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Specialists

Specialists are characters that slot into certain buildings and modify stats.

Overview

• Sources: Obtained via quests, events, or trade
• Effects: Can include +productivity, -workforce, -maintenance, area effects
• Slot Type: Buildings have specialist slots that accept specific categories

Known Specialists

• Actuary - Common, Finance category, +0.6 income for Residences
• Adept Troughtender - Rare, Economic category, -50% water consumption for Plantations
• Adroit Assembler - Rare, Military category, +100% troop recruitment speed, -20% recruitment cost for Siege Workshops
• Artisan Allsmelter - Rare, Civic category, +20% productivity for Fine Glass Chain buildings
• Agesistrata of Perga, Lithoballistic Scholar - Legendary, Military category, +20% ship catapult precision, +15% attack range, +30 ranged attack, +30% attack speed for Ships
• Aisling ui Democritus, Hermeneutician - Legendary, Economic category, Mercators also provide equal Smith workforce for Residences
• Amalgamist - Common, Research category, -25% workforce, -50% upkeep for Smelters
• Aneirin Gwawdrydd, Smith Weard - Legendary, Economic category, +25% productivity, +1t every 10 cycles, +25% fuel efficiency for Smelters
• Baker Augcrusta - Rare, Economic category, +2 population from Bread for Residences
• Breechblanketer - Rare, Military category, +2 fire safety from Trousers for Residences
• Brian na gCapallin, Scathing Satirist - Epic, Civic category, +1.5 prestige area effect for Clothiers
• Brian of the Many Blessings - Legendary, Culture category, +0.5 happiness/health/fire safety area effects, -25% upkeep for Shrines
• Brooch Boutiquer - Rare, Culture category, +2 happiness from Brooches for Residences
• Caelus Laecanius, the Unbroken - Epic, Seafaring category, +30% hitpoints, +15% movement speed, -50% damage slowdown for Ships
• Caemgen Sciathoir, Blade Wonder - Legendary, Military category, +20% archer/scorpio precision, +40% archer range, +10% speed for Ships
• Calydon Deiranira, Arcadian Archer - Legendary, Military category, +25% ship archer precision, +40% attack range/torching/attack speed for Ships
• Capillary Coiffurist - Rare, Civic category, +20% productivity for Wigs Chain buildings
• Centurio Chirotreca, Ship's Cat - Epic, Finance category, -50% upkeep, +15% movement speed, +35% travel speed for Ships
• Collegiatus von Aeneas - Rare, Seafaring category, +50% discovery radius, +10% movement speed for Ships
• Connmhach, Bodhran Drummer - Legendary, Seafaring category, -80% workforce, +10% movement speed, -75% cargo slowdown for Ships
• Constructivist - Common, Economic category, -25% workforce, -50% upkeep for Refineries (Victuallers)
• Cuillionn Ni Aife, Formerly of the Scathach - Legendary, Military category, +1.2K denarii for sunken ships, +30% archer range, +10% speed for Ships
• Dacianus, Successful Diver - Legendary, Finance category, +1.5K denarii for sunk ships, +45% torching/archer attack speed for Ships
• Deaglan Donnchadh, Gaothoir Orga - Legendary, Seafaring category, +85% HP, +65% cargo weight slowdown, +30 favourable wind angle for Ships
• Deep Sea Shoveler - Rare, Finance category, +500 denarii for sunken ships, +10% scorpio range/+15% attack speed for Ships
• Ductuarius - Rare, Economic category, +50% water supply for Aqueduct Basins in range
• Equestrian Trainer - Rare, Economic category, +15% workforce from Equites Residences
• Equitable Trainer - Rare, Military category, +100% troop recruitment speed, -20% recruitment cost for Equitum Campus
• Euphrosyne Patuleia, Plebeian Suffragist - Legendary, Economic category, Liberti also provide equal Plebeian workforce for Residences
• Exuperata, Popular Assemblist - Epic, Economic category, -40% workforce, -80% upkeep for Workshops
