Research

Research is one of the most important ways to improve an Empire's power, unlocking City Improvements, Units, special abilities, or various other passive benefits.

Most technologies can be researched by spending Science. At most one technology can be researched at any time, with surplus Science automatically applied towards the next technology in the queue. Research can be switched at any time to another technology, with the percentage progress being saved for the current technology. Note that technology costs increase with each technology researched, however, so returning to finish a technology later will make it more expensive overall.

In addition to regular technologies, there are a number of Quest Technologies that cannot be researched, but can only be earned by completing quests.

All factions start out with two technologies already researched.

Eras

The Research Tree is divided into six Eras. An Empire starts the game in Era I, and reaches a later Era per every nine technologies researched. Reaching a new Era will unlock the following effects:

• All technology from that Era will become available for research.
• New Iron or Dust equipment will be unlocked.
• A higher level of the Empire Plan will become available.
• Certain tiles and resources will be revealed.
• Units will be trained at a higher starting level and will become more expensive.

Global Era

There is also a Global Technological Era corresponding to the highest era reached by any empire in the game. Reaching a new global era will unlock the following effects for all empires, regardless of the current empire's era:

• New Legendary Deeds will be unlocked.
• New Naval Facilities will be revealed.
• Equipment for Urkans and Urkan Lice will automatically be upgraded.

Cost

Technologies do not have a set Science cost. Instead, cost increases based on the era of the technology and the total number of technologies already researched:

Cost = Base * (N^2 + N + 6)

Here N is the number of researched technologies, and Base is a value that increases with era, found in the table below. The Forgotten do not use but instead purchase technologies with dust; their Base values are listed in the last column.

Base Costs

Era		()
1	2.32	2.25
2	2.86	2.75
3	3.40	3.25
4	3.92	3.75
5	5.00	4.75
6	45.00	42.75

All Technology Costs

The following table shows the individual and cumulative / costs for all technologies, as well as the amount of / required to reach the next Era (or achieve the Scientific Victory in the case of Era VI).

• The calculations assume that only technologies from the latest era will be researched. This is an upper estimate since one can always research technologies from previous eras, which are cheaper.
• Each faction starts with two technologies already unlocked, so they require approximately 650 (or 630 for the Forgotten) to reach Era II.

Table of All Technology Costs

Era	#				()
		Cost	Total	Remaining	Cost	Total	Remaining
1	1	13.92	13.92	682.08	13.50	13.50	661.50
	2	18.56	32.48	668.16	18.00	31.50	648.00
	3	27.84	60.32	649.60	27.00	58.50	630.00
	4	41.76	102.08	621.76	40.50	99.00	603.00
	5	60.32	162.40	580.00	58.50	157.50	562.50
	6	83.52	245.92	519.68	81.00	238.50	504.00
	7	111.36	357.28	436.16	108.00	346.50	423.00
	8	143.84	501.12	324.80	139.50	486.00	315.00
	9	180.96	682.08	180.96	175.50	661.50	175.50
2	10	274.56	956.64	5010.72	264.00	925.50	4818.00
	11	331.76	1288.40	4736.16	319.00	1244.50	4554.00
	12	394.68	1683.08	4404.40	379.50	1624.00	4235.00
	13	463.32	2146.40	4009.72	445.50	2069.50	3855.50
	14	537.68	2684.08	3546.40	517.00	2586.50	3410.00
	15	617.76	3301.84	3008.72	594.00	3180.50	2893.00
	16	703.56	4005.40	2390.96	676.50	3857.00	2299.00
	17	795.08	4800.48	1687.40	764.50	4621.50	1622.50
	18	892.32	5692.80	892.32	858.00	5479.50	858.00
3	19	1183.20	6876.00	15871.20	1131.00	6610.50	15171.00
	20	1312.40	8188.40	14688.00	1254.50	7865.00	14040.00
	21	1448.40	9636.80	13375.60	1384.50	9249.50	12785.50
	22	1591.20	11228.00	11927.20	1521.00	10770.50	11401.00
	23	1740.80	12968.80	10336.00	1664.00	12434.50	9880.00
	24	1897.20	14866.00	8595.20	1813.50	14248.00	8216.00
	25	2060.40	16926.40	6698.00	1969.50	16217.50	6402.50
	26	2230.40	19156.80	4637.60	2132.00	18349.50	4433.00
	27	2407.20	21564.00	2407.20	2301.00	20650.50	2301.00
4	28	2987.04	24551.04	35444.64	2857.50	23508.00	33907.50
	29	3206.56	27757.60	32457.60	3067.50	26575.50	31050.00
	30	3433.92	31191.52	29251.04	3285.00	29860.50	27982.50
	31	3669.12	34860.64	25817.12	3510.00	33370.50	24697.50
	32	3912.16	38772.80	22148.00	3742.50	37113.00	21187.50
	33	4163.04	42935.84	18235.84	3982.50	41095.50	17445.00
	34	4421.76	47357.60	14072.80	4230.00	45325.50	13462.50
	35	4688.32	52045.92	9651.04	4485.00	49810.50	9232.50
	36	4962.72	57008.64	4962.72	4747.50	54558.00	4747.50
5	37	6690.00	63698.64	74370.00	6355.50	60913.50	70651.50
	38	7060.00	70758.64	67680.00	6707.00	67620.50	64296.00
	39	7440.00	78198.64	60620.00	7068.00	74688.50	57589.00
	40	7830.00	86028.64	53180.00	7438.50	82127.00	50521.00
	41	8230.00	94258.64	45350.00	7818.50	89945.50	43082.50
	42	8640.00	102898.64	37120.00	8208.00	98153.50	35264.00
	43	9060.00	111958.64	28480.00	8607.00	106760.50	27056.00
	44	9490.00	121448.64	19420.00	9015.50	115776.00	18449.00
	45	9930.00	131378.64	9930.00	9433.50	125209.50	9433.50
6	46	93420.00	224798.64	509400.00	88749.00	213958.50	483930.00
	47	97560.00	322358.64	415980.00	92682.00	306640.50	395181.00
	48	101790.00	424148.64	318420.00	96700.50	403341.00	302499.00
	49	106110.00	530258.64	216630.00	100804.50	504145.50	205798.50
	50	110520.00	640778.64	110520.00	104994.00	609139.50	104994.00

Quest Technologies

Main article: Quest Technologies

In addition to research-able technologies, there are a number of technologies that cannot be researched but can only be earned as a reward for completing a quest. These quest technologies do not count for the 9 required to reach the next era, and they also do not make other technologies more expensive.

Categories

Each technology belongs to one of four categories:

• Military
• Science and Industry
• Empire and Expansion
• Economy and Population

Currently these categories are only cosmetic and have no effects on gameplay.

Era I

Era I is the Age of Discovery:

• Luxury Resources revealed: Dye, Emeralds, Gold, Spices, Wine
• Strategic Resources revealed: Titanium, Glassteel

Advanced Alloys Faction: All Obtained: Era I Category: Science and Industry Type: Item Focus: Weapon		The use of exotic resources like Titanium and Glassteel can greatly improve weapons. The metallurgy is complex, however, and special tools and forges are required.
Effects: Unlocks Tier 1 Weapons (also Armors and Accesories with ELCP) made of Titanium or Glassteel -10% (-20% with ELCP) on Titanium or Glassteel initial item costs

Advanced Armor Faction: All Obtained: Era I Category: Science and Industry Type: Item Focus: Armor		Advanced metallurgy leads to the creation of armor with Titanium or Glassteel alloys; the use of such materials is expensive but worth the cost.
Effects: With ELCP has been merged with Advanced Alloys. Unlocks tier 1 Armors made of Titanium or Glassteel Unlocks tier 1 Accessories made of Titanium or Glassteel -10% on Titanium or Glassteel initial item costs

Alchemist's Furnace Faction: All Obtained: Era I Category: Science and Industry Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation		At the heart of the titanium and glassteel extraction method is a vast furnace used to smelt the purified resources out of their mineralized forms.
Unlocks for Construction: Titanium Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era I Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 60 At the heart of the titanium extraction method is a vast furnace used to spelt the metal out of its mineralized form. Effects: +1 on city Glassteel Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era I Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 60 After chemical preparation, using huge machines, molten glassteel is forced into delicate strands ready for industrial use. Effects: +1 on city

Aquapulvistics Faction: All Obtained: Era I Category: Economy and Population Type: City Improvement Focus: Dust		As they circulate through the sky and land, the waters of Auriga collect and carry Dust. Studies of the presence of Dust in natural water sources improve its identification and collection.
Unlocks for Construction: Dust Dredger Faction: All Obtained: Era I Type: City Improvement Focus: Dust Costs: 75 Sifting with sophisticated nets in wells, rivers and floodplains helps isolate this precious magical resource, increasing city Dust production. Effects: Need an exploited river tile to be built +2 on terrain with river during Summer Dust Filtration Faction: All Obtained: Era I Type: City Improvement Focus: Dust Costs: 75 When ice melts and rivers and seas grow warmer in the summer season, a combination of magnetics and very fine filters can be used to harvest Dust directly from the waters. Effects: Need an exploited lake or sea tile to be built +3 on terrain with sea or lake during summer

Cultivation Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era I Category: Economy and Population Type: City Improvement Focus: Food		Increasing sophistication in farming has led to the study and development of plant and animal species specifically for the consumption of your citizens.
Unlocks for Construction: Seed Storage Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era I Type: City Improvement Focus: Food Costs: 75 1 per Seeds of domesticated plants are stored for sowing, making crops more reliable and increasing the amount of Food produced. Effects: +10 on city during summer +15% on city Husbandry Center Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era I Type: Unique Building Focus: Food Costs: 150 4 per From bees to bison, this center for the study of native animal species accelerates their domestication and greatly improves Food production. Effects: +5 per on city Can only be built once in your empire

Empire Mint Faction: All Obtained: Era I Category: Economy and Population Type: City Improvement Focus: Dust	Costs: 75		A public building dedicated to collecting Dust and minting currency increases the Dust produced.
Effects: +5 on city +15% on city

Language Square Faction: All except Necrophages Obtained: Era I Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Army Action Focus: Parley and Bribe		With a public square dedicated to practicing and teaching the many languages of Auriga, conversations with minor factions can now move beyond pointing and grunting.
Effects: Unlocks the army action: Parley on Empire Unlocks the army action: Bribe on Empire

Mercenary Market Faction: All Obtained: Era I Category: Military Type: Marketplace Focus: Unit		Muscles ripple, insults fly, and the stench of the unwashed is pretty bad, but that's the price for establishing a dedicated space where mercenary forces can be procured.
Effects: Unlocks the Mercenaries section of the Marketplace Unlocks the Heroes section of the Marketplace

