Trade Post
A bonded warehouse and tally room. Marks the host frontier city as an eligible trade-route waypoint (route dispatch picks it from the Via-Frontier list); per-level boost to tribute share routed through this city.
Frontiercategorymax level2specs
Requirements to build
All of these must be true, and you also need the level 1 build cost from the table below. New to building? Start with Set up your base.
- Profession on your roster
- None needed
- Regions
- Any region
- Plot kind
- Not built on region city plots
- Built on frontier territory plots, not in a region city.
Level progression
Build cost is what you pay to reach that level (level 1 is the construction price). Construction and upgrades are instant; there is no build timer for ordinary buildings.
| L | Build Cost | Effect Scale |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22,000 gold + 80 Granite + 60 Steel Ore | 1 |
| 2 | 48,400 gold + 176 Marble + 132 Mithril Ore | 1.15 |
| 3 | 106,480 gold + 387 Marble + 290 Mithril Ore | 1.3 |
| 4 | 234,256 gold + 852 Marble + 639 Mithril Ore | 1.45 |
| 5 | 515,363 gold + 1874 Marble + 1406 Mithril Ore | 1.6 |
Specialization · path_a
Caravan Master
Routes via this city pay +5% additional tribute (stacks with the base 10%).
Specialization · path_b
Bonded Stores
Reduces effective cargo loss on routes passing through this city by 50%.
Adjacency bonuses
- MarketCaravan terminus · +5% production
- WarehouseBulk transit · +4% production
- StablePack-train depot · +3% production