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Core Mechanics & Modifications

War Doctrine Updates

All Doctrines give a double bonus for the first province, then scale by the listed amount per province up to the max

Science

Bookkeeping, Artisan, Resilience, Shielding, Finesse sciences are capped at -75%

Spells

Fanaticism is now a racial spell only (Dryad)

Dragons

Emerald Dragon
- +25% Military Casualties
- -25% Combat Gains
- Destroys 1% of troops at home instantly upon arrival

Ruby Dragon
- -10% Military Effectiveness
- +20% Military Wages
- Destroys 2% of offensive specialists instantly upon arrival

Topaz Dragon
- -20% Building Efficiency
- -25% Income
- Destroys 10% of buildings instantly upon arrival

Sapphire Dragon
- -20% WPA and TPA
- +15% Instant Spell and Sabotage Damage taken
- Destroys 3% of thieves and wizards upon arrival

Reoccurring effects removed
Dragon HP reduced by 10% across all dragons.

Rituals

Barrier
- -20% Damage from Enemy Instant Magic & Thievery Operations
- -20% Battle (Resource) Losses
- -20% Massacre Damage
Benediction
- +15% Building Efficiency
- +15% Birth Rate
- -20% Draft Costs
- -20% Build Costs
- +20% Draft Rate
Haste
- -10% Attack Time
- -25% Training Time
- -25% Construction Time
Havoc
- +25% Offensive WPA
- +25% Offensive TPA
- +15% Spell Damage
- +15% Sabotage Damage
Onslaught
- +10% Offensive Military Efficiency
- +15% Enemy Military Casualties on Attacks
Stalwart
- +5% Defensive Military Efficiency
- -25% Military Casualties

Races

Avian

Bonuses:
- -20% Attack Time
- +25% Birth Rate
War Doctrine (In War): Provides up to -7.5% Attack Time, -0.75% ea
Unique Passive: Opportunistic Raider
- Plunder and learn attacks take 1 tick less time
Spells:
- Town Watch
Penalties:
- No Access to Stables and War Horses
Units:
- Soldier: 3/0, 0.75nw
- Offensive Specialist: 12/0, 4.8nw
- Defensive Specialist: 0/10, 5nw
- Elite Unit: 14/3, 900gc, 6.25nw
- Mercenary: 8/0, 0.0nw
- Prisoner: 8/0, 1.6nw
- War Horse: n/a

Dark Elf

Bonuses:
- +20% Instant Spell Damage
- -25% Spell Rune Costs (excluding ritual)
- Immune to Sabotage Wizards
War Doctrine (In War): Provides up to +10% Instant Spell Damage (1% each)
Unique Passive: Mystic Enthusiasts
- Successful offensive instant spells refund 30% of the rune cost
Spells:
- Blizzard
Penalties:
- -20% Sabotage Damage
Units:
- Soldier: 3/0, 0.75nw
- Offensive Specialist: 11/0, 4.8nw
- Defensive Specialist: 0/11, 5.5nw
- Elite Unit: 13/4, 900gc, 6.25nw
- Mercenary: 8/0, 0nw
- Prisoner: 8/0, 1.6nw
- War Horse: 2/0, 0.6nw

Dryad

Bonuses:
- +10% Offensive Military Efficiency
- +25% Increased Dragon Slaying Strength
War Doctrine (In War): Provides up to +7.5% OME (0.75% each)
Unique Passive - Interdiction
- Successful Attacks in War destroy 15% of enemy gold, 15% of enemy runes, and 15% of enemy food:
- Fanaticism
Penalties:
- -10% Building Efficiency
Units:
- Soldier: 3/0, 0.75nw
- Offensive Specialist: 10/0, 4.0nw
- Defensive Specialist: 0/9, 5.5nw
- Elite Unit: 15/3 925gc, 6.75nw
- Mercenary: 8/0, 0.0nw
- Prisoner: 8/0, 1.6nw
- War Horse: 2/0, 0.6nw

Dwarf

Bonuses:
- +20% Building Efficiency
- -50% Construction Cost
- +25% Building Credits Gained from Combat
- -20% Damage Taken from Raze Attacks
War Doctrine (In War): Provides up to +10% Building Efficiency (1% each)
Unique Passive: Construction Delays
For 3 ticks after a successful attack, the target's building efficiency is reduced by 10% (does not stack with multiple attacks).
Spells:
- Miner’s Mystique
Penalties:
- +50% Food Consumption
Units:
- Soldier: 3/0, 0.75nw
- Offensive Specialist: 10/0, 4.0nw
- Defensive Specialist: 0/10 5.0nw
- Elite Unit: 13/5, 950gc, 6.5nw
- Mercenary: 8/0, 0.0nw
- Prisoner: 8/0, 1.6nw
- War Horse: 2/0, 0.9nw