Military Science Faction: All Obtained: Era I Category: Military Type: City Improvement Focus: Military		As science and analytical methods develop they are finally applied to warfare, making it more than just hitting the other guy harder using a bigger club.
Unlocks for Construction: Stronghold Architecture Faction: All Obtained: Era I Type: City Improvement Focus: Military Costs: 75 Basic architectural advances like moats, crenellations, sally ports, etc. greatly improve city defences. Effects: +2 (+6 with ELCP) Fortification recovery per turn on city +100 Fortification on city +1 XP per turn on army Infantry Cantina Faction: All Obtained: Era I Type: City Improvement Focus: Military Costs: 75 A watering hole only for enlisted soldiers not only cuts down on drunken brawls between uniform and city, but also promotes the exchanges of battle tactics, weapon handling, and other information, making more experienced fighters. Effects: +1 max unit slots on militia

Mill Foundry Faction: All Obtained: Era I Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Industry	Costs: 75 1 per		Improved quality of critical parts for mills increases the amount of Industry produced.
Effects: +6 on city +15% on city

Open-Pit Mine Faction: All Obtained: Era I Category: Economy and Population Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation		A crude assembly of shacks housing the workers and tools (pickaxes, pans, barrels etc) needed to excavate and process a common resource.
Unlocks for Construction: Dye Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era I Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 60 A region building allowing the extraction of the Dye Luxury. Effects: +1 on city Emerald Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era I Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 60 A region building allowing the extraction of the Emerald Luxury. Effects: +1 on city Gold Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era I Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 60 A region building allowing the extraction of the Gold Luxury. Effects: +1 on city Spice Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era I Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 60 A region building allowing the extraction of the Spice Luxury. Effects: +1 on city Wine Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era I Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 60 A region building allowing the extraction of the Wine Luxury. Effects: +1 on city

Pillage Faction: All Obtained: Era I Category: Military Type: Army Action Focus: Pillage		Sometimes, using the enemies infrastructure against them is better than destroying it. Well-trained units are expert at siphoning Dust, resources, and other useful items from enemy sites.
Effects: Unlocks the Army Action: Pillage Unlocks the camouflage accessory on units Unlocks the detection accessory on heroes

Public Library Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era I Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Science	Costs: 75 1 per		The first step in improving science is to bring together existing knowledge. This building will help to increase the Science produced.
Effects: +10 on city +10% on city

Search Party Faction: All Obtained: Era I Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Army Action Focus: Search		In areas where resources or artifacts may lie hidden, troops can be ordered to hunt and dig for loot.
Effects: Reduces by 10% the odds to loot nothing after a search on ruins Increases by 5% the odds to get loot or an event

Sewer System Faction: All Obtained: Era I Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Approval	Costs: 75 1 per		The drop on nauseating odours and infectious diseases, thanks to the new public sanitation system, instantly gives an Approval bonus to your City.
Effects: +20 on city +1 on approval (happy)

Topography Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era I Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Science		First strides are made in the analysis of minerals, soil, and rock formations. Maps and diagrams depicting the geology of Auriga point to valuable areas for study and exploration.
Unlocks for Construction: Geomic Labs Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era I Type: City Improvement Focus: Science Costs: 75 1 per This new science, based on the study of the natural rock formations of Auriga, brings a wealth of new knowledge to the city. Effects: +2 on terrain with science Center for Minerology Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era I Type: Unique Building Focus: Science Costs: 150 4 per This building, beautifully decorated with marble and crystals, encourages the alchemists of the empire to study and experiment upon the many minerals of Auriga. Effects: +5 per on city Can only be built once in your empire

Unit Technologies

Each faction has a unique unit that can be researched in Era I. The Necrophages' Necrodrone and the Allayi's Skyfin are unlocked as starting technologies of their respective factions.

Agache Shaman The Shamans of the Wild Walkers are masters of the Sharing, an ancient rite that channels the rage of beasts. They are dangerous in battle, fighting with both spells and claws.

Faction Wild Walkers Unit Class Support Unlocked Era I Life 52 Defense 30 Damage 12 Attack 10 Initiative 30 Range 3 Speed 4 Battle Speed 2 Vision 3 Cost 30

Range Bark Skin 3 Forest Rage

Ryder Riding armored units bearing an appearance similar to themselves, the cavalry of the Broken Lords fall upon their enemies not merely with the force of their charge, but also with the lightning of their zealous faith.

Faction Broken Lords Unit Class Cavalry Unlocked Era I Life 108 Defense 34 Damage 28 Attack 28 Initiative 26 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 3 Vision 3 Cost 60

Dust Care Charge 1 Life Drain 2 (Removed in ELCP) Life Drain 3 (Added in ELCP) Slow 1

Dawn Officer Training, magic, and partially powered armor allows the Dawn Officer to leap into battle and strike from afar.

Faction Vaulters Unit Class Cavalry Unlocked Era I Life 116 Defense 34 Damage 22 Attack 18 Initiative 32 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 6 Vision 3 Cost 80

Technolover Charge 1 Fast 2

Dawn Officer (Mezari) Training, magic, and partially powered armor allows the Dawn Officer to leap into battle and strike from afar.

Faction Mezari Unit Class Cavalry Unlocked Era I Life 116 Defense 34 Damage 22 Attack 18 Initiative 32 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 6 Vision 3 Cost 80

Technolover Charge 1 Fast 2

Necrodrone Adept at striking from air, Necrodrones damage both by striking and by spitting clouds of caustic poison.

Faction Necrophages Unit Class Flying Unlocked Game Start Life 124 Defense 36 Damage 36 Attack 36 Initiative 30 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 3 Vision 4 Cost 120

Disease 1 Disease Immunity Fly

Ateshi Zealot It is said the very air in the vicinity cools as an Ateshi Zealot conjures a rain of fire to hurl onto the enemy's ranks, but this is preferable to being in the burning firing line.

Faction Ardent Mages Unit Class Ranged Unlocked Era I Life 60 (75) Defense 18 Damage 24 Attack 36 Initiative 20 Range 3 Speed 4 Battle Speed 2 Vision 3 Cost 60

Ardent Fire Range Fire Rain

Kassai Perhaps the most rapid military unit on Auriga, the Kassai move with exceptional speed both in and out of battle.

Faction Roving Clans Unit Class Ranged Unlocked Era I Life 92 Defense 30 Damage 20 Attack 32 Initiative 26 Range 3 Speed 7 Battle Speed 4 Vision 3 Cost 90

Range Fast 2 City Breaker 2 (Added in ELCP)

Wyvern The scout and 'eyes' of the faction, Wyverns are used to patrol the skies near Drakken cities, warning of enemies.

Faction Drakken Unit Class Flying Unlocked Era I Life 100 Defense 26 Damage 38 Attack 34 Initiative 22 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 4 Vision 4 Cost 110

Fast Learner 1 Fast 1 Fly

Fanatic Fanatics are massive due to their many robotic parts, and can use this weight to execute damaging cavalry charges.

Faction Cultists Unit Class Cavalry Unlocked Era I Life 124 Defense 30 Damage 22 Attack 20 Initiative 30 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 4 Vision 3 Cost 80

No capacities

Predatore Deadly from a distance with their crossbow, the Predatores strike terror into any enemy in their line of sight. Using poison and with exceptional aim, a Predatore's target is generally dead before it knows it is in the crosshairs.

Faction Forgotten Unit Class Ranged Unlocked Era I Life 84 Defense 18 Damage 20 Attack 30 (39) Initiative 26 Range 3 Speed 4 Battle Speed 2 Vision 3 Cost 80

Stealth Range Dual Wield Predator Mark

Skyfin Arguably the most revered and majestic being on Auriga, the Skyfin's presence improves friendly morale in Summer and decreases enemy morale in Winter.

Faction Allayi Unit Class Support Unlocked Game Start Life 236 Defense 46 Damage 18 Attack 18 Initiative 20 Range 3 Speed 8 Battle Speed 4 Vision 3 Cost 250 20 (15)

Shifter Nature Fly Range Solitary Flamewalker Shifting Awe One With Auriga Auriga Affinity 2

Vore The Vore is a solid fighter, but its great strength lies in its toughness and its ability to automatically lift its armor and improve defenses when attacked.

Faction Morgawr Unit Class Frigate Unlocked Era I Life 124 Defense 32 Damage 40 Attack 37 Initiative 8 Range 1 Speed 4 Battle Speed 2 Vision 3 Cost 80

Naval Unit Rapid Mutation Turtle

Geomancer Spellcasters capable of long-range attacks, the geomancers real strength comes from supporting the frontline golems by harnessing the power of the land.

Faction Kapaku Unit Class Support Unlocked Era I Life 47 Defense 20 Damage 18 Attack 20 Initiative 32 Range 3 Speed 4 Battle Speed 2 Vision 3 Cost 60

Inner Fire Range Geomancy

Gorgon Hitting hard and fast, Mykara gorgons are nimble fighters who can quickly take the battle to the enemy, but are best employed in shock attacks due to their relatively frail composition.

Faction Mykara Unit Class Cavalry Unlocked Era I Life 100 Defense 30 Damage 28 Attack 20 Initiative 32 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 5 Vision 3 Cost 80 (60)

Fungal Bloom Regen Charge 1 Fast 1 Block 1 Dual Wield

Boarding Vessel This unit is designed to carry troops that attack enemy ships.

Unit Class Interceptor Unlocked Era I Life 68 Defense 36 Damage 36 Attack 24 Initiative 26 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 3 Vision 3 Cost 60 10

Naval Unit

Faction-Specific

Arcana of Agility Faction: Ardent Mages Obtained: Starting Technology (Research Era I with ELCP) Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Arcana		By ingesting a unique Dust-concoction that brings on searing pains, Mages can dedicate themselves to the art of awareness, and learn how the mind can overcome the limitations of the body.
Effects: +1 Pillar of Speed on Empire +1 Incantation of Haste on Empire

Arcana of Matter Faction: Ardent Mages Obtained: Starting Technology Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Arcana		Through crude pain experiments, Mages and Artificers blend their first insights into Dust, enabling the construction of pillars that boost science nearby, and spells that increase unit defense.
Effects: +1 Pillar of Knowledge on Empire +1 Incantation of Defense on Empire

Breaching Wave Faction: Morgawr Obtained: Era I Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Empire Focus: Influence		By learning how to exploit the psionic powers of Dust, Morgawr can locally break the systems designed by their jailers to inhibit their mental powers.
Effects: +1 on citadel +1 on revealed facility

Dust Sense Faction: Forgotten Obtained: Era I Category: Military Type: Empire Focus: Pillage		By studying the subtleties of Dust as part of their training at the Warfarer's Divinity, Forgotten soldiers are able to root out more of the precious stuff when pillaging.
Effects: +100% from Pillage on empire

Protectors of Auriga Faction: Drakken Obtained: Era I Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Empire Focus: Minor Factions		By their impressive size and kindly but authoritative words, these polished Drakken emissaries can assimilate even the most fearful and distrusting villages.
Effects: +1 minor faction assimilation slot on empire

Era II

Era II is the Age of Glory:

• Iron tier 2 equipment becomes available.
• Newly-trained units will start at level 2 and cost more.
• Watchtower foundations are revealed.
• Empire Plan level 2 becomes available.

