Result: 16 days, score: 496.

Before starting the description, I’d like to tell, that some heroes’ actions were unnecessary to make. All of the battles don’t cause much trouble. Some of them could be won with smaller casualties or without them at all. For your comfort, I marked all of the two-way monoliths with numbers, in an up-to-down order. Monolith 1 is near town Crave Raven, monolith 2 – near town Middleheim, monolith 3 – near town Tirith, 4 – near the garrison, 5 – near the crystal mine, 6 – near the library, 7 – near town Mossden, 8 – near Dragon Utopia.

Day 1:1:1

Hero Adela joins the demons (3), leaves pikemen (11) and archers (6) at town Middleheim. Rides to the demons, joins them (3). Goes to the underground. Approaches the “Spirit of Oppression” artifact.

Day 1:1:2

Adela picks up Spirit of Oppression. Rides to the treasure chest, takes gold (2000). Attacks wolf riders, casualties – demon (1). Joins imps (24). Enters monolith 2, goes out from monolith 6. Joins magogs (20). Enters monolith 6, stops at monolith 5. Hero Cuthbert is hired at town Middleheim.

Cuthebrt takes pikemen (11) and archers (6) from the town, to get an army of pikemen (27) and archers (11). Rides to the monolith 2.

After end turn: green hero 1 takes “Helm of Chaos” artifact, rides north-west, then south and north-west. Purple hero 1 moves west. Green hero 2 (army: basilisks (4), lizardman (1)) and purple hero 2 (army: wights (5), walking dead (4), skeletons (29)) enter the monolith, running into Adela. Casualties – imps (3). Hero’s new level – Advanced Wisdom.

Day 1:1:3

Adela rides to monolith 4. Joins imps (40) and magogs (12). Goes back through monolith 4 to monolith 2.

Cuthbert meats Adela, takes demons (5) and imps (11).

Adela goes to monolith 7. Moves north-west, joins lizard warriors (18). Adela (magogs (39), imps (50), lizard warriors (18)). A green hero is nearby.

Cuthbert (pikemen (27), archers (11), demons (5), imps (11)) goes through monolith 2 to monolith 6. Rides to the pillar of fire, then south. An orange hero is near the dragon vault.

After end turn: green hero moves away to the west, orange hero captures the gold mine.

Day 1:1:4

Adela attacks evil eyes. Casualties – imps (33). New level – Advanced Diplomacy. Picks up gold (600), “Boots of Speed” artifact, captures the gold mine. Moves north-west, picks up ore (8). Attacks the green hero (lizardmen (13), gnolls (35), pit fiends (6), serpent flies (6)). Casualties – lizard-warriors (1), imps (17)). Rides to the Subterranean Gate.

Cuthbert joins lizard warriors (18). Moves to the spring, then to town Fortune Keep. A gnome (1) is in the town. Enters town Fortune Keep.

After end turn: orange hero moves away to the north-east. A purple hero passes to the south-west near the monolith 1.

Day 1:1:5

Adela attacks town Mossden (army: lizardmen (5), gnoll (1)). Casualties – magogs (3). Captures artifacts: “Helm of Chaos”, “Dragonbone Greaves”, “Skull Helmet”. New level – Expert Diplomacy. Adela enters the town. The green player is vanquished.

Hero Solmyr is hired at town Mossden.

Solmyr leaves gremlins (34), stone golems (2) at the town. Solmyr (stone gargoyles (3)) goes through the monolith 7 to the monolith 3. Rides to the Subterranean Gate.

Adela hires lizardmen (4) in the town. Leaves town Mossden. Rides to the Subterranean Gate.

Cuthbert leaves town Fortune Keep, captures the gold mine. Rides south to the sulfur mine.

Day 1:1:6

Adela goes through the Gate, rides east, joins harpy hags (22), imps (22), beholders (13). Goes through the monolith 7 to the monolith 1. Rides to the Gate. Cuthbert captures the silfur mine, rides north to the Shrine of Magic Thought. Goes on to the north and captures the sulfur mine.

