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====== EA C'tis Lizard Kings ======

===== Lore =====

C'tis draws from a range of historical influences, but is primarily based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt|Ancient Egypt]]. It is inhabited by two species of lizardmen.

C’tis is a swampy river valley surrounded by sandy deserts. In the fertile valley a sacred kingdom of lizard-like humanoids has formed. The kingdom is ancient by human standards and its wisdom and magical knowledge is great. At the top of the society is the Lizard King and his Royal Heirs. The king is the highest priest of C’tis. Under the king are the High Priests with their sacred serpents and the enigmatic Sauromancers, great mages of death and rebirth. The lizards are herbivores, but have enslaved a race of carnivorous lizardmen who serve as soldiers and workers. The C’tissians are somewhat slow in movement, but have thick hides that protect them from cuts and bruises. Both lizard races are cold-blooded and become exhausted very quickly when fighting in cold provinces. They have partial resistance to poison. The inhabitants of C’tis prefer to live in warm provinces.

===== General Overview ===== 

C'tis is a very fun and interesting nation to play. If you like lizards who raise hordes of undead, then C'tis is for you. They have plenty of death access and high-level priests for smiting beings of death as well. Most of C'tis's units and commanders can swim, so those pesky rivers are no problem (although they lack the ability to enter sea provinces). C'tis's mages are pretty versatile, cost-efficient for their power, and can fill the gaps in your lines with skeleton hordes. They pack some strong basic troops such as the falchioneer and the slave runner, slave warrior, and elite warrior in terms of troops. They all have devastating multi attacks that chew through indies making expansion easier they also have natural protection and poison resist. This paired with your natural access to nature, water, and death access can be a quite brutal combination.

You're one of the most dominant nation in terms of death mage and should have many undead summons in the late game.

Now to the drawbacks: First off, C'tis is a nation that is very dominion reliant. If you attack someone in cold dominion, your troops and mages will fatigue out significantly faster then your warm-blooded opponents. Another big drawback is that EA C'tis does not have a good sacred lineup to justify a blessing, making C'tis prone to sacred rushes. They like to play tall in a game that tends to play wide, and they tend to get attacked due to this.    



=====National Features=====

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^  Race                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ^  Military                                                                                                                                        ^  Magic Access                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ^  Priests        ^  Buildings                                                      ^
| Prefers {{heat}}+2\\ **Lizards:**\\ [[Magic Resistance|MR]](11-14)\\ {{:abilities:cold_blooded.png?20&nolink}} [[cold-blooded]]\\ {{:abilities:swimming.png?20&nolink}} [[swimming]]\\ {{:abilities:swamp_survival.png?20&nolink}} [[swamp survival]]  \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}} [[poison resistance]](5-10)  | Near Poison Immune troops\\ Chariots\\ Heavy Infantry(for EA)\\ Slave Warriors\\ Sacred Animals\\ Powerful Death Mages\\ Undead Hords and Thugs  | {{:misc:magic:death.png?20&nolink}} Death (4, Rare 5)\\ {{:misc:magic:nature.png?20&nolink}} Nature (2, Rare 3)\\ {{:misc:magic:astral.png?20&nolink}} Astrial (1, Rare 2)\\ {{:misc:magic:water.png?20&nolink}} Water (1, rare 2)\\ \\ Summable {{:misc:magic:nature.png?20&nolink}} (3), {{:misc:magic:astral.png?20&nolink}}(3)  |  Powerful(Lv3)  |  {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?30&nolink}} Standard Forts( fortress) |

 

==== Capital Special Sites ====
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^ The Temple City                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ^
| Enables recruitment of {{:nations:ea:ctis:lizard_king.png?25&nolink}} ??Lizard King??, {{:nations:ea:ctis:lizard_heir.png?25&nolink}}??Lizard Heir??, and {{:nations:ea:ctis:serpent_dancer.png?25&nolink}}??Serpent Dancer??. \\ Generates {{gems>4D2N}} per turn.  |


===== Units =====

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Commanders. description of the workhorse options, for the sake of sanity better skip the clearly subpar and generic stuff (no h1 unless special qualities, no 40, 60 leadership dudes that are average, no scouts

All national commanders and units have at least [[Magic Resistance|MR]] 11, {{:abilities:cold_blooded.png?20&nolink}} [[cold-blooded]], {{:abilities:swimming.png?20&nolink}} [[swimming]], {{:abilities:swamp_survival.png?20&nolink}}[[swamp survival]] and {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[poison resistance]](5-10).
 
