| Faction Description |
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 Ayyubid Dynasty, A.D. 1180 Summer
At a time where religious intolerance is common throughout the known world, Egypt stands out as an enlightened melting pot of religions and ideologies. Descendents of Mohammed's daughter Fatima, the Fatimid rulers of Egypt are Shiite Muslims, but Sunnis, Jews and Christians still hold offices and government positions. Unlike the age of the Pharaoh, bloodline is now considered secondary to ability and talent in Egypt, making it a very progressive and balanced nation. After being assimilated into several empires over the past couple of millennia, the people of the Nile have proven to be culturally flexible and great survivors.For all its merits, the Fatimid dynasty was once a little mightier than it is now, with its borders receding after a reign of madness and mismanagement by Caliph Al-Hakim. Fortunately for the Egyptians, none of their neighbours are bearing down upon their lands - in fact, expanding in any direction shouldn't prove a problem. The Moors lie much too far to the west to be considered an immediate threat, and the Holy lands beyond Gaza are presently ruled by petty Sheikhs and Emirs that are backed by none of the major empires.Though the problems facing the Egyptians close to home aren't anything a decisive ruler can't deal with, any Egyptian forays into the Holy lands will no doubt be subject to Catholic invasion from across the Mediterranean. Regular military pilgrimages by European Christians to Jerusalem seem an inevitability, as do counter-attacks from other Muslim powers such as the Turks. Expand and consolidate quickly and the world could be your oyster.
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| Popular units |
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Card |
Name |
Class |
Cost |
Upkeep |
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32
Ghulams
heavy cavalry
Precursors to the Mamluks, these slave soldiers are reliable heavy cavalry, equipped with heavy plate mail, lance and a mace.
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Ghulams |
cavalry heavy |
580 |
155 |
2 ratings
Legendary unit
Precursors to the Mamluks, these slave soldiers are reliable heavy cavalry, equipped with heavy plate mail, lance and a mace.
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| 2 |
32
Royal Mamluks
heavy cavalry
These men are the Sultan's guard and are chosen from the best Mamluk cavalry, making them the elite of the elite.
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Royal Mamluks |
cavalry heavy |
800 |
185 |
1 ratings
Legendary unit
These men are the Sultan's guard and are chosen from the best Mamluk cavalry, making them the elite of the elite.
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| 3 |
60
Tabardariyya
heavy infantry
Normally found guarding the Sultan's palace, these axe-wielding warriors make excellent fighters.
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Tabardariyya |
infantry heavy |
630 |
175 |
1 ratings
Legendary unit
Normally found guarding the Sultan's palace, these axe-wielding warriors make excellent fighters.
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| 4 |
60
Dismounted Ghulams
heavy infantry
Precursors to the Mamluks, these slave soldiers make excellent infantry, equipped with heavy mail and a mace.
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Dismounted Ghulams |
infantry heavy |
370 |
125 |
2 ratings
Great unit
Precursors to the Mamluks, these slave soldiers make excellent infantry, equipped with heavy mail and a mace.
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| 5 |
32
Mamluk Archers
missile cavalry
Bought as slaves, and trained from boyhood, these formidable soldiers excel at archery, but can also hold their own in melee.
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Mamluk Archers |
cavalry missile |
750 |
155 |
1 ratings
Good unit
Bought as slaves, and trained from boyhood, these formidable soldiers excel at archery, but can also hold their own in melee.
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| Units List |
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50
Baghlah
light ship
Arabic long distance sailing ship, with mounted swivel guns, useful for transporting troops and supplies.
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20
Dhow
light ship
A ship already in use for a thousand years. The Dhow is a trading vessel that can carry troops.
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40
Lanternas
light ship
A superior version of the war galley equipped with gunpowder weapons. Large, heavier and more durable than a war galley.
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30
War Galley
light ship
War Galleys are larger than normal galleys. Equipped with ballista or catapults.