Alchemical Alloys Faction: All Obtained: Era II Category: Science and Industry Type: Item Focus: Weapon		As part of a sophisticated metallurgical process alchemy is introduced into the forging process. Using this technique, weapons fashioned from Titanium and Glassteel can be improved.
Effects: Unlocks tier 2 weapons made of Titanium or Glassteel -10 % on Titanium or Glassteel initial item costs

Alchemical Armor Faction: All Obtained: Era II Category: Science and Industry Type: Item Focus: Armor		Copying alchemical processes used to make improved armors, Titanium and Glassteel can be forged into sheets that are both thinner and stronger than previously possible.
Effects: Unlocks tier 2 armors made of Titanium or Glassteel Unlocks tier 2 accessories made of Titanium or Glassteel -10% on Titanium or Glassteel initial item costs

Alchemy Workshop Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era II Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Science	Costs: 250 5 2 per		Solid buildings are constructed where the curious can mix, match, and ignite various materials. Science advances, in spite of a noticeable increase in minor burns, temporary deafness, and smoky streets.
Effects: +15 on city +20% on city

Aquacultural Science Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era II Category: Economy and Population Type: City Improvement Focus: Food		Though water was at first viewed by farmers primarily as something unpredictable and supernatural, it is now exploited scientifically to improve agricultural yields.
Unlocks for Construction: Irrigation Networks Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era II Type: City Improvement Focus: Food Costs: 250 5 2 per Modern materials and machines allow the creation of vast networks of irrigation, making arable land more productive and rendering dry land arable. Effects: Need an exploited river tile to be built +3 on terrain with river during summer Fish Farm Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era II Type: City Improvement Focus: Food Costs: 250 5 2 per Nets and cages by the shores of lakes and along reefs increase fish yields, raising Food production. Effects: Need an exploited lake or sea tile to be built +3 on terrain with sea or lake during summer

Central Market (Technology) Faction: All Obtained: Era II Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Approval		This great national market brings in goods from across Auriga. New jobs and experiences are created as the population finds new ways to indulge itself.
Unlocks for Construction: Central Market Faction: All Obtained: Era II Type: City Improvement Focus: Approval Costs: 250 2 2 per This great national market brings in goods from across Auriga. New jobs and experiences are created as the population finds new ways to indulge itself. Effects: +25 on city +10% on approval (fervent) +10% on approval (fervent)

Citizen Armies Faction: All Obtained: Era II Category: Military Type: City Improvement Focus: Military		Rather than using mercenaries or recruiting and disbanding armies as needed, techniques are developed to democratize military training and practices.
Unlocks for Construction: Conscription Center Faction: All Obtained: Era II Type: City Improvement Focus: Military Costs: 250 2 per A formal process to find, enlist, and train raw recruits results in a noticeable improvement in troop quality. Effects: +40 XP when recruiting a unit on units Defensive Wards Faction: All Obtained: Era II Type: Unique Building Focus: Military Costs: 600 5 4 per By dividing the city into a series of wards, with the citizens of each ward responsible for the upkeep and patrolling of the walls, city defense is greatly improved. Effects: +30 Fortification per on city Can only be built once in your empire

Diplomat's Manse Faction: All except Necrophages Obtained: Era II Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Diplomacy Focus: Diplomatic Terms		In this opulent house diplomats learn the cultural intricacies of other nations, improving the prospects of beneficial relations.
Effects: Permits proposals of Peace Treaty on Empire

Glory of Empire Faction: All Obtained: Era II Type: City Improvement Focus: Influence	Costs: 250 3 per		This magnificent public building includes statues, libraries, and frescoes that ell of the founding and growth of your civilization. A source of awe and pride, it increases Influence Points produced by each unit of Population.
Effects: +5 on city +1 per on city

Hydrology Faction: All Obtained: Era II Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Industry		A number of sciences come together that help builders and merchants of the empire better exploit the streams, rivers, and lakes of the empire.
Unlocks for Construction: Canal System Faction: All Obtained: Era II Type: City Improvement Focus: Industry Costs: 250 2 per The creation of a network for rapidly transporting goods gives an immediate Industry bonus to your City. Effects: +1 on terrain with industry during summer Canal Locks Faction: All Obtained: Era II Type: Unique Building Focus: Industry Costs: 600 5 4 per Though the engineering and construction is difficult, the creation of a series of locks for shipping improves transfer of goods via the canals, even if they must go uphill. Effects: +5 per on city Can only be built once in your empire

Imperial Coinage Faction: All Obtained: Era II Category: Economy and Population Type: Marketplace Focus: Resources		By imposing a standardized coin for all commercial transactions, it is now far easier to buy and sell all sorts of commodities.
Effects: Unlocks the resources and stockpiles sections of the Marketplace

Imperial Highways Faction: All except Morgawr Obtained: Era II Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Roads		Previously paths across private land full of ruts and mud, roads are constructed to link towns and military outposts for both commerce and defense.
Effects and Unlocks for Construction: Creates Roads (used by trade routes) on Empire Right of Way Faction: All except Morgawr Obtained: Era II Type: City Improvement Focus: Roads Costs: 250 3 per Previously paths across private land full of rust and mud, roadbeds are now being constructed for heavy use on lands purchased form their owners. Effects: Roads are automatically created between cities in adjacent regions (regardless of diplomatic status), one of which having this improvement built Improves the roads into paved roads Used by Trade Routes Grant movement bonus Watchtower Faction: All except Morgawr and Mykara Obtained: Era II Type: City Improvement Focus: Vision Costs: 250 The long-range views from the top of the Watchtower let you to see what is happening near your frontiers. Effects: +15% Health regen on Watchtower +3 Vision on Watchtower +3 Detection range on Watchtower +20 Fortification on Watchtower Watchtowers' health regen effects are applied to their adjacent tiles. Mykaran Watchtower Faction: Mykara Obtained: Era II Type: Expansion Focus: Vision Costs: 8 (6) Under the control of the Mykara, this tower will allow the fungal collective to see far and wide. Effects: +15% Health Regen on Fungal Bloom +3 Vision on Fungal Bloom Watchtowers' Health Regen effects are applied to their adjacent Tiles +Tile Output on Main City ELCP: +1 Tile exploited

Management Sciences Faction: All Obtained: Era II Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Industry		The idea that management and organization is something that can be improved and better exploited is new and radical. However, it leads to clear improvement in the organization of work.
Unlocks for Construction: Lumber Mill Faction: All Obtained: Era II Type: City Improvement Focus: Industry Costs: 250 5 2 per Better machines for transforming bucked and limbed logs into cants and flitches increase the amount of Industry produced on forest tiles. Effects: Need an exploited forest tile to be built +1 on terrain with forest Apprenticeship Registry Faction: All Obtained: Era II Type: City Improvement Focus: Industry Costs: 250 5 2 per By formalizing the process of apprenticeship, young workers can more rapidly learn valuable trade skills, which increases overall Industry within a city. Effects: +1 on exploitation

Meritocratic Promotion Faction: All Obtained: Era II Category: Military Type: Army Size Focus: Military		A radical idea! Perhaps officers should be promoted based on skill, not blood line. In addition, money saved on formal dinners can be spent on upgrading equipment.
Effects: +2 Army unit slots on Empire +2 Garrison unit slots on Empire -2 form military upkeep on armies +1 Extra Accessory Slot on unit

Native District Faction: All except Drakken Obtained: Era II Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Empire Focus: Minor Factions		By imperial decree, a small section of the city is vacated of its usual inhabitants and given over to and emigrant population. Discontented locals mean the transition isn't purely advantageous
Effects: +1 Minor Faction Assimilation slot on Empire

Prisoners, Slaves, and Volunteers Faction: All Obtained: Era II Category: Economy and Population Type: Empire Focus: Buyout		Flooding building sites with armies of cheap labor effectively allows construction projects to be quickly completed at no cost.
Effects: +25% Unit Buyout reduction on Cities +25% Building Buyout reduction on Cities

Public Granary (Technology) Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era II Category: Economy and Population Type: City Improvement Focus: Food		As large quantities of grains can now be stored safely for long periods of time, your city receives an immediate Food bonus.
Unlocks for Construction: Public Granary Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era II Type: City Improvement Focus: Food Costs: 250 5 2 per As large quantities of grains can now be stored safely for long periods of time, your city receives an immediate Food bonus. Effects: +15 on city +2 per on city

Shipyard Faction: All Obtained: Era II Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Empire Focus: Roads		With this building that brings together the various crafts for shipbuilding (wrights, carpenters, ropemakers, caulkers, etc) reliable ships can be made for the empire's maritime adventures.
Effects: Unlocks ships (travel on water) on Empire

Unit Technologies

Each faction has a unique unit that can be researched in Era II.

Tenei Walker These incarnations of the powers of the forest followed the Wild Walkers when they emigrated from the vast woods of Auriga to the cities of the plains. A symbol of the origins of the Wild Walkers, Tenei Walkers are also powerful front-line fighters.

Faction Wild Walkers Unit Class Infantry Unlocked Era II Life 180 Defense 46 Damage 32 Attack 22 Initiative 18 Range 1 Speed 4 Battle Speed 2 Vision 3 Cost 140

Forest Rage

Dust Bishop A holy leader within the church of the Broken Lords, they are responsible for the well-being of the troops with whom they serve. Able to summon the Blessed Curse in the midst of battle, their capability as healers is important on the battlefield.

Faction Broken Lords Unit Class Support Unlocked Era II Life 122 Defense 28 Damage 30 (36) Attack 8 (16) Initiative 6 (16) Range 3 Speed 4 Battle Speed 2 Vision 3 Cost 120

Range Dust Care Life Siphon

Titan A giant construct of relics, machines, and magic, the Titan is a formidable melee warrior on offense or defense.

Faction Vaulters Unit Class Infantry Unlocked Era II Life 156 Defense 50 Damage 30 Attack 24 Initiative 14 Range 1 Speed 4 Battle Speed 1 Vision 3 Cost 140

Defensive Impulse Slow 1 Technolover

Titan (Mezari) A giant construct of relics, machines, and magic, the Titan is a formidable melee warrior on offense or defense.

Faction Mezari Unit Class Infantry Unlocked Era II Life 156 Defense 50 Damage 30 Attack 24 Initiative 14 Range 1 Speed 4 Battle Speed 1 Vision 3 Cost 140

Defensive Impulse Slow 1 Technolover

Proliferator The great reproduction factory of the Necrophages, a Proliferator can resurrect both friend and foe by implanting eggs which control their minds.

