Are there preset heroes in Might and Magic: Heroes 6?

Question

I just got Might and Magic: Heroes 6 today and tried to play a quick hot-seat game with a friend to get the hang of it. The problem is, when selecting our heroes, only one was available for two players. We had to go through the dynasty screen to create one hero each.

Is there another way to get heroes, like the preset AI ones? Or, at least, to create a one-use hero?

Answer

It doesn't look like there is, which is pretty annoying. Even when playing a single player skirmish map, you are restricted to your dynasty heroes and the factions they represent. However, as you finish the campaigns, you gain the heroes from those campaigns. I'm guessing (hoping?) that once you have finished all the campaigns you will have a might and a magic hero from every faction in your dynasty.

If I'm wrong, or if you want to play skirmish or multi-player games right now (and be able to choose the faction you start with), you have to create your own hero for each faction.

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