要塞

	城堡
完全建成的要塞在探险地图上的样子完全建成的要塞在探险地图上的样子	城镇
	堡垒
	塔楼
	地狱
	墓园
	地下城
	据点
	要塞
	元素城
	港口

要塞（Fortress）是一个中立阵营的城镇，拥有驯兽师和女巫这两个英雄类型。要塞象征着Tatalia。

“要塞的城镇建在沼泽的边缘，通常被驯兽师和女巫英雄这两个英雄类型的英雄视为基地。它们的军队主要由致命的生物组成，这些生物出生于沼泽，然后被驯化和训练用于战斗。虽然它们中只有一种远程攻击生物，但要塞的许多单位具备特殊能力来弥补这一不足。” ^{RoE manual}

要塞的本土地形是沼泽。

要塞生物巢穴

要塞特殊建筑

Blood Obelisk - (+2 Defense to heroes defending against a siege)
Cage of Warlords - (+1 Defense to visiting hero)
Captain's Quarters - (Gnoll horde building, +6/week)
Glyphs of Fear - (+2 Attack to heroes defending against a siege)
Shipyard - (allows to buy boats)
Carnivorous Plant - (Grail building, +10 Attack and Defense to heroes defending against a siege, as well as 5000 gold/day and +50% creature growth)

要塞建筑树

Fully upgraded Fortress

Resource	Basic	Upgrades	All
	28900	25500	91400
	70	50	175
	45	20	105
	0	0	10
	0	0	10
	7	12	29
	17	22	49
Troop cost/week:		26660 + 2

通用建筑

市政厅

防御工事

酒馆、市场及物资仓库

魔法行会

禁用的技能

议会

城堡

资源仓库
额外提供 +1

& +1

3级魔法行会

国会

铁匠铺

英雄

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禁用的辅助技能

某些技能对于特定的英雄职业来说是不可用的，这意味着他们只能从学者、女巫小屋（除非由地图制作者允许，否则不包括招魂术和领导术）、先知小屋、事件或潘多拉之盒处获得这些技能。

驯兽师无法学习招魂术和火系魔法。

女巫无法学习招魂术、抵抗力和干扰术。

生物

要塞生物
名称	城镇	等级	攻	防	杀_-	杀⁺	生命值	速度	产量	AI价值	费用		特殊技能
Gnoll		1	3	5	2	3	6	4	12	56	50
Gnoll Marauder		1⁺	4	6	2	3	6	5	12	90	70
Lizardman		2	5	6	2	3	14	4	9	126	110		Ranged (12 shots)
Lizard Warrior		2⁺	6	8	2	5	15	5	9	156	140		Ranged (24 shots)
Serpent Fly		3	7	9	2	5	20	9	8	268	220		Flying, Dispel
Dragon Fly		3⁺	8	10	2	5	20	13	8	312	240		Flying, Dispel, Weakness
Basilisk		4	11	11	6	10	35	5	4	552	325		Petrify
Greater Basilisk		4⁺	12	12	6	10	40	7	4	714	400		Petrify
Gorgon		5	10	14	12	16	70	5	3	890	525
Mighty Gorgon		5⁺	11	16	12	16	70	6	3	1028	600		Death stare 10% chance/unit
Wyvern		6	14	14	14	18	70	7	2	1350	800		Flying
Wyvern Monarch		6⁺	14	14	18	22	70	11	2	1518	1100		Flying, Poison
Hydra		7	16	18	25	45	175	5	1	4120	2200		No enemy retaliation, Attack all adjacent enemies
Chaos Hydra		7⁺	18	20	25	45	250	7	1	5931	3500	, 1	No enemy retaliation, Attack all adjacent enemies

玩家攻略

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请注意：本小节中包含的部分信息可能是主观或不相关的。

While among them there is only one ranged-attack creature, Fortress units possess many special abilities to offset this deficiency.

Strategy Guide for Fortress from Jolly Joker on Celestial Heavens

Pros

High defense (Defense themed town)
With a two-hex moat and several buildings which increase the stats of the defending hero, a Fortress castle is a real pain to attack.
Hand-to-hand troops with excellent specials (Dispel, Death Stare, Petrify, Poison).
Dragon Flies are extremely fast. They share 8th place by speed among town units with Efreet Sultans (not including 7 level creatures, these two are fastest in the game), being faster than all creatures in Tower and Stronghold - and it's on level 3! For early development, it rocks, since the hero may simply rush through the map having Dragon Flies only (even basic Serpent Flies are ok, as their speed 9 is decent); and in a big battle, they are a major problem since they remove positive spells casted on enemy units and cast Weakness, making them less effective.
Their swamp native terrain makes them move much faster than any hero (without pathfinding) in the swamp.
The Wyvern Nest is very cheap and has very low requirements compared to the other level 6 dwellings, allowing the Fortress town to get level 6 units in their army early even on impossible difficulty.
Bron is the only hero in the game to bring level 4 units - Basilisks - with him at the start of the game. (Except Illor in HotA.)

