Death Bless Affliction

[Borg]

Shovah32 said:
If you want a LA Pan bless try an ... E9N4 Gorgon(dormant/imprisoned), the bless helps hoplites, centaurs and grove guard commanders.

That's what I started with ... but after going through the enchantments I noticed the Carrion Woods Ritual so I reckoned I needed Death Magic on my pretender if I wanted to cast that spell.
But maybe the DN-Pans can be given magic-boosting-items so they can cast that rituel, correct ?

I'd love to hear some more tips, if you don't mind on how to play this strategy as I've never used it before and am not particularly used to playing with Death either.