C'tis is a swampy river valley surrounded by sandy deserts. In the fertile valley a sacral 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

"C'tis is a nation of lizardmen under Egyptian and to some extent Mesopotamian influence. Sacred priest kings, pyramids, swamps, and flooding rivers surrounded by deserts are all elements of these cultures. Sacred priest kings celebrating hieros-gamos with hierodules atop temple ziggurats, with high priests chanting and swaying in procession under the glare of sacred serpents depicted on murals on the great walls have to me a more Mesopotamian feel than Egyptian. On the other hand, the Desert Tombs of the late age is influenced by Egyptian concepts of the dead and modern fiction on Egypt, and the lizard king might as well be a Pharaoh as a Lugal. The connection between C'tis and Ermor suggests that C'tis is more Egyptian than Mesopotamian. The sauromancers' initiation rituals are inspired by Oriental cults of the late Roman Empire, such as that of Isis and Sarapis/Osiris.

In Dominions 4 another influence was added to C'tis: the Sobeks of Trade & Taint. They were initially a T&T version of C'tis and Pythium, with theurgs, legionnaires and necromancers as possible career options. Part of the Sobek lore and inspiration from T&T were put into middle age C'tis, and I might expand these thoughts at a later date." -Illwinter

C'tis is one of the original fourteen nations in Dominions: Priests, Prophets, and Pretenders. While the technology of units in that game became the baseline for the Middle Ages, Early C'tis is very close to the C'tis of the first game, though Middle C'tis's troops are a bit closer.

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Magic Access	Alt. Access	Unit Summary	Core Abilities	Buildings
4 (Rare 5) 2 (Rare 3) 1 (Rare 2) 1 (Rare 2) 3	Heroes 221 243 Summons 332 (req. 11)	Infantry Slave Warriors Chariots Sacred Serpents	Poison Resistance Cold Blooded Swamp Survival Swimming Inspirational	Standard Forts

Capitol Gems: 42

Order Limit + 1
Heat Limit + 1

Prefers Heat Scale + 2

: Poison Resistance (5), Cold Blooded, Swamp Survival, Swimming

Sprite	Unit Name	Special Attributes	Comments
	Taskmaster 40 2 1	Task Master (2)	Commentary here.
	Commander of C'tis 55 15 1		Commentary here.
	Lizard Lord 95 21 1		Commentary here.
	Hierodule 40 1 1	1	Commentary here.
	High Priest of C'tis 115 1 2	2 Prophet Shape (Lizard King) Temple Trainer	Commentary here.
	Lizard Shaman 125 2 2	119 Supply Bonus (+10) Prophet Shape (Lizard Shaman)	Commentary here.
	Reborn 145 1 2	29	Commentary here.
	Sauromancer 295 1 4	311100% 10%15 Invulnerability (15) Supply Bonus (+10)	Commentary here.
	Lizard Heir 185 52 1 Capital Only	1 Sacred Poison Resistance (5) Cold Blooded	Commentary here.
	Royal Chariot	Poison Resistance (5) Animal Trample Cold Blooded	Commentary here.
	Lizard King 340 5 4 Capital Only	3 Prophet Shape (Lizard King)	Commentary here.

: Poison Resistance (5), Cold Blooded, Swamp Survival, Swimming

Sprite	Unit Name	Special Attributes	Comments
	Militia 7 2 5		Commentary here.
	C'tissian Heavy Infantry 10 15 11		Commentary here.
	City Guard 10 10 11	Castle Defense Bonus (+1)	Commentary here.
	C'tissian Light Infantry 10 5 11		Commentary here.
	Runner 12 2 7	Slave	Commentary here.
	Slave Warrior 13 3 8	Slave	Commentary here.
	Falchioneer 13 17 18	Ambidextrous (2)	Commentary here.
	Elite Warrior 15 9 9	Slave	Commentary here.
	Lizard Charioteer 40 38 47	Poison Resistance (5) Cold Blooded	Commentary here.
	Lizard Chariot	Poison Resistance (5) Animal Trample Cold Blooded	Commentary here.
	Serpent Dancer 19 2 22 Capital Only		Commentary here.

