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Baghlah light ship Arabic long distance sailing ship, with mounted swivel guns, useful for transporting troops and supplies.
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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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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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War Galley light ship War Galleys are larger than normal galleys. Equipped with ballista or catapults.
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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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Mercenary Knights heavy cavalry Capable of deadly charges and impressive melee combat, these mercenary knights are well worth the money.
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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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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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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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Slav Mercenaries light infantry Poorly trained and equipped mercenaries from Eastern Europe, armed with spears.
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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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Frankish Foot Knights spearmen infantry These Feudal mercenary knights are powerful troops and invaluable for whomever can afford them.
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Desert Cavalry missile cavalry Fast skirmishers with javelins, best used to harass enemy flanks and fend off archers.
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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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Granadine Jinetes missile cavalry Lightly armoured skirmishers, armed with a javelin, and capable of forming a circle formation providing constant fire against the enemy.
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Granadine Lancers heavy cavalry Recruited in Moorish Iberia, these troops are trained and well equipped heavy cavalry, capable of deadly charges.
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Christian Guard heavy cavalry Christians fighting for the Moors, these elite troops resemble the western knights of the time.
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Granadine Crossbow Cavalry missile cavalry These troops combine the crossbow, favoured by Granadine troops, with the Eastern tradition of mobile warfare.
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Camel Gunners missile cavalry Mounted on a camel this unit fires a powerful musket called a "jezail'.
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Tuareg Camel Spearmen heavy cavalry Fierce and independent camel riding nomads armed with a spear but lightly armoured.
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Bodyguard heavy cavalry Men dedicated to protecting the general. Hand-picked for loyalty and valour.
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Bodyguard heavy cavalry Men dedicated to protecting the general. Hand-picked for loyalty and valour.
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Armenian Cavalry heavy cavalry Armenian mercenaries equipped in a western style, armed with lances and protected by mail.
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Desert Archers missile infantry Hardy men from the desert, adept with the bow, but lacking the equipment for close combat.
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Hand Gunners missile infantry Somewhat inaccurate but capable of firing a powerful shot, the noise and smoke from these handguns can demoralise enemy troops.
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Sudanese Gunners missile infantry Hailing from all over Africa these well trained troops are armed with an arquebus.
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Sudanese Javelinmen missile infantry Good for weakening units and breaking up formations, but will quickly dissolve if caught in melee.
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Peasant Crossbowmen missile infantry Wearing little to no armour, but armed with a crossbow these peasants can give far superior troops a nasty surprise.
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Crossbow Militia missile infantry Local militia armed with crossbows and some armour, good for ranged combat, but will melt away in melee.
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Armenian Archers missile infantry Armenian mercenaries from the mountains. Lightly armed, but still effective.
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Peasants light infantry In times of war peasants are forced from their farms and drafted into levies. Good cannon fodder.
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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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Town Militia spearmen infantry Armed with a spear but little armour, these troops are made up of locals who have been organised to defend their town.
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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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Berber Spearmen spearmen infantry Armed with spears these troops can give attackers a nasty surprise, although they are susceptible to prolonged melee attacks.
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Lamtuna Spearmen spearmen infantry Fierce and disciplined Saharan Berbers armed with spears.
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Arab Infantry spearmen infantry Arabs from the towns and cities throughout the Middle East.
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Ghazis light infantry Reckless and fanatical religious warriors armed with an axe, capable of devastating attacks.
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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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Urban Militia heavy infantry Equipped with a sword, well trained and protected by heavy armour these troops are far superior to most militias.
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Christian Foot Guard heavy infantry Christians fighting for the Moors, these elite troops resemble the western knights of the time.
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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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Catapult missile siege Older style rock-flinging wooden artillery piece. Can throw flaming and normal shots.
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Trebuchet missile siege Giant rock flinging artillery piece. Capable of flaming and normal shot. Also able to fling diseased cows!
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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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Grand Bombard missile siege The Grand Bombard has increased range, damage and accuracy compared to the bombard.
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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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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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Bulgarian Brigands missile infantry Brigands armed with a composite bow, sword, padded armour and shield.
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Swiss Pikemen spearmen infantry The most renowned mercenaries of their age. Lightly equipped, but exceptionally brave and fierce.
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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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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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Andalusian Infantry spearmen infantry Well armored infantry recruited from Andalusia, effective at defensive tasks.
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Muslim Swordsmen light infantry The Muslim Swordsmen are highly religious men. On the battlefield they fight with sword and shield.
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Mangonel missile siege Great siege engine capable of throwing exploding barrels of oil
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Tuareg Spearmen spearmen infantry Fierce and independent nomads armed with a spear but little or no armour.
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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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Sudanese Tribesmen light infantry Tribesmen from Africa armed with swords
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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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Caravan Stop A Caravan Stop increases trade, and allows the recruitment of camel cavalry.
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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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