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32
Mercenary German Knights
heavy cavalry
Protected by plate armour and equipped with maces, these knights for hire excel at taking on heavily armoured units.
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32
Mercenary Knights
heavy cavalry
Capable of deadly charges and impressive melee combat, these mercenary knights are well worth the money.
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32
Condottieri
heavy cavalry
Armed with a lance and plate armour these trained and experienced mercenaries are well known for their capricious ways.
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32
Alan Light Cavalry
light cavalry
Hardy horsemen accustomed to the plains and steppes of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region. Excellent light cavalry.
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32
Cuman Horse Archers
missile cavalry
Asiatic Nomads, who fight as mercenary horse archers, wearing little armour and armed with a composite bow.
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60
Slav Mercenaries
light infantry
Poorly trained and equipped mercenaries from Eastern Europe, armed with spears.
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72
Landsknecht Pikemen
spearmen infantry
Originally from the Holy Roman Empire, these elite mercenaries are armed with pikes and their distinctive slash and puffy clothing
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60
Frankish Foot Knights
spearmen infantry
These Feudal mercenary knights are powerful troops and invaluable for whomever can afford them.
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32
Desert Cavalry
missile cavalry
Fast skirmishers with javelins, best used to harass enemy flanks and fend off archers.
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32
Bedouin Camel Riders
missile cavalry
Hardy but lightly equipped desert skirmishers. They're also useful against light cavalry, as horses detest the smell of camels.
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32
Arab Cavalry
light cavalry
Light cavalry recruited from settled areas, and well suited to taking on archers, light infantry and other light cavalry.
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32
Mamluk Archers
missile cavalry
Bought as slaves, and trained from boyhood, these formidable soldiers excel at archery, but can also hold their own in melee.
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32
Mamluks
heavy cavalry
Bought as slaves, and trained from boyhood and well equipped, these soldiers make formidable heavy cavalry.
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32
Royal Mamluks
heavy cavalry
These men are the Sultan's guard and are chosen from the best Mamluk cavalry, making them the elite of the elite.
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16
Bodyguard
heavy cavalry
Men dedicated to protecting the general. Hand-picked for loyalty and valour.
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16
Bodyguard
heavy cavalry
Men dedicated to protecting the general. Hand-picked for loyalty and valour.
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32
Armenian Cavalry
heavy cavalry
Armenian mercenaries equipped in a western style, armed with lances and protected by mail.
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56
Peasant Archers
missile infantry
Accustomed to using their bow for hunting, these peasant archers are armed with a small bow and knife.
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24
Naffatun
missile infantry
These men throw deadly pots of flaming Naphtha that can seep through any armour.
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56
Desert Archers
missile infantry
Hardy men from the desert, adept with the bow, but lacking the equipment for close combat.
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56
Nubian Archers
missile infantry
Coming from all over Africa these light troops are equipped with a bow and hand weapon.
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56
Archer Militia
missile infantry
Armed with a bow and knife these troops are made up of locals who have been organised to defend their town.
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56
Sudanese Gunners
missile infantry
Hailing from all over Africa these well trained troops are armed with an arquebus.
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56
Armenian Archers
missile infantry
Armenian mercenaries from the mountains. Lightly armed, but still effective.
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72
Peasants
light infantry
In times of war peasants are forced from their farms and drafted into levies. Good cannon fodder.
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56
Kurdish Javelinmen
missile infantry
Hardy troops who soften the enemy with their javelins, then finish them off with their swords.
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72
Nubian Spearmen
spearmen infantry
Useful for guarding flanks, these light troops are armed with a spear but little to no armour.
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72
Spear Militia
spearmen infantry
Armed with a long spear but little armour, these troops are made up of locals who have been organised to defend their settlement.
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60
Arab Infantry
spearmen infantry
Arabs from the towns and cities throughout the Middle East.
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60
Ghazis
light infantry
Reckless and fanatical religious warriors armed with an axe, capable of devastating attacks.