• Farsighted Fletcher - Rare, Military category, +20% ship archers attack range, +15% torching speed, +15% attack speed for Ships
• Finnegan, Shadowbrought Scion - Legendary, Military category, +50% ship repair speed, +50% repair radius, +1 simultaneous repairs, +100% hitpoints for Repair Cranes
• Gygaea of Megaria, Eupalinian Reservist - Epic, Economic category, -50% water consumption, +1t every 8 cycles for Mines
• Handler - Common, Military category, +10% productivity for Amphorae Chain
• Hasdrubal, Pedagogic Authority - Epic, Military category, +100% troop recruitment speed, -25% recruitment cost, +25% hitpoints for Recruitment Buildings
• Helmsperson - Common, Seafaring category, +10% movement speed for Ships
• Herius Fraucus Cornelius, Patrician Palatine - Epic, Economic category, +25% workforce from Patrician residences
• Hosta Vulpius, Silencer of Song - Epic, Civic category, +35% productivity for Bird Tongues Chain
• Irrigator - Common, Economic category, -50% water consumption for Arable Farms
• Judoc Daidalos, of the Myrtle Tower - Unique, Military category, +20% attack range, -80% workforce, -50% upkeep, +50% hitpoints for Towers
• Leonine Potter - Rare, Military category, +1 fire safety area effect for Brickworks
• Lepidius Exoratus, Polylithologe - Epic, Civil Society category, +1.5 prestige area effect for Mineral Quarries
• Letztes-Wort-Wattiss - Rare, Research category, +1.2 knowledge for Residential buildings
• Milliner - Common, Culture category, +10% productivity for Pileus Chain
• Muleteer - Common, Finance category, +10% productivity for Tunic chain (Hemp Farms, Spinning Mills)
• Oat Roller - Common, Economic category, +10% productivity for Porridge Chain
• Piscine Docent - Common, Finance category, +10% productivity for Garum Chain buildings
• Plaiter - Common, Nature category, +10% productivity for Reed Shoes Chain
• Porcine Muckraker - Rare, Finance category, +1 income area effect for Pig Farms
• Reappraising Codifier - Rare, Economic category, -25% workforce, -50% upkeep, changes workforce from Libertus to Plebeians for Warehouses in Latium
• Reinforcer - Common, Seafaring category, +20% hitpoints for Ships
• Renavigator - Common, Economic category, -25% workforce and changes workforce from Waders to Mercators for Cockle Pickers and Saltwort Pickers
• Renaturierer - Common, Economy category, -25% workforce and changes workforce type from Waders to Smiths for Herb Gardens and Barley Farms
• Reunionist - Common, Economic category, -25% workforce and changes workforce from Liberti to Plebeians for Oat Farms and Olive Growers
• Rhea Proserpina, Dis Mater - Epic, Finance category, -40% workforce, -80% maintenance for Mines and Quarries
• Rope Twister - Common, Economy category, +10% productivity for Ropemakers
• Saturnian Smelter - Rare, Religion category, +20% productivity for Fibulae chain
• Sceilg, Eremitic Reductionist - Legendary, Economy category, +30% productivity, -30% area for Forest Lodges
• Scipio Thrasea Albionicus, Praefectus Classis Veteranus - Legendary, Military category, +3 archer attack, +30% torching/archer attack speed, +50% hitpoints for Ships
• Schlammsucherin - Common, Economy category, +10% productivity for Eel Catchers
• Schweineflusterer - Epic, Culture category, +35% productivity for Sausage Chain buildings
• Secunda Alesia, Sureshot Ballisteer - Epic, Military category, +20% catapult/scorpio precision, +30/+5 ranged attack for Ships
• Segler - Common, Economy category, +10% productivity for Sails chain
• Senchaid Sciatharglan - Legendary, Military category, +3 ranged attack, +45% HP, +80% self-repair for Gates
• Senuacus, Dousing Dozer - Epic, Military category, +1.8 fire safety for Residences
• Servia Bellia, Lily of the Coast - Epic, Finance category, +25% productivity, +1 income area effect for Coastal Factories
