[Huzurdaddi]

I have to agree with Marignon.

1) Excellent mages, heck probably the most cost effective mage in the game: Goetic Master.
2) Best commonly recruitable troop in the game: the crossbowman (hmmm.. ok longbowman is the best troop in the game, but crossbowman is a solid 2nd).
3) The best PD in the game, it can actually resist most rituals, amazing!

However the lack of worthwhile sacred troops puts you at a disadvantage at the start. You can, and will, offset this with an awake SC pretender (Wyrm seems to be the regular choice).