Faction Necrophages Unit Class Support Unlocked Era II Life 52 Defense 32 Damage 22 Attack 10 Initiative 26 Range 3 Speed 4 Battle Speed 2 Vision 3 Cost 120

Range Disease Immunity Parasitism Vaccination

Eneqa Wing It is said that the worst way to die is to burn. With wings of blazing flame sending motes of fire into the air, these airborne combatants strike fear into the bravest of foes.

Faction Ardent Mages Unit Class Flying Unlocked Era II Life 132 Defense 34 Damage 34 Attack 38 Initiative 30 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 3 Vision 4 Cost 250

Ardent Fire Fly Revive

Yirmak Though the fast and powerful Yirmak is technically a cavalry unit, its fearsome claws and aggressive nature make it quite effective in melee.

Faction Roving Clans Unit Class Infantry Unlocked Era II Life 108 Defense 34 Damage 40 Attack 38 Initiative 34 Range 1 Speed 5 Battle Speed 3 Vision 3 Cost 140

Fast 1 Sweep 1

Ancient Sage and solemn, the Ancient is seldom found outside the halls and towers of Drakken cities. When it is, it generally means that a lot of enemies are going to die.

Faction Drakken Unit Class Support Unlocked Era II Life 132 Defense 38 Damage 28 Attack 12 Initiative 34 Range 3 Speed 4 Battle Speed 2 Vision 3 Cost 120

Fast Learner 1 Range Fly Shared Wisdom

Nameless Guard Tall and armed with excellent bows, the Nameless Guards are the eyes of the Cult and the first to strike enemies.

Faction Cultists Unit Class Ranged Unlocked Era II Life 84 Defense 20 Damage 32 Attack 46 Initiative 24 Range 3 Speed 4 Battle Speed 2 Vision 3 Cost 120

Range

Myst Where spying and stealth are important you will find the Mysts. Able to change from mist to solid form and back they are hard to hit and easy to be hit by.

Faction Forgotten Unit Class Flying Unlocked Era II Life 100 Defense 44 Damage 16 Attack 28 Initiative 36 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 3 Vision 4 Cost 90 (110)

Stealth Fly Faster Than Shadows

Monk Powerful and hard-striking, the Monk unit's skill with its long blade results in powerful counters in Summer and powerful attacks in Winter.

Faction Allayi Unit Class Flying Unlocked Era II Life 108 Defense 54 Damage 34 Attack 28 Initiative 22 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 3 (2) Vision 4 Cost 90

Shifter Nature Fly Shifting Rage 1 Slow 1 (Added in ELCP)

Leviathan This giant creature of the deep is a dangerous foe whose powerful strikes can come at any moment; it can move stealthily then rise up to attack its target from the depths.

Faction Morgawr Unit Class Submersible Unlocked Era II Life 132 Defense 34 Damage 50 Attack 58 Initiative 20 Range 1 Speed 5 Battle Speed 2 Vision 4 Cost 110

Naval Unit Rapid Mutation Submersion Intimidation Aura

Golem Rider The combination of Kapaku rider and golem mount is a formidable one, and these units can play a crucial role in the early stages of any battle.

Faction Kapaku Unit Class Cavalry Unlocked Era II Life 90 Defense 30 Damage 32 Attack 42 Initiative 25 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 5 Vision 3 Cost 110

Inner Fire Charge 1 Fast 1 Sweep 1

Shambler Construed from the toughest, densest mycelial fibers, Mykara shamblers are slow and heavy, entangling and locking down enemies with their incredible defenses.

Faction Mykara Unit Class Infantry Unlocked Era II Life 130 Defense 52 Damage 22 Attack 10 Initiative 16 Range 1 Speed 4 Battle Speed 2 Vision 3 Cost 80 (60)

Fungal Bloom Regen Snare

Fire Ship This unit is designed to use the most dangerous of all naval weapons - fire.

Unit Class Frigate Unlocked Era II Life 180 Defense 28 Damage 24 Attack 36 Initiative 18 Range 1 Speed 4 Battle Speed 2 Vision 3 Cost 60 10

Naval Unit

Faction-Specific

Arcana of Authority Faction: Ardent Mages Obtained: Era II Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Arcana		This branch of Dust magic is focused on bending the will of others. Through such understanding, allies may champion your causes more readily, and enemies will fight with less passion.
Effects: +1 Pillar of Influence on Empire +1 Incantation of Enervation on Empire

Cannon Fodder Faction: Necrophages Obtained: Era II Category: Military Type: Empire Focus: Upkeep		Simple beings with simple lives and a single goal can be maintained inexpensively.
Effects: -50% on military upkeep -20% on hero upkeep

Caudata Sanctuary Faction: Forgotten Obtained: Era II Category: Science and Industry Type: Empire Focus: Winter		Transported in from the distant Targadian Mountains, winter-sensitive species like the Boreal Caudata have the uncanny ability to anticipate the turning of the seasons, thus greatly improving forecasts.
Effects: -80% Margin of error for season predictability on empire -100% Infiltration cost on empire during winter -30% Infiltration action cost on hero

Deep Generator (Technology) Faction: Vaulters Obtained: Era II Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Holy Resource		Harnessing the mighty power of the timeless fires of the deep, Vaulter backup generators provide sustainable and reliable energy that is missing on the surface. All resources are boosted.
Unlocks for Construction: Deep Generator Faction: Vaulters Obtained: Era II Type: City Improvement Focus: Holy Resource Costs: 250 20 Harnessing the mighty power of the timeless fires of the deep, Vaulter backup generators provide sustainable and reliable energy that is missing on the surface. All resources are boosted. Effects: +10% on city +10% on city +10% on city +10% on city The cost indicates that the Holy Resource has to be chosen.

Demanding Gods Faction: Necrophages Obtained: Era II Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Empire Focus: Approval		Hunger - for Food, recognition, or glory - can drive one to extreme behavior.
Effects: Gives the ability to sacrifice 1 from city population: +30 on city during a limited time Duration depends on remaining in city and can be cumulated +1 per in city just before sacrifice Cannot be used if siege on empire

Destructive Analysis Faction: Cultists Obtained: Era II Category: Science and Industry Type: Empire Focus: Science		Forever disgusted by the random waste and ruin of the Endless's civil war, the Cultists are careful to study and learn from the enemy cities that they deconstruct.
Effects: +1 Science stockpile per when a city is razed on empire

Dust Purifier Faction: Ardent Mages Obtained: Era II Category: Military Type: Empire Focus: Arcana		By refining the Dust used in spells, the potency of all Dust magic increases.
Effects: +1 arcana level for all spells on empire

Freelance Guards Faction: Roving Clans Obtained: Era II Category: Military Type: Army Action Focus: Privateers		The idea of turning troops not needed for caravan defense into flagless mercenaries is logical. After all, they are needed to protect the Clans' long-term commercial interests.
Effects: Unlocks Privateers Armies composed exclusively of mercenaries can carry a neutral flag, preventing other empires (even allies) from knowing which empire owns them Armies of privateers have an increased upkeep -20% on Heroes and Mercenaries market Buyout cost on empire. +2 Fortification Damage per turn on Mercenary.

Golem Camp (Technology) Faction: Kapaku Obtained: Era II Category: Economy and Population Type: Expansion Focus: Encampment		Populated by indefatigable golem workers, these camps enable cities to create boroughs entirely separated from their parent metropolis.
Unlocks for Construction: Golem Camp Faction: Kapaku Obtained: Era II Type: Expansion Focus: Encampment Costs: 250 5 5 Populated by indefatigable golem workers, these camps enable cities to create boroughs entirely separated from their parent metropolis. Effects: Units can be garrisoned at the camp +1 bonus population on city Limited to one copy in your city

Luxury Alchemists Faction: Allayi Obtained: Era II Category: Economy and Population Type: Empire Focus: Exploitation		Wise and experienced in the resources and resonances of Auriga, skilled sages can cause magical effects to replicate and extend their duration.
Effects: +20% when activating a Luxury Booster for each other active Luxury Booster

Urkan Encampment Faction: Mykara Obtained: Era II Category: Military Type: Empire Focus: Military		A union of sturdy engineering and pheromone manipulation, this knowledge allows the carapace of the great beasts to be used as a garrison for soldiers.
Effects: Allows you to garrison units in tamed Urkans you control ELCP: +5 Max Unit Slots and +2 Reinforcement positions on Urkans

We Are Legion Faction: Cultists Obtained: Era II Category: Military Type: Empire Focus: Military		As the number of converted troops increases, the Cultists learn much on how to integrate, train, and fanaticize other peoples. This experience serves them well.
Effects: +40 XP when recruiting a converted unit on empire

What's Mine is Mine Faction: Forgotten Obtained: Era II Category: Military Type: Empire Focus: Security		Those who are strong in the ways of espionage must also be ready when their enemies use those skills against them. Additional training in counter-espionage is never wasted time.
Effects: +15 Security on cities +3 on infiltrated hero

Era III

Era III is the Age of Enlightenment:

• Iron tier 3 equipment becomes available.
• Newly-trained units will start at level 3 and cost more.
• Luxury Resources revealed: Blood Crystal, Grassilk, Moonleaf, Quicksilver, Titan Bones
• Strategic Resources revealed: Adamantian, Palladian
• Empire Plan level 3 becomes available.

Borough Government Faction: All Obtained: Era III Category: Military Type: City Improvement Focus: Military		By appointing energetic local leaders to help organize borough-level defense and health, local infrastructure improves and city defenses become more effective.
Unlocks for Construction: Imperial Kennels Faction: All Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Military Costs: 600 5 1 per Packs of hunting dogs trained to pick up the scent of intruders are useful for finding scouts, saboteurs, and patrols. Their mortality rate is high, but they are necessary to help defend your cities. Effects: +200 Fortification on city +2 XP per turn on army Materials Hoard Faction: All Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Military Costs: 600 5 1 per By pre-locating stores of mortar, bricks, lumber, and tools at various points around a city, reconstruction and recovery can be rapidly and easily organized on a local scale. Effects: +10 (+20 with ELCP) Fortification Recovery per turn on city +100 Fortification on City Medical Center Faction: All Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Military Costs: 600 5 2 per Pulling together the work of herbalists, barbers, and doctors, centers are built for the care of the wounded and the study of improved treatments. Effects: +10% Health Regen on city +10% Ally Health Regen on city

Bread and Circuses Faction: All except Cultists Obtained: Era III Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Empire Focus: Approval		By organizing forums where city dwellers can air the grievances, as well as various artistic events to distract the population, expansion plans can be more easily imposed on the populace.
Effects: -25% Expansion Disapproval generation on cities

Cargo Docks Faction: All Obtained: Era III Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Expansion Focus: District		A centrally-organized port helps safeguard empire supply lines, and allows longer-term planning. Sea shanties still permitted.
Unlocks for Construction: Cargo Docks Faction: All Obtained: Era III Type: Expansion Focus: District Costs: 600 A centrally-organized port helps safeguard empire supply lines, and allows longer-term planning. Sea shanties still permitted. Effects: Limited to one copy in your city Can only be built on coastal waters or ocean with exploitation Creates ocean roads (used by trade routes) +5 on city tile +1 on city tile +1 on city tile +5 on terrain with sea or lake +10 on city +2 per extra level on city tile +2 per extra level on city tile +10 per extra level on city tile Decreases the embark/disembark cost.

