Anno 117: Pax Romana – DevBlog: Of unsatiable deities and warmongering rivals

Summary

Last time we talked about the different population tiers, about irrigation and floodings. If you missed our previous blog, you can check it out here.
We ended with the topic of research, and related to that is the topic of Religion: while one Aegyptian deity (Sobek) is available right away, the cults of the other two first have to be discovered via the research tree.
Let’s do that now and talk about all three new deities in more detail.

Religion

The population of Aegyptus worships deities rooted in their land and traditions.
The first of which is Sobek.
*Grinning Sobek, king of the riverbank, lurks unseen. All that comes he consumes and yet has a stomach that can never be filled. As demand scales, so does his unremitting appetite for more.*
Accordingly, worshipping Sobek motivates your food-producing workers, boosting the production of cheese sausages, stuffed geese, sanga cattle and more. His second local effect boosts your water supply for irrigation and provides bonus population.
His global devotion bonus unlocks dovecotes, which can be attached to plantations and boost their productivity.

Isis-Bastet

*Isis-Bastet embodies the velutinous consolations we find in our cat companions. Pawing at things feline and feminine, she catalyzes the good times, induces fecundity, and is the mother of all rat terminators.*
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