Beware: despite having some poison resistance, __they are not immune__ and may die if they accumulate too much poison damage.
==== Commanders ====
^ Sprite                                                   ^ Unit Name                                                                                                                                                                             ^ Special Attributes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ^ Comments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ^
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:taskmaster.png?nolink }}        | **??Taskmaster??**\\ {{gold}} 30 \\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 2 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 1                                                        | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] 7\\ {{:abilities:taskmaster.png?20&nolink}} [[Taskmaster]] 2                                                                                                                                           | Best leader for your lizard slaves in terms of morale but lacks the ability to set formations, only have 40 leadership, and dies to stray arrows.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:hierodule.png?nolink }}         | **??Hierodule??**\\ {{gold}} 30\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 1                                                          | {{path>H1}}\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] 7\\ [[Female]]                                                                                                                          | A fairly cheap priest that is also not affected by your poison.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:commanderofctis.png?nolink }}   | **??Commander of C'tis??**\\ {{gold}} 40\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 15 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 1                                                | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] 7                                                                                                                                                                                                      | A cheap 60 Ld Commander that is not affected by your poison. Overshadowed by Lizard lords in many situations.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:lizard_lord.png?nolink }}       | **??Lizard Lord??**\\ {{gold}} 70\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 21 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 1                                                       | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] 7                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Your better, more expensive, 80 Ld Leader who offers formations and only takes 1 commander point to recruit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:highpriestofctis.png?nolink }}  | **??High Priest of C'tis??**\\ {{gold}} 80\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2                                               | {{path>H2}} \\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] 7\\ {{:abilities:temple_trainer.png?20&nolink}} [[Temple Trainer]]: ??Sacred Serpent?? \\ [[Prophet Shape]]: ??Lizard King#328??                                                 | A level 2 Priest that can lead some troops.\\ Can spend a turn in a temple to train a sacred serpent for free.\\ This is probably a good use of their time even without a big bless for the snakes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:shaman.png?nolink }}            | **??Shaman??**\\ {{gold}} 90\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 2 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2                                                             | {{path>S1N1}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 9\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] 5\\ [[Prophet Shape]]: ??Shaman#321??                                                              | C'tis' second battle mage and most efficient researcher.\\ Shamans are cheap and can cast astral buffs such as ??Luck?? and ??Body Ethereal?? and\\ set up [[communions]] for big astral spells or ??Soul Slay??s and ??Charm??s. If you are fighting astral nations, keeping Shamans in your armies can save your astral Sauromancer from [[magic duel|magic duels]]. \\ \\ Very efficient researchers in magic dominion too thanks their low cost, sacred status for half upkeep, and utility in combat in an emergency. \\ \\ Has a prophet shape with slightly higher leadership, but otherwise no boost other than the usual holy magic. |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:reborn.png?nolink }}            | **??Reborn??**\\ {{gold}} 105\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2                                                            | {{path>D2}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 9\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] 7                                                                                                                                                 | Not as magically strong as Sauromancer, but they have their uses. \\ A lot of good Death magic like ??Shadow Bolt?? and ??Horde of Skeletons?? are {{path>D2}}, and you can recruit two Reborn at the same time as one Sauromancer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:lizard_heir.png?nolink }}       | **??Lizard Heir??**\\ {{gold}} 145\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 26 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 1\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only  | {{path>H1}}\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:unsurroundable.png?20&nolink}} [[Unsurroundable]] (1)\\ {{:abilities:trample.png?20&nolink}}[[Trample]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] 7\\ [[mounted]]  | Situational to recruit them over Lizard Lords or King. \\ They are good for having squadrons of chariots quickly roving your land to vanquish enemy raiders. \\ Can't Swim.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:sauromancer.png?nolink }}       | **??Sauromancer??**\\ {{gold}} 210\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 4                                                       | {{path>D3N1,100%WSDN,10%WSDN}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 15\\ {{:abilities:Invulnerability.png?20&nolink}} [[Invulnerability]] (15) \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] 10                                                    | The definite workhorse mage, for battles and Rituals. \\ They can put down many important spells, including ??Foul Vapors?? (with boosters), ??Horde of Skeletons??, ??Shadow Blast??, and battle enchantments. \\ They're also prime candidates to [[Twiceborn]].                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:lizard_king.png?nolink }}       | **??Lizard King??** \\ {{gold}} 230\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 5 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 4\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only  | {{path>H3}} \\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}} [[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:old_age.png?20&nolink}} [[Old Age]] (60/50)\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] 7 \\ [[Prophet Shape]]: ??Lizard King#328??                                    | With leadership 120, Lizard Kings are excellent, albeit expensive, army leaders. \\ They can also claim thrones, and are strong preachers where your dominion falters. \\ Appointing a Lizard King as your prophet brings it to {{path>H4}}, which can be useful for both ??Banishment?? and ??Fanaticism??. \\ There is also a special ??Lizard King#328?? prophet shape with a scepter and a fancy blue gown.                                                                                                          |

