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"I was once forced to judge a soldier responsible for burning and slaughtering an entire village. He insisted that he was innocent because his commanding officer ordered him to do the crime. I still judged him guilty. All men are accountable for their actions. He should have disobeyed that order, just as I should have disobeyed my master."
Solmyr

An Unusual Betrayal is the fifth scenario in The Price of Peace campaign in Heroes of Might and Magic IV.

Walkthrough[]

"Lord Landrew used to be one of Emilia's strongest supporters, but word has reached Emilia that he has raised an army against her. All attempts to contact him have been rebuked. What is going on? Emilia was compelled to find out why, and to make matters worse, one of Solymr's captains has entered the territory intent on causing trouble."

Emilia found out Lord Landrew, her friend, has suddenly turned on her. Emilia cannot explain this situation and goes with general Tharj to find out.

The path is a long one, plus Gavin Magnus's troops are using the one-way portals to get to her castle. To defeat them, Emilia has to defeat the black dragons near the castle in north, then defeat the undead through the portal. The last portal leads to the place where Gavin's troops attack. Upon defeating them, Emilia can banish this nuisance. Since there are other enemies around, Emilia should focus on attacking them. The green player is to the west and red to south and east (although the path to red player's Haven is blocked by phoenixes).

To get to his castle in south-east, she'll need to find his servant, Reed, who is on an island. Emilia needs to visit the quest hut on the sea, which will clear the path. Afterwards, with Reed in party, Emilia and Tharj can pass through the gate into Landrew's lands to defeat Landrew himself. Upon his defeat, Landrew seems emtionless, so Emilia locks him up in jail, but learns Great Arcan has been conquered by Gavin's troops.

Strategy[]

Emilia can defeat the teal player (Gavin's troops), otherwise it will be a nuisance. Before getting through the portals, some monsters can guard the portal exits to stop the enemy, for a while. After teal player is defeated, Emilia has to focus to defeat the other players (red and blue). Since red player is guarded by phoenixes, Emilia could gather a large army to defeat the phoenixes or just leave them there. Finally, when Reed is rescued, Emilia should get an army and defeat Landrew to succeed.

Also, Reed should have as much experience as he can get after he is freed, since he plays a part in the final scenario.

Heroes IV scenarios Icon-H4
The True Blade The Drawing of the Blade - The Trials - The First Step of Many - Seeking the Steel - The Rightful Heir
Glory of Days Past A New Way - A Necessary War - A King's Choice - One Tribe
The Price of Peace At the Crossroads - An Enemy's Trust - The Servant - The Rainbow Crystal - An Unusual Betrayal - Slave to Fear - To Slay an Immortal - The Price of Peace
Elwin and Shaera The Lovers - Mark of the Tiger - True Love - Reflections - Together
Half-Dead Eater of Children - The Fiery Realm - The Points of Power - Life and Death - The Unholy Breath
A Pirate's Daughter The Pirate's Daughter - Bloody Cove - The Strait of the Lost - Bay of Maids - Never Look Back
Others Tutorial - Every Dog Has His Day - Unity
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