# Herb Garden (Albion)

**Entity Type:** Building

## Properties

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Category | Plantation |
| Region | Albion |
| Required Tier | [Mercators](../population-tiers/mercators.md) |
| Cycle Time | 90 seconds |
| Dimensions | 3x3 (4x4 with roads) |
| Aqueduct Support | Yes |

## Description

Cultivates Herbs for medicinal and culinary uses. Requires Herb fertility and can be enhanced with an aqueduct connection.

## Costs

**Build Cost:** 1 Timber, 2 Bricks

**Maintenance:** -6 gold/min, 3 Waders

## Area Effects

| Effect | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Health | +1 |

## Production

**Input:** None

**Output:** [Herbs](../goods/herbs.md)

## Placement

| Requirement | Value |
|-------------|-------|
| Road Required | Yes |
| Warehouse Required | Yes |
| Constraints | Fertility: Herbs |

## Specialists

| Specialist | Rarity | Category | Effects |
|------------|--------|----------|---------|
| [Cattin, Apothegmatic Apothecary](../specialists/cattin-apothegmatic-apothecary.md) | Legendary | Nature | Plantations in range: Productivity +25%, Additional 1t Herbs every 10 cycles, Health area effect +1. Legendary bonus: Peace with Voada |
| [Boar Whisperer](../specialists/boar-whisperer.md) | Epic | Culture | Sausages Chain in range: Productivity +35% |
| [Adept Troughtender](../specialists/adept-troughtender.md) | Rare | Economic | Plantations in range: Water consumption -50% |
| [Renaturer](../specialists/renaturer.md) | Common | Economic | Herb Garden and Barley Farm in range: Workforce needed -25%, Run by Smith Workforce instead of Wader Workforce |
| [Agronomic Aerator](../specialists/agronomic-aerator.md) | Rare | Nature | Herb Gardens in range: Health area effect +1 |
| [Tirechan Ua Aergol, Tireless Tiller](../specialists/tirechan-ua-aergol-tireless-tiller.md) | Epic | Civic | Plantations in range: Workforce needed -40%, Upkeep cost -80% |

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