Pangaea is a nation of wild half-men of Greek myth, as they could have developed if exposed to a vast and technologically superior humanity: Iron or skin. Adapt or die. As in most cultures exposed to so-called civilization, some inhabitants cling to traditions, or current perceptions of them; while others adapt to the circumstances, with loss or gain in influence. The loss of ancient magic and traditions over the ages is quite apparent in this nation, but in the late era the centaurs have found new paths of magic, giving hope to the nation. – Dominions 5 Manual

The process of modernization begun during the Middle Ages has borne fruit in the New Era of Pangaea. The centaurs have totally eclipsed the Panii as the ruling class of halfmen, learning the arts and crafts of men to bring new knowledge of metalworking and writing to the ancient woods. Pangaean armies are now dominated by satyrs, centaurs and minotaurs clad in steel, marching in disciplined formations without the violent revelry of ages past. Yet, much has been lost. The Sacred Groves are withering, the Panii's influence is dwindling and, most distressingly, they can no longer make human females go wild with lust using their intense pan flute licks. The Panii still go to war alongside their halfman brethren, but the days of the wild will soon be over for good.

In the Late Age Pangaea changes significantly from its earlier iterations of the Early and Middle Age. Gone are the White Centaurs as the centerpiece of the Pangaean army. Gone is access to the Nature/Water crosspath, closing the door to powerful spells like Foul Vapors and Mossbody. Gone is also the access to Blood.

Instead the Centaur Sages have transformed Late Age Pangaea into an Astral nation with a sprinkle of Air magic to complement the Earth and Nature magic of the Panii. The untamed berserking White Centaurs have been replaced with well-drilled and awe-inspiring Dryad Hoplites, and several high Protection units have found their way into the roster like the Centaur Cataphract and Grove Guard.

Special Race Attributes	Military	Magic Access	Priests	Buildings
Likes Forests Recovers from Injuries Satyrs & Dryads (Size 2) Base 1 PROT +2-4 HP vs Humans +2-3 MR vs. Humans +2 DEF & CS vs. Humans +1 STR vs. Humans -1 MOR vs. Humans Beautiful Women Harpies (Size 2) -3 HP vs. Humans Weak Fighters, Excellent Flyers Stealthy Centaurs (Size 3) Like Knights, Weapon-wise Base 3 PROT +8-10 HP vs. Humans Minotaurs (Size 3) Base 4 PROT +13 HP vs. Humans High Strength, Low Skill Prefer to Trample the small	Rowdy stealthy mobs Keen crossbows Centaur cataphracts Minotaur infantry (and some Berserkers) Satyr hoplites (4/square) Sacred dryad hoplites Resilient Mages Seducers	3 (rare 4) 2 (rare 3) 1 1 (uncommon) 1 (uncommon) 1 (rare) 1 (rare) Heroes (one each): 22 133 (turn 5)	1 Priests 2 Heroes	Castles (Primitive Forts) Temples cost 200

"Rare" is 2.5%, on a Mage that requires 4 Commander Points to recruit. "Uncommon" is 25%, on a Mage that requires 2 Commander Points each.

Continuing where MA Pangaea left off, LA Pangaea places an even greater emphasis on durable troops supported by a very capable mage corps. Their troops compete with the best of the age: the Satyr Hoplite is well-protected and benefits from better-than-human stats, while the Centaur Cataphract is very affordable for the quality of heavy cavalry. The new Dryad Hoplite sacred is an interesting change of pace from the formidable White Centaur, switching from light cavalry to high defense infantry with awe.

The new and improved Pangaean mage corps now boasts a strong research mage in the Centaur Sage, who also brings durable communions and air magic to the battlefield. The Panii remain powerful earth and nature casters and the dryads' seductive powers are as oppressive as ever, if not more so due to their reduced cost. These provide strong options for midgame magic, though the chance for the crosspath is no longer available and sorely missed.

LA Pangaea's only 2s are its multihero White Minotaurs. The hero lineup can also provide some blood magic if the Black Bull shows up, but is otherwise unremarkable.

Sprite	Unit Name	Special Attributes	Comments
	White Minotaur Multihero	2 Sacred Berserker (+5) Trample Forest Survival Recuperation	The highest level of holy magic available to LA Pangaea and an 80 leadership commander.
	Taurotyrannos - Black Bull Minimum hero arrival turn: 5	133 19 Poison Resistance (5) Stealthy (40) Berserker (+7) Supply Bonus (30) Forest Survival Recuperation	A strong mage that gives LA Pangaea access to blood magic with the earth and nature crosspaths.
	Arcopythera - Harpy Queen	22 13 Stealthy (40) Supply Bonus (20) Flying Mountain Survival Forest Survival Recuperation Female Summons 1×Harpy/month	Somewhat redundant in LA Pangaea due to the centaurs' newfound access to air magic in communions.
	Rams Head - White Satyr	Sacred Stealthy (40) Awe (1) Berserker (+3) Inspirational (1) Forest Survival Recuperation	120 leadership inspirational commander.