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72
Saracen Militia
spearmen infantry
Well armoured townsfolk, these spearmen can take care of themselves on the battlefield, and fill out any army.
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60
Halberd Militia
heavy infantry
These townsfolk carry long halberds that can fend off cavalry and crush the most heavily armoured of foes.
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36
Hashashim
heavy infantry
The Hashashim are a semi-religious sect of stealthy assassins. On the battlefield they fight with sword and shield.
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60
Tabardariyya
heavy infantry
Normally found guarding the Sultan's palace, these axe-wielding warriors make excellent fighters.
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16
Ballista
missile siege
Resembling a giant crossbow, this torsion powered weapon can fling a javelin over 100 meters skewering men with ease.
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16
Catapult
missile siege
Older style rock-flinging wooden artillery piece. Can throw flaming and normal shots.
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16
Trebuchet
missile siege
Giant rock flinging artillery piece. Capable of flaming and normal shot. Also able to fling diseased cows!
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16
Bombard
missile siege
Primitive siege-gun forged of bronze or iron, can shoot solid stone or flaming shot. Inaccurate versus units.
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16
Grand Bombard
missile siege
The Grand Bombard has increased range, damage and accuracy compared to the bombard.
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16
Cannon
missile siege
The typical 'cannon' is powerful and good against both units and defences. Capable of firing solid and explosive shots.
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56
Welsh Longbowmen
missile infantry
The first wielders of the longbow. Totally unarmoured means they need to stay out of melee. Can lay stakes.
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56
Bulgarian Brigands
missile infantry
Brigands armed with a composite bow, sword, padded armour and shield.
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72
Swiss Pikemen
spearmen infantry
The most renowned mercenaries of their age. Lightly equipped, but exceptionally brave and fierce.
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60
Galloglaich
heavy infantry
Fierce Scottish warriors who have settled in Ireland. Formidable troops armed with large two-handed axes and wearing light armour.
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32
Turkomans
missile cavalry
Tribal Turkish nomads, accustomed to life in the saddle. These hardy bowmen have a fierce and unruly reputation.
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72
Muslim Swordsmen
light infantry
The Muslim Swordsmen are highly religious men. On the battlefield they fight with sword and shield.
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32
Ghulams
heavy cavalry
Precursors to the Mamluks, these slave soldiers are reliable heavy cavalry, equipped with heavy plate mail, lance and a mace.
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60
Dismounted Ghulams
heavy infantry
Precursors to the Mamluks, these slave soldiers make excellent infantry, equipped with heavy mail and a mace.
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16
Mangonel
missile siege
Great siege engine capable of throwing exploding barrels of oil
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| Cannot recruit units |
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32
Kwarizmian Cavalry
heavy cavalry
These Khwarizmi are well equipped and protected heavy cavalry ready to fight for whomever can afford them.
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60
Mutatawwi'a
light infantry
Wild and fanatical religious volunteers. Untrained and armed only with their zeal and a crude weapon these troops are reckless.
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72
Sudanese Tribesmen
light infantry
Tribesmen from Africa armed with swords
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| Faction strength |
Relies on powerful cavalry, particularly the Mamluks. |
| Faction weakness |
Lacks heavy infantry, particularly in the late period. |
| Special unit |
Mamluks |
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| City Buildings List |
Wooden Palisade (Upgrade)
A Wooden Palisade gives a sense of security but is unlikely to delay determined attackers for very long.
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Ballista Towers
Ballista Towers provide the defenders with enough firepower to keep attackers at bay.
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Town Watch
The Town Watch have the minimum equipment and resources needed to train infantry.
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Ballista Maker
A Ballista Maker allows the construction of ballista siege weaponry.
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Gunsmith
A Gunsmith allows the construction of a bombard cannon.
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Leather Tanner
A Leather Tanner offers the most basic armour improvements to new and retrained units.