Dust Alchemy Faction: All Obtained: Era III Category: Economy and Population Type: City Improvement Focus: Dust		Turning the skills of your brightest researchers to better understand Dust, they begin to unlock the secrets of this magical substance and how to collect it.
Unlocks for Construction: Dust Depository Faction: All Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Dust Costs: 600 5 A center where inert Dust is traded for currency increase the amount of Dust produced by each unit of Population. Effects: +4 per on city Dust Transmuter Faction: All Obtained: Era III Type: Unique Building Focus: Dust Costs: 1200 10 A marvel of magic and alchemy, this glowing edifice is magically linked to pylons throughout the city. By exciting existing Dust in the ground, baser elements can, over time, transmute into Dust. Effects: +10 on terrain with Dust Can only be built once in your empire

Dust Refinery Faction: All Obtained: Era III Category: Economy and Population Type: City Improvement Focus: Dust		Artificers work on inert Dust, imbuing it with unusual powers and increasing the value of Dust produced.
Unlocks for Construction: Dust Refinery Faction: All Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Dust Costs: 600 10 Artificers work on inert Dust, imbuing it with unusual powers and increasing the value of Dust produced. Effects: +20 on city +30% on city

Fluid Biomechanics Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era III Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Science		As science becomes increasingly specialized, particular sub-topics gain importance. In this case, investment in better understanding of the energy of fluids leads to pragmatic results.
Unlocks for Construction: Large-Scale Aquatic Center Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Science Costs: 600 10 4 per A dedicated facility investigating all things aquatic from lake fish to seabed flora confers an immediate Science bonus for every non-river water tile. Effects: +3 on terrain with sea or lake +2 per on city Hydromatic Laboratory Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Science Costs: 400 10 4 per New laboratories can be built that take advantage of a river's current. These provide power for experiments as well as a wealth of information about the river itself. Effects: +3 on terrain with river

Guardian of Dust Faction: All Obtained: Era III Category: Military Type: Unit Model Focus: Support		One of the five ancient spirits that once protected Auriga, this quick and dangerous Guardian of Dust was attuned to the planet's magical currents. Though it was imprisoned by the Endless, Skoros's chains have faded and it now lives again.
Effects and Unlocks for Construction: +1 Guardian authorized on empire Skoros One of the five ancient spirits that once protected Auriga, this quick and dangerous Guardian of Dust was attuned to the planet's magical currents. Though it was imprisoned by the Endless, Skoros's chains have faded and it now lives again. Unit Class Support Unlocked Era III Life 640 Defense 75 Damage 25 Attack 144 Initiative 54 Range 3 Speed 4 Battle Speed 2 Vision 3 Cost 2000 (1200) 20 (5) 20 (5) Guardian Nature Solitary Range Guardian Aura Mind Control

Highway Outposts Faction: All Obtained: Era III Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Trade Routes		Military offices, located within defended caravanserai, improve the speed and coordination of information and commerce on the empire's roads.
Unlocks for Construction: Caravanserai Faction: All Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Trade Routes Costs: 600 2 per A network of walled inns with wells, shops, fodder, and stables greatly increases the security and survivability of caravans. Effects: +1 Trade routes max on city +50% on city trade routes Lookout Towers Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Vision Costs: 350 A network of towers that are crewed day and night give both a defensive bonus to the city and an increase in vision range. Effects: +5 Vision on Watchtower +20% Health Regen on Watchtower +20% Ally Health Regen on Watchtower +5 Detection Range on Watchtower +30 Fortification on Watchtower Watchtowers' Health Regen effects are applied to their adjacent tiles Mykaran Lookout Tower Faction: Mykara Obtained: Era III Type: Expansion Focus: Vision Costs: 10 (8) Mykaran tendrils spread from the tower's foundations, leeching resources from the surrounding lands. Effects: +20% Health Regen on Fungal Bloom +20% Ally Health Regen on Fungal Bloom +5 Vision on Fungal Bloom Watchtowers' Health Regen effects are applied to their adjacent Tiles +Tile Output on Main City ELCP: +3 Tiles exploited

Magma Hydraulics Faction: All Obtained: Era III Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Science		Surface flows of lava can be a dangerous hazard, but an understanding of the magma under different conditions can transform them into a boon.
Effects and Unlocks for Construction: Unlocks the Flamewalkers leg armor on units Lava Works Faction: All Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Science Costs: 600 5 5 4 per Inspired by ancient watermills, Lava Works harness the natural power of lava flows, and give unique benefits. Effects: Needs an exploited lava flow tile to be built +8 on lava flow terrain +8 on lava flow terrain

Plow Factory (Technology) Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era III Category: Economy and Population Type: City Improvement Focus: Food		A revolutionary improvement, curved iron plows, increases the amount of food produced.
Unlocks for Construction: Plow Factory Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Food Costs: 600 10 5 4 per A revolutionary improvement, curved iron plows, increases the amount of food produced. Effects: +3 on exploitation

Public Works Faction: All Obtained: Era III Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Influence		The ability to build giant structures, intended for use by thousands of people, requires knowledge of architecture, urban planning, engineering, and event management.
Unlocks for Construction: National Museum Faction: All Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Influence Costs: 600 5 5 4 per The empire holds a great store of loot (though we prefer the term "acquired objects"). This museum puts them on display, provides facilities to study them, and reminds others of the reach and power of your empire. Effects: +2 on city center +2 on district +2 per on city National Arena Faction: All Obtained: Era III Type: Unique Building Focus: Influence Costs: 1200 10 8 per This enormous center of sport, spectacle, and entertainment spreads tales of your civilization's culture and prowess far and wide. Effects: +50% on city Can only be built once in your empire

Reaping Station Faction: All Obtained: Era III Category: Economy and Population Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation		Housing advances based on steam and heat engines, these works allow many previously unobtainable resources to be harvested.
Effects and Unlocks for Construction: +1 Resource on Luxury Resource deposit Blood Crystal Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era III Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 300 A region building allowing the extraction of the Blood Crystal Luxury. Effects: +1 on City Grassilk Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era III Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 300 A region building allowing the extraction of the Grassilk Luxury. Effects: +1 on City Moonleaf Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era III Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 300 A region building allowing the extraction of the Moonleaf Luxury. Effects: +1 on City Quicksilver Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era III Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 300 A region building allowing the extraction of the Quicksilver Luxury. Effects: +1 on City Titan Bones Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era III Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 300 A region building allowing the extraction of the Titan Bones Luxury. Effects: +1 on City

Smelting Station Faction: All Obtained: Era III Category: Science and Industry Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation		Incredible temperatures are reached inside these towers, allowing Adamantian and Palladian to be freed from their captive ores,
Unlocks for Construction: Adamantian Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era III Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 300 Incredible temperatures are reached inside these towers, allowing adamantian to be freed from its captive ore. Effects: +1 on city Palladian Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era III Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 300 A miasma of thick, alkaline vapors drifts though these works, and stinging sweat pours from the workers. Such is the price of palladian extraction. Effects: +1 on city

Statistical Methods Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era III Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Science		Improved mathematics are necessary for much of scientific growth. By using algorithms of prediction and probability, the efficiency of scientific experimentation leaps forward.
Unlocks for Construction: Advanced Alchemy Lab Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Science Costs: 600 10 4 per Wise (and brave) researchers study the many strange properties of different matter. Their knowledge increases the amount of Science produced by each unit of Population. Effects: +3 on city center +3 on district +3 per on city Cryometric Monitors Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Science Costs: 1200 15 8 per Recent scientific improvements allow careful and accurate measurement of temperature fluctuations. Studying this data leads to improved ability to predict the arrival of the next Dark Season. Effects: -40% Margin of error for season predictability on empire +15 on terrain with anomaly Limited to one copy in your empire

Uncommon Alloys Faction: All Obtained: Era III Category: Science and Industry Type: Item Focus: Weapon		Few things are more important to military leaders than having better weapons. Thanks to recent breakthroughs in magic and alchemy, arms can now be forged even from Adamantian or Palladian.
Effects: Unlocks tier 1 weapons made of Adamantian or Palladian -10% on Adamantian or Palladian initial item costs.

Uncommon Armor Faction: All Obtained: Era III Category: Science and Industry Type: Item Focus: Armor		As armies clamor for ever more effective defenses, technology is developed that allows Adamantian or Palladian to be crafted into high quality armors.
Effects: Unlocks tier 1 armors made of Adamantian or Palladian Unlocks tier 1 armoraccessories made of Adamantian or Palladian -10% on Adamantian or Palladian initial item costs

Unexpected Allies Faction: All Obtained: Era III Category: Military Type: City Improvement Focus: Security		By recruiting friends and informants among the outcasts and invisibles of a city, a surprising amount of information can be gleaned on movements around a metropolis.
Unlocks for Construction: Inquisitors' Divinity Faction: All Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Security Costs: 600 5 6 per By founding a new Divinity expressly dedicated to unmasking the worms in the pulp of Forgotten society, the ability to find enemy spies is greatly improved. Effects: +20 security on city Bells and Whistles Faction: All Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Fortification Costs: 600 5 4 per Simple alarm systems added to industrial and financial structures - and rewards for those who report them - help to alerting the authorities when something nefarious is going on. Effects: +30 Fortification on Regional Building +4 Fortification Recovery on Regional Building

Unskilled Labor Faction: All Obtained: Era III Category: Science and Industry Type: Stockpile Focus: Food		Idle manpower can be used to stock conserved foods, industrial materials, and scientific equipment either for trade or for future use.
Effects and Unlocks for Construction: +500 on Food Stockpiles +500 on Industry Stockpiles +500 on Science Stockpiles Smokehouse Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era III Type: Stockpile Focus: Food Costs: 1200 This factory uses salts, smoke, and heat to save the output of your farms for future use or for trade. Effects: Creates stockpiles Not instant and needs to be activated in the empire screen Will not be effective if a settler unit is under construction +600 on city Warehouse Faction: All Obtained: Era III Type: Stockpile Focus: Industry Costs: 1200 This vast center is staffed by tireless golems who sort, stock, stack, and save all forms of materials and industrial goods. Effects: Creates stockpiles Not instant and needs to be activated in the empire screen +600 on city Royal Academy Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era III Type: Stockpile Focus: Science Costs: 1200 In order to encourage and promote the development of science, idle manpower is put into building and stocking a new academy that will provide laboratories for great minds from across the kingdom. Effects: Creates stockpiles Not instant and needs to be activated in the empire screen +600 on empire

Unit Technologies

Scyther Created by the Endless in their purge of Auriga - and of any power that might withstand them - the Scythers were designed with one goal in mind: To destroy any beings whose strength derived from Dust. ...