==== Troops ====

^ Sprite                                          ^  Unit Name                                                                                                                                                                              ^ Special Attributes                                                                                                                                                                                                              ^ Comments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ^
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:militia.png?nolink}}         | **??Militia#168??**\\ {{gold}} 7\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 2 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 5                                                           | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] (7)                                                                                                                                                              | Indie ??Militia#30?? with better MR, resistant to your own poison but with no armor other than their own scales. \\ Useful as cheap chaff, particularly for cracking forts but will die in drove during battles so keep them out of harm's way if you can.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:light_infantry.png?nolink}}  | **??Light Infantry#167??**\\ {{gold}} 10\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 5 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 11                                                  | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] (7)                                                                                                                                                              | Indie ??Light Infantry#29?? with better MR, resistant to your own poison and miasma. No armor except for a shield means that they die in droves but the javelins are nice at least.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:heavy_infantry.png?nolink}}  | **??Heavy Infantry#165??**\\ {{gold}} 10\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 15 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 11                                                 | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] (7)                                                                                                                                                              | Heavy Infantry and well armored with 16 protection even before being buffed with ??barkskin??. The trade off for this is that they have some heavy encumbrance but they are still the best blockers around for EA C'tis and still only cost 10g.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:city_guard.png?nolink}}      | **??City Guard??** \\ {{gold}} 10\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 10 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 11                                                        | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] (7) \\ {{:abilities:castle_defence_bonus.png?20&nolink}} [[Castle Defence Bonus]] (1)                                                                            | Fairly standard medium infantry with better protection, better MR, resistant to your own poison. Easier to mass then Heavy Infantry thanks to their lower resource cost and can hold lines almost as well. They have a castle defence bonus, but that is a pretty minor boon because C'tis has plenty of magical ways to make taking forts hell for the attackers. Still nice to have a way to turn Gold into even more Siege Defense.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:slave_warrior.png?nolink}}   | **??Slave Warrior??** \\ {{gold}} 13\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 3 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 8                                                       | {{:abilities:slave.png?20&nolink}}[[Slave]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] (5)                                                                                                               | ??Barbarian??s but in lizard flavor and generally better. Slave warriors are glass cannons with low defences and morale but has two strong attacks. Useful if killing power is needed quickly and cheaply.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:runner.png?nolink}}          | **??Runner??**\\ {{gold}} 13\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 2 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 8                                                               | {{:abilities:slave.png?20&nolink}}[[Slave]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] (5)                                                                                                               | Slave Warriors but trade high damage for speed. Useful as cheaper Lizard Chariot for flanking to hit mages and archers or to rush in and interrupt long buff cycles on enemy thugs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:falchioneer.png?nolink}}     | **??Falchioneer??**\\ {{gold}} 13\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 17 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 18                                                        | {{:abilities:ambidextrous.png?20&nolink}} [[Ambidextrous]] 2 \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] (7)                                                                                              | Armored like city guard but with helmets and a pair of falchions instead of a shield and spear. Great damage output and attack density. A great blend of killing power and durability without breaking the bank. Be aware that they tire out quickly.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:elite_warrior.png?nolink}}   | **??Elite Warrior??** \\ {{gold}} 15\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 9 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 9                                                       | {{:abilities:slave.png?20&nolink}}[[Slave]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] (5)                                                                                                               | Better Slave Warriors with armor and improved stats. Their lack of a helmet is a bummer on a unit costing 15g but their low resource and recruitment point cost makes them easy to spam in an emergency if high quality troops are needed quickly.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:serpent_dancer.png?nolink}}  | **??Serpent Dancer??**\\ {{gold}} 19\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 2 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 22\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only  | {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}} [[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] (15)                                                                                                           | Not a great sacred, but they can be blessed to counter particular units. Decent defence but Low Prot and have a two handed staff that deals magic and poison damage. They don't trade well against ghosts, but with a proper bless and buffs, they can take down elite units like Sacred giants, or the Jinn of [[Ubar (EA)|Ubar]].                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:lizard_chariot.png?nolink}}  | **??Lizard Chariot??** \\ {{gold}} 45\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 26 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 47                                                    | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] (7) \\ {{:abilities:unsurroundable.png?20&nolink}} [[Unsurroundable]] (1) \\ {{:abilities:trample.png?20&nolink}} [[Trample]]\\ [[Mounted]]                      | Among the best national chariots in the EA. \\ Although it requires good scales, having 8-12 can wipe most Indies.\\ They are also fairly good at flanking if you have standard troops. \\ Can't swim.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:sacredserpent.png?nolink}}   | **??Sacred Serpent??**                                                                                                                                                                  | {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}} [[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] (5)\\ {{:abilities:standard.png?20&nolink}} [[Standard]] (1)\\ {{:abilities:animal.png?20&nolink}} [[Animal]]  | Produced for free in each temple by having a High Priest train them. They boost the morale of the squads they are attached to and can serve as decent troops in their own right with high attack skill and powerful poison- if not much protection, so their HP gets cut through quickly. They move quickly so they tend to run ahead of their squad mates and get killed so it is best to mix them in with slightly faster troops such as falchioneers or slave warriors.\\ By late game you should be able to crank out a pretty decent number of these each turn to leverage any bless you have. Casting ??Mass Regeneration?? and ??Stygian Rains?? on them is a boon.  |
==== Heroes ====

