The second minion you will come across are the reds. These are your fire minions and should be treated with care. They are less sturdy but are devastating from a distance. They can stop fires and gain the ability to ride fire beasts, which can move around steep slops along with lighting up an enemy with their fire attack.
The third group of minions are the green. These are more stealthy and when they stand still they become nearly invisible. They prefer to attack from behind since they have two sharp blades on each hand, and will jump on an enemies back. These can be quite devastating when they surprise their enemies, but when they come face to face they don’t put up a great fight. They also can ride spiders which can climb webs and help you get to places that otherwise were inaccessible.
The last minions you will gain are the blues. These guys are the swimmers they are horrible fighters and do not ride any creatures, but when moving they are invisible and can clear your path or the blue goo that would otherwise hurt your army.
All of these minions play a major role in succeeding in conquering the entire land. Some classes work much better then others, but on more then one occasion you will need the abilities of each form of minion.
Your minions can also be upgraded along the way. With each crate destroyed or battle won, the enemies will drop useful material. Whether that be a helmet or a dagger, your minions will pick these up and gain levels. This will ultimately make your army stronger. This feature is wonderfully incorporated since most of the time you won’t even know your team is upgrading until you see them running around with spears and big helmets.
Your main place of business is your castle in the Netherworld. Here is where all your hard work pillaging the country side comes into place. There are four main parts to your castle. The forgery is where you forge new armor and weapons this will cost you not only gold and resources, but the sacrifice of a specified number of minions. You also can upgrade your minions here as well. This is all about the gold and generally will just produce a better fighter.
The minion living quarters will let you see your army as well as view all of the minions that have died in battle. If you wish you can sacrifice some of your less skilled minions to bring back that level 10 warrior.
The third area is your bedroom, here you can gain more magic as long as you’ve found crystals. This is also where some of the goofy nature of the game comes out. Throughout the game you will acquire three mistresses each from a different region. You can pick and choose who will be your head mistress. Once selected you can buy new furniture to entice your mistress to join you in the bedroom. Of course they do not show what is going on, but the noises and your minions running around laughing and trying to watch can be extremely entertaining.
