Furs (Total War: Attila)

Description

Even the wilds can give luxury and comfort.

People have been using hides to protect and clothe themselves ever since they could trap and kill animals. Archaeological evidence for this goes back to the Palaeolithic period. As animal husbandry was developed, the use and availability of hides increased. Tanning evolved to make more durable and versatile leather instead of rawhide. Documentary evidence of tanning goes back, as is so often the case, to the Egyptians. All manner of fairly repulsive substances were used to tan leather, from tannins in tree bark to faeces and animal brains. Tanning was a smelly, dirty and even lethally poisonous trade, and it was usually banished to the outskirts of towns. The leather produced was extremely useful, and this compensated for the foul process. Waterskins, bags, boats, armour, sandals, boots, scabbards, harnesses, and much else besides.

Trade Value

Furs have a value of 10 at the start of the campaign.

Settlements

• Aksum, Aethiopia
• Tulifurdum, Frisia
• Kariskos, Hyperborea
• Savaria, Pannonia

Building Chain

Tier	Name	Cost	Sanitation	Resource production	Wealth (from commerce)	Food
1	Hunting Grounds	2500	0	20	100	30
2	Hunting Lodges	4000	-1	40	200	40
3	Fur Trader	7000	-3	80	300	70
4	Fur Market	11500	-5	160	500	90

Required for building

Barbarian

• Freedman Commune