Sacred Stone of Hephaestus (Troy)

Sacred stone of Hephaestus is a horde temple building chain in a Total War Saga: Troy, exclusive to Penthesilea's faction, dedicated to the god Hephaestus. Only a single shrine can be built in each horde army. Each shrine built earns 10 additional favour gained from a hecatomb. Each new shrine also increases the cost of a hecatomb by 25%. Shrines enable the recruitment of priestesses.

Description[]

Travel, whether by land or on water, was a risky and uncertain affair during the Bronze Age, and was thus punctuated by extensive religious practices. Sailors made offerings to Poseidon hoping for calm seas, while overland travellers begged Apollo and Artemis for kind weather, or entreated Hermes, patron of roads and travel, to keep them safe. Not wanting to be remiss of their spiritual duty, the peoples of the Aegean Sea would visit sanctuaries and shrines along their journey, carrying with them symbols and icons of their chosen deities to ensure they would reach their destination safely.

Sacred Stone of Hephaestus (tier 2)[]

Built on an empty slot. Requires tier 2 horde tents. Can be upgraded to Effigy of Hephaestus.

Building	Construction Cost	Remark	Effect
	700 wood (n + 2) population surplus points	Hephaestus learned his trade from the native Sintians of Lemnos during his time in exile.	+100 favour of Hephaestus -10% to cost of all initiation rites. +5 to armour for recruited units +5 to melee attack for recruited units +5 armour equipment for units after 3 turns +5 melee attack equipment for units after 3 turns +1 to priestess capacity (max 3)

Effigy of Hephaestus (tier 3)[]

Upgraded from Sacred Stone of Hephaestus. Requires tier 3 horde tents. Can be further upgraded to Processions to Hephaestus.

Building	Upgrade Cost	Remark	Effect
	1750 wood 1900 stone 1 population surplus point	A master blacksmith, Hephaestus relies on wondrous metal automatons of his own design to assist him in the forge.	+150 favour of Hephaestus -20% to cost of all initiation rites. +10 to armour for recruited units +10 to melee attack for recruited units +10 armour equipment for units after 3 turns +10 melee attack equipment for units after 3 turns +1 to priestess capacity (max 3)

Processions to Hephaestus (tier 5)[]

Upgraded from Effigy of Hephaestus. Requires tier 5 horde tents.

Building	Upgrade Cost	Remark	Effect
	3700 wood 2300 stone 250 gold 1 population surplus point	Cast out of Olympus by his father Zeus, Hephaestus has since returned to forge divine weapons of war.	+200 favour of Hephaestus -30% to cost of all initiation rites. +15 to armour for recruited units +15 to melee attack for recruited units +15 armour equipment for units after 3 turns +15 melee attack equipment for units after 3 turns +2 to priestess capacity (max 3)

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Total War Saga: Troy building chains

v・d・e Main Settlement building chains
City	Capital・Mycenae・Thebes・Troy
Port	Boat Stands
Admin	Food Warehouse・Lumber Warehouse・Palace・Houses・Square・Winery
Military	Bowyer・Chariot Assembly・Guard House・Military Camp・Muster Fields・Practice Range・Phryctoria
Temples	Altar of Aphrodite・Altar of Apollo・Altar of Ares・Altar of Artemis・Altar of Athena・Altar of Hephaestus・Altar of Hera・Altar of Poseidon・Altar of Zeus

v・d・e Resource settlement building chains
Food	Farming Village・Arable Land・Grain Carts・Marble Square・Apoikia・Hunter's Lodge
Wood	Forest Village・Loggers' Tents・Fletcher・Bronze Fire Pit・Carpenter・Woodcutter's Lodge
Stone	Stone Mine・Stone Miners' Tents・Builders' Quarters・Ore Smelter・Mountain Apoikia・Stonemason's Lodge
Bronze	Bronze Smelter・Tin Trader・Armourer・Craftsman's Hut・Smelter's House・Bronzesmith's Lodge
Gold	Gold Pit・Gold Miner's Tent・Gold Gilders・Gold Trader・Goldsmith・Riverbed Sifters

v・d・e Special building chains
Mythical levy	Centaur Plains・Cyclops Cave・Field of Ares・Giants' Meeting Place・Harpy Lookout・Labyrinth・Pyrrhichios Arena・Siren's Cove
Special	Baths・Cyclopean Walls・Gorgoneion Cave・Hephaisteion・Oracle of Apollo・Sacred Grove・Sacred Hunting Grounds・The Sacred Way

v・d・e Faction unique building chains
Achilles	Achilles' War Circle・Myrmidon Camp・Statue of Achilles
Aeneas	Aeneas' Chosen・Great Temple of Aphrodite・Hasawa Hut
Agamemnon	Agamemnon's Host・Champion's Hall・Statue of Agamemnon・Tomb of Kings
Ajax	Ajax's Retinue・Makers' Camp・Proving Grounds
Diomedes	Army Supplier・Diomedes' Retinue・Strategic Camp
Hector	Hector's Guard・Heroes' Hall・Priam's Residence・Trojan Tower
Hippolyta	Amazon Funerary Mounds・Chariot Proving Grounds・Healer's Tent・Training Range・War Field・Warhorse Field
Menelaus	Altar of Dike・Foreign Encampment・Menelaus' Sworn Fighters
Odysseus	Dorian Labourers' Tents・Collector's Office・Houses・Illyrian Merchants・Odysseus' Palace・Odysseus' Port
Paris	Helen's House・Paris' Companions・Priam's Residence
Penthesilea	Horde Tents・Battle Mentors・Charioteer Ceremonies・Hunting Party・Rider's Council・Scouts・Slaves・Smiths・War Games・Wine Cup Bearers Shrine of Aphrodite・Shrine of Apollo・Shrine of Ares・Shrine of Artemis・Shrine of Athena・Shrine of Hephaestus・Shrine of Hera・Shrine of Poseidon・Shrine of Zeus
Sarpedon	Exotic Goods Storage・Sarpedon's Retinue・Trading Post