Unit Class Flying Unlocked Era III (*) Life 180 Defense 50 Damage 40 Attack 36 Initiative 42 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 3 Vision 4 Cost 250 (180) 5 (2) 5 (2) 4 (1) 4 (1) 1 1

Beam Fly Guardian Slayer 2 Urkan Slayer 2 (Added in ELCP)

Artillery Ship This unit is designed to fire explosive projectiles at enemy ships.

Unit Class Juggernaut Unlocked Era III Life 244 Defense 24 Damage 70 Attack 28 Initiative 20 Range 4 Speed 3 Battle Speed 1 Vision 3 Cost 80 10

Naval Unit Artillery Long Range

Bathysphere This highly secretive unit can travel almost invisibly beneath the waters.

Unit Class Submersible Unlocked Era III Life 60 Defense 38 Damage 40 Attack 38 Initiative 22 Range 1 Speed 5 Battle Speed 2 Vision 4 Cost 60 10

Naval Unit Submersion

Faction-Specific

Arcana of Materializing Faction: Ardent Mages Obtained: Era III Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Arcana		Most of the Dust that finds its way into the hands - and bodies - of the races of Auriga is but a mere drop in an ocean. Through extreme pain rituals, Ardent Mages can begint o unlock more of these vast untapped resources.
Effects: +1 Pillar of Extraction on Empire +1 Incantation of Deluge on Empire

Dust Mechanics Faction: Ardent Mages Obtained: Era III Category: Economy and Population Type: Empire Focus: Arcana		Deeper insights into the storage and transferal of Dust allows increased quantities of the substance to be delivered from all towering pillars, raising the strength of their effects.
Effects: +1 arcana level for all pillars on empire

Endless Recycling (Technology) Faction: Vaulters Obtained: Era III Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Science		Clever engineers and nimble fingers combine to get maximum use out of any sort of artifact or scrap coming from the ruins that litter Auriga.
Unlocks for Construction: Endless Recycling Faction: Vaulters Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Science Costs: 400 20 -4 per Clever engineers and nimble fingers combine to get maximum use out of any sort of artifact or scrap coming from the ruins that litter Auriga. Effects: +14 on city center level 2 +14 on district level 2 The cost indicates that the holy resource has to be chosen.

Learn from Others Faction: Forgotten Obtained: Era III Category: Military Type: Empire Focus: Hero		Great heroes are not born with heroism, but learn it through the example of others. By sending the unseasoned on ranging expeditions with the most exalted, all of Forgotten society can learn.
Effects: +3 XP per turn on hero +3 XP per turn per infiltrated hero on hero

Siege Engineering Faction: Kapaku Obtained: Era III Category: Military Type: Empire Focus: Military		A master craftsman wastes no materials, and this faction is no different. After a siege, shattered walls, crumbled towers, and fallen battlements are all grist for the industrial mill.
Effects: Provides a Rubble Stockpile generated by dealing siege damage to enemy city fortifications Display a siege damage counter in the empire management screen

Strength of the Vault (Technology) Faction: Vaulters Obtained: Era III Category: Military Type: City Improvement Focus: Military		The coming together of the Vaulter clans has led to unprecedented cooperation. Bringing together all their knowledge of defensive hexes, spells, tactics, and weapons, city defenses greatly improve.
Unlocks for Construction: Strength of the Vault Faction: Vaulters Obtained: Era III Type: City Improvement Focus: Military Costs: 250 10 -1 per The coming together of the Vaulter clans has led to unprecedented cooperation. Bringing together all their knowledge of defensive hexes, spells, tactics, and weapons, city defenses greatly improve. Effects: +100 fortification on city +5 (+15 with ELCP) fortification recovery per turn on city The cost indicates that the Holy Resource has to be chosen.

Tribal Council Faction: Drakken Obtained: Era III Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Empire Focus: Minor Factions		Emissaries of Minor Factions create a small council to learn each other's ways and study Drakken ways. Improved integration and understanding are the result.
Effects: +1 minor faction assimilation slot on empire

Urkan Politics Faction: Mykara Obtained: Era III Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Diplomacy Focus: Diplomatic Terms		Understanding how an Urkan might be influenced gives a great advantage in diplomatic negotiations, and especially leads to many friendly overtures from rivals.
Effects: -20% Influence cost on Diplomatic Interactions, for each controlled Urkan

Era IV

Era IV is the Age of Industry:

• Dust tier 1 equipment becomes available.
• Newly-trained units will start at level 4 and cost more.
• Luxury Resources revealed: Dust Orchid, Dustwater, Hydromiel, Pixie Blood, Redsang
• Strategic Resources revealed: Mithrite, Hyperium
• Empire Plan level 4 becomes available.

Advanced Harvester Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Category: Economy and Population Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation		Encompassing a suite of sophisticated industrial processes, the advanced harvester allows some of the most recalcitrant resources to be gathered.
Unlocks for Construction: Dust Orchid Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era IV Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 600 10 A region building allowing the extraction of the Dust Orchid Luxury. Effects: +1 on City Dustwater Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era IV Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 600 10 A region building allowing the extraction of the Dustwater Luxury. Effects: +1 on City Hydromiel Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era IV Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 600 10 A region building allowing the extraction of the Hydromiel Luxury. Effects: +1 on City Pixie Blood Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era IV Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 600 10 A region building allowing the extraction of the Pixie Blood Luxury. Effects: +1 on City Redsang Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era IV Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 600 10 A region building allowing the extraction of the Redsang Luxury. Effects: +1 on City

Anaerobic Mycrobiology Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era IV Category: Economy and Population Type: City Improvement Focus: Food		An understanding of the smallest lifeforms that writhe deep in the ground underpins opportunities to extract even more sustenance from the earth.
Effects and Unlocks for Construction: Unlocks the Tome of the Lithophage accessory on heroes Wyrm Farm Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era IV Type: City Improvement Focus: Food Costs: 1200 5 5 7 per Drawn from unknown depths, volcanic terrain attracts giant, rugged worms that can be farmed for sustenance. Effects: Needs an exploited volcanic tile to be built +15 on city +2 per on city

Borer's Guild Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Industry		A number of interested leaders get together to standardize, professionalize, and modernize the industry of mining. From tools to processes to administration, the entire sector gets a boost.
Unlocks for Construction: Automated Production Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Type: City Improvement Focus: Industry Costs: 1200 5 15 7 per Centralized stocks of raw materials, distribution centers, and co-located factories increase Industrial output. Effects: +3 on terrain with Industry Mining Rights Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Type: City Improvement Focus: Industry Costs: 1200 10 10 7 per With landholders and private enterprises given the right to buy mining licenses at strategic resource deposit sites, Industry output per site increases. Effects: +1 Resource on strategic resource extractor

Brigade System Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Category: Military Type: Empire Focus: Military		By grouping together recruits that come from a region to defend their home territory, troops are naturally more effective as they know the land and are fighting for their families.
Effects: +20% Defense on units

Civic Instruction Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Category: Military Type: City Improvement Focus: Military		A project long in the making, children of the city learn about the city's government and defenses from a young age and grow up understanding how they can contribute in times of military threats.
Unlocks for Construction: Army Manual Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Type: Improvement Focus: Military Costs: 1200 5 7 per Although it doesn't look pretty, being printed and bound on cheap paper, the distribution of this training guide to all new recruits raises troop quality. Effects: +100 XP when recruiting a unit on units National Military College Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Type: Unique Building Focus: Military Costs: 2500 15 15 per This great center of training, storage, and accommodation is linked to the main boulevards and waterways of the city. Integrated into the city's daily life, it vastly improves troop efficiency. Effects: +100% Attack on units in city Can only be built once in your empire

Cultural Indoctrination Faction: All except Drakken Obtained: Era IV Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Empire Focus: Minor Factions		Great efforts have been made to persuade the local population to partake in one of the unusual customs of a nearby minor faction, thereby encouraging their assimilation.
Effects: +1 Minor Faction Assimilation slot on Empire

Endless Mechanisms Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Army Action Focus: Search		Enough ruins have been searched for the empire to learn advanced designs of hinges, gears, and mechanical joints, use of these mechanisms leads to better wagon design.
Effects: After unlocking this technology, ruins that have already been searched can be searched a second time. -50% Movement cost on roads

Guardian of Earth Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Category: Military Type: Unit Model Focus: Infantry		Gios, the Guardian of Earth and as tough and solid as the rock itself, spent millennia in chains forged by the Endless. It has awoken and freed itself, and can once more sense all that moves in or across the planet.
Effects and Unlocks for Construction: +1 Guardian authorized on empire Gios Gios, the Guardian of Earth and as tough and solid as the rock itself, spent millennia in chains forged by the Endless. It has awoken and freed itself, and can once more sense all that moves in or across the planet. Unit Class Infantry Unlocked Era IV Life 833 Defense 127 Damage 64 Attack 75 Initiative 42 Range 1 Speed 4 Battle Speed 1 Vision 3 Cost 2000 30 Guardian Nature Solitary Fortify Earthquake Crusher Slow 1

Guardian of Fire Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Category: Military Type: Unit Model Focus: Ranged		Linked to the primeval force of fire, Fotios is a fast and deadly Guardian that was held in chains by the Endless. Now alive and aware, seeking a cause, it watches across the vast landscapes of Auriga.
Effects and Unlocks for Construction: +1 Guardian authorized on empire Fotios Linked to the primeval force of fire, Fotios is a fast and deadly Guardian that was held in chains by the Endless. Now alive and aware, seeking a cause, it watches across the vast landscapes of Auriga. Unit Class Ranged Unlocked Era IV Life 500 Defense 18 Damage 100 Attack 100 Initiative 52 Range 3 Speed 4 Battle Speed 2 Vision 3 Cost 2000 (1600) 30 (20) Guardian Nature Solitary Range Ward Eternal Fire

Hospitality Den Faction: All except Necrophages Obtained: Era IV Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Diplomacy Focus: Diplomatic Terms		In this place, visiting dignitaries can enjoy mouth-watering delicacies served by specially-trained "hospitality experts", while exotic animals parade before their eyes. Diplomatic relations have never been so cordial.
Effects: Permits proposal of Alliance Treaty on Empire

Imperial Funding (Technology) Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era IV Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Science		By judiciously doling out money to private concerns or universities, the Empire can speed research in promising new sciences.
Unlocks for Construction: Imperial Funding Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era IV Type: City Improvement Focus: Science Costs: 1200 25 5 7 per By judiciously doling out money to private concerns or universities, the Empire can speed research in promising new sciences. Effects: +5 on terrain with Science

