# Owain o Ywen, Keeper of Lore

An Epic Research specialist that enhances Knowledge output from Alder Councils for nearby residences.

## Overview

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Rarity** | Epic |
| **Category** | Research |
| **Item Type** | Specialist |
| **Region** | Albion |

## Effects

When placed in a Governor Villa or Officium, this specialist provides the following effects to buildings within its area of influence:

| Effect | Target | Value |
|--------|--------|-------|
| Knowledge from Alder Council | Residences in range (if supplied) | +2 |

## Buildings Improved

- **Alder Council** (Albion) - Service building providing Knowledge
- **Residence** (Albion) - Residential buildings that benefit from Knowledge bonus

## Acquisition

| Source | Availability |
|--------|--------------|
| Latium Traders | Available for purchase |

## Strategy Tips

- Place this specialist in an Officium or Governor Villa that covers an area with both an Alder Council and nearby residences
- Residents must be supplied by the Alder Council to benefit from the +2 Knowledge bonus
- Particularly useful for boosting the Knowledge needs of higher-tier Albion populations

## Related Specialists

Other Epic Research specialists include:
- Alberon, Notorious Lyer
- Appius Gagilius Ismarus, Glass Aficionado
- Calchas of Colchis, Avian Auspex
- Circaeus of Aeaea, Kykeon Culinarian
- Heracalius, Sage of Panta Rhei
- Horatia Hemina, Alliterative Litterateur
- Litugenus, Sage Cultivator
- Magnus Bantius the Deipnosophist
- Marix, Who Knows The Merrows
- Natanhael Sithar, the Star Diver
- Patanjali, Flavor Lexicologist
- Sophocles of Athens, Agraphian Dogmatist
- Urbicius Creticus, Graffitographer

## Source

- [anno.land](https://anno.land/en/anno-117-specialists/owain-o-ywen-wache-der-ueberlieferung/)