[Sandman]

Why not just take production without order?

Early Abysia has a fantastic starting army and with prod-3 you can build up more troops quickly. There's no real need for special expansion strategies.

The Slayers are very nice; but not only as assassins. With a scepter of authority they can lead misbreds on raiding missions, and their mobility makes them a nice chassis for lifelong protections. A prophet Slayer can reanimate undead.

Consider taking magic-3 for the research, opening up your fire magic options. Instead of just spamming fire evocations, you can pull off tricky stuff like Raging Hearts and Blindness.