is a Real-Time Strategy game for PC, developed by HongShou Studio and published by Pixmain. It released in early access in 2020, with a full release on April 13, 2022. Gameplay features administrative duties, in which you can delegate units to search for supplies or strengthen the walls of cities in your territory, and conquest, in which selected heroes invades other territories and battle in six-on-six encounters.The game takes place on the imaginary continent of Eagarlnia, where humans, elves, orcs, dwarves and the undead each have territories of their own. Towards the east, the desert kingdom of Nubidia has recently slain Garrison Abhoth, the leader of the Eslotian Empire, and two royal heirs attempt to lay their claim over the now-empty throne. Amidst the chaos, various other factions decide that now is the perfect time to claim the "Land of Praise" for themselves...
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- 100% Completion: Aside from Steam achievements, there's an in-game list of every hero in the game, with their profile pictures and backstories being revealed after they're recruited in any run.
- All There in the Manual: The developers have revealed most of the game's lore through their official Subreddit.
- Arbitrary Headcount Limit: At the start of a run, your army can only field three leader units total for combat. Additional slots can be unlocked with in-game funds, but each subsequent slot costs more. Additionally, a maximum of six leaders can participate in a battle, though fighters in reserve will be useful, as health takes time to recover and rival territories may launch a counterattack.
- Calling Your Attacks: Every Hero Unit has a skill they can use in battle, which gets its own battle cry when used.
- Color-Coded Armies: Every faction on the map is represented by its own flag. The Reclamation Army is blue-white-gold, the Praetorian Guard is gold-black-blue, Adas is brown-green, Dunatticus is purple, Manu is black-red...
- Defeat Means Friendship: By defeating other factions in battle, you can imprison their heroes and spend turns trying to persuade them into joining your side. However, the key lieutenants of some factions are only willing to listen if you've already recruited their leader, and any captive has a chance of simply escaping if left in jail long enough.
- The Empire: The Eslotian Empire, prior to its division, controlled the largest territory of the continent.
- Friendly Fireproof: Combat skills that have an area-of-effect don't affect the army opposite of the one you're targeting.
- Hero Unit: All of the recruitable leaders, who each has access to a personal skill, and go into battle commanding their own collection of troops. Some leaders also have passive abilities, boosting the power of certain types of troops, or restoring more of a town's defenses if tasked with fortifying it.
- Interspecies Romance: As seen in the Lanlerner lore update and reflected in-game, Theodore Royce (human) of the Reclamation Army is in a relationship with Caranthir Starlight (elf).
- The Kingslayer: Although credit for Garrison's death is given to the Nubidians, it is the House of Craft, a family of nobles in the Eslotian Empire, that orchestrated the encounter in order to gain political power.
- Love Triangle: The lore for the Praetorian Guard shows that Vincent has unrequited love for Krishna, who's in a relationship with Schilder.
- Luck-Based Mission: Rather than just sending units to investigate towns or increase resources, you can send teams of three into special dungeons. However, even if their stats exceed the dungeon's recommendation, there is no guarantee that they will bring back useful resources, or even last the entire expedition.
- Mook Lieutenant: There are a number of heroes you can randomly recruit by investigating towns. However, while some of them are special, the majority are similar-looking and have much worse stats than faction heroes.
- Optional Party Member: Everyone outside of your initial army is this. Instead of attempting to recruit the heroes you've beaten and imprisoned, you can let them go free, or return them to their leader in exchange for resources...or you can choose to execute them, if you'd rather not risk an opposing faction using them against you.
- Our Dwarves Are All the Same: The setting's dwarves, such as Fallon Bladeaxe, are presented as stocky, bearded, and toting some rather heavy weaponry.
- Princeling Rivalry: Prince Enuo was born after Lenna, and his jealousy over her being the rightful successor leads to him being easily manipulated by the House of Craft.
- Privateer: The Hagmonia faction has this as their hat, as it's an ocean-based trading empire whose leaders only indulge in Teeth-Clenched Teamwork because of the promise of greater wealth.
- Rank Scales with Asskicking: The leaders and main lieutenants of a faction tend to be more powerful than generic recruited heroes, and even generics hit harder and last longer than the troops they command.
- "Risk"-Style Map: The world map consists of linear routes between major towns that have to be invaded and conquered in order to progress towards total domination.
- Secret Character: In addition to the heroes you start with, the heroes you can recruit randomly, and the heroes from other factions you can persuade into joining after defeating them, there are a bunch of special heroes that can only be recruited by completing sidequests given to you by other heroes.
- Story Branch Favoritism: Lenna Abhoth is the most suited for the role of "main protagonist" out of all the faction leaders, particularly because the Succession Crisis between her and Enuo sparks war across the rest of the land. Also, the game's Tutorial is from her perspective.
- Succession Crisis: The main plot is instigated by one, between Lenna Abhoth of the Reclamation Army, and Enuo Abhoth of the Praetorian Guard.
- Take Over the World: Regardless of the faction you pick and their initial goals, the game doesn't end until the entire continent is under your control.
- The Undead: The Shadow Specters is a faction led by Salotana, a century-old specter stuck in limbo after fighting against darkness in life but becoming too tainted by it to be accepted by the light.
- Undying Loyalty: A gameplay mechanic, in that key faction-specific units will refuse to join the player's army unless their own leader has already joined you.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Some heroes, such as Shion of the Dunatticus dark elf faction, are always shirtless and bearing their abs.
