Now that you mention lightning, I gotta admit, as I go through this first game as Caelum, they really are a one trick pony. Lightning, lightning, and more lightning. I fall to my knees in thanks for those few eagle kings that manage an earth random for the lofty skill of "2". Fire access? Pretender only. Nature access? Pretender. Death access? Pretender, or build up from Death 1. Astral access? Pretender. Just forget blood even exists.
Trying to build an army that can reliably fight when the opposition has mages or geared thugs is like fighting with both arms tied behind the back.
Oh, btw, Fom, she's just fine, I was not about to risk an all-out attack without seeing what you had in store for me first.
