APEX AGE: ANTIQUITY
The African coast of the Red Sea was the domain of Aksum, named by the prophet Mani as one of the four key powers of the ancient world. For most of the first millennium CE, Aksumite merchants bore ivory, gold, spices and other goods from the African interior to India, Persia, and the Mediterranean. Yet these trade routes planted the seeds of Aksum’s fall – when the Arab caliphates took over the Silk Road, Aksum was isolated and fell into decline.
Unique Ability
Kingdom of Natural Wealth: Increased Gold on Resources in Settlements adjacent to Coast tiles (increased further in Modern Age). Increased Trade Route limit with other civilizations, and all civilizations have increased Trade Route limit with you. Trade Routes to or from your Settlements have unlimited range.
Attributes
- Cultural
- Economic
Traditions:
- Incense Road
- Tier 1, Exploration Age (Affirmation): Increased Production in the Capital for every active Trade Route. Trade Routes gain additional Sight and cannot be Pillaged.
- Tier 2, Modern Age (Affirmation): Further Increased Production.
- May This Please the People
- Tier 1, Antiquity Age (Apex): Increased Culture on Resources on or adjacent to Coast.
- Tier 2, Exploration Age: Further increased Culture.
- Port of Nations
- Tier 1, Antiquity Age (Apex): Increased Culture and Gold for every active Trade Route. Increased Trade Income in Settlements adjacent to Coast.
- Tier 2, Modern Age: Further increased Culture, Gold, and Trade Income.
- Throne of My Fathers
- Tier 1, Antiquity Age (Apex): Increased Gold in Cities adjacent to Coast. Gain Culture as a percent of your Trade Income.
Unique Infrastructure
Hawelt: Unique Improvement. Increased Gold. Increased Culture for adjacent Wonders and other Hawilti. Ageless. Does not remove Warehouse bonuses on a tile. Must be placed on an existing Improvement in Flat Terrain.
Unique Civilian Unit
Tankwa: Unique Trade Ship. Cannot be pillaged. Increased Sight.
Unique Military Unit
Dhow: Unique Naval Unit. Increased Combat Strength on Coast. Can cross borders of other Civilizations, and has a set number of charges to create a naval Trade Route.
Associated Wonder
Great Stele: Increased Production. Gain a set amount of Gold per Age when you complete a Wonder, including this one. Must be built on a Flat tile. Aksum receives increased Production toward constructing this Wonder.
Starting Biases
- Coastal
- Rough
