ImperialGuard
Prince
Legendary start seems to give my capitol a flavor of sorts. Raging Barbarians give my Warriors and Scouts a challenge. Both add activity and interest to early exploration phase of the game.
Everything else is just cheating due to the fact that it is not how I play. .
Offtopic ...
Eris ..... your avatar is freaky
Spent quite a few minutes looking at it without blinking, transfixed by it !!!