# Silver Forge (Albion)

**Entity Type:** Building

## Properties

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Category | Smelter |
| Region | Albion |
| Required Tier | [Mercators](../population-tiers/mercators.md) |
| Cycle Time | 60 seconds |
| Dimensions | 5x5 (7x7 with roads) |

## Description

Smelts Silver Ore into Silver using Charcoal as fuel. Silver is used for producing brooches and hand mirrors.

## Costs

**Build Cost:** 1 Timber, 3 Bricks

**Maintenance:** -8 gold/min, 5 Mercators

## Area Effects

| Effect | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Fire Safety | -2 |

## Production

**Input:** [Silver Ore](../goods/silver-ore.md), [Charcoal](../goods/charcoal.md) (fuel)

**Output:** [Silver](../goods/silver.md)

## Placement

| Requirement | Value |
|-------------|-------|
| Road Required | Yes |
| Warehouse Required | Yes |

## Specialists

| Name | Rarity | Type | Effects |
|------|--------|------|---------|
| Saturnine Smelter | Rare | Religion | Brooches Chain: Productivity +20% |
| Favillus, Survivor of Sands and Sandals | Legendary | Economic | Smelters and Armouries: Productivity +35%, Fuel efficiency +35%, Fire Safety +1. Legendary Bonus: Dedicate island to Mars |
| Amalgamist | Common | Research | Smelters: Workforce -25%, Upkeep -50% |
| Unleaded Leader | Rare | Finance | Silver Forge: Income area effect +1 |
| Marix, Who Knows The Merrows | Epic | Research | Mirrors Chain: Productivity +35% |
| Obairrix, Full Metalsmith | Epic | Military | Smelters: Fire Safety area effect +1.5 |
| Aneirin Gwawdrydd, Smith Weard | Legendary | Economic | Smelters: Productivity +25%, Additional 1t every 10 cycles, Fuel efficiency +25%. Legendary Bonus: Have 800 Waders on island |

## Related Buildings

- [Silver Mine (Albion)](./silver-mine-albion.md)
- [Charcoal Burner (Albion)](./charcoal-burner-albion.md)
- [Bronze Smelter (Albion)](./bronze-smelter-albion.md)
- [Furnace (Albion)](./furnace-albion.md)
- [Glass Smelter (Latium)](./glass-smelter-latium.md)
- [Goldsmith (Latium)](./goldsmith-latium.md)
- [Fibularium (Albion)](./fibularium-albion.md)
- [Narcissium (Albion)](./narcissium-albion.md)