Shadowborn

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This Specialization is only available in the Eternal Lords Expansion

The Shadowborn are dedicated to the path of evil. Words and diplomacy are meaningless to them, only action matters. The Shadowborn seek to reclaim the powerful magic of the Wizard Kings to corrupt their soldiers and create armies of terrifying power.

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Adept[]

Karissa's Rally

Name:	Karissa's Rally	Spec. (Tier):	Shadowborn Adept (I)	Research:	N/A
Type:	Empire Upgrade	Subtype:	Resource Management
	Pikeman and Infantry units cost - 5% Gold and Mana to produce. This sums up with other Production cost reducing factors like Goblin's inherent -10% or Warlord's Training Regimen -20% instead of a multiplication of these factors. In this case, the total factor would be 0,1+0,2+0,05 = 0,35 = 35% instead of 1-(0,90,80,95) = 0,316 = 31,6%. This Empire Upgrade always starts out researched

Embrace Darkness

Name:	Embrace Darkness	Spec. (Tier)	Shadowborn Adept (II)	Research:	130
Cost:	120	Upkeep:	5 /	Cost:	60
Type:	City Enchantment	Target:	Friendly City
	Units produced in the enchanted city and units that are summoned in it's domain are now Dedicated to Evil and have Life Stealing. Researching this spell makes all your Heroes and your Leader Dedicated to Evil

Seed of Distrust

Name:	Seed of Distrust	Spec. (Tier)	Shadowborn Adept (II)	Research:	140
Cost:	N/A	Upkeep:	5 /	Cost:	10
Type:	City Enchantment	Target:	Independent Dwelling or City
	No player can advance their diplomatic state with the target independent city or dwelling. The target city or dwelling will not offer any quests, while all active quests are cancelled and instantly fail.

Black Lightning

Name:	Black Lightning	Spec. (Tier)	Shadowborn Adept (III)	Research:	200
Type:	Combat Spell	Target:	Hostile Unit	Cost:	8
	Calls down black lightning on target unit. The lightning has a chance to inflict Spirit Breaking and deals 5 Spirit and 5 Shock damage.

Gift of Nekron

Name:	Gift of Nekron	Spec. (Tier)	Shadowborn Adept (III)	Research:	220
Type:	Combat Spell	Target:	Battlefield	Cost:	20
	Whenever an enemy unit is killed, the killer is healed for 15 Health. Undead units can be healed by this ability, but Machines cannot. The type of unit killed has no effect on this ability.

Master[]

Shadowborn Army

Name:	Shadowborn Army	Spec. (Tier):	Shadowborn Master (I)	Research:	N/A
Type:	Empire Upgrade	Subtype:	Resource Management
	Cavalry and Archer units cost - 5% Gold and Mana to produce. This sums up with other Production cost reducing factors like Goblin's inherent -10% or Warlord's Training Regimen -20% instead of a multiplication of these factors. In this case, the total factor would be 0,1+0,2+0,05 = 0,35 = 35% instead of 1-(0,90,80,95) = 0,316 = 31,6%. This Empire Upgrade always starts out researched

Mab's Boon

Name:	Mab's Boon	Spec:	Shadowborn Master (IV)	Research:	350
Type:	Empire Upgrade	Subtype:	Resource Management
	Your newly migrated cities get +20 Production, +20 Gold and +100 Population income for 5 Turns. Necromancer players get 100 Dead Population instead of normal population.

Entwined by Shadows

Name:	Entwined by Shadows	Spec. (Tier)	Shadowborn Master (IV)	Research:	400
Cost:	150	Upkeep:	30 /	Cost:	100
Type:	Global Enchantment	Subtype:	Unit Buff
	All the caster's Dedicated to Evil units get +1 , +2 Melee Damage and 20% Protection.

Rite of Malediction

Name:

Rite of Malediction

Spec. (Tier)

Shadowborn Master (VI)

Research:

750

Type:

Combat Spell

Target:

All Friendly Units

Cost:

35

Gives 2 random Dark Powers to every Unit owned by the caster until the end of combat.

Elemental, Incorporeal, Laborer and Machine units are not affected

Possible powers are:

Raise Corpse
Dominate
Fearsome
Assassin's Strike
Blood Boon (Only the attack boost, not the healing)
Call Lightning
Defender
Doom Gaze
Energy Drain
Weakening Breath
Frost Aura
Fire Aura
Haste
Life Drain
Regrowth
Shadow Step
Slip Away
Tireless
Greater Webbing Touch

All abilities are equally likely to be picked.

Summon Fallen Angel

Name:	Summon Fallen Angel	Spec:	Shadowborn Master (VI)	Research:	1600
Type:	Summoning Spell	Cost:	280	Upkeep:	36 /
	Summons a Fallen Angel to target location. The creature gets Summoned after it's being created

Fallen Angel[]

Fallen Angel

'Attacked by a mob wielding repugnant symbols of faith, I fled to my summoning chamber. I unfurled my wickedest scroll and spat the language of corruption, to attract a fiend - something that kept souls trapped in hell. Gouts of inky death swirled from the summoning circle. A Fallen Angel burst into the room. It needed no command. The walls quaked. My enemies screamed with each infernal blow. It's shriek petrified even the most confident priest. With each death it grew in power. My enemies fell.'

--Breaking the Faithful by Master Dark