Undead-How?
 

My tips:

Undead/ merchant/ 200 acres
House: 55/ population 2750/ employment: 79%
Barrack:115/ 400 archers/4200 elites
Fort:10
Bank:20
Nothing else.
Can it work?:confused:

if the others are total n00bs then you would seem like a god :D the undead is either like this or unplayable :)

little advice though: I wouldn't use any archers at all, just full elites, and I'd have 90% employement...

Yep, i wouldnt use it either, but its your choice:D
And if you really want to do it, than full elites, and about 48 houses, to have a bit less than 99%.

That's just plain wrong. Everybody will steal his people, and destroy his houses, so he needs more houses.

On 200 acres destory houses?:D
Don't make me laugh. But about stealing of people, well he can manage those rounds ( 1 or 2 ) without banks working, they are still protecting his money.

Do you think he want to stay on 200 acres? It's just an example.... :P

Yep, but we are talking about 200 acres, aren't we?
After he'll need more houses for sure.

I have an undead/merchant country on 5th level:

25% houses
70% barracks
5% banks

full elites, lw

It works well (on 5th level), but it is not sure, it will. I just trying it.
I agree with the others, undead is not a(n easily) playable race, that's why I don't advise anybody to be an undead in his/her first country.

I'm on my 2nd country, for got about my first and time expired.

This country I'm Undead / Merchant (currently Ranked in the top 20 of level 5)

It was a rough start but I'm up to almost 400 acres of land after getting repeatedly housed by many other countries.

110 Houses
100 Barracks
25 Banks
25 Markets
20 Smithies
Misc Mines, Forts, Libraries etc

1000 Elite
1000 Horsemen
400 Defenders
400 Attackers
800 Archers

I finally seem to be able to fend for myself, but who knows ...

defenders, attackers and horsemen you don't need, elite is better...and market isn't good for anything so it's a needless building;)