^ Sprite                                                      ^ Unit Name                                 ^ Special Attributes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ^ Comments                                                                                                                                                                            ^
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:lizard_hero.png?nolink }}          | **??Niklatu - Lizard Hero??**             | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] (5)\\ {{:abilities:inspirational.png?20&nolink}}[[Inspirational]](1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | A 120 leadership commander with a absurdly high defence skill of 20.                                                                                                                |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:ancient_shaman.png?nolink }}       | **??Kabti'ili - Ancient Shaman??**        | {{path>S2N2H1}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 13\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] (5)\\ {{:abilities:supply_bonus.png?20&nolink}}[[Supply Bonus]] (20)  \\ {{:abilities:taskmaster.png?20&nolink}}[[Taskmaster]] (3)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | A dedicated ??Starshine Skullcap?? and ??Moonvine Bracelet?? forger.                                                                                                                |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:reassembled_prince.png?nolink }}   | **??Udum'ukinna - Reassembled Prince??**  | {{path>H2}}\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}} [[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:inspirational.png?20&nolink}}[[Inspirational]](1)\\ {{:abilities:immortal.png?20&nolink}} [[Immortal]]\\ {{:abilities:unsurroundable.png?20&nolink}} [[Unsurroundable]] (1)\\ {{:abilities:trample.png?20&nolink}} [[Trample]]\\ {{:abilities:undead.png?20&nolink}} [[Undead]]\\ {{:abilities:inanimate.png?20&nolink}} [[Inanimate]]\\ {{:abilities:need_not_eat.png?20&nolink}} [[Need-Not-Eat]]\\ {{:abilities:spirit_sight.png?20&nolink}} [[Spirit Sight]]\\ {{:abilities:reanimator_priest.png?20&nolink}} [[Reanimator-Priest]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison Resistance]] (25)\\ {{:abilities:resist_cold.png?20&nolink}} [[Cold Resistance]] (15)\\ {{:abilities:resist_pierce.png?20&nolink}} [[Pierce-Resistant]]\\ [[Mounted]] \\ {{:abilities:inspirational.png?20&nolink}}[[Inspirational]] (1)  |                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| {{:nations:ea:ctis:consort_of_the_dead.png?nolink }}  | **??Zilammu - Consort of the Dead??**     | {{path>S2D4N3}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 23\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]] (10)\\ {{:abilities:supply_bonus.png?20&nolink}} [[Supply bonus]] (30)\\ [[Female]]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Your Strongest Nature mage (the power of hands) boostable to {{path>N6}}.\\ She will be doing a lot of your end game Death and Nature ritual casting like ??Contact Lamia Queen??.  |


===== Magic =====

==== Magic Access ====

[[Death|{{:misc:magic:death.png?nolink}}]] [[Nature|{{:misc:magic:nature.png?nolink}}]] [[Astral|{{:misc:magic:astral.png?nolink}}]] [[Water|{{:misc:magic:water.png?nolink}}]]

C'tis is a Sorcerous nation, with major focus on **Death** and consistent (if minor) **Nature** and **Astral**. Since your important mages have Nature magic, you can steadily build up random paths you need without too much fuss.

