Dyes (Total War: Attila)

Description

From Tyrian purple to kermes, dyes reflect your splendour.

Tyrian Purple, also known as Imperial purple, was used to dye royal and ceremonial robes by the ancients as early as 1600BC. It was produced from various molluscs, notably the Murex, and was not only an extraordinary colour but was valued as it did not fade. Incredibly laborious to produce, Tyrian purple took some 12,000 shellfish to extract 1.5 grams of dye. The Phoenicians, whose name even derives from the Greek for purple, traded the dye all across the Mediterranean from cities such as Carthage. Later, of course, its production and dissemination was controlled by the Roman Empire.

Trade Value

Dyes have value of 12 at the start of the campaign.

Settlements

• Siraf, Persis
• Tyrus, Syria
• Leopolis, Transcarpathia
• Sabrata, Tripolitana

Building Chain

Tier	Name	Cost	Sanitation	Resource production	Bonus
1	Dye Tubs	2500	0	20
2	Dye Maker	4000	-2	40
3	Dye Works	7000	-4	80
4	Dye Factory	11500	-6	160

Required for building

Eastern

• Mosaic Workshop
• Adobe Kilns
• Carpet Maker
• Caravanserai
• Majore Field
• Grand Palace
• Academy
• Governor's Palace
• Royal Hamam
• Imperial Palace

Roman

• Adobe Kilns
• Governor's Palace
• Imperial Palace
• Royal Court

Tengrism

• Ancestral Altar