Religion

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Introduction from the Encarta

Religion has had a profound effect upon human history - for Ara, it is an important tool to boost your Nation and a great source of Prestige. At the start of the game, the people of the world are unaffiliated with any organized type of Religion.

Elements of Religions

Name: You can pick from a selection of representative religions. This is not an exhaustive list.
Icon: Existing religions are represented by icons meant to represent major symbols of the faith.
Religious Improvements: Each improvement impacts the 'Religion Spread' for your Nation in some way.
Triumphs: Any Religious Triumphs may be used by any Religion (if a Nation is the first to build it).
Verses: Successfully spreading your religion grants you access to verses which provide yield or effect bonuses.
Religion Strength: This determines the likelihood that a dominant Religion remains dominant and resists conversion.
Religion Spread: This determines how far your cities and spread your religion - this follows road networks initially*(verify). (May also spread by sea and air?)

Currently in Ara Religions are always beneficial - they provide bonuses to their founding nation only*(verify) - asserting your religions strength and spread is a part of having beneficial bonuses in the mid to late game. Using religious units such as Missionaries or Oracles is pretty essential to maximizing your Nations religious cohesion. Missionaries can preach in cities increasing the Religion Strength in the city they are preaching, a missionary always preaches in favor of your Nation's religion. Oracles can denounce as an action which has a chance to remove a population(s) religious affiliation - an unaffiliated populace has a chance to adopt a new or different religion based on the relative strengths in the city.

Prestige is gained by successfully spreading your religion. This is described in the Encarta as a reward when your religion is adopted by more Nations. The other method is maintaining a religion spreading into another Nation. Prestige is awarded in two aspects then, the initial spread into another Nation and then continue to maintain followers inside of another Nations borders.

Religious Verses Acquisition

Gaining followers grants Verses for your religion. Verses have a unique benefit for your Nation. New verses are unlocked after you reach (increasingly large) follower counts. When a new verse is unlocked you choose one of three to adopt. A religion can have a maximum of 12 Verses. Your religion must be the dominant Religion in a city for it's Verses to have an effect. Currently verses are associated with different gaming concepts but it appears to be a random pool of verses every time you unlock them.

Gaining Verses by Number of Followers

Verse	Followers
1	1000
2	5000
3	100000
4	175000
5	250000
6	320000
7	450000
8	575000
9	850000
10	1000000
11	1500000

List of Verses

Domain	Name	Benefit
	Bastions of War	+50% Build Production towards Military Improvement
	Hardened Soul	+5 bonus Force EXP from defeating enemy Forces
	Battle Hymn	+10% Force Strength
	Swift Triumph	+1 Force Speed
	Veteran Resurgence	+25% Strategist Pick Chance
	Divine Retribution	+3 Force Strength
	The Heavens' Wrath	+50 Force Siege Damage
	Efficient Training	+50% Force Heal Rate
	Flames of Glory	Your Force heal +5% hitpoints when they defeat an enemy Force
	Imbued Strikes	+10% Force Strength
	A Simple Investment	+10 Wealth per Turn
	Fruits Of Your Labor	Commerce Improvement provide +1 Wealth per Turn
	Divided Path	+2 available Merchant
	Mulct	+10% Tax Income per Turn
	Wise Beyond Words	+0.1% Religion Spread Strength in each City for each distinct Commerce Improvement it contains.
	Financial Institutions	+50% Build Production towards Commerce Improvement
	Compound Benefits	+5 Wealth per active Trade Agreement
	Economic Exploit	+5 Wealth per active Trade Agreement
	Door To Door	+2 available Merchant
	Invest In The Best	+15 Prosperity in your Capital
	Lead By Action	+50 Established Relationship with other Nations.
	All Roads Lead Home	+0.01% to Growth in your Capital for each City you control
	Societal Effort	+3 Housing in all City
	Bountiful Harvest	+25 Food per Turn
	Greater Cause	+3 Housing in all City
	Rule of Law	-3 additional War Weariness (when above 0) per turn while outside of War
	Honest Charity	+5 Happiness in all City
	People's Leader	+50% Build