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Port
A Port allows a settlement to trade with the far-distant corners of the world.
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Merchant's Wharf
A Merchant's Wharf allows an extra trade fleet, and increases trade to the settlement.
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Grain Exchange
A Grain Exchange is absolutely essential if townsfolk are to be fed and good profits made.
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Dirt Roads
Dirt Roads increase the movement speed of units that travel along them, as well as improve trade.
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Land Clearance
Land Clearance allows a region to begin producing enough food to encourage growth.
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Mines
Mines increase the trade income generated by metal deposits in the region.
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Well
Wells are a healthy water source for the people.
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Bimaristan
A Great Bimaristan improves public health markedly, and also significantly lowers retraining costs in its host city.
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Alchemist's Lab
An Alchemist's Lab allows gunpowder infantry to upgrade their weapons, as well as improve the education of characters created here.
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Small Masjid
A Small Masjid converts a very small percentage of the region to Islam, and improves happiness.
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Brothel
A Brothel increases happiness in the settlement slightly, and allows the recruitment of a spy.
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Town Hall
A Town Hall helps maintain law and order, as well as reduce squalor.
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Hashashim's Guild
A Hashashim's Guild house improves law and order in the region, and the quality of locally trained assassins.
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Masons' Guild
A Masons' Guild house reduces the cost of stone buildings, and improves happiness.
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Theologians' Guild
A Theologians' Guild house improves the quality of priests created in the region.
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Merchants' Guild
A Merchants' Guild house improves both the trade income, and the quality of merchants created in the region.
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Alchemists' Guild
An Alchemists' Guild house improves the experience level of gunpowder units trained in the same settlement.
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Thieves' Guild
A Thieves' Guild house improves the quality of spies hired in the same settlement.
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Explorers' Guild
An Explorers' Guild house slightly increases the movement speed of those trained in the same settlement.
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Swordsmiths' Guild
A Swordsmiths' Guild house allows trained melee units to upgrade their weaponry by retraining in the same settlement.
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Horse Breeders' Guild
A Horse Breeders' Guild improves the quality of cavalry units recruited in the region.
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Slave Market
Slave Market considerably improves the trade but also affects the happiness of the common folk decreasing it noteably. It requires slave resource in province to work.
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Forging Shop
Forging Shop provides the basic melee weapon upgrade and slightly increases the profit from the trade. Local resource of iron or tin provides the material to work.
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Mint Coin
Mint Coin requires gold or silver to function and brings a moderate bonus to the trade in all cities of your empire but also deacreases the law abidience due the corruption.
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Jeweller's Shop
Jeweller's Shop uses local resource of gold, silver, ivory, or amber to provide an extreme boost to the trade as some people not only travel hundreds of miles to bring jewellery from far away land, but also are obsessed by it.
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Joiner's Shop
Working with the local resource of timber Joiner's Shop reduces the costs of the wooden buildings and ships. Also it slightly improves the trade but only during the winter, the peak logging season.
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Vineyard
Vineyard gives a slight boost to the trade in region. Its value is greater in summer, the peak grape-harvesting season. If you have an inn in the town common folk also will be glad to take a cup of good wine, sometimes even loosing the measure and health.
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Textile Mill
Textile Mill provides above average impact into the trade of the region, which is even greater if there is local resource of dyes to complete the process of cloth fabrication. Of course the trade is much higher in summer during the linnen harvesting season.
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Cotton Mill
Cotton Mill provides above average impact into the trade of the region, which is even greater if there is local resource of dyes to complete the process of cloth fabrication. Of course the trade is much higher in summer during the cotton harvesting season.
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Silk Mill
Silk Mill provides high impact into the trade of the region, which is even greater if there is local resource of dyes to complete the process of cloth fabrication. Of course the trade is much higher in summer when the silkworms are in active state.