Solmyr captures town Tirith. Tirith builds Upgrade Parapet. Upgrades the gargoyles (3).

Town Mossden builds Town Hall.

After end turn: blue hero (stone gargoyles (12), imps (50), gremlins (56)) attacks town Tirith.

Description of the battle: chain lightning at stone gargoyles. Enemy troops die at castle’s mines.

Solmyr captures “Collar of Conjuring” artifact. New level – Advanced Sorcery.

The blue player is vanquished.

Day 1:1:7

Adela captures town Grave Raven. Rides to the campfire, loots it (gold (100), gems (5)), then to the monolith 1.

Cuthbert captures alchemist’s lab (mercury), picks up treasure chest (gold (1500)), “Loins of Legion” artifact, rides to the monolith 6.

Solmyr rides to the “Spyglass” artifact, takes it, then picks up gold (700). Rides to the monolith 3.

Hero 4 (Calh) is hired at town Grave Raven. Hero 4 picks up gold (500) behind the Gate. Rides to the chest.

Towns Middleheim and Grave Raven build Town Halls.

After end turn: purple hero moves in left from the Gate, leading to town Tirith, kills lizardmen on his way, picks up a chest, hobgoblins, goblins, wolf riders, picks up the “Golden Bow” artifact. Rides south, finishing near the pillar of fire.

Day 1:2:1

Adela goes through the monolith 1 to the monolith 6.

Cuthbert meets Adela, takes imps (21), beholders (13), gives away lizard warriors (18), artifacts: “Dragonbone Greaves”, “Skull Helmet”. Rides south to the evil eyes (17), joins them. Picks up wood (8 and 10). Visits the Marletto tower.

Adela visits the Library of Enlightment. Goes back through the monolith 6 to the monolith 3. Attacks the purple hero. Adela (magogs (36), lizard-warriors (35), lizardmen (4), harpy hags (22)). Purple hero (walking dead (4), skeletons (12), wights (2), vampires (2), gogs (6), magogs (5), imps (8)). Casualties – magog (1), imp (1). Adela captures artifacts: “Amulet of the Undertaker”, “Blackshard of the Dead Knight”, “Golden Bow”. New level – Basic Logistics.

The purple player is vanquished.

Adela goes back through the monolith 3 to the monolith 7. Goes to the dwarven treasury. Casualties – harpy hags (3). New level – Basic Air Magic. Gets crystals (3), gold (4000). Rides north-east to the chest. Solmyr picks up ore (6), captures the gem pond (gold (89) on the road), gold mine, picks up mercury (6), captures the alchemist’s lab. Hero 4 (Calh) picks up a chest (gold (2000)), gets sulfur (27) on his way, captures sawmill to the south.

Hero 5 (Rion) is hired at town Middleheim (pikemen (14), more pikemen (30) are hired at the town). Hero 5 visits the obelisk, takes pikemen (14) from the guardhouse.

Hero 6 (Neela) is hired at town Mossden, takes gremlins (34) from the town. Captures the alchemist’s lab.

Hero 7 (Melodia) is hired at town Middleheim. Visits the windmill (ore (3)). After the gates moves left (a mistake), then back to the campfire, stops one step away from it.

Now the kingdom’s treasury has wood (18), mercury (7), ore (12), sulfur (31), crystals (7), gems (5), gold (3809).

Town Tirith builds Town Hall.

Town Grave Raven builds Mage Guild Level 2.

Day 1:2:2

Solmyr goes through the monolith 3 to the monolith 7. Meets Adela, takes lizard warriors (35), lizardmen (4), gives away “Spyglass” artifact. Goes through the Gate, boards a boat.

Adela takes a chest (experience), joins gogs (25) for 3125 gold, takes a chest (experience). New level – Basic Pathfinding. Joins magogs (23), picks up crystals (6), visits the Library of Enlightment. Rides to the hill fort.

