Senate/Chronicles

Overview	Chronicles tech tree	Bronze Dawn tech tree

Politics and government play a vital role in the development of your society. As such, a senate, being where the ruling family may confer with its subjects, is a vital part of your infrastructure.

Senates are important for several reasons. Firstly, where a senate is built will determine where your capital will be set up. A capital will exert a slight boost upon your borders, and will also act as the spawn point of your patriot unit. At each stage in the development of your faction, you will also be allowed to choose one of two self-exclusive technologies at your senate; each one representing a totalitarian or libertarian stance towards government.

To research a government, select your senate, and then click the icons representing your choice government. Apart from effecting some changes to your faction's abilities, the new government technology you researched will also grant you a patriot unit (which represents the ruler of your people) and may even unlock new units. All government techs require both Civics Level 2 (Bureaucracy) and Science Level 2 (Natural Law).

Early Mediaeval governments

NAME	GRANTS ACCESS TO	COST and REQUIREMENTS	UNLOCKS
Urban Community	"The people are the city." Increased commerce cap Grants access to the Burgher	70 70
Feudalism	"My father was the soldier’s friend, / Cheered him in camps, in marches led, / And with him in the battle bled." Cheaper infantry and infantry research Grants access to the Baron	70 70

High Mediaeval governments

NAME	GRANTS ACCESS TO	COST and REQUIREMENTS	UNLOCKS
Republic	"Liberty is the power that we have over ourselves." Grants access to the Doge patriot unit Grants access to Armed Supply Wagons and Pike Levy (for some) Cheaper library research With Darul Islam, access to more units - 2 from the Temple, and 2 others from different buildings.	250 200
Monarchy	"Our brave king will endure no ill, / The hawks with him will get their fill." Grants access to the Monarch patriot unit Cheaper Stable units With Darul Islam, 4 new units from the Nobles' Court for Muslims - Mamluk Lancers, Tabardiyah, Cavalry Jund and Ghulam horse archers	250 200

Late Mediaeval governments

NAME	GRANTS ACCESS TO	COST and REQUIREMENTS	UNLOCKS
Legalism	"The administrator of state affairs should consider the many, and disregard the few." Grants access to the Legislator patriot unit Grants access to Brigs, Armed Caravans and Armed Merchants	700 500
Absolutism	"Let's kill all the lawyers!" Grants access to the Autocrat patriot unit Faster production for units produced at Dock and Siege Workshop Nobles' courts spawn free heavy cavalry when built Grants access to Lanternas, Carracks and Covered Swoopers	700 500

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