Death Level **4** is fairly common on your long-lived ??Sauromancer??s. Construction Level 4 elevates it to **{{path>D5}}**, and Construction Level 6 makes it **{{path>D6}}**.

Nature Level **2** is another path on your Sauromancers. Construction Level 4 makes it **{{path>N3}}**. Alternatively, your {{path>S1N1}} ??Shaman??s can summon an {{path>S3N3}} ??Couatl?? at Conjuration Level 7, who can in-turn bring you up to **{{path>N4}}** at Construction Level 6. You can then outfit an {{path>N3}} ??Ivy King?? with your Construction Level 6 boosters to acquire **{{path>N5}}**, giving you one last booster to get you all the way up to **{{path>N6}}**; if you have the [[Gems]], of course.

Astral starts at Level **1**, but Couatls bring you up to **{{path>S3}}** at Conjuration Level 7; their inability to wear helmets prevents them from wearing their own booster items, but they can bring your other guys to **{{path>S2}}** at Construction Level 6.

**Water** is the odd one out, starting at Level **1** on some of your Sauromancers, with Construction Level 6 elevating it to **{{path>W2}}**.

C'tis has depth, which is very nice, but it runs into a couple of cross-path issues. It doesn't have a lot of {{path>S1D1}}'s, so Death [[Communions]] will be costly. It also doesn't have the paths necessary to cast ??Foul Vapors?? without a ??Thistle Mace?? or a good deal of luck with a 10% random, though an expensive option is better than no option at all.

=== Diversity Options ===

[[Air|{{:misc:magic:air.png?nolink}}]] [[Earth|{{:misc:magic:earth.png?nolink}}]]

**Air** is found through the **{{path>A3}}** ??Faery Queen?? at Conjuration Level 8; she won't be able to Commune, unlike the Couatls, but she can turn your Chariots into //[[Flying]]// Chariots with the research you've been putting into skele-spam.

**Earth** (specifically **{{path>E1}}**) is found on roughly half of all ??Spectral Mage??s summoned at Conjuration Level 6, without any need for boosters.

That leaves **Fire** and **Blood**. Fire can be found by equipping a 1-in-16 {{path>E2}} Spectral Mage with ??Earth Boots?? (Construction Level 4) and casting ??Hidden in Sand?? (Enchantment Level 6) for a good chance of a ??Dust Priest?? with the magic you want; it's quite expensive, but it's an option. Blood requires running the full gauntlet of Nature described above, giving the ??Treelord's Staff?? and the ??Moonvine Bracelet?? to a {{path>N2}} Sauromancer, and having them contact a ??Lamia Queen?? for a roughly-50% chance of at least {{path>B1}}. Empowering an {{path>E1}} to {{path>E2}} will most-likely be cheaper than repeatedly rolling for the correct paths, while empowering the {{path>N2}} Sauromancer to {{path>N3}} will let you save {{gems>25N}} if you're not planning on attaining {{path>N6}}.
==== National Magic & Summons ====

**??Pride of Lions??:** {{path>N2}} Conj 3 {{gems>10N}} (summon 10+ {{:nations:ea:ctis:great_lion.png?nolink}} ??Great Lion??). Summons Fast moving animal chaff. 

**??Sacred Crocodile??:** {{path>N2W2}} Conj 4 {{gems>3N}} (summon 1 {{:nations:ea:ctis:sacred_crocodile.png?nolink}} ??Sacred Crocodile#2186??). Big, slow and sacred attack animals. A lot of their attributes make them fantastic ??Soul Slay?? magnets to take the pressure off your mages.  

**??Summon Monster Toads??:** {{path>N2}} Conj 5 {{gems>8N}} (summon 3 {{:nations:ea:ctis:monster_toad.png?nolink}} ??Monster Toad??). Sacred Tramplers that spread poison with their [[poison cloud]] and [[Poison Skin]]. Likely to Die, but will kill formation as the toads will suicidally trample to the middle of it to spread the Miasma. 