Cons

Fortress creatures have the lowest attack ratings of all towns.
The heavy focus on Defense can be disadvantageous in many cases, as a hero with high attack can kill their enemies before they have a chance to attack back. Attack can therefore be used as a type of defense, while defense cannot be used as offense.
- The heavy focus on Defense combined with the fact that fortress only have got one shooter makes it more difficult for fortress to win battles without casualities than the other factions.
Magic, Mage Guild is limited to level 3.
Some creatures have poor stats (in 死亡阴影, as well as 埃拉西亚的光复 patch 1.3 and 末日之刃 patch 2.1, some stats for Lizardman/Lizard Warrior and Serpent Fly/Dragon Fly were increased, but overall they are still relatively weak).
Very slow 7 level creature, especially the basic version (with speed 5, Hydra is slower than six lvl 1 creatures, and there is no upgraded lvl 1 creature slower than Hydra; among lvl 2 melee units, only Dwarf, Walking Dead, and Zombie are slower). Moreover, Chaos Hydras are more expensive than Ancient Behemoths who are stronger, faster and more resilient.
Wyverns are on the bottom of the 6th level, have low HP, and are too expensive for their strength (Monarchs cost as much as Efreet Sultans, and more than War Unicorns).
With two fragile fliers (lvl 3 with 20 hp, lvl 6 with 70 hp) and one low-level shooter, the Fortress has a very hard time invading other towns properly. So Expert Ballistics, Expert Teleport and/or Expert Earthquake are a must.

The fortress is a "Defense" themed town. It's evident all throughout the design of this faction. The castle itself has a double-thickness moat, and many tough, resilient creatures such as Basilisks, Gorgons, and the immovable Hydra which can make fortress hypothetically the hardest town to siege. Even the native terrain of swamp plays into this theme because many opposing heroes will be severely hindered in the area around your town.

Unfortunately, having a tough defense is usually not ideal strategy in Heroes III as it is a game that favors aggression and outward expansion. Most players rank the fortress as among the weakest towns, and typically if you don't expand to other towns in the first few weeks, you'll most likely be outpaced by other players or NPCs. Pick a strong beastmaster as your hero and begin pounding on wandering creatures as early as possible (you'll suffer losses, but fortress creatures are hard to wipe out).

另见

Fortress heroes (Shadow of Death)
名称	类型	特长	技能 1	技能 2	魔法
Alkin	Beastmaster	Gorgons	Basic Armorer	Basic Offense
Broghild	Beastmaster	Wyverns	Basic Armorer	Basic Scouting
Bron	Beastmaster	Basilisks	Basic Armorer	Basic Resistance
Drakon	Beastmaster	Gnolls	Basic Armorer	Basic Leadership
Gerwulf	Beastmaster	Ballista	Basic Armorer	Basic Artillery
Korbac	Beastmaster	Serpent Flies	Basic Armorer	Basic Pathfinding
Tazar	Beastmaster	Armorer	Advanced Armorer
Wystan	Beastmaster	Lizardmen	Basic Armorer	Basic Archery
Andra	Witch	Intelligence	Basic Wisdom	Basic Intelligence	Dispel
Merist	Witch	Stone Skin	Basic Wisdom	Basic Learning	Stone Skin
Mirlanda	Witch	Weakness	Advanced Wisdom		Weakness
Rosic	Witch	Mysticism	Basic Wisdom	Basic Mysticism	Magic Arrow
Styg	Witch	Sorcery	Basic Wisdom	Basic Sorcery	Shield
Tiva	Witch	Eagle Eye	Basic Wisdom	Basic Eagle Eye	Stone Skin
Verdish	Witch	First Aid	Basic Wisdom	Basic First Aid	Protection from Fire
Voy	Witch	Navigation	Basic Wisdom	Basic Navigation	Slow
Adrienne	Witch	Fire Magic	Basic Wisdom	Expert Fire Magic	Inferno

Fortress heroes (Horn of the Abyss)
名称	类型	特长	技能 1	技能 2	魔法
Alkin	Beastmaster	Gorgons	Basic Armorer	Basic Offense
Broghild	Beastmaster	Wyverns	Basic Armorer	Basic Scouting
Bron	Beastmaster	Basilisks	Basic Armorer	Basic Interference
Drakon	Beastmaster	Gnolls	Basic Armorer	Basic Leadership
Gerwulf	Beastmaster	Ballista	Basic Armorer	Basic Artillery
Korbac	Beastmaster	Serpent Flies	Basic Armorer	Basic Pathfinding
Tazar	Beastmaster	Armorer	Advanced Armorer
Wystan	Beastmaster	Lizardmen	Basic Armorer	Basic Archery
Andra	Witch	Intelligence	Basic Wisdom	Basic Intelligence	Dispel
Merist	Witch	Stone Skin	Basic Wisdom	Basic Learning	Stone Skin
Mirlanda	Witch	Weakness	Advanced Wisdom		Weakness
Rosic	Witch	Mysticism	Basic Wisdom	Basic Mysticism	Magic Arrow
Styg	Witch	Sorcery	Basic Wisdom	Basic Sorcery	Shield
Tiva	Witch	Eagle Eye	Basic Wisdom	Basic Eagle Eye	Stone Skin
Verdish	Witch	First Aid	Basic Wisdom	Basic First Aid	Protection from Fire
Voy	Witch	Navigation	Basic Wisdom	Basic Navigation	Slow
Adrienne	Witch	Fire Magic	Basic Wisdom	Expert Fire Magic	Inferno
Kinkeria	Witch	Learning	Basic Wisdom	Basic Learning	Slow