[Taqwus]

Oh, I've previously suggested necrophagic ghouls, and that should corpses not be available that they go about trying to make some more. (Hm. Do not give Nethgul to a ghoul?)

For some troop types, some maintenance does seem appropriate. For lesser types that don't really require *pay* (e.g. Mechanical Men shouldn't need to be paid), there might still be gem costs to maintain control... or perhaps the mage who's leading them should start with some fatigue or other penalty based on how much of his magical leadership capability he's using.

If one wanted to readily feed big armies, one could mod in supply units (e.g. no combat stats to speak of, some supply bonus, gold cost to require maintenance pay). Unfortunately I don't think you can mod in consumable supplies, or percentage modifiers (e.g. logistics coordinator who cost a lot to train and pay (expenses), but who boosts supply availability by a percentage rather than a fixed value). You'd still be vulnerable to Leprosy, Murdering Winter, Beckoning, and Flames from the Sky, however.