[Scott Hebert]

First, to Tinkthank. AFAICT, yes, that's exactly what the Sceptic is. Stealthy(+0), reduces Dominion by presence.

Golden Era is one of my favorite themes, actually. My first inclination is to recruit a Sceptic, make him my Prophet, and send him out to find annoying/weak Dominions. When you combine his innate Dominion-reducing ability, his innate Dominion-growing ability (as your Prophet), AND his activated ability of preaching to reduce Dominion, he's VERY effective at tearing down enemy Dominions. If you can get him into Mictlan's capital early, e.g., you can really wreak some havok.

Also of note is that Golden Era has perhaps the easiest time making Stone Idols, considering their innate Earth/Astral income, and their Mystics.

Oh, and the Wind Riders are really good sacred troop. I recall Zen making comparisons to other sacred troops, and not seeing them stack up, but that lance of theirs is really quite deadly.

Scott