Cuthbert picks up ore (5), visits the star axis, attacks troglodytes, no casualties. Visits the pillar of fire. Rides to the wagon.

Hero 4 (Calh) captures the ore mine, then another ore mine to the north. Rides south-west to the gold mine.

Hero 5 (Rion) takes pikemen (14) from the guardhouse, goes out of the Gates, picks up gems (4). Rides south-west.

Hero 6 (Neela) captures the crystal mine and a sawmill. Rides to the imps.

Hero 7 (Melodia) loots the campfire (mercury (5)). Goes through the monolith 2 to the monolith 3.

Town Grave Raven builds Mage Guild Level 3.

Town Fortune Keep builds Mage Guild Level 1.

Day 1:2:3

Hero 5 rides south-west, gets crystals (5) on his way, picks up ore (6), visits the scholar (Basic Sorcery), picks up a chest (gold (1000)). Attacks the skeletons, casualties – pikemen (7), gets skeletons (10). Captures the alchemist’s lab and ta sawmill.

Hero 6 joins the imps (23). Rides north-west, picks up ore (8), chest (gold (1000)), joins magogs (17). Rides to the monolith 7.

Hero 7 picks up gems (4), captures the gem pond, picks up crystals (5). Rides to magogs.

Cuthbert takes “Bow of Elven Cherrywood” artifact from the wagon, picks up mercury (6), attacks harpy hags, casualties – imps (7). New level – Advanced Wisdom. Captures the ore mine, visits the learning stone. New level – Advanced Estates. Rides to the crystal mine.

Adela visits the hill fort, upgrades gogs, picks up chest (experience), visits the Marletto tower. Rides to the monolith 7.

Hero 8 (Ash) is hired at town Mossden, hires and gives to Solmyr lizardmen (9), serpent flies (8), basilisks (4), stone golems (2). Visits the obelisk. Rides to the second obelisk near town Mossden.

Solmyr swims south-east, gets gems (12) on the way. Swims to the water elementals.

Hero 4 picks up “Arms of Legion” artifact, captures the gold mine. Visits the trading post, exchanges gold (833) for wood (1). Near the trading post picks up gold (600).

Town Grave Raven builds Mage Guild Level 4.

Town Fortune Keep builds Mage Guild Level 2.

Day 1:2:4

Adela goes through the monolith 7 to the monolith 1. Visits the learning stone. New level – Expert Wisdom. Visits the School of Magic (knowledge), joins archers (29), visits the magic well. Enters town Grave Raven.

Solmyr (obsidian gargoyles (3), lizardmen (13), lizard warriors (35), serpent flies (8), basilisks (4), stone golems (2)) attacks water elementals, casualties – obsidian gargoyles (3), lizardman (1), serpent flies (2). Gets artifact “Bird of Perception”, crystals (7), gems (8). Swims south-west.

Cuthbert captures the crystal mine. Goes through the monolith 7 to the monolith 1. Enters the Gate, boards a boat.

Hero 5 rides south, joins imps (34), attacks hell hounds. Casualties – pikemen (13), imps (34), skeletons (10), gets a skeleton (1). Rides south.

Hero 6 goes through the monolith 7 to the monolith 8. Picks up gold (800), rides south.

Hero 7 joins magogs (19), rides south, picks up a chest (gold (2000)), rides south-west, picks up ore (8), joins gremlins (36), picks up artifact “Ladybird of Luck”, picks up wood (7).

Hero 8 visits the obelisk. Goes through the monolith 7 to the monolith 5. Captures the crystal mine, rides to the monolith 5.

Hero 4 stands still.

Town Fortune Keep builds Mage Guild Level 3.

Day 1:2:5

Now the kingdom treasury has wood (14), mercury (4), ore (25), sulfur (22), crystals (7), gems (11), gold (21239).

Solmyr lands near the knights.

