Curious Question: Middle Age Ulm

[Zebion]

If there was some kind of beefy commander that could be summoned with earth magic, then they could be a very powerful nation.

It makes you wonder. They're the best smiths of the MA and yet they can't make any special constructions and such,or special items only Ulm can make and use. I mean those smiths should've learned a few new tricks other then the standard variety of items.

[Shovah32]

Take 1 pretender with death magic, add in a few master smiths with dwarven hammers and stir in a little conjuration and construction research and there you go, you have just cooked your first black servant thug raider factory (summon a black servant and give him a horror helm, good shield, heavy armour, boots of giant strength, girdle of might/bear claw talisman and if possible an amulet of luck). Ulm can actually get quite good late game, spamming summoned commanders (poison golems, various death commanders, golems ect) and equipping them with mass produced items from smiths and specialise items from your pretender (ulm rocks with a rainbow mage)