Elf

Bonuses:
- +25% Magic Effectiveness (WPA)
- +50% Rune Production
- +1 Mana Per tick
War Doctrine (In War): Provides up to +25% Defensive WPA (2.5% each).
Unique Passive: Arcane Respite
- Once activated, for the next 6 ticks, regenerate +2 mana per tick.
Spells:
- Pitfalls, Greater Protection
Penalties:
- -20% Offensive TPA
Units:
- Soldier: 3/0, 0.75nw
- Offensive Specialist: 9/0, 3.6nw
- Defensive Specialist: 0/11 , 5.5nw
- Elite Unit: 5/12 1000gc, 7.0nw
- Mercenary:8/0, 0.0nw
- Prisoner: 8/0, 1.6nw
- War Horse:2/0, 0.6nw

Faery

Bonuses:
- +25% Self Spell Duration
- +1 Mana per tick (in war)
- -1% Mana on Self Spells
War Doctrine (In War): Provides up to +7.5% DME (.075% each)
Unique Passive - Arcane Overflow
(In War) Every successful offensive spell also reduces enemy ritual effectiveness by 0.15%.
Spells:
- Lightning Strike, Town Watch, Invisibility, Ghost Workers, Miner's Mystique
Penalties:
- -5% Population
Units:
- Soldier: 3/0, 0.75nw
- Offensive Specialist: 9/0, 3.6nw
- Defensive Specialist: 0/10, 5.0nw
- Elite Unit: 4/13, 1000gc, 7.25nw
- Mercenary: 8/0, 0.0nw
- Prisoner: 8/0, 1.6nw
- War Horse: 2/0, 0.6nw

Gnome

Bonuses
- +10% Sabotage Damage
- Can Train Thieves with Specialist Credits
- Immune to Expose Thieves
- -25% Thief Losses
War Doctrine - (In War): Provides up to +25% Birth Rate (2.5% each)

Unique Passive - Cunning Assault

- Each successful attack will provide one of the following thievery boosts, which last for 6 ticks: +25% offensive thievery effectiveness, -25% thief losses, or +10% sabotage damage. All of these can be active at the same time.
Spells
- Quick Feet
Penalties
- +20% Combat Instant Spell Damage Received
Units
- Soldier: 3/0, 0.75nw
- Offensive Specialist: 11/0, 4.4nw
- Defensive Specialist: 0/11, 5.5nw
- Elite Unit: 13/3 850gc, 6.0nw
- Mercenary: 8/0, 0.0nw
- Prisoner: 8/0, 1.6nw
- War Horse: 2/0, 0.6nw

Halfling

Bonuses:
- +10% Population
- +1 Stealth Per tick in War
- +25% Offensive Thievery Effectiveness (TPA)
War Doctrine (In War): Provides up to +5% Population (.05% each)
Unique Active: Overgrowth
- Once activated, your maximum population increases by +25% for 5 ticks.
Spells:
- Invisibility
Penalties:
- −20% Offensive WPA
Units:
- Soldier: 3/0, 0.75nw
- Offensive Specialist: 9/0, 3.6nw
- Defensive Specialist: 0/10, 5.0nw
- Elite Unit: 6/11, 1000gc, 6.75nw
- Mercenary: 8/0, 0.0nw
- Prisoner: 8/0, 1.6nw
- War Horse: 2/0, 0.6nw

Human

Bonuses:
- +25% Income
- -20% Military Training Cost
- -20% Military Wages
- Incite Riot Immunity
War Doctrine (In War): Provides up to +15% Income (1.5% each)
Unique Passive - Civil Administration
- Prisoners generate an additional 2.0 gold coins per tick. Mercenary costs are reduced by 40%.
Spells:
- Tree of Gold
Penalties:
- +1 mana self spell cost
Units:
- Soldier: 3/0, 0.75nw
- Offensive Specialist: 10/0, 4.0nw
- Defensive Specialist: 0/10, 5.0nw
- Elite Unit: 13/4 900gc, 6.25nw
- Mercenary: 8/0, 0.0nw
- Prisoner: 8/0, 1.6nw
- War Horse: 2/0, 0.6nw

