Part 23

You must prevent any scouts (cavalry archers) from reaching the Boneguard army; failure results in losing the mission.

To kill scouts, hit them once or twice with your starting units, or once with a Hero's unique shot.

Keep all your units alive by finding caves and treasure items.

Your units lose health while standing on snow; move them north to find grass-floored caves that fully heal them.

A scout will run up from the south, giving you the objective: DON'T ALLOW A SINGLE SCOUT TO REACH THE BONEGUARD ARMY (1500 XP).

Snipe the first scout with a Hero, then proceed south to find two wolves and another scout. Prioritize killing scouts.

Kill the scout, then the wolves, and continue south.

Another scout appears near a cave to the west. Do not go for the cave yet.

Wait in the snow at the junction leading east for the fourth scout to appear and kill him.

Quickly enter the cave, then immediately pull Amelia out to kill another scout trying to run past from the east using her double-barreled attack.

Pull everyone else outside, through the shortcut, killing two wolves and another scout around the corner.

More wolves are present. While fighting them, another scout will pass by; kill the scout first.

When you take your units into the cave to the north, another scout will appear; kill him.

Send Kanyenke south to the two-way cave, heal him, and send him south to find a treasure item.

Use Kanyenke's unique attack to take out one wolf, then bait the other two into following Kanyenke into the healing caves.

While Kanyenke fights, watch for another scout trying to pass.

Pick up the Boneguard armour to boost Kanyenke's hitpoints, then rejoin everyone else.

Be aware of uhlans, which look similar to scouts but are heading in the same direction as you, unlike scouts (cavalry archers) who are heading west.

Exit the cave and head north, killing wolves and picking up muskets while watching for more scouts.

Farther north are ruins and more scouts. Circle units may appear on the path to the west.

Work your way north and east to the next safe cave, watching for scouts.

Pass the Boneguard armour and duck into the cave, taking out scouts trying to slip past.

Exit and get the armour, taking out any scouts who try to run through while fighting wild animals.

On a long stretch of snow, there are two or three scouts. Try to make it to the cave just south of the first east turn.

Scouts will try to get past; use Heroes to catch them in the head.

Head through the passage to the north, killing cougars, a wolf, and another scout.

Heal up in the big cave farther east.

Send your units south to the bottom of the map after killing another scout.

In the south, a medicine man is behind a rock; kill cougars to save him.

The medicine man does not take damage from snow but can use caves for healing. Send him north alone for recon.

The Circle's army is making progress but is still far behind.

Pass two more caves and a couple of scouts. A treasure item, the Eye of Ornlu, is in the north.

In the east, a cave has several scouts passing by while you try to heal and grab treasure.

Post your medicine man down the next path for advance warning of incoming scouts while you pick up the Eye.

Heal up again before progressing down the last pass.