Industrial Processing Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Industry		Moving beyond scattered mills and piecemeal fabrication, raw materials and industrial facilities are linked together in sophisticated systems of extraction, transport, and production.
Unlocks for Construction: Production Line Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Type: City Improvement Focus: Industry Costs: 1200 10 10 7 per Techniques of mass production increase the amount of Industry produced by each unit of Population. Effects: +3 per on city National Craftworks Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Type: Unique Building Focus: Resources Costs: 2500 15 15 per To improve and promote luxury goods, the transformation of raw materials into finished products is now handled in this enormous center where technicians, designers, and artisans share ideas. Effects: Doubles effects of luxury resource boosters on city Can only be built once in your empire

Isolation Sciences Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era IV Category: Economy and Population Type: City Improvement Focus: Food		Study of air flow, temperature, humidity, and building materials has led to a leap in the understanding of controlled environments.
Unlocks for Construction: Refrigeration Plant Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era IV Type: City Improvement Focus: Food Costs: 1200 15 5 7 per Food can now be preserved for long periods, increasing the amount of Food produced by each unit of population. Effects: +3 per on city +25% on city Subterranean Gardens Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era IV Type: City Improvement Focus: Food Costs: 1200 5 15 7 per Flora and fauna of the planet are adapted to survive in subterranean bioshperes. This is a great advantage in times of winter, drought, or war, and increases the Food that can be produced. Effects: +10 on district during winter -100% life loss during siege on city

Mercenary Corps Faction: All except Roving Clans Obtained: Era IV Category: Military Type: Army Action Focus: Privateers		Commanders occasionally prefer hardened professionals to local recruits, believing that they gain in experience what they lose in patriotism.
Effects: Unlocks Privateers Armies composed exclusively of mercenaries can carry a neutral flag, preventing other empires (even allies) from knowing which empire owns them Armies of privateers have an increased upkeep -20% on Heroes and Mercenaries market Buyout cost on empire. +2 Fortification Damage per turn on Mercenary.

Nutrition Chemistry Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era IV Category: Economy and Population Type: City Improvement Focus: Food		Food is understood more and more as one part of a long string of chemical processes. With greater understanding of chemistry, comes greater capacity to sustain populations.
Unlocks for Construction: Fertilizer Plant Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era IV Type: Improvement Focus: Food Costs: 1200 15 10 7 per Chemical and biological fertilizers, applied in industrial quantities to the soil, greatly increase Food production. Effects: +3 on terrain with Food Hothouses Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era IV Type: Improvement Focus: Food Costs: 1200 15 10 7 per By building glass roofing over certain fields, crops can be raised in a warm, protected environment that increases agricultural yields. Effects: +3 on exploitation

Organized Labor Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Category: Science and Industry Type: Stockpile Focus: Food		Guilds are created to handle the management of surplus conserved foods, industrial materials, and scientific equipment, resulting in efficient use of excess goods.
Effects and Unlocks for Construction: +1000 on Food stockpiles +1000 on Industry stockpiles +1000 on Science stockpiles Cannery Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era IV Type: Stockpiles Focus: Food Costs: 2500 Using more advanced industrial tools and materials, food is now heated and sealed in cans and bottles, permitting a much greater saving of foodstocks. Effects: Creates stockpiles Not instant and needs to be activated in the empire screen Will not be effective if a settler unit is under construction +1600 on city Industrial Zone Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Type: Stockpiles Focus: Industry Costs: 2500 A dedicated facility contains not only space to store goods, but also generates energy through fire and Dust. It sits ready to be exploited at any moment to boost Industry output. Effects: Creates stockpiles Not instant and needs to be activated in the empire screen +1600 on city Royal University Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era IV Type: Stockpiles Focus: Science Costs: 2500 Great minds, startling discoveries, and precious items from all across Auriga can be found here. Almost like magic, the proximity of all these things allows sudden bursts of scientific discovery. Effects: Creates stockpiles Not instant and needs to be activated in the empire screen +1600 on city

Rare Alloys Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Category: Science and Industry Type: Item Focus: Weapon		Mithrite and Hyperium are rare and expensive for a good reason: When the technology is mastered, they can be forged into excellent weapons.
Effects: Unlocks tier 1 weapons made of Mithrite or Hyperium -10% on Mithrite or Hyperium initial item costs

Rare Armor Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Category: Science and Industry Type: Item Focus: Armor)		The most precious and difficult resources to forge, Mithrite and Hyperium, can now be made into high quality armors.
Effects: Unlocks tier 1 armors made of Mithrite or Hyperium Unlocks tier 1 accessories made of Mithrite or Hyperium -10% on Mithrite or Hyperium initial item costs

Rare Metal Foundry Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Category: Science and Industry Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation		Build above seams of these rare minerals, this structure houses a collection of lines, machines, and processes used to extract Mithrite and Hyperium.
Unlocks for Construction: Mithrite Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era IV Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 600 10 Built above seams of mithrite, a precious green mineral, this structure houses a collection of lines, machines, and furnaces used to produce its valuable refined form. Effects: +1 on City Hyperium Extractor Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era IV Type: Expansion Focus: Exploitation Costs: 600 10 The ear-splitting screech of steam and iron ring loud in the smoggy confines of the plant, but the noise is worth it to liberate the valuable Hyperium. Effects: +1 on City

Signal Corps Faction: All Obtained: Era IV Category: Military Type: Army Size Focus: Military		The creation of a modern and efficient unit dedicated to military communications greatly improves the ability of a commander to manage large armies.
Effects: +2 Army unit slot(s) on Empire +2 Garrison unit slot(s) on Empire -2 from military upkeep on armies

Faction-Specific

Arcana of Renewal Faction: Ardent Mages Obtained: Era IV (Starting Technology with ELCP) Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Arcana		Ardent Mages are rightly feared for their mastery of the destructive aspects of Dust magic, but it is less well known that intense study of the properties of Dust can lead to curative abilities.
Effects: +1 Pillar of Regeneration on Empire +1 Incantation of Restoration on Empire

Painosphere Faction: Ardent Mages Obtained: Era IV Category: Military Type: Empire Focus: Arcana		Mages hardened to the everyday pain rituals that would cripple lesser mortals can increase the potency of their spells by visiting the Painosphere and experiencing true agony.
Effects: +1 arcana level for all spells on empire

Way of the Woodlands Faction: Wild Walkers Obtained: Era IV Category: Military Type: Empire Focus: Military		The forests provide supplies, camouflage, and ready defenses to those who know how to exploit them.
Effects: +25% Defense on units on Forest

Era V

Era V is the Age of Heroes:

• Dust tier 2 equipment becomes available.
• Newly-trained units start at level 5 and cost more.

Advanced Quarry Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Industry		Better methods for mining, cutting and forging metals and minerals result in greater productivity and less waste, increasing the productivity of Strategic Resource sites.
Unlocks for Construction: Advanced Quarry Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Industry Costs: 3000 10 20 10 per Better methods for mining, cutting and forging metals and minerals result in greater productivity and less waste, increasing the productivity of Strategic Resource sites. Effects: +50 on terrain with strategic resource Limited to one copy in your empire

Arts Council (Technology) Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Approval		The central funding of a dedicated arts committee leads to a flourishing of cultural enterprises. Sculptures, open-air performances, and jamborees throng the city, increasing the population's well-being.
Unlocks for Construction: Arts Council Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Approval Costs: 2000 10 5 10 per The central funding of a dedicated arts committee leads to a flourishing of cultural enterprises. Sculptures, open-air performances, and jamborees throng the city, increasing the population's well-being. Effects: +30 on city +10% on approval (fervent) +10% on approval (fervent)

Dust-Enhanced Buildings Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Influence		Careful integration of Dust into the foundations and columns of a building has a great effect - everything that happens inside them seems to be better, faster, and more impressive.
Unlocks for Construction: Arena of Champions Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Influence Costs: 3000 10 10 20 per Construction of a massive sporting complex in your city draws praise, spectators, and money from far across Auriga. Your empire's Influence increases noticably. Effects: +100% on city Limited to one copy in your empire The Octagon Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: Unique Building Focus: Military Costs: 4000 20 40 per This vast structure houses - and streamlines - the operations of your growing government staff. Better flow, storage, and processing of information means better decisions and faster growth. Effects: +20 XP per turn on governor Can only be built once in your empire

Enlightened Trade Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era V Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Trade Routes		It is a time of scientific advancement; even trade routes are now exploited for the knowledge they may bring while the latest technologies are used on the road system.
Unlocks for Construction: Scientific Envoy Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Trade Routes Costs: 2000 20 7 per Diplomats versed in science and technology travle your empire's trade routes, learning new disciplines from foreign lands. Scientific knowledge grows more rapidly. Effects: +1 Trade Routes max on city +50% on city trade routes Remotuscope Factory Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era V Type: Expansion Focus: Vision Costs: 450 The development of the theory of optics and increase in the precision of glasswork has led to this dazzling invention that allows a man to see a thousand paces. Hostile armies will not stay hidden so easily. Effects: +25% health regen on Watchtower +25% allly health regen on Watchtower +7 vision on watchtower +7 Detection range on watchtower +50 fortification on watchtower Watchtowers' health regen effects are applied to their adjacent tiles Mykaran Remotuscope Factory Faction: Mykara Obtained: Era V Type: Expansion Focus: Vision Costs: 12 (10) Nothing can hide from the watchful eye of the Mykara. Effects: +25% Health Regen on Fungal Bloom +25% Ally Health Regen on Fungal Bloom +7 Vision on Fungal Bloom Watchtowers' Health Regen effects are applied to their adjacent Tiles +Tile Output on Main City +1 Exploitation Area

Guardian of Air Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Military Type: Unit Model Focus: Flying		Adept at tracking the winds and scents of Auriga, Atmos is one of the ancient spirits that were imprisoned by the Endless. Now that those chains are gone, the tough and dangerous Guardian of Air is free to act as it will.
Effects and Unlocks for Construction: +1 Guardian authorized on empire Atmos Adept at tracking the winds and scents of Auriga, Atmos is one of the ancient spirits that were imprisoned by the Endless. Now that those chains are gone, the tough and dangerous Guardian of Air is free to act as it will. Unit Class Flying Unlocked Era V Life 820 Defense 140 Damage 60 Attack 160 Initiative 38 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 3 Vision 4 Cost 2000 (1600) 30 (20) Guardian Nature Solitary Teleport Blood Rage Winter Wind Fly Urkan Slayer 3 (Added in ELCP)

Guardian of Water Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Military Type: Unit Model Focus: Cavalry		This ancient Guardian, both tough and deadly, was deemed too dangerous by the Endless. Confined for millennia but finally free, it once again listens to the echoes of the present and the past.
Effects and Unlocks for Construction: +1 Guardian authorized on empire Neros This ancient Guardian, both tough and deadly, was deemed too dangerous by the Endless. Confined for millennia but finally free, it once again listens to the echoes of the present and the past. Unit Class Cavalry Unlocked Era V Life 900 Defense 48 Damage 100 Attack 100 Initiative 48 Range 1 Speed 6 Battle Speed 4 Vision 3 Cost 2000 30 Guardian Nature Solitary Flood Tsunami Charge Charge 1 River Surfer

