If you are feeling inspired Aetius you might want to try Pythium with the Prince of Death with death9. Build up you mage force and then send it into a insignificant battle, blessed, deployed beside a Hydra hatchling which moves off leaving the poisononed mages to die and return as soulless mages with no upkeep.
And the PoD is great for fast expansion.
Keir
[ December 02, 2003, 05:14: Message edited by: Keir Maxwell ]