[Xietor]

The Gold Shield was to match his picture! And it replaced a Shield of Valor, not a crappy shield.

My primary concern was that he should not be able to take provinces solo, and thereby unbalance early expansion.

While he can take a province solo, it is risky. He died to light infantry trying to take one province during my test, and died to a vine arrow in another.

The extra misc. slot will make him more powerful in midgame, but will not effect him early in the game at all. He is not unbalancing mid game, as he is underpowered compared to many of the Worthy heroes. The main concern for balance is how powerful he is at the start, when early expansion is crucial. Many of the worthy heroes have very beefed up stats and extra slots. And this Hero is intended to be on par with a strong Worthy Hero.

As always though, I appreciate your thoughtful insight. And I will test him a bit more. I did not catch his prot of 12 at the head slot. Maybe that is why he died to a vine arrow.