[Renojustin]

The upkeep for Pans is very high, but at the same time they generate Maenads, so taking Turmoil 3 allows you to make the most of them.

If you use Turmoil-3, use Luck-3. It's synergistic. And you don't necessarily have to expand greatly, just get some good dominion spread going, and your Luck tends to take care of the rest. Once you have around 10 provinces with Luck 3 on them, you'll be very pleasantly surprised at your income.

Luck-Turmoil is actually more conducive to a smaller map than a larger one, and a smaller territory than a larger one. Once you pass 20 provinces or so, it's quite obvious that Order is the real money maker. BUT... upkeepless, freespawn Maenads are definitely worth it in my opinion, with the added benefit of having 120 more points to work with. Especially if you're playing in a smaller game and those points go straight into your Gorgon.

You can do some fairly heavy patrolling if you've got Growth scales if you find you're hurting on funds. Harpies are quite good at patrol. Avoid patrolling with Maenads. They are easily bribed with raw meat and sexual favors.

And from earlier, Ewierl is absolutely right about the Trapeze-Teleport abilities over Fly... being able to hurl your Gorgon into battle before the enemy has time to move is completely invaluable. This way you know exactly what he's going to be fielding on the other end, especially if they just attacked one of your provinces, and script accordingly. This becomes even more obvious if you're using her alone and can never push back the enemy force so as to attack their greatest concentrations instead of just tagging behind them like a forlorn camp prostitute.