[Tuidjy]

1. He is sacred, his upkeep is halved.
2. You can recruit the standard smith everywhere else, you'll get enough randoms.
3. He can be blessed for fatigue reduction.
4. He can be used for the new evocation spells.
5. He has an awesome hairdo.

I'm in the middle of a MP game (Man/Ulm/Caelum) and Ulm has been significantly
improved. I have been recruiting exclusively holy smiths at the capital, and
the reduced upkeep has allowed me to make more castles. As soon as Man finally
submits his turn, I will see how Iron Blizard works.

But despite all my castles, I still wish there was some medium infantry that
would not cost so damn much in resources, and that I could force march to the
front lines. The lightning bolts do not care for armour, and my casualties are high.