Age of Mythology TRL - Saturn

Saturn
God of agriculture

Focus: Farms 

God Power
Growth: instantly generates free farms. Additional farms will be generated the later the age you're in (2 in Archaic, 3 in Classical, 6 in Heroic and 12 in Mythic). Must be targeted on a Town Center.

Technology
Pomones' Barrier (110 , 5 ): Provides a steady trickle of wood (0.75 per second)

Civilization Bonus
 Individual farms can be upgraded to latifundias which generate more food, have more HP and can't be walked upon by enemies
Two Civilians can work on a single Farm*
 Economic buildings 30% cheaper
Gladiators have +10% HP

Wonder: Pantheon

Even after his defeat to his own mother Gaia on Old Atlantis, Kronos was able to escape once more. However, he was now greatly weakened and took upon the shape of a shriveled old man. He was forced to flee to Latium, an area that would be the future site of Rome. There, he was welcomed with open hands by Janus, god of endings and beginnings. Kronos founded the city of Saturnia and ruled Latium wisely, teaching the people there the secrets of agriculture and took upon the new name of Saturn.
He later married Ops and had several children, including Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. However, even after being at the center of a golden age and having a major festival dedicated to him (the saturnalia), Saturn was still seeking vengeance towards the Greek pantheon for being overthrown. He swore to use this new civilization to reconquer the Earth, even if it means releasing the monster of all monsters: Typhon.

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Saturn is primarily an economical major god as all his bonuses revolve around gathering resources. First, warehouses, banks and Town Centers are cheaper, which saves you resources during the entirety of the game and makes it easier to capture Settlements. Second, the Pomones' Barrier improvement grants you a free wood income, meaning you don't have to dedicate as many civilians to that resource.
Adding to that list of economic bonuses is the Civilian's ability to work on farms in pairs. This reduces the amount of resources needed to be spent on farms and reduces the surface area being used in the player's base. These farms can even be upgraded to latifundias, large acres of land used to grow and gather crops, that resist attacks from enemies longer, in addition to providing you with additional food. They can also act as makeshift walls as they prevent enemy units from walking through them, although they can still be captured by villagers. Saturn's god power even allows you to summon free farms, which not only allows an easier transition from hunting to farming, but saves even more resources. Note that latifundias are still vulnerable to the Locust Swarm god power. Saturn does also grant one military bonus in which gladiators have more HP, making them more durable and encourages a booming strategy.


Classical Age
Janus: tapejara.deviantart.com/art/Ag…
Diana: tapejara.deviantart.com/art/Ag…

Heroic Age
Laverna: tapejara.deviantart.com/art/Ag…
Cupid: tapejara.deviantart.com/art/Ag…

Mythic Age
Vulcan: tapejara.deviantart.com/art/Ag…
Liber: tapejara.deviantart.com/art/Ag…

Trivia
Saturn was initially going to have bonuses which made farming technologies cheaper and increases the gathering rate from berry bush, ducks and chickens. The latter was dropped when it was revealed that most professional gamer strategies focus on hunting in the Archaic Age.

*Credit goes to IamMirezNL for this idea (Reddit Moderator)

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