: Poison Resistance (5 to 10), Cold Blooded, Swamp Survival, Swimming

Sprite	Unit Name	Special Attributes	Comments
	Niklatu - Lizard Hero	Inspirational (1)	Commentary here.
	Kabti'ili - Ancient Shaman	Sacred Poison Resistance (5) Supply Bonus (+20) Task Master (3)	Commentary here.
	Udum'ukinna - Reassembled Prince	2 Sacred Cold Resistance (15) Poison Resistance (25) Inspirational (1) Unsurroundable (1) Immortal Pierce Resistance Undead Inanimate Need Not Eat Spirit Sight Reanimator Priest	Commentary here.
	Royal Tomb Chariot	Cold Resistance (15) Poison Resistance (25) Pierce Resistance Undead Inanimate Trample Need Not Eat Mindless Does Not Heal Naturally Spirit Sight	Commentary here.
	Zilammu - Consort of the Dead	24323 Supply Bonus (+30) Female	Commentary here.

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See Magic Access. These guides supplement the summaries at the top.

• No fire magic
• No air magic
• 1 on one-in-four Sauromancers
• No earth magic

• 1 on Lizard Shamans
• 4 on one-in-four Sauromancers
• 2 on one-in-four Sauromancers
• No glamour magic

• No blood magic
• 3 on Lizard Kings (capital only), 2 on each High Priest of C'tis off-capital

• 11: Healing Light (Evocation Healing), Shaman's Staff (Mage-helping item), Astral Serpent (bonus attacker), various Cursing items
• 41, 32: Nest of Asps (more-dangerous Swarm), Venomous Death (Poison-sniping), vine-skeleton summons
• 311: Stygian spells (Invulnerability), Mossbody (Damage Reduction), Clam of Pearls (temporary Pearl generator)
• 311: Nether spells (Enfeebling attack spells), Second Sight (Spirit Sight)

No native access. No simple summons.

No native access. 53, which is tricky to get to, can cast Ghost Ship Armada for a 1 in 3 chance of 2.

1 Sauromancer (1 in 4) is the only option.

No native access. 3 can cast Forest Troll Tribe for a 1 in 4 1.

5 can cast Awaken Treelord for a 1 in 4 stationary 1.

1 Sauromancer (1 in 4) is the best option, but still doesn't have any useful crosspaths.

The hero, Zilammu - Consort of the Dead, has 2.

11, (probably from the above hero,) can Contact Couatl which has 3.

3 can cast Summon Spectre for a 7 in 16 1.

4 Sauromancer (1 in 4) is, again, the best recruitable option. There aren't many options.

EA C'tis can not make the extra arms items.

2 Sauromancer (1 in 4) is, again, the best option. But, this time, 1 Sauromancer (1 in 4) should also be used to create a Moonvine Bracelet.

The hero, Zilammu - Consort of the Dead, has 23, so has higher Nature and can also create a Moonvine Bracelet.

EA C'tis can not make the extra arms items.

No native access. 3 can cast Forest Troll Tribe for a 1 in 4 1.

3 can cast Summon Spectre for a 7 in 16 1.

No native access. 5 can cast Awaken Treelord for a 1 in 4 stationary 1.

25 can Contact Lamia Queen for a 7 in 16 1.

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Early Ages	Arcoscephale • Ermor • Ulm • Pyrène, • Marverni • Sauromatia • T'ien Ch'i • Machaka • Mictlan • Abysia • Caelum • C'tis • Pangaea • Agartha • Tir na n'Og • Fomoria • Vanheim • Helheim • Niefelheim • Muspelheim • Rus • Kailasa • Lanka • Yomi • Hinnom • Ur • Berytos • Xibalba • Mekone • Ubar • Atlantis • R'lyeh • Pelagia • Oceania • Therodos
Middle Ages	Arcoscephale • Ermor • Sceleria • Pythium • Man • Eriu • Ulm • Pyrène • Marignon • Mictlan • T'ien Ch'i • Machaka • Agartha • Abysia • Caelum • C'tis • Pangaea • Asphodel • Vanheim • Jotunheim • Nidavangr • Vanarus • Bandar Log • Shinuyama • Ashdod • Uruk • Nazca • Xibalba • Phlegra • Phaeacia • Ind • Na'ba • Atlantis • R'lyeh • Pelagia • Oceania • Ys
Late Ages	Arcoscephale • Pythium • Lemuria • Man • Ulm • Marignon • Mictlan • T'ien Ch'i • Jomon • Agartha • Abysia • Caelum • C'tis • Pangaea • Midgård • Utgård • Bogarus • Patala • Gath • Ragha • Xibalba • Phlegra • Vaettiheim • Feminie • Piconye • Andramania • Atlantis • R'lyeh • Erytheia