Or another race for the beginers is the elf. It has very good defence and most of the people don`t attack you if they can`t see anything of what defence you have.
Your only problems are the thieves so you have to train as much as you can of them.
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Én inka vagyok, a társam meg még inkább
This is our only life - Don`t worry, be happy
I agree with Ink@. I think the elves are really good to start with. Good defence, and can be fun to play with them. Their spell is really good, nobody knows how hard is to get through their defence and if they can "reply" to the attack.
Personally my first choice was dwarves... Maybe not the best if you are afraid of thieves but can have a great bunch of units.