Note: Edits in Progress 15-09-2023

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In-game nation description. – Nation Description

The in-game nation description is acceptable here (please note the source like above if you are directly copying a passage), but a custom-written version of the lore that incorporates insights from commander/hero descriptions and the Dominions 5 manual also works - it helps to keep things concise! A link to related nations in earlier or later ages fits here too.

Berytos is the melting pot of the Early Ages. It is the surviving remnants of the empire built by the Telkhines, now a kingdom of ghosts under the sea. Ruled over by an avaricious Melqart king and his wily Telkhine consort, the once-crippled colony of Berytos has birthed its own phoenix empire. Hinnom-style blood worship is in fashion, the sacrifices dedicated to the King of the City, but the cult itself is presided over by a priesthood of Machakan exiles who look to turn the cult to their own ends. It is the Dominions equivalent of Carthage and the Phoenician city-states with a spicy dash of Caananite Ba'al worship, tied into the history of Therodos and its former Telkine overlords as well as the downfall of the Machakan Lion Queens.

Berytos exists only during the Early Ages; by the Middle Ages the Phoenix Empire has been crushed by the armies of Arcoscephale. Like its parent empire, it is succeeded by just one of its colonies: Phaeacia.

The details in this table should be pulled from the Nation Description in-game. Clarify or omit anything that is unclear (e.g. use glamour instead of "illusions", amphibious instead of "can enter the sea"). Treat 25% magic randoms as guaranteed; ~12.5% randoms are "uncommon" and extremely unlikely randoms are "rare". Do not count paths from heroes as these are subject to too much variance.

Race	Military	Magic Access	Dominion	Buildings
Temperature preference Unit races Do not include numbers here.	Unit types How heavily armored are they?	3 (rare 4) 3 (rare 4) 3 (rare 4) 3* 2 (rare 3) 1*	2 Capital-only 1 in Forts 3 Summons Inquisitor? Blood Sacrifice? Dying Dominion?	Maximum Fort level Cheaper/more expensive labs/temples?

*Coastal-reliant

Bless bonuses, dominion effects and other national features not included in the table can be summarized here.

Keep descriptions to the point! Discussion of what to use certain magic paths for, thug equipment, etc. quickly becomes redundant over several nation pages, so describe the unit's abilities briefly and leave it at that. Combine entries if the units are very similar.

The following example roster has been shortened for brevity.

Sprite	Unit Name	Special Attributes	Comments
	Berytian Scout 25 3 1	Stealthy (55) Mountain Survival Forest Survival	Slightly more stealthy than a generic scout.
	Storm Caller 205 2 4 Coastal fort recruitment only	221100% 15 Sailing (Max size 2)	40 leadership sailing mage, magic phase-capable with Cloud Trapeze. Usually old when recruited. Strong water and especially strong air paths provide great combat utility, but their recruitment point cost makes them difficult to mass. 25% are astral randoms who can join sabbaths.
	Berytian Priest 140 2 2	111100% 9 Sailing (Max size 2) Sacred	Moderately expensive blood hunter, Sabbath Slave and Sabbath Master. Minor priest with 10 leadership.
	Bride-in-Waiting 415 8 4 Capital Only	221221100% 10% 21 Sacred Female	90 leadership mage, multiple moderate-to-high paths. Magic phase-capable with Cloud Trapeze. A flexible but expensive combat mage, capable of evocations/buffs/elemental summoning. Provides some useful forging crosspaths.

This section is the longer version of the 'Magic Access' column in National Features. List which paths the nation has access to with its recruitable lineup, what level in each path and the maximum level attainable with common boosters. Avoid discussing in too much depth as much of the information is already covered in MelficeBelmont's Boosting and Access Guide. Some explanation may be required for more complicated boosting methods (e.g. commanderifying a unit with hidden paths).

Berytos gets excellent magic diversity from the coastal fort Storm Caller and cap-only Bride-in-Waiting. All of the paths available to Berytos can be boosted via communions using either astral or blood.

List combat and ritual spells unique to the nation. Keep descriptions brief but elaborate on any particularly useful spells.

Berytos mostly borrows national spells from its varied cultural influences, but also has its own unique Melqart summon courtesy of its blood cult. Wastelands for Se'irim and Shedim are usually generated near Berytos's capital on MapNuke maps, but may be more difficult to find on other maps.

Combat

• Berytos does not have any national combat spells.

Ritual

Summon Mazzikim	Conjuration 3	1 • 3	Mazzik×8 units
	Nature equivalent of Summon Imps, but cast outside of battle.
Summon Telkhine	Conjuration 8	52 • 69	Telkhine×1 commander
	Summons a size 4 amphibious 233321100% mage with a second form. Autocasts Foul Vapors in battle, kills 5% of population in its province every turn. Human form has Master Smith, demon form has a Fear aura and a +1 pathboost to air and water.
Scapegoats	Blood 3	1 • 8	Se'ir×2 units
	Summons sacred, triple-attacking berserker demons. Hard-hitting but low native protection.
Summon Shedim	Blood 4	31 • 28	Shed×3 units
	Summons lightning-flinging, flying demons. Their lightning attack is similar to Lightning Bolt but the damage is based on strength instead, making Shedim mini evocation mages that scale with strength buffs. Much more mage turn-efficient than the generic equivalent, Bind Storm Demon.
Call Melqart	Blood 6	32 • 99	Melqart×1 commander
	Summons a size 5 332200% mage which kills population and raises unrest in its province. Notably different from Hinnom's Melqarts in that they are 3 (can claim thrones) and random air instead of astral.

List and describe any unique national items or discounts in this section, if any.

• Construction 2 11 for 22: Sword of the Five Elements
  Grants the user reinvigoration and a lot of attack and defence skill.
• Construction 2 11 for 22: Armor of the Five Elements
  Light but high protection armor that grants minor fire, shock, and magic resistance.

• Construction 2 1 for 4 instead of 5: Chi Shoes
  Grants an additional kick attack.

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Dominions 5 National Analysis: EA Berytos by Perun

Nations
Early Ages	Arcoscephale • Ermor • Ulm • Marverni • Sauromatia • T'ien Ch'i • Machaka • Mictlan • Abysia • Caelum • C'tis • Pangaea • Agartha • Tir na n'Og • Fomoria • Vanheim • Helheim • Niefelheim • 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 • Marignon • Mictlan • T'ien Ch'i • Machaka • Agartha • Abysia • Caelum • C'tis • Pangaea • Asphodel • Vanheim • Jotunheim • 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 • Atlantis • R'lyeh • Erytheia