Imperial News Network (Technology) Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Approval		Rather than rely on rumor and graffiti to convey news, a national service is created to ensure the population has all the information they need to be happy.
Unlocks for Construction: Imperial News Network Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Approval Costs: 2000 5 10 10 per Rather than rely on rumor and graffiti to convey news, a national service is created to ensure the population has all the information they need to be happy. Effects: +20 on city +2 per on approval (happy) +2 per on approval (happy) +2 per on approval (happy) +2 per on approval (happy) +1 per on approval (happy)

Improved Dust Alchemies Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Economy and Population Type: City Improvement Focus: Dust		Greater knowledge of Dust permits technicians and alchemists to reactivate it using mechanisms once used by the Endless. Dust yields increase, though even the brightest are not sure how or why.
Unlocks for Construction: Dust Revitalizer Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Dust Costs: 2000 30 5 New methods and alchemies for extracting Dust are particularly useful where it has already been found, as Dust that is supposedly dormant can be infused with power. Effects: +5 on terrain with Dust Advanced Extraction Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Industry Costs: 2000 40 7 per General improvements in alchemy, metallurgy, and conservation lead to far greater efficiencies in the extraction of Luxury Resources. Effects: +4 Resource on Luxury Resource Extractor

Inoculation Station (Technology) Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Military Type: City Improvement Focus: Military		Injections to bolster the bodies natural defenses means that recovery times for nasty injuries or diseases are greatly reduced, whether they happen on the battlefield, in the latrine, or in a house of ill repute.
Unlocks for Construction: Inoculation Station Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Military Costs: 2000 15 5 5 per Injections to bolster the bodies natural defenses means that recovery times for nasty injuries or diseases are greatly reduced, whether they happen on the battlefield, in the latrine, or in a house of ill repute. Effects: +15% Health regen on city +10% ally health regen on city +120 XP when recruiting a unit on units

Marvelous Alloys Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Science and Industry Type: Item Focus: Weapon		What a wonderful problem to have! Should one make higher quality weapons out of Adamantian or Palladian? Both are powerful, beautiful, and deadly.
Effects: Unlocks tier 2 weapons made of Adamantian or Palladian -10% on Adamantian or Palladian initial item costs

Marvelous Armor Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Science and Industry Type: Item Focus: Armor		Adamantian and Palladian are notoriously difficult to work with. Patience has paid off, however, as advances in smelting improves the quality of their armors to something marvelous.
Unlocks for Construction: Unlocks tier 2 armors made of Adamantian or Palladian Unlocks tier 2 accessories made of Adamantian or Palladian -10% on Adamantian or Palladian initial item costs

Military Reserves (Technology) Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Military Type: City Improvement Focus: Military		Training a fraction of the local civilian population in the basic skills of combat not only means a significant boost for paint balling outfits, but also increase the empire's defensive capabilities.
Unlocks for Construction: Military Reserves Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Military Costs: 2000 10 5 2 per Training a fraction of the local civilian population in the basic skills of combat not only means a significant boost for paint balling outfits, but also increase the empire's defensive capabilities. Effects: +4 (+40 with ELCP) Fortification recovery per turn on city +400 Fortification on city +1 max unit slots on militia

Modernized Administration Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Influence		Professionalization of management and administration radically improves governmental services. Government comes to be viewed as a tool of improvement rather than oppression.
Unlocks for Construction: Aura of Empire Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Influence Costs: 2000 10 10 10 per As each district grows it gains impressive public buildings and parks. All of this increases the fame and reputation of the city and the empire, growing civic pride and generating awe in the minds of visitors. Effects: +15 on district level 2 +4 per on city Customs Ministry Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: Unique Building Focus: Trade Routes Costs: 4000 20 40 per In a grand building that replaces run-down offices and shanties, taxes and administrative details for trade and transport are rapidly and efficiently dealt with. Trade capacity takes an enormous jump. Effects: +7 Trade routes max on city Can only be built once in your empire

Scientific Specialization Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era V Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Science		Improving the organization and infrastructure of aging labs and universities boosts the approach to how research is done. Surprising gains in scientific productivity result from pooled resources.
Unlocks for Construction: Living Lab Tools Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Science Costs: 3000 25 10 20 per These animated assistants don't complain about hours, wages, or dangerous chemicals; their relentless progress increases the amount of Science generated. Effects: +100% on city Limited to one copy in your empire Climatology Guild Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Science Costs: 3000 30 10 20 per The intensity of the Dark Season weather has driven engineers, scientists, and alchemists to pool their skills in a common center where they study the origins and effects of the Auriga winter. Effects: -40% margin of error for season predictability on empire +15 on district level 2 Limited to one copy in your empire

Security Theory Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Military Type: City Improvement Focus: Security		By bringing together masters in both the magical and mundane arts of espionage and assassination, in-depth studies can be done that help an empire foil even the most well-funded and devious foes.
Unlocks for Construction: Traitor's Lottery Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Security Costs: 2000 10 5 8 per By inaugurating a lottery system that covertly rewards those who achieve the most denouncements of suspicious friends and kin, the chances of uncovering enemy operatives is better than ever. Effects: +30 Security on city Razor Palisades Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Fortification Costs: 2000 10 5 7 per Walls and windows are not usually viewed as lethal offensive weapons. However, the use of needles, spikes, traps, and blades can turn even the most innocuous entry into a lethal gauntlet. Effects: +60 Fortification on Regional Building +4 Fortification Recovery on Regional Building

State-Approved Theatre Faction: All except Cultists Obtained: Era V Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Empire Focus: Approval		Public sentiment has never been so easy to massage through the use of skilled playwrights toeing the government line.
Effects: -25% Expansion disapproval generation on cities

Town Criers (Technology) Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Economy and Population Type: City Improvement Focus: Dust		Charismatic individuals are hired by the state and trained in advanced persuasive techniques, paving the way for armies of cheap labor to help accelerate the completion of large projects at reduced cost.
Unlocks for Construction: Town Criers Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Dust Costs: 2000 25 10 Charismatic individuals are hired by the state and trained in advanced persuasive techniques, paving the way for armies of cheap labor to help accelerate the completion of large projects at reduced cost. Effects: +50 on city +40% on city

Volcanic Leecher (Technology) Faction: All Obtained: Era V Category: Science and Industry Type: City Improvement Focus: Resources		Powered by the violent magma beneath, this machine enhances mineral yields on volcanic terrain.
Effects and Unlocks for Construction: Unlocks the Wraeil's Pendant accessory on units Volcanic Leecher Faction: All Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Resources Costs: 2000 10 10 10 10 10 per Powered by the violent magma beneath, this machine enhances mineral yields on volcanic terrain. Effects: Needs an exploited volcanic tile to be built +5 Resource on strategic resource extractor

Faction-Specific

Commercial Espionage Faction: Forgotten Obtained: Era V Category: Empire and Expansion Type: City Improvement Focus: Trade Routes		Advanced techniques in espionage - dead drops, ciphers, tradecraft, clandestine cells - turn the caravans of Auriga into a firehose of useful information.
Unlocks for Construction: Surreptitious Research Faction: Forgotten Obtained: Era V Type: City Improvement Focus: Trade Routes Costs: 2000 20 7 per By stealthily listening in on conversations, gaining access to draft versions of contracts, and otherwise tipping the odds in their favor, Forgotten Trade Routes do miraculously well. Effects: +1 trade routes max on city +50% on city trade routes Remotuscope Factory Faction: All except Mykara Obtained: Era V Type: Expansion Focus: Vision Costs: 450 The development of the theory of optics and increase in the precision of glasswork has led to this dazzling invention that allows a man to see a thousand paces. Hostile armies will not stay hidden so easily. Effects: +25% health regen on Watchtower +25% allly health regen on Watchtower +7 vision on watchtower +7 Detection range on watchtower +50 fortification on watchtower Watchtowers' health regen effects are applied to their adjacent tiles

Sacrificial Amplifiers Faction: Ardent Mages Obtained: Era V Category: Military Type: Empire Focus: Arcana		By strapping living, breathing Mages to the sides of the massive pillars, human vessels can act as magnifying conduits, increasing the power of pillars across your empire. The screams, and the stench of cooked skin and shit is a small price to pay.
Effects: +1 arcana level for all Pillars on Empire With ELCP: +1 Arcana level for all Spells on Empire

Era VI

Era VI is the End Of Ages:

• Dust tier 3 equipment becomes available.
• Newly-trained units will start at level 6 and cost more.
• The first faction to research five Era VI technologies will win the Scientific Victory.

Difference Engine Faction: All except Forgotten Obtained: Era VI Category: Science and Industry Type: Empire Focus: Science		An enormous mechanical calculator, the product of genius and extremely precise engineering, this machine will execute mathematical computations of unimaginable complexity. Mysteries of physics, alchemy, fluids, the climate, and time shall slowly be unraveled.
Effects: +100% (+80% with ELCP) on cities Counted for the Scientific Victory

Dust-Driven Distillery Faction: All Obtained: Era VI Category: Economy and Population Type: Empire Focus: Dust		This marvel of magical engineering accretes and stores Dust. A self-perpetuating engine of wealth creation, it increases the amount of Dust generated per unit of population.
Effects: +100% on cities Counted for the Scientific Victory

Endless Alloys Faction: All Obtained: Era VI Category: Science and Industry Type: Empire Focus: Industry		So many ruins, so many secrets, so many hints... And finally enlightenment. Industrial alchemists have unlocked the mysteries of the wondrous metal alloys created by the Endless; from now on materials of unimaginable precision, strength, and lightness will be available for your empire's projects
Effects: +100% on cities Counted for the Scientific Victory

Self-Driving Plows Faction: All except Broken Lords Obtained: Era VI Category: Economy and Population Type: Empire Focus: Food		Driven by steam, sun, and Dust, these wonders can be ordered to plow a fixed area with a few mechanical settings. Attachments allowing them to seed, reap, and rake guarantee a stunning increase in productivity.
Effects: +100% on cities Counted for the Scientific Victory

Serum of Iteru Faction: All Obtained: Era VI Category: Military Type: Empire Focus: Military		From what lost ruin, from what ancient texts was this magical thing discovered? Many rise to claim the honor, but that is unimportant. What matters is that this magical serum, allowing a glimpse of Endless biotechnology, turns ordinary soldiers into extraordinary beings.
Effects: +100% Life on units (+50% with ELCP) +100% Damage on units (+50% with ELCP) Counted for the Scientific Victory

United Empires Council Faction: All Obtained: Era VI Category: Empire and Expansion Type: Empire Focus: Influence		This is more than a glorious auditorium where the great minds of the day can discuss and resolve important issues. It is a symbol of the power and prestige of your empire, and a beacon of hope in the dark days to come.
Effects: +100% on cities Counted for the Scientific Victory

See also

• Strategy Guide/Research