Orc

Bonuses:
- +20% Battle Resource Gains
- -50% Draft Cost
War Doctrine (In War): Provides up to +15% Enemy casualties when attacking (1.5% each).
Unique Passive - General’s Authority
- When attacking with 2 or more generals, enemy military casualties are increased by +15%.
Spells:
- Bloodlust
Penalties:
- -5% Defensive Military Efficiency
Units
- Soldier: 3/0, 0.75nw
- Offensive Specialist: 11/0, 4.4 nw
- Defensive Specialist: 0/10, 5nw
- Elite Unit: 14/3, 900gc, 6.25nw
- Mercenary: 8/0, 0.0nw
- Prisoner: 8/0, 1.6nw
- War Horse: 2/0, 0.6nw

Undead

Bonuses:
- -40% Military Losses
- Plague Immunity
- No Food Requirement
War Doctrine (In War): Provides up to -20% Own casualties when attacking (-2.0% each)
Unique Passive: Plaguebearers
- All successful attacks have a 33% chance to spread plague to the target province.
Spells:
- Ghost Workers
Penalties:
- -15% Birth Rate
Units
- Soldier 3/0, 0.75nw
- Offensive Specialist: 10/0, 4.0nw
- Defensive Specialist: 0/10 5.0nw
- Elite Unit: 13/4, 900gc, 6.25nw
- Mercenary: 8/0, 0.0nw
- Prisoner: 8/0, 1.6nw
- War Horse: 2/0, 0.6nw

Personalities

The Cleric

+15% Defensive Military Efficiency
-15% Battle (Resource) Losses
-15% Sabotage Damage Received
-15% Spell Damage Received
-15% Damage Taken From Massacre Attacks
Immune to the Plague

Access to Salvation
Starts with +800 Soldiers and +800 Specialist Credits

Unique Passive: Architect’s Revenge - Incoming Raze damage is reduced by 15%. Your Raze attacks destroy 20% additional buildings.

The General

+1 Army generals
Offensive specialist gets +1 strength
Elite gets +1 offensive strength

Access to Righteous Aggressor
Starts with +800 Soldiers and +800 Specialist Credits

Unique Passive - Undermining Assault: Your next successful attack applies Coordinated Strike to the target for 4 ticks, reducing their Watch Tower thievery defense effectiveness by 15%.

The Heretic

+50% Land Effect - Guilds
+10% Combat Instant Spell Damage
+10% Sabotage Damage
No Thieves lost on Failed Espionage Operations

Access to Nightmares, Fools Gold, Mage’s Fury
Starts with +400 Wizards and +400 Thieves

Unique Passive - Silent Assault: 50% fewer thievery losses when performing sabotage operations.

The Mystic

+100% Land Effect - Guilds
+25% Offensive Wizards Per Acre (WPA)
+1% Extra Mana Per tick

Access to Pitfalls, Meteor Showers, Chastity
Starts with +800 Wizards

Unique - Black Magic: Successful offensive instant spells also kill 1% of the target's peasant population.

The Rogue

+25% Offensive Thievery Per Acre (TPA)
+75% Thieves' Den Effectiveness
+1% Extra Stealth Per tick
Access all Thievery Operations

Access to Mystic Aura
Starts with +800 Thieves

Unique - Shadow Persistence: Rogue provinces may perform thievery operations while overpopulated.

The Sage

-50% Losses on Learn Attacks
+10 Starting Scientists

Access to Scientific Insight, Fountain of Knowledge
Starts with +800 Soldiers and +800 Specialist Credits

Unique - Holy Inquisition: Successful attacks in War or Hostile temporarily suppress 15% of the target's Science Effectiveness and reduce Book Generation by 20% for 6-8 ticks.

The Tactician

-15% Attack Travel Time
+25% Specialist Training Credits
100% successful espionage operations at 2x stealth

Access to Illuminate Shadows
Starts with +800 Soldiers and +800 Specialist Credits

Unique: Dragon’s Wrath: When attacking with a dragon, 3% of your raw offense from units will also deal damage to the dragon.

The Warrior

+15% Offensive Military Efficiency
+15% Damage Dealt with Massacre Attacks

Access to Hero’s Inspiration
Starts with +800 Soldiers and +800 Specialist Credits

Unique Passive - Indomitable Spirit: Once activated Warriors gain 5% Offensive Military Efficiency for 6 ticks.