We're finalizing summonable creatures list. It's complete for all circles, but there's one spot we have a problem with.
Death magic is planned to have seven summonable units. Six of them are agreed upon. These are:
Tier 1: Skeletons – extremely cheap, no upkeep, even weaker than normal level 1 units.
Tier 1: Zombies – meatshields. Lots of HP, but no offensive skills.
Tier 2: Mummies – meatshields with cursing attack.
Tier 5: Shadow Demons - ethereal shooters.
Tier 6: Wights – ethereal infantry with cursing attack.
Tier 7: Wraiths – ethereal, flying unit with life-steal. Similar to MoM's wraiths.
That leaves us with Tier Eight. My first idea for the ultimate Death summon was obvious - Lich. However, Aaron correctly pointed out that we want to preserve them for other uses (like undead champions). Unfortunately, that leaves us with no real replacements.
We were thinking of doing something related to both lich and a bodak. So: a powerful caster (not as powerful as a lich, though) with good fighting skills and Gaze (Doom or Death) attack (like a bodak). The name and appearance of said creature eludes us.
Help us, guys!