checks out rumors about demons. He has small army and his aunt, Svetlana, helps him with wise advices. How it shows up, this calm start will have unexpectable consequences.
 It begins innocently
|  But first fight is right ahead
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After got in touch with an interface, we move from the castle on a hill (M1,X) and direct south. Here first battle awaits us - with small wolf's group. They are without any chance - fight is immediately end with our win.
 It's worth to look around after a battle
|  And then get things done
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After winning, search around - there is an artifact in front of us (four-leaf clover +2 to destiny), weaponsmith (permanent +1 to might power), treasure chest, gold and a fireplace. After that, move east, where next wolf's group is waiting - much more dangerous this time.
 Oh no, those are powerful wolves!
|  Yet, not THAT powerful...
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After defeating them move forward, collecting all resources and occupying a sawmill. Further, we'll meet priestesses, who join us very eager - thanks to that, we'll be able to fight with demons in a valley.
 Nice priestesses - we take them!
|  Of course, only to defeat demons
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After a battle, picking up few stones, which lay nearby and searching corpses, we should conquer our first city (M1,2) - it's guarded by brave demon's army.
 Lovely village guarded by the horde of demons
|  But defeating them isn't difficult
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When we take a castle (we are much stronger, so it's very easy), the quest is over. Our hero should level up now.
Main quest: Infernal Hero
Attention! This task is available only after finishing a Demons Sightings mission!
Goals: take control over four mines and defeat succubus Daeve
Reward: 500 XP
After conquering our first city, we build barracks inside it and then recruit guardsman - they'll serve well. After that, we ride out from a castle and fight with a small demon's group - meanwhile collecting all nearby items and use a war ancient, which is on our path (+5 to the destiny and leadership in next battle, 5 movement points for hero). It also worth to visit a stable (+5 movement) and an armoursmith (perennial+1 to the might defence).
 A bit of infrastructure at first
|  And then rambling in the neighbourhood
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Because our goal is taking care about nearest mines (before fighting a succubus), we can't forget about those closest to us - on the west and east (M1,3). By a stone bed a small group of barbarians is (M1,4) - they join us happily. When we move south, to the next mines, another squad joins us.
 Orcs gonna be precious allies
|  Mines are guarded by small groups of creatures
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On the south succubus Daeva is waiting for us (M1,5). Before a battle, we should visit nearest mines (M1,3). Fight with her is quite difficult - we'll lose some troops, but if we resurrect our army smartly with priestesses and keep an enemy on the distance, we'll win. After battle look over a place - in a cirque we can find an artefact, fireplace, obelisk (+2500 XP) and resources.
 Here is an ugly succubus
|  Defeating her is a tough matter
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After that mission, we unlocked quests: Demon blood and Journey through the dark (main) and The Horn (collateral).
Main quest: Demon blood
Attention! This task is available only after finishing a Infernal Hero!
Goals: defeat a Toghrul, take control over a Mausoleum
Reward: perennial +2 attack, 1000 XP
After entering an underground (M1,6) we moving north ( on the south we can accomplish The Horn quest). In the darkness (look at M2) Toghrul shows up. He starts mocking of us and then disappear. Don't care about him and move forward - you can visit Blind Maiden (+5 to the fate during next battle) and encounter a ghosts guarding Sandals of The Swift Journey (+2 to movement on the land)
 Entrance to the underground
|  On the south war demon's horn is localisated
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If we want, we can move a little east - there is a pyramid full of undeads (M2,2) - it's good occasion to gain some experience. Also, we'll find them 30 marksmen.
 It's worth to visit undead's crypt at the east
|  Defeating them is very profitable
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In further part of underground we collect Winterwind Peace Circlet (+10% to diplomacy), fight with monsters, find resources, items and talk with prince Ishtvan (M2,3), who warns us about angels. Then we get out on the surface (what ends quest Journey through the Dark; M2,4), where we meet Toghrul, who's waiting for us in his castle (M1,8).
 Helpful grampa
|  Toghrul's castle
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Sveltana visits us after winning - she'll give us our father's sword (fraction artefact). In this moment second part of prologue starts.
Main quest: Journey Through the Dark
Attention! This task is available only after finishing a Infernal Hero!
Goals: reach the opposite end of a tunnel
Reward: 500 XP
Look: description of Demon blood quest.
Collateral quests: The Horn
Attention! This task is available only after finishing a Infernal Hero!
Goals: collecting War Horn of the Legion
Reward: artefact War Horn of the Legion (+1 to leadership)
After defeating Daeve during Infernal Hero, a crow gives us another quest - finding War Horn of the legion. It's located in a catacombs, south from the entrance to the underground (M2,1). Artefact is guarded by ghouls, but they shouldn't be problematic.
After fight pick up artefact and other precious things.