Weekly Spotlight: Azure Isles

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This week's spotlight is on the on the pirate realm, the Azure Isles...


In the warm waters of the South, the Azure Isles are home to a pirate stronghold. Islands and treacherous coral reefs pepper the perimeter, while formidable cliffs rise to mark the capitol. The pirates spend much of their time raiding merchant vessels and are a scourge of the southern seas. While punitive naval battles have driven the pirates back from time to time, no major invasion has been mounted against them. With all this raiding activity, it is easy to overlook that the Azure Isles have a small self-generated economy as well, with shops, craftsmanship and even some trade with distant realms. This helps to keep the Azure Isles stable through tough times.

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Azure Isles flag...

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Azure Isles units...

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Azure Isles Mercenary Captain...

When a Mercenary Captain serves with distinction, she may become a Legendary Hero. The player may choose one additional ability for her permanently:

Sea Dog: Target one enemy Naval Unit. Gain control of that unit for the remainder of your turn.
Campaigner: All Units you control heal 10 Life for every Objective you currently control.

Only one card may be played per turn.

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Azure Isles Spymaster...

When a Spymaster serves with distinction, she may become a Legendary Hero. The player may choose one additional ability for her permanently:

Insidious Envoy: Choose any Unit you control. Retreat that Unit. All enemy Units suffer a -1 Morale.
Guild Insider: Choose 1 target Mercenary your opponent owns. Take control of that Unit until the beginning of your next turn.

Only one card may be played per turn.

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Azure Isles Trafficker...


When a Trafficker serves with distinction, she may become a Legendary Hero. The player may choose one additional ability for her permanently:

Den of Thieves: Choose one Mercenary Unit you control and place it on any undefended Objective on the map.
Veneer of Legitimacy: For the remainder of your turn, all of your units gain Crusader and Guardian. For the remainder of battle, all of your Units suffer -1 Morale.

Only one card may be played per turn.

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The Azure Isles Spell Tree focuses on trickery and subterfuge:

Level 1
Poisoned Blade: Target Human or Elven unit gains Venom for 1 turn.

Level 2
Fell Mists: Thick mists obscure and negate all ranged fire in a province you own.
Mousetrap: Mousetrap affects a province you own. While in effect, no unit may leave this province. Any unit attempting to retreat is captured instead.
Thievery: Send an agent across your borders. For 1 turn, a bordering province receives a -2 Economy, while your Capitol receives a +2 Economy.

Level 3
Fog of War: Enemy Scouting into this province is negated for the next 9 turns.
Dead Winds: The winds die, and the seas are calm as glass. All ships in the sea zone are unable to move out. No naval battles may take place for 2 turns.
Scorching Sky: The skies burn. All flying units in the affected provinces have a -2 Initiative and -3 Morale.

Level 4
Siren's Song: Each turn, destroy one random naval unit in the affected sea zone.
Summer Haze: (Global). Can only be cast if the Spring Bloom global spell is in effect. Cancels Spring Bloom. Recharge Time for all Illusion Spells is -1, and all Death spells is +1.

Level 5
Fields of the Dead: Target marked battlefields only. Cancels Hallowed Ground. Raise 5 Skeletons under your command.

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It reminds me, iron islands of greyjoy family [:)]

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The Azure Isles' Unit spotlight: the Galleon.

Galleons are formidable pirate flagships, specializing in surprise attacks. When they are themselves caught by regular navy, they are far less fearsome, and will attempt to evade contact.

When a Galleon receives its first combat Medal, it may gain one additional ability of your choice:

Defense +1:
Evasion: This unit may not be captured.

When a Galleon receives its second combat Medal, they may gain a final ability of your choice:

Attack +1:
Shackles: Any enemy Unit retreating as a result of damage from this Unit is instead captured and becomes a Prisoner.