Age of Mythology TRL - Liber

Liber 
God of freedom

Focus: Amphitheatres and Siege Weapons

Age: Mythic

Worship: Jupiter (www.deviantart.com/tapejara/ar…), Mars (www.deviantart.com/tapejara/ar…) and Saturn (www.deviantart.com/tapejara/ar…)

God Power
Revolt: Liber arms enemy villagers with spears, causing them to become hostile and attack their own units and buildings. They cannot be attacked by their respective player during the revolution but enemies will regain control over them after 35 seconds. No other god power may be cast while Revolt is in effect.

Myth units
Fury: Strong flying archers that do bonus damage to heroes. Their special ability allows them to instantly kill a single unit with a crossbow.

Technologies:
 Caesar's Mercy (300 , 25 ): Retiariis, Bestiariis and Sagittariis have +15% attack and -15% hack vulnerability.
 Sinew Spring Cord (300 , 100 , 20 ): Siege weapons have +40% speed and -25% hack vulnerability.

 Saturnalia (100 , 75 , 10 ): All technologies are researched 80% faster.

While the Roman empire started to flourish, its people were still subject to the stress of starting a new life from scratch with their own hands. Then along came Liber who, from the grapevine, introduced wine to the Romans. This powerful beverage helped liberate the Romans from their worries. Liber was then identified as the roman god of freedom, viniculture and male fertility.
Liber was a very fertile deity. To help with the crops, Romans would transport a large phallic-shaped sculpture in a caravan pulled by a mule across the fields in the hopes that the god's fertility would pas onto the fruit. Though Liber did not have his own temple, he did share one with Libera, his female counterpart, and Ceres. Together they formed the Eleusinian Triad. Liber also had his own traditional day, the Liberalia, where boys who came of age would remove their childhood clothes and put on those for adulthood.

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Liber is a primarily offensive choice for the Mythic age. The tough gladiators and the siege weapons that are trained from the Amphitheatre and Castras respectively become more effective in battle. Siege weapons that normally move very slowly have a significant boost in speed, allowing you to attack your opponents faster. You also have access to the Furies who can easily deal with tough enemy units like Fire Giants or the Colossus. By researching Saturnalia, your units become nearly instantly stronger whenever you research a technology, allowing you to turn the tide in battle faster. It also allows you to increase your favor trickle at a much faster rate.
With the Revolt god power, the idea is to cast the god power prior to an attack (such as while your army, along with its siege units, slowly makes it way to the enemy base) and then overwhelm your opponent as they are struggling to retask their villagers and repair their buildings. Revolt is very powerful in the Mythic age when you consider how crowded the main base will be with villagers farming. Note that the hostile villagers can still attack you so it is best to stand back until the god power has ended.

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