The delicate fronds of these glacial plants wax and wane with the sun, inspiring the study of heat. Under the influence of fire, the congealed mud of this area is found to harden into sparkling ceramics. Closer inspection reveals edible multi-hued flowers, glittering with Dust. Hot enough to cause Dust to sparkle, but cool enough not to scald, Caldera Lakes are a feature of volcanic terrain that permit significant hauls of Dust to be panned while also providing a small source of natural heat.ДЇields of dizzying colour blanket the ground here. Grids of neatly-rowed plant species slice this ground, the positions of the many varieties seemingly sown very deliberately by an invisible hand. Farming will be unusually productive here. The ancient, loamy soil of this region is rich in bacteria and nutrients. Crops planted here show astonishing growth.ДЄ form of naturally-occurring deposit, these springs of gold and black provide a source of never-ending fuel. For example, Ice Sculptures only appear in Arctic regions, while the Life Tree only appears on forest tiles.ДЄ fecund stench emanates from these weird plants, the earth around them a fertile compost.

Note however that many anomalies have restrictions on what types of regions and tiles they can appear on. One should ideally place a city on as many anomalies as they can (within reason) when founding a new city to reap the benefits of boosted FIDSI and Approval. The bonuses provided by anomalies is in addition to the base FIDSI output of the tile they are on, making them very valuable for city development, especially during a city's founding. Many of these strange features are remnants of the many experiments performed by the Endless during their time on Auriga. Kapaku - Volcanology: +2 on Volcanic terrain at first level, +1 and +1 on Volcanic terrain at second level.ДЄnomalies are unique terrain features that appear semi-randomly across the land of Auriga. Wild Walkers - Woodland Forager: +1 on terrain with forest.Д«roken Lords - Dust Diviner: +1/1/1 on terrain with Dust per level.ДЇorgotten - Arboreal Dust Dowser: +1/2/2 on terrain with forest. There are a number of Technologies, City Improvements, and Hero Skills that provide bonus FIDSI output to basic terrain tiles.ДЄs the Morgawr grow more powerful, their mental strength and physical enhancements allow them to cut the ties that bind them to water. There are also many Technologies, City Improvements, and Hero Skills that apply bonuses to the FIDS output of different types of terrain.

The Kapaku faction can only see/gather/use Food on Volcanic terrain due to their 'Born of Ash' faction trait, while all other factions cannot see/gather/use Food on Volcanic terrain.

The Morgawr faction gain +1 Industry and +1 Science on terrain with River, and +2 Industry and +2 Science on terrain with Sea or Lake due to their 'Hydrophilic' faction trait.

The Forgotten faction cannot see/gather/use Science due to their 'Science Phobic' faction trait.

The Vaulters faction gain +1 Science on terrain with Science due to their 'Knack for Knowledge' faction trait.

The Necrophages faction lose -1 Food on terrain with Food due to their 'Agriculturally Challenged' faction trait.

The Broken Lords faction gain +1 Dust on terrain with Dust due to their 'Dust Efficient' faction trait, and cannot see/gather/use Food due to their 'Appetite for Dust' faction trait.The Wild Walkers faction gain +1 Industry on terrain with forests due to their 'Living Towns' faction trait.Some factions possess traits that effect the FIDS of certain terrain tiles: Each terrain type provides bonuses to FIDS to a faction when near a city. The available Terrain can greatly effect the strategies of empires.

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