Aside from the Pan's moderate access to earth and nature, air and water magic can be brought into communions courtesy of the Centaur Sage. Their crosspath also makes it possible for Pangaea to artificially raise magic levels using the Crystal Matrix.

For rituals, LA Pangaea has access to the following paths:

Combat
All of the Pangaea line's 'Tune' spells have no listed range, meaning they can only be cast at point-blank. They are thus very difficult to use without getting the caster killed, despite the large area-of-effect. Of these, the Tune of Growth provides perhaps the most useful effect for a mage that is casting on the front line.

• Enchantment 0 1: Tune of Dancing Death
• Enchantment 0 1: Tune of Fear
• Enchantment 0 1: Tune of Growth

Ritual

• Conjuration 5 3 for 10: Monster Boar
  Summons a stealthy Monster Boar which raises unrest in its province. Appears as an anonymous event. Can draw resources away to patrol the Boar out, but is rather expensive for an effect that takes place over time and doesn't directly kill enemy units.

• Alteration 5 4 for 35: Fort of the Ancients
  Produces a Bramble Fort, identical to that produced by EA Pangaea's Grow Fortress. The Bramble Fort has +1 CP but worse stats overall than the ordinary level 2 Fortress.

• Enchantment 5 4 for 25: Awaken Hamadryad (Hamadryad×1)
  The Hamadryad is an immobile 3 mage. While they make an interesting turret-style defensive commander and come with high protection and hitpoints, 25 is somewhat expensive for a mage that cannot move anywhere and which is beaten in combat utility by the humble Pan. Still very durable and an innate caster.

Discuss the top few generic spells that most increase a nation's combat power or synergize with national strategies. These will generally be early-to-mid game spells since individual spells matter much more during those periods of the game. Some examples are Foul Vapors for MA C'tis, Horde of Skeletons + Sabbath Master/Sabbath Slave for the Niefelheim line of nations, Mother Oak for the Pangaeas, Wailing Winds access, etc. For broader advice on magic use, link to Not-Lola's Basic Magic Use Guide.

This is also a good place to point out notable magic weaknesses, such as a lack of nature access making a nation vulnerable to Foul Vapors.

Aside from the lack of 11 for Mossbody and Foul Vapors, LA Pangaea's biggest departure from its previous iterations is its lack of 4, making Mother Oak just out of reach without remarkable luck on a 10% random or (more likely) a 45 Empowerment. Fortunately your Mages are all rather hardy and long-lived, making such investments in them a lot safer than those in humans.

There's also Communions, of course; Blood has been lost, but you now have a supply of 1's, so you can now build up to buffing spells like Battle Fortune or point-buff blocks of Dryad Hoplites with Body Ethereal. Alternatively you can assemble batteries of Soul Slay or Enslave Mind casters if you tune your ratio of slaves-to-masters properly, or bring one caster up to Light of the Northern Star and have a larger force of Mind Burn users. You also have 11's and 11's, so you can forge a Crystal Matrix and boost your Panii; the Panii can support the Slaves with Summon Earthpower's Reinvigoration, at least.

Communions with LA Pangaea have some complications, though. For starters, while your 1's are on the cheaper end by Late-Age standards, you're still matched or outmatched by quite a few (Ulm, Patala, Gath, R'lyeh, and Erytheia), and all of those except for R'lyeh will outdo you in Mage production due to having 3-CP Citadels. This makes Magic Duel a legitimate concern for you, especially if they add to their starting Pearl income. On top of that, each of your 1's has a random path (either 1, 1, 1, or 1); this is great when you can account for the mismatching, but it results in your mismatched Communion Slaves gaining a lot of Fatigue when non-Astral spells are used, typically off-script.

Without Communions, your Panii can still cast wondrous buffs for your tougher troops (such as Haste, Mass Regeneration, Strength of Giants, Legions of Steel, Marble Warriors, and Gaia's Blessing), and strong offensive spells for harrying foes (such as Charm, Wild Growth, Poison Cloud, and Polymorph).

If you need higher Earth, Empowerment is cheaper than summoning a Troll King's Court (45 vs. 55), but you might want to try that anyway since your Panii are slow to recruit. If you want reliable 1 with a chance of 2, summon a Forest Troll Tribe for 37; just don't count on getting that extra level of Death.

List and describe any unique national items or discounts in this section, discuss and compare with similar generic items. Also discuss generic items that are useful and accessible for the nation. These may include:

• Thug gear (if the nation has good thugs)
• Research boosters (particularly if the nation needs help researching or is already very good at researching)
• Other items that synergize with the nation (e.g. Dwarven Hammers for MA Ulm)

This is probably the most difficult section to get consensus for. Describe how strong the nation is during expansion, the early, mid and late game, and what makes it strong/weak at each of those points. This should give readers an idea of where the weaknesses of a nation lie (if they have not been shown already) and when to take advantage of a nation's strengths.

List some example expansion strategies here. If a strong bless or pretender is required then leave the specifics for the pretender section.

List some example pretender builds. Try to use the following format to keep authorship and pretender design rationale clear.

Add links to guides or other overviews for this nation here.

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