Oh boy, I missed so many things...

[@SgtEasy] Regarding Leon info you posted: You can't clone Gurthal. He's Fay, they don't work like mortals do. They are not even entirely physical beings. Also, Gurthal is not a lion-man. He is honest to god lion. Huge-ass lion, but still a lion who walks on all fours. [@Damiann47] and [@RoflsMazoy] already had a close and personal encounter with him (congratz guys, you got torn to shreds by a legend!)

Also, if the Leon are desert people then they are in the southern regions of the Celestial Empire (and one more kingdom which is irrelevant atm), and are way out of the reach of Gurthal and his armies (and he doesn't actually have a real, organized army, but just summons every Fay in the vicinity to fight for him).