Heroes

Heroes play a significant role in some missions, and nearly none in others. Heroes provide benefits like blessings, half cost of certain buildings, military bonuses and capturing animals. In the next table you'll see which hero can provide which benefits.

Click on a hero's name or portrait to see more detailed information about him/her.

Legend

Hero Halves cost of Blesses Acts like Other Animals Military (home) Military (abroad)
Ancestral Heroes
Nu Wa
 		clay pit,
hunter's tent,
fishing quay,
music school,
irrigation ditch,
irrigation pump,
inspector's tower		 clay pit,
hunter's tent,
fishing quay (increasing production)
Inspector's tower (evolving it)		 diviner,
musician,
inspector		 halves the chance of enemies setting fire to buildings Yes - -
Shen Nong
 		fields,
farmhouse,
hemp farm,
herbalist's stall,
market square,
food shop,
mill		 farmhouses,
hemp farms (increasing growth)		 diviner,
herbalist		 satisfies food requests by non-player cities - - -
Huang Di
The Yellow Emperor 		kiln,
silkworm shed,
mulberry trees,
weavers,
acupuncturist's clinic,
chariot fort		 kiln,
silkworm shed (increasing production)		 diviner,
acupuncturist,
adds one unit of ceramics to the houses he passes		 helps the morale of chariot companies,
satisfies ceramics requests by non-player cities		 - Yes Yes
Confucian Heroes
Confucius
The Sage of All Time 		tax office,
ancestral shrine,
music school,
grand and imperial ways		 tax office (filling it with wood/paper) Confucian scholar,
diviner,
tax official,
musician		 tax revenues are increased,
satisfies one of the burial provisions for (grand) tumulus		 - - -
Sun Tzu
Master Sun 		all forts,
city walls,
city gate,
tower,
spies		 fort (trains troops faster) Confucian scholar helps infantry morale,
reduces travel time of armies,
captures and reverses enemy spies		 Yes Yes Yes
Mencius
The Second Sage 		warehouse,
trading station,
trading quay,
market square		 trade buildings (increasing profit) Confucian scholar traders from non-player cities arrive more frequently - - -
Daoist Heroes
Xi Wang Mu
Queen Mother of the West 		carpenters guild,
masons guild,
ceramists guild,
jade carver's studio,
aesthetic sculptures		 jade carver's studio (filling it with raw jade) Daoist priest speeds up monument construction Yes - -
Zao Jun
The Kitchen God 		houses,
food shops		 food shop (increasing quality by one level) Daoist priest,
adds one unit of delicious food to the houses he passes		 the cost of a New Year's festival is free - - -
Guan Di
The God of War 		all forts,
weaponsmith,
tower		 mill and warehouse (filling it with bean curd)
Confucian academy,
fort (filling it paper/ wood/weapons)		 Daoist priest,
guard,
Confucian scholar		 helps the morale of cavalry companies,
the only outlaws spawned in the city are beggars		 - Yes Yes
Buddhist Heroes
Guan Yin
The Goddess of Mercy 		well,
gardens,
flowering trees,
wayside pavillion,
ponds,
tai chi park,
private garden		 well (evolving it) Buddhist monk,
water carrier,
guard reducing unrest		 increases city health
halves the cost of bribing invaders and paying tribute		 - - -
Bodhidharma
The Kung Fu Monk 		tea curing shed,
tea bushes,
tea shop,
watchtower		 tea curing shed (increasing production)
watchtower (evolving it)		 Buddhist monk,
guard,
adds one unit of tea to the houses he passes		 satisfies tea requests from non-player cities - Yes -
Sun Wu Kong
The Monkey King 		stoneworks,
weaponsmiths,
acrobat school,
drama school,
theatre pavilion,
daoist shrine		 weaponsmith,
stoneworks (increasing production)		 acrobat,
actor,
Daoist priest,
Buddhist monk		 emissaries cost nothing and travel faster Yes Yes Yes
Hero Halves cost of Blesses Acts like Other Animals Military (home) Military (abroad)