The Gazing Canyon (Interlude)

The Gazing Canyon (Interlude)

1. You can do this level now or after you get the Temple to build. The map here is with the Temple. Second time through I tried it without and all you need to do is build a LOT more Shaman Tents.
2. When you come through the gate, immediately build a hut and plant your scout and army flags (you don't want them to wander)
3. Build the Barracks, Workshop, and Archery Range. 
4. Then build 2 to 3 Arrow Towers to the south (on the way from the flying eye nests), another 1 to 2 Arrow Towers to protect from the nest in the west, and another 2 to 3 to protect from the north where the pass is. Do them one at a time in each area until you can get a feel for where the eyes are coming from. 
5. Start building everything except the Sky Hall. I ended up with 17!!! Shaman Tents by the time I fought the boss. 
6. When you have everything researched and have a few Shaman Tests, head south to battle the first two nests. 
7. Check to make sure that you are hitting the nests from your location because you have to be positioned correctly, if you don't have a Temple. See black boxes. 
8. Tackle the nest in the west next; that way you can start safely exploring. 
9. You will need to pick up 7 blue stars and 7 yellow stars (blue circles) for 2 locked chests, which hold the Seals of the Magi. 
10. Keep building those Shaman Tents while fighting and exploring. 
11. When you go after the nest in the north, stay up there because there is another nest there that you can't see. 
12. Find the black balls that match the holes in the north. Place those and you will get a ramp to the last nest. 
13. Once you are done with the nests, move the army to the 4 holes near the pyramid. 
14. You can build a few towers there but I'm not sure you really need them if you move your army forward for the boss battle. 
15. Keep building Shaman Tents and exploring. 
16. When you are ready, move the army between the 4 black devices, place the 4 black balls in their matching, and move your army up the ramp to find that weird thing. I didn't have any problems (well, who would, with 17 Shaman Tents?) 
17. You will not have to come back here if you found all the gems the first time through. 
18. You will need a tower at the edge of the canyon near the western nest to find a gem (see the map)