Wife - Mirabella or Feanora?

[jwallstone]

I would go with Feonora and Royal Snakes. RS seem to be more powerful, the only exception being when Sea Dogs can hit three good targets at once. But in general, RS are much better in every other situation. The gear for Sea Dogs is fairly useless otherwise, since other pirates suck. But there are plenty of good animals to take advantage of the RS gear. Also, Feonora in human form gives +3 intellect, which is one of the better bonuses, and with you being a mage, is useful even after these two units are no longer used. Her item slots are also better for mages.

[Dabrinko]

That is good advice. I'll have to take that into account.

[fld88]

I like to go with a strategy of getting Feanora and having kids. If they turn out well I keep her and if not I divorce her for Mirabella and do not have kids. Later, I would always marry Xena unless I have great kids with Feanora.

[maltz]

Royal snake does not take losses = win.

[Dabrinko]

Royal snakes do take losses and are in finite numbers. Sea Dogs are, on the other hand in "hordes" in the pirate castle. A bit of a hassle to get to, but still...

Regaring Children: Always get really bad children, Better to use the item slots for other things.

Thanks all for the advice!