Ashen Waste, Cold Sands | Alin Rise of Nations ROL Guide

A Skirmish.

You have to escort three traders through this Dark Alin infested region. Your way is from (1) to (2) and back, repeat three times. You will be obviously interrupted by Dark Alin attacks. There are two ways you can choose: a longer (red) and safer one, or the shorter (blue) one, on which you will be always attacked by larger numbers of enemies. It's up to you, but keep in mind that there's a time limit upon you.

HINT: There's a bonus quest to go to (3) and defeat Dark Alin over there. You'll get some additional units for that.