Guardsmen - why so rare?

[elkston]

I am playing a Warrior and am at the stage where I can visit the Elven Island. At the moment, I still cannot find anywhere that offers Guardsmen (The upgrades from Swordsmen) in Hordes, or at least very large numbers.

The chapel right next to King Mark did offer about 250+ of them after I signed the dwarf treaty, but I used those up rather quickly adventuring around the remaining areas of Kordan.

Now I am all used up on Guardsmen. I find it odd that they are so scarce while I can buy the 4th level Horsemen in Hordes (along w/ Archers & Swordsmen).

I noticed the 3rd level Iquisitors are the same way. Super rare while their lower-level cousins (Priests) and even Arch Mages are available in much larger numbers.

Anyway, hopefully I can find more Guardsmen (or a suitable replacement) on the Elven Island. My goal is to replace all my Swordsmen with Guardsmen.