Van Lang

Faction Overview	Strategic Overview	History

The Van Lang have the power of the Jungle.

Ensconced in the jungles of farthest Yue likes the forest kingdom of Van Lang — whose simple lifestyle belie the richness and technological expertise of her craftsmen. Van Lang has had a proud history spanning back over more than a millenium, yet her existence is fast coming under threat. Distant wars far beyond the north are pushing a strange people known as the Chinese ever farther into the Yue lands, among them being adventurers seeing fortune, fame or outright survival.

It is now on the very edges of brass weapons that the fate of Van Lang shall be decided ... Van Lang's warriors are savage and armed with powerful bronze weapons. Further, the fecundity of her forests and hills watered by the Mekong also provide phenomenal sustenance to the tribes that call her home, as do the seas south and east. Yet the Chinese have proven to be a cunning and resilient lot. It will be up to your skills, and the blessings of Van Lang's ancestors and gods, to see that the Chinese threat is kept at bay, and the storms of war and conflict weathered with success.

Faction Type: Tribal National Bonuses: Granary, Sawmill, Smelter available at start and research available sooner Granary, Sawmill, Smelter production upgrades 50% cheaper Building completion bonuses +50% Cities gather extra +5 food, timber, metal Fire ships cost 25% less, built 33% faster
Unique Units: [Infantry] Bronze Swordsmen => Iron Swordsmen Spearmen => Heavy Spearmen Light Axes [Stable] Horsemen, Horse Raiders [Dock] War Boats, War Barge, Barque Mercenaries: [Viet] Tiên Phong‎; Voi Rừng [Man] Man Warriors, Sino-Man Crossbowen, Man Horsemen		Upgrades: Centralisation	Wonders: Cemetery for Nobles Ducal Hall Observatory Craftsman's Quarters
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Phong Châu Châu Diên Tân Hưng Vũ Định Vũ Ninh Lục Hải Ninh Hải Dương Tuyên Giao Chỉ Cửu Chân Hoài Hoan Việt Thường Long Biên Nam Từ Liêm Tây Hồ	Cửu Đức Bình Văn Ngoc Lam Cổ Loa Sơn Tây Ba Đình Bắc Từ Liêm Cầu Giấy Đống Đa Hai Bà Trưng Hà Đông Hoàn Kiếm Hoàng Mai	Thanh Xuân Ba Vì Chương Mỹ Đan Phượng Đông Anh Gia Lâm Hoài Đức Mê Linh Mỹ Đức Sóc Sơn Thanh Trì Thanh Oai Thạch Thất Thường Tín Ứng Hòa	Hùng Vũ Hùng Việt Hùng Anh Hùng Triêu Hùng Tạo Hùng Nghị Hùng Duệ