Cuthbert (pikemen (27), archers (11), imps (25), beholders (13), evil eyes (17), demons (5)) takes flotsam (empty), attacks water elementals. Casualties – imps (25), pikemen (3), gets crystals (18). Swims south, takes flotsam (wood (5), gold (200)). Swims to the chest.

Hero 5 picks up a chest (gold (2000)), loots a campfire (gold (600), mercury (6)). Enters the Gate, attacks nomads, casualties – pikemen (11), skeleton (1), gets skeletons (2), artifact “Eversmoking Ring of Sulfur”. New level – Advanced Wisdom. Picks up a chest (gold (1500)), ore (5).

Town Grave Raven builds Mage Guild Level 5.

Adela leaves town Grave Raven, goes through the monolith 1 to the monolith 8.

Hero 6 makes a step away from the road. Adela stands near the Hero 6. Hero 6 gives magogs (17) to Adela.

Adela attacks the ancient behemots (during the battle twice casts the “Implosion” spell), without casualties. New level – Advanced Air Magic. Gets artifact “Endless Sack of Gold”. Steps forward.

Hero 6 picks up gold (900). Meets Adela, takes archers (29), arifact “Endless Sack of Gold”. Goes through the monolith 8 to the monolith 2. Steps south.

Adela rides to town Fortune Keep.

Hero 7 goes through the monolith 3 to the monolith 2. Hero 6 takes magogs (19), gremlins (36) from Hero 7. Hero 7 goes to the monolith 3. Rides to the Gate.

Hero 8 goes through the monolith 5 to the monolith 2. Hero 6 gives gremlins (101), imps (22), archers (29), magogs (19), artifact “Endless Sack of Gold” to the Hero 8. Hero 8 rides north-east, attack obsidian gargoyles. Casualties – imps (20), gremlins (13).

Hero 4 visits the trading post, exchanges wood (7) for mercury (1), ore (14) for mercury (2), gold (8335) for mercury (5), gold (11669) for gems (7).

Town Fortune Keep builds Mage Guild Level 4.

Day 1:2:6

Solmyr attacks knights. Casualties – lizardmen (12), serpent flies (6), basilisks (4), stone golems (2). New level – Advanced Wisdom. Gets artifact “Inexhaustible Cart of Lumber”. Picks up gems (33), ore (67), ore (7), sulfur (39), sulfur (5).

Cuthbert picks up a chest (gold (1500)), loses gold (-350) on the way. Swims to the obelisk.

Hero 5 picks up gold (800), rides to the gold.

Hero 7 rides to the obelisk near town Tirith.

Hero 8 visits the Seer’s hut. Exchanges artifact “Endless Sack of Gold” for gold golems (50). Rides to monolith 2.

Hero 6 meets Hero 8. Takes imps (2), archers (29), magogs (19), gold golems (50). Goes through the monolith 2 to the monolith 8. Rides to the entrance of Dragon Utopia.

Hero 4 exchanges at the trading post ore (42) for mercury (6). Goes through the monolith 3 to the monolith 1. Rides to the obelisk near town Grave Raven.

Town Fortune Keep builds Mage Guild Level 5.

Adela enters town Fortune Keep, hires centaurs (38), wood elves (7). Visits the magic well. Casts “Dimension door” to get to the Dragon Utopia. Takes archers (29), gold golems (50) from Hero 6, gives him magogs (100). Visits the Dragon Utopia (Battle: casts “Implosion” at green and red dragons, gold golems finish the dragons off). Casualties – centaurs (38), wood elves (7), archers (29), harpy hags (19), gold golems (11). New level – Expert Air Magic. Gets artifacts: “Titan’s Thunder”, “Vial of Lifeblood”, “Shield of Dwarven Lords”, “Mystic Orb of Mana” and gold (20000). Adela puts on the artifact “Titan’s Thunder”. Takes magogs (119) from Hero 6. Casts “Dimension Door” to get to the monolith 8. Goes through it to the monolith 4. Attacks the garrison, no casualties. Joins wraiths (15). Rides to the dragons’ cave.

