[TigerBlood]

I had 6 communion slaves scattered around my forts. I had lost close to 60 mages in 4 turns. My Sc's, thugs and gear were lost via attrition from Yomi since TC was conquered. Aside from my pretender and a half dozen afflicted druids, I had no battle mages, none capable of standing up to a late game army.

I sent a tart in with cobbled gear to hinder Miclans advance with a couple of earthquakes, but it was taken out before I could even get a spell off.

You want to pontificate about Marverni's capabilities, go ahead. They were stuggling against Yomi as it was, then someone with a bigger and badder army begins steamrolling my remaining forces. I know when I am beaten.