Or is the game not worth getting and completely without redeeming merit, aka nothing but elves?

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if you use your "shadow" spell with any other shadows out. the only way to win this optional mission is to cheat. i used: hold "shift" and "~" keys and type "cheatheal" before and after every turn. make sure you select the unit you want healed. i would advise NEVER to use the victory code as it can have negative effects. like one board you get a main character when you take a town at the end. if you use the code on that battle they never actually join (since you didn't take the town) and when you enter t...

i find this solution on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8qLTJ-nRjs&ab_channel=MarkAdrianBlaze in the notes of the video there is a simple step-by-step to fix the shadow spell and lit signal fire, so the side quest can go ahead. (sorry for my bad english)...

If I am playing Adrian's army, then I learn a spell in a BONUS mission as the dwarf, how does the spell carry over to Adrian's army. Like all the artifacts won in a bonus mission; they carry over..but the spells do not