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Matthew E. Levy writes:

>I could use just a little help about death settlers.
>
>OK, my ghouls kill merlins settlers, and I get death settlers.  But they
>can not build death cities.

That's because you have to buld them on the Graveyards. They're rare
little things that you often find near swamps.

>I have heard that it has to be during a bad moon, but I haven't tried it
>yet.  I also read somewhere that it had to be next to a death node.
>I do not recall ever seeing a death node.  Does it exist?  What only during
>bad moons?  How do I find it?

To create a Death Node, you have to corrupt a node of a wizard who has
life magic during a Bad Moon. Use the "Fnord" spell to finalize the ritual.

>Also, what does a death city give you?
>Skeletons, Ghouls and nasties like that.  Do they cost any upkeep?

Of course! Just like your normal cities have to pay upkeep on troops,
so do your Cities of the Dead. Remember, the two things you cannot
escape are Death and Taxes.

The most useful thing about the Death Cities is that they never have
unrest (besides the amount necessary to animate their restless dead,
obviously). The bad thing about the Death Cities is that they 
can't generate mana for you, since they really don't care about all
those shrines and temples. On the other hand, once you build a 
Necropolis (5 gold upkeep) and can toss out those Death Knights in
four turns or so, the extra mana cost may be worth it.

Basically, if you're already an all-Black sort of Wizard, I wouldn't
bother with a City of the Dead (especially considering how tough
they are to make). Zombie Mastery gives you about the same thing 
and about for much less trouble. On the other hand, those Wraith
Halbardiers with Negate First Strike and Life Drain sure come in handy.

>Please answer!

I hope this was what you wanted.

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