Phlegra is a kingdom of human slaves living in constant terror of the monstrous giants that once claimed the lands as theirs. For centuries the giants have been absent and only memories of their tyranny remain. Most of the Phlegran population are human slaves and slave masters dominated by a warrior-caste of Younger Cyclopes, previously living pastoral lives on the slopes of the Phlegran hills. The Tyrants who once ruled the land were descendants of the Gigantes of Mekone, who made war upon the gods of men. Punished for their sins the Gigantes were imprisoned and cursed with monstrous appearance. Those who avoided imprisonment became Tyrants and rulers of Phlegra and formed a slave kingdom with the aid of human servants. But the Tyrants destroyed each other and the very lands they ruled. Slowly their numbers and influence dwindled and their servants made themselves rulers in all but name. Now human slave masters rule the kingdom in the name of absent Tyrants, hoping that the sleeping giants never wake up.

"Mekone and its successors are inspired by giants of Greek myth. Described either as strong and proud hoplites, or in later times, as monstrous beings with serpent legs, the idea of a nation of giants that doesn’t follow the development of most other giant nations, with smaller and smaller giants in the later ages, started to take form. … I also wanted to incorporate the hubris of the giants and the Gigantomachia—the war against the gods—into the nation, which in turn created the backstory for the middle and late age versions of the nation.

Phlegra in the middle age is a nation that has lost most of its proud legacy. The Gigantes of Mekone are cursed for their hubris and are becoming physically and mentally afflicted. I also wanted to add shepherding cyclopes to the Elder Cyclopes of earlier times. At first, the nation felt a bit bland, but when I started to think on the slaves and the Phlegran society the idea of the oppressors and slave mages appeared. The feel of the nation took a whole new turn and the slave mage mechanics made for entirely new tactics not available to other nations." -Illwinter

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Magic Access	Alt. Access	Unit Summary	Core Abilities	Buildings
3 (Rare 4) 3 (Rare 4) 2 (Rare 3) 2 (Rare 3) 1 (Rare 2) 2 Late Game: 4 (rare 5) 2 (rare 3)	Master Smith Heroes 223 Summons 11 (req. 2 & GoR) 121 (req. 3 & GoR) Events 442 (one) 433 (one)	Mostly Human Slave Soldiers Cyclops Warriors Mouflon Cavalry No Sacred Troops.	Slave Taskmaster Communion Slave Communion Master	Standard Forts Starts with a Giant Fort

Capitol Gems: 31

The Burning Mountain: This site boosts Heat by up to 2 points, and periodically drives up Unrest after Turn 5. After Turn 15, it may yield additional Fire Gems. After Turn 30, it will explode at some point; this will wipe out 20% of the local Population, add 40 Unrest, yield an old Laestrygonian King, and allow the recruitment of Laestrygonian Tyrants (Phlegra only). This also changes the site's yields, removing the Heat effect and replacing the 3 with 11. If Gigantomachia is cast, the site will also allow the recruitment of Laestrygonian troops after it explodes (again, only for Phlegra).

Turmoil Limit + 1

Unrest: All provinces under the dominion of Phlegra will have their unrest increased every turn. Higher dominion strength in the province yields a greater increase in unrest. In a disciple game this will only have an effect if Phlegra is the Pretender God and then it will affect the disciples as well. Being a disciple of Phlegra will be difficult.

• Gigantomachia (Thaumaturgy 7)
  44 and 60
  Commentary here.
• Oppressors Headband (Construction 1)
  3 and 15
  Commentary here.

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

Cyclope Smith have Master Smith, increasing their paths by one for the purpose of forging items. Master Smith does not help with summoning, though.

An Elder Cyclops with 1 or 1 (1 in 4 for both) can make a Staff of Elemental Mastery, Crown of the Elements Unique or Staff of Elemental Mastery, which can be very helpful. Both versions are difficult to get to, though.
LA Phlegra can progress high enough in Astral to get a Ring of Sorcery and a Ring of Wizardry. The only sorcery path LA Phlegra has is Astral, so the Ring of Sorcery doesn't give as much flexibility as it does for other nations.

The hero, Steropes - Elder Cyclops (23), with an Air can create a Staff of Elemental Mastery.

The Magic Lamp Unique but Reforgable
11 Cyclope Smith (1 in 4) + (because of Master Smith).
22 Steropes - Elder Cyclops, the hero +
Obviously, any of the Elemental Mastery boosters, a Ring of Wizardry, or The Forbidden Light Unique, can all really help.
With The Magic Lamp, Al Khazim - Jinn can be summoned. It doesn't give any new paths, but is high in the four it does have.

Highest Starting: 3 Oppressor Archon (1 in 8), but 2 Cyclope Smith (1 in 4) effectively has 3 for the purpose of crafting boosters. Both need a level of empowerment to get to Flame Helmet.

Oppressor Archon has the right crosspaths for the Forbidden Light but it's a lot of boosters.

Highest Starting: 2 Oppressor Archon (1 in 8), but 1 Cyclope Smith (1 in 4) effectively has 2 for the purpose of crafting boosters.
Even with Tome of High Power, a level of empowerment is necessary to get to Winged Helmet.
The hero, Steropes - Elder Cyclops, only needs the Tome of High Power or a level of empowerment to get to Winged Helmet.

Tome of High Power Unique
21 Oppressor Archon (1 in 8) + Astral

Highest Starting: 2 Oppressor Archon (1 in 8), but 1 Cyclope Smith (1 in 4) effectively has 2 for the purpose of crafting boosters.

Trident from Beyond Unique
21 Oppressor Archon (1 in 8) +

Orb of Atlantis Unique
21 Oppressor Archon (1 in 8) +

Highest Starting: 3 Oppressor Archon (1 in 8), but 2 Cyclope Smith (1 in 4) effectively has 3 for the purpose of crafting boosters.
The hero, Steropes - Elder Cyclops, has 3, effectively 4 for crafting boosters.

Oppressor Archon has the right crosspaths for the Atlas of Creation but it's a lot of boosters.

Highest Starting: 2 Oppressor Archon (1 in 8)

Coin of Meteoritic Iron
12 Oppressor Archon (1 in 8) +

Tome of High Power Unique
21 Oppressor Archon (1 in 8) +

Golem Construction
12 Oppressor Archon (1 in 8) +

Oppressor Archon has the right crosspaths for the Atlas of Creation or the Forbidden Light but it's a lot of boosters for either of them.

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Troll King's Court
3 Oppressor Archon (1 in 8) +
Troll King has 1

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