Sanctuary

Temples were not widespread during the Bronze Age. In place, the ancient world construct altars within specially dedicated enclosures for worship, with the larger temples being built for prestige and propaganda value alike by the upper crust.

In Warbirth, a Sanctuary is a building which expands its host city's influence on national borders, and also improves the host city's ability to defend itself, and functions as the spiritual focus of a settlement, tended by priests who in addition to ensuring the spiritual and physical wellbeing of townsfolk, also aid in the task of instruction and teaching. A Sanctuary also serves to conduct religious and Attrition research. age of Level 1 Civics, reflecting how religion played an important role in civic identity, is required to access the Sanctuary.

Units trained

• Priest
• Shaman
• Skaduganganz
• Mercenaries: See here

Upgrades

Attrition

The Arabs have the ability to obtain Attrition research for free.

NAME	GRANTS ACCESS TO	COST	LEADS TO
Tribalism	"The ghosts of fathers, they say, call away the souls of their race." —James Scott MacPhearson, Ossian Inflicts attrition damage to enemy troops in your territory at Level 1. Required to unlock Semitic mercenaries.	Resource cost: 80, 80
Ethnarchy	"The living expression of the nation is the collective consciousness in motion of the entire people." —Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth Prereqs: Inflicts attrition damage to enemy troops in your territory at Level 2.	Resource cost: 150, 150
Religious Fundamentalism	The people sing reverent praise to Thee for strength: With terrors trouble Thou the foe —Samaveda (1.1.1) Prereqs: Inflicts attrition damage to enemy troops in your territory at Level 3.	Resource cost: 300, 300

For Age of Empires’ nomenclature and iconography of techs, see here.

Religion

The Celts have the ability to obtain Religion research for free, so long as the tech requirements are kept.

NAME	GRANTS ACCESS TO	COST	LEADS TO
Mysticism	"We have drunk Soma and become immortal; we have attained the light, the Gods discovered." —Rig-Veda (m. 8, hymn XLIIX) Prereqs: +4 to National Borders +2 City combat range +50% City HP Required to unlock European mercenaries	Resource cost: 170; 70 Time to complete: Fast
National Cult	“Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.” —The Bible (Psalms 82:6) Prereqs: +6 to National Borders +3 City combat range +100% City HP	Resource cost: 450; 150 Time to complete: Rather fast
Theocracy	They who accord with Heaven are preserved, and they who rebel against Heaven perish. —Mencius Prereqs: +9 to National Borders +4 City combat range +150% City HP	Resource cost: 600; 300 Time to complete: Medium

For Age of Empires’ nomenclature and iconography of techs, see here.

Pedagogics

Knowledge is power, and the ability to argue one's point using rhetoric is a very powerful one indeed especially in societies where power is centralised in its rulers, whether it be a royal family or an oligarchy of elders. The four tiers of Pedagogics research are spread out amongst tso different buildings, with the Assembly hosting the final two. The first two levels of research, Literacy and Rhetoric, can be accessed only from the House of Worship itself.

However, in Rise of the Ancients, all research under this section is restricted to .

NAME	GRANTS ACCESS TO	COST	LEADS TO
Literacy	"murderous signs, scratched in a folded tablet, and many of them too, enough to kill a man. " —The Iliad (cap 6) Prereqs: Basic tech level	Resource cost: 200 Time to complete: Medium
Rhetoric	Too many words bring poverty. —Greek proverb Prereq: Basic tech level	Resource cost: 400 Time to complete: Medium

For Age of Empires’ nomenclature and iconography of techs, see here.

Trivia

In the early turns of the Early CtW, Egypt does not have access to the Sanctuary.