• Sextus Fontinalis, Head of Fountains - Epic, Military category, +2 fire safety from Aqueduct Cistern for Residences
• Standhafte Hafenwache - Rare, Military category, +25% ship repair speed, +1 simultaneous repairs, +25% HP for Repair Cranes
• Steadfast Harbor Guard - Rare, Military category, +25% ship repair speed, +1 simultaneous repairs, +25% hit points for Repair Cranes
• Taskmaster (Antreiber) - Common, Seafaring category, +15% cargo transfer speed, +20% travel speed for Ships
• Teigwahrsager - Common, Economy category, +10% productivity for Bread Chain
• Tense Leader - Rare, Seafaring category, -25% workforce, +40% goods transfer speed, +15% province travel speed for Ships
• The Bifurcator - Rare, Finance category, +20% productivity for Trousers Chain buildings
• The Lapidarius Aureate - Epic, Finance category, +35% productivity for Necklaces Chain buildings
• Tirechan Ua Aergol - Epic, Civil Society category, -40% workforce, -80% maintenance for Plantations
• Titus Faber, Master of Tasks - Epic, Economy category, +25% workforce from Liberti residences
• Traubenstampferin (Grape Stomper) - Rare, Religion category, +20% productivity for Winemakers and Wine Chain
• Troucotouto, Subiudex - Unique, Economy category, +30% workforce, -1 satisfaction for Liberti/Waders residences
• Tuechtiger Schmied (Diligent Smith) - Rare, Economy category, +30% workforce from Smiths residences
• Tullus Caecilius Cornutus - Epic, Nature category, -40% workforce, -80% maintenance for Arable Farms
• Uassoro, der Moorgeist - Epic, Economy category, +25% workforce from Wader residences
• Uiscarix, Hygiean Fishmonger - Epic, Finance category, +1.5 income area effect for fisheries
• Venator of Artemis - Rare, Religion category, -33% workforce, -66% upkeep for Hunting Cabins and Fisheries
• Vengeful Villica - Rare, Military category, +25% attack range, +1 ranged attack, +20% attack speed for Gates
• Wareholder - Common, Military category, +50% hitpoints, +100% self-repair speed for Trading Posts, Warehouses, Depots
• Windbreaker - Common, Seafaring category, -50% bad wind bonus, +10 favourable wind angle for Ships
• Xeno of Phillipopolis, Hipparchon - Epic, Military category, +35% productivity for Horses Chain
• Zorsines, Sarmatian Swordshaper - Legendary, Economic category, +30% productivity, +1t every 10 cycles, +25% fuel efficiency for Armouries
• Shuemsaf, Beloved by the Wind - Legendary, Seafaring category, +20% movement speed, -80% bad wind penalty, +45 favourable wind angle for Ships
• Eagle-Eyed Rangefinder - Rare, Military category, +15% ship archers precision, +20% attack range for Ships
• Enlister - Common, Military category, +50% troop recruitment speed for Recruitment Buildings
• Unburdened Beneficarius - Rare, Seafaring category, -40% workforce, -50% cargo weight slowdown for Ships
• Upholder - Common, Military category, +15% hitpoints for Towers
• Vesseler - Common, Research category, -25% workforce, -50% upkeep for Taverns (Victuallers)
• Threefold Defender - Rare, Military category, +15% attack speed, +35% hitpoints, +50% self-repair speed for Towers
• Cairbre Ui Merchad, Handsome Shepherd - Epic, Economic category, -35% workforce, -80% upkeep, workforce changed from Waders to Nobles for Ox/Sheep/Pig Farms in Albion

Common Effect Types

Effect Type	Example Value	Description
Productivity	+25%	Increases production output
Workforce	-25%	Reduces worker requirements
Maintenance	-66%	Reduces gold upkeep
Income Area Effect	+1.5	Bonus income for buildings in radius

Usage Tips

• Placement matters: Area effects only apply to buildings within radius
• Stack rules: Some specialists may have stacking limitations
• Building match: Ensure specialist is compatible with target building