Day 1:2:7

Adela captures the dragons’ cave, casualties – wraiths (6). Hires a red dragon (1). Picks up a chest (experience). Attacks lizardmen, no casualties. Visits the rally flag, magic well, attacks red dragons. Casualties – wraiths (9), magogs (38). New level – Advanced Logistics. Get gold (3654). Visits the obelisk, casts “Dimension Door” to get to the Garden of Revelation, visits it. Casts “Dimension Door” to get to the monolith 4. Goes through it to the monolith 1. Rides to the magic well.

Cuthbert visits the derelict ship. Casualties – pikemen (10), archers (11), evil eyes (4), demons (2). New level – Expert Wisdom. Gets artifact “Speculum”, gold (3000).

Hero 4 visits the obelisk, enters town Grave Raven.

Hero 5 picks up gold (800), gold (600). Goes to the monolith entrance. Attacks the guards. Casualties – pikemen (4), skeletons (2), gets a skeleton (1) and artifact “Breastplate of Brimstone”, gold (124). Visits the obelisk. Rides to the shipyard.

Hero 6 rides to the obelisk near town Fortune Keep.

Hero 7 rides to the obelisk, enters town Tirith.

Hero 8 enters town Middleheim.

Solmyr picks up ore (5), wood (7). Stands onto the Grail digging place.

Day 1:3:1

Cuthbert takes flotsam (wood (5), gold (200)). Visits the obelisk. Swims south.

Hero 5 builds a boat and boards it.

Hero 6 visits the obelisk (the puzzle-map is revealed). Rides to town Fortune Keep.

Solmyr digs out the Grail.

Adela visits the magic well, enters the Gate. Casts “Dimension Door” to get to the boat, then to the artifact “Wizard’s Well”, picks it up. Casualties – magogs (23), 70 mana points remaining (there was 180 mana after the magic well, then 2 times “Dimension Door”, in the battle – “Blind” and 2 times “Implosion”). New level – Expert Logistics. Adela puts on the artifact “Wizard’s Well”. Casts “Dimension Door” to get to the efreet sultans, attacks, no casualties. Gets artifact “Ring of Infinite Gems”. Casts “Water Walk” to get to the other coast. Casts “Dimension Door” to bypass the White Border Guard.

Day 1:3:2

Cuthbert swims south.

Solmyr picks up wood (6), mercury (4), mercury (65), mercury (3). Rides towards the sulfur.

Hero 5 swims north-east.

Hero 6 enters town Fortune Keep.

Adela attacks town The Cragge.

The final battle:

Round 1. Magic: Blind at orc chieftains. Red dragon flies to the left bottom corner. Magogs – blinded by the enemy. Gold golems – to the left top corner.

Round 2. Magic: Implosion at giants. Red dragon defends. Gold golems defend.

Round 3. Magic: Implosion at giants, they perish. Red dragon defends and perishes. Gold golems defend.

Round 4. Wolf raiders attack gold golems and die. Magic: Implosion at hobgoblins, they perish. Gold golems defend.

Round 5. Magic: Implosion at goblins. Gold golems wait. Gold golems attack gnolls and kill them. Goblins attack gold golems and die.

Round 6. Magogs defend. Gold golems move towards the orc chieftains.

Round 7. Magogs defend. Gold golems move towards the orc chieftains.

Round 8. Magogs defend. Gold golems stand adjacent to the orc chieftains.

Round 9. Magogs defend. Magic: Implosion at orc chieftains. Gold golems defend.

Round 10. Magic: Implosion at orc chieftains. Magogs defend. Gold golems defend.

Round 11. Magic: Titan’s Thunder at Orc Chieftains. Magogs defend. Gold golems defend.

Rounds 12, 13, 14. The same as Round 11.

Victory: 16 days, score 496.

P.S. It is possible to win in 15 days.

Good luck