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Ancient Lords are size 4 sacreds with foot slots. Unfortunately, they can't bless themselves so you can't use them effectively in the early game, and they aren't that good even with Boots of Behemoth.

Fire Bolas will work fine once you get some Fire gems, but then you might rather recruit the Oracles.

6 or so Ancient Ones with e9n6 bless surprisingly conquered 6 provinces. They were lead by a prophet Ancient Lord and never got a hit in before the enemy was fatigued out, but they fared surprisingly well. I don't believe they'd be worth that bless, although EA Agartha might (they'd have the same problem with getting a hit in, but sacred commanders+thugs at every fort).

Legions of Steel, high hp + low-level N bless felt like it could make the troops useful, but each LoS would take an Earth gem or a cap-only Oracle, and in my test the mage cast it on himself rather than the troops.