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Fishers Quarter
Fishers Quarter gives a slight bonus to the trade in region as well as improves the health in the province. Due to the storms and bad weather in the winter season its trade bonus is somewhat decreased.
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Sugar Refinery
Sugar Refinery gives the moderate bonus to the trade, which is greater in the warmer summer season, but also are not very low in winter since the sugar plantation are mostly in the warm middle eastern regions. It also gives a slight health bonus to the province.
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Marble Workshop
Marble Workshop gives high bonus to the trade in region and also increase the happiness due the masterpieces made of it.
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Wool Farm
Wool Farm provides the basic cycle of cloth manufacturing without dyeing or finishing of the woven product. Its trade impact is beyound average but somewhat increases in the winter time, when the mass sheep shearing occurs.
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Trappers Hut
Trappers Hut provides the high bonus to the trade as well as a happiness increase if there are furs resources in region. The bonus is much higher in the winter fur hunting season.
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Glass Blower
Glass Blower adds big bonus to the trade of the region and also encorages the peolple happiness with a state of art masterpieces.
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Saltern
The saltern gives the city high trade bonus based on the level of market city has.
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Bakery
Bakery provides the settlement with a fresh bread slightly increasing the population growth, happiness and trade of the region.
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Small Jewish Synagogue
Small Jewish Synagogue
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Sufi Hermitage
A Sufi Hermitage converts a moderate percentage of the region to Islam and improves happiness.
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Sunni Small Madhhab
A Sunni Small Madhhab converts a moderate percentage of the region to Islam and improves happiness.
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Dungeon
Dungeon improves law but decreases happiness.
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Scholarium
A scholarium is necessary for the civilian education and offers a happiness bonus.
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Dome of the Rock
A Dome of the Rock increases happiness and loyality.
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Bayt al Hikma
A Bayt al Hikma increases happiness and loyality.
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Kaaba
A Kaaba increases happiness and loyality.
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Mezquita de Córdoba
A Mezquita de Córdoba increases happiness and loyality.
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| Castle Buildings List |
Motte and Bailey (Upgrade)
A Motte and Bailey is a simple, defensible outpost, little more than a watchtower and protective fence.
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Ballista Towers
Ballista Towers provide the defenders with enough firepower to keep attackers at bay.
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Stables
A Stable allows for the recruitment of basic cavalry units.
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Mustering Hall
Men must be gathered, selected and trained if military strength is to be maintained.
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Bowyer
A Bowyer allows for the recruitment of basic missile units.
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Ballista Maker
A Ballista Maker allows the construction of ballista siege weaponry.
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Gunsmith
A Gunsmith allows the construction of a bombard cannon.
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Racing Track
A Racing Track allows cavalry recruitment in a city, and the ability to stage races. It also improves public happiness.
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Leather Tanner
A Leather Tanner offers the most basic armour improvements to new and retrained units.
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War Harbour
A War Harbor can build the warships needed for a strong fleet.
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Dirt Roads
Dirt Roads increase the movement speed of units that travel along them, as well as improve trade.
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Land Clearance
Land Clearance allows a region to begin producing enough food to encourage growth.
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Mines
Mines increase the trade income generated by metal deposits in the region.
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Small Masjid
A Small Masjid converts a very small percentage of the region to Islam, and improves happiness.
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Swordsmiths' Guild
A Swordsmiths' Guild house allows trained melee units to upgrade their weaponry by retraining in the same settlement.
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Horse Breeders' Guild
A Horse Breeders' Guild improves the quality of cavalry units recruited in the region.
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Forging Shop
Forging Shop provides the basic melee weapon upgrade. Local resource of iron or tin provides the material to work.
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Joiner's Shop
Working with the local resource of timber Joiner's Shop reduces the costs of the wooden buildings and ships. Also it provides better material for the bows and crossbows.
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Mercenary Camp
A Mercenary Camp decreases happiness and loyality. But if new mercenaries arrive from time to time in the camp, a trader will propose them to you.
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