Gold (Total War: Attila)

Description

They say that love makes the world go around, and they are correct: love of gold.

Gold has attracted and fascinated humans since it was first found as a deposit in mountain rivers. As a malleable metal it can be made into virtually anything decorative from jewellery to armour plating, yet its softness makes it useless for tools or weaponry. It is also relatively simple to extract gold from rock as it is pure and easily distinguishable. Initially Rome and Greece had only small deposits but through their conquests gained access to greater supplies. Slaves would toil over six hundred feet below ground in mines that were exploited until they collapsed. The Greeks prized gold so highly that they attempted to turn base metals into gold, an ‘art’ known as alchemy.

Trade Value

Gold cannot be produced or traded.

Settlements

• Oxyrhynchus, Aegyptus
• Avaricum, Aquitania
• Bracara, Gallaecia
• Tanais, Sarmatica Asiatica
• Spahan, Spahan
• Trimontium, Thracia

Building Chain

Tier	Name	Cost	Sanitation	Public order	Wealth, (from industry)	Wealth, (from commerce)	Bonus	Resource Required
1	Gold Veins	2500	-1	-2	600	0
2	Goldsmith	4000	-3	-5	0	1200		Gemstones Gemstones
	Small Gold Mine	4000	-3	-5	1200	0
3	Jewelsmith	7000	-6	-10	0	2000		Gemstones Gemstones
	Gold Mine	7000	-6	-10	1500	0
4	Jeweller	11500	-10	-15	0	3000		Gemstones Gemstones
	Deep Gold Mine	11500	-10	-15	2500	0