No Loss thoughts?

[Zechnophobe]

So, My first playthrough I'm just doing on Hard, without hugely worrying about No Loss. Just want to get a feel for how the game flows.

The tutorial fights will be easy, since you have the high level troops for it. But I'm pretty worried that you just won't be able to get off that first island without serious effort for no-loss. You don't get many spells, and most of your troop selection are medium health melee creatures. Slingers are very flimsy, and Berserkers can't really tank. Maybe if you limit yourself to soothsayers and Axe throwers?

Perhaps the Bear guy will sometimes sell polar bears?