Fortress (H3)

This article is about the faction from Heroes III. For other factions of the same name, see Fortress.

The Fortress is one of the eight original playable factions from Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia.

The Fortress's official alignment is Neutral.

Lore[]

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Village hall	Town hall	City hall	Capitol	Tavern
The Village Hall allows you to purchase town structures and earns your kingdom 500 gold per day.	The Town Hall allows you to purchase town structures and earns your kingdom 1000 gold per day.	The City Hall allows you to purchase town structures and earns your kingdom 2000 gold per day.	The Capitol earns your kingdom 4000 gold per day.	The Tavern increases morale for troops defending the city.
Requires: N/A	Requires: 2500 Tavern	Requires: 5000 Marketplace Blacksmith Mage guild level 1 Town hall	Requires: 10000 Castle City hall	Requires: 5 500


Fort	Citadel	Castle	Marketplace	Blacksmith
The Fort provides your town with defensive walls.	Including a 50% increase to base creature growth, the Citadel adds a keep, and other terrain obstacles, to a town's defenses.	The Castle adds two arrow towers, fortifies your kingdom's defenses, and doubles base creature growth.	With the Marketplace, you can buy and sell resources (exchange rates increase with each Marketplace you own).	The Blacksmith provides your armies with First Aid Tents.
Requires: 20 20 5000	Requires: 5 2500 Fort	Requires: 10 10 5000 Citadel	Requires: 5 500	Requires: 5 1000



Mage guild level 1	Mage guild level 2	Mage guild level 3
Entering the Mage Guild will allow a visiting hero to learn the spells kept within.	Entering the Mage Guild will allow a visiting hero to learn the spells kept within.	Entering the Mage Guild will allow a visiting hero to learn the spells kept within.
Requires: 5 5 2000	Requires: 5 5 4 4 4 4 1000 Mage guild level 1	Requires: 5 5 6 6 6 6 1000 Mage guild level 2



Resource silo	Captain's quarters	Glyphs of Fear	Blood obelisk	Shipyard
The Resource Silo provides you with additional +1 wood and +1 ore each day.	The Captain's Quarters increases Gnoll production by 6 per week.	The Glyphs of Fear add +2 to a garrison hero's defense skill when defending against a siege.	The presence of a Blood Obelisk adds +2 to a garrison hero's attack skill when defending against a siege.	The Shipyard allows you to purchase boats.
Requires: 5 5000 Marketplace	Requires: 1000 Gnoll hut	Requires: 1000 Fort	Requires: 1000 Glyphs of fear	Requires: 20 2000


Cage of Warlords	Carnivorous plant
The Cage of Warlords increases the Defense strength of any visting hero by +1.	The presence of the Carnivorous Plant increases weekly creature generation by 50%, provides your kingdom with additional 5000 gold per day, and increases the Attack and Defense strength of a garrison hero by +10 when defending against a siege.
Requires: 1000 Town hall Glyphs of fear	Requires: The Grail



Gnoll hut	Lizard den	Serpent fly hive	Basilisk pit	Gorgon lair
The Gnoll Hut allows you to recruit Gnolls.	The Lizard Den allows you to recruit Lizardmen.	The Serpent Fly Hive allows you to recruit Serpent Flies.	The Basilisk Pit allows you to recruit Basilisks.	The Gorgon Lair allows you to recruit Gorgons.
Requires: 10 400 Fort	Requires: 5 1000 Gnoll hut	Requires: 5 2 2 1000 Gnoll hut	Requires: 5 10 2000 Serpent fly hive	Requires: 10 10 5 5 2500 Lizard den Serpent fly hive


Wyvern nest	Hydra pond
The Wyvern Nest allows you to recruit Wyverns.	The Hydra Pond allows you to recruit Hydras.
Requires: 15 3500 Lizard den	Requires: 10 10 10 10000 Wyvern nest Basilisk pit



Upg. gnoll hut	Upg. lizard den	Upg. serpent fly hive	Upg. basilisk pit	Upg. gorgon lair
The Gnoll Hut allows you to recruit Gnoll Marauders.	The Lizard Den allows you to recruit Lizard Warriors.	The Serpent Fly Hive allows you to recruit Dragon Flies.	The Basilisk Pit allows you to recruit Greater Basilisks.	The Gorgon Lair allows you to recruit Mighty Gorgons.
Requires: 10 1000 Gnoll hut Tavern	Requires: 5 1000 Lizard den	Requires: 2 2 1000 Serpent fly hive	Requires: 5 5 2000 Basilisk pit	Requires: 5 5 2000 Gorgon lair Resource silo


Upg. wyvern nest	Upg. hydra pond
The Training Grounds allows you to recruit Wyvern Monarchs.	The Hydra Pond allows you to recruit Chaos Hydras.
Requires: 10 10 3000 Wyvern nest	Requires: 10 10 20 15000 Hydra pond