**??Contact Couatl#362??:**  {{path>N1S1}} Conj 7 {{gems>40N}} (summon 1 {{:nations:ea:ctis:couatl.png?nolink}} ??Couatl??). Cost a lot of gems but any ??Shaman?? can summon this strong [[Flying]] [[Astral]] and [[Nature]] mage.

**??Contact Scorpion Man??:**{{path>E1F1}} Conj 8 {{gems>12E}} (summon 1 {{:nations:ea:ctis:scorpion_man.png?nolink}} ??Scorpion Man??). Comes too late to be useful. Scaring away infantry is not so good when late game is purely mage dominated.

==== Notable Generic Magic ====
===Combat Magic===
Generally, the goal of your magic in combat should be to spam poison and undead, while buffing the resilient living troops. 

Sauromancer magic randoms: 
  *Nature randoms: Use for high-level Nature with a ??Thistle Mace?? and ??Moonlight Bracelet??. 
  *Water randoms: Needed to cast ??Foul Vapors??.\\ 
  *Death randoms: Don't need communions for high death, with the two death boosters your {{path>D6}}. It can make the immortal death thugs.
  *Astral randoms: Can join communions to cast higher level Death and Nature magic. Can cast ??Nether Bolt?? and ??Nether Darts??.

Troop Buffs:
??Wooden Warriors??, ??Army of Giants??, ??Mass Protection??, ??Stygian Rains??

Chaff Summoning:
??Horde of Skeletons??, ??Swarm??, ??Creeping Doom??

AOE: ??Poison Cloud??, ??Enfeeble??, ??Vortex of Unlife??

Battlefield Globals:
??Foul Vapors??, ??Howl??, ??Darkness??, ??Rigor Mortis??, ??Relief??, ??Plague??, ??Life after Death??, ??Undead Mastery??

Area Fatigue or Immobilization:
??Shadow Blast??, ??Syllable of Sleep??, ??Storm of Thorns??, ??Wild Growth??, ??Stellar Cascades??

Area Morale Reduction:
??Panic??, ??Terror??

Single Target Elimination:
??Curse of the Frog Prince??, ??Charm??, ??Disintegrate??, ??Nether Bolt??, ??Nether Darts??, ??Astral Geyser??

Thug/SC Self Buffs (summoned undead thugs): ??Soul Vortex??, ??Invulnerability??

===Ritual Magic===

??Mother Oak??

??Twiceborn??

??Transformation??

??Well of Misery??

??Stygian Paths??

??Black Death??

Summons Infantry- ??Revive Wights??/??Legion of Wights??, ??Construct Manikin??, ??Construct Mandragora??, [[Reanimation]], ??Pale Riders??, ??Contact Lamias??, ??Awaken Vine Men??, ??Awaken Vine Ogres??

Immortal Summons - ??Call the Worm That Walks??, ??Call Wraith Lord??, ??Lichcraft??, ??Curse of Blood??

Summons Other- ??Tartarian Gate??, ??Summon Spectre??, ??Summon Mount Fiend??, ??Contact Lamia Queen??
====Magic Items==== 
===National Items===
  ***??The Jade Mask??**: a Unique end game Helmet. Need {{path>D6N3}} and where must be cold-blooded (No Undead or most pretender chassis). Grants a lot of large array of good mage buffs. Is Notable a better Skullface with Regeneration and Auto cast ??Rigor Mortis??

=== Generic ===
??Amulet of the Dead?? Makes your reanimation casting more gem efficient.

Mage items: ??Clam of Pearls??, ??Black Bow of Botulf??, ??Amulet of Resilience??, ??Coral Blade??, ??Ethereal Crossbow??, ??Ring of Regeneration??, ??Skull Mentor?? 

Thug Items: ??Vine Shield??, ??Astral Serpent??, ??Coral Blade??/??Duskdagger??, ??Doom Glaive??, ??Boots of Quickness??, ??Robe of Invulnerability??

Fear Thug Items: ??Horror Helmet??, ??Spirit Mask??, ??Skull Standard??

Interesting Items: ??Effigy of War??,
===== Strategy =====
====Power Curve====
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====Expansion Strategies====
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====Example Pretender Builds====
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=====See More=====

Youtube of someone discussing the nation
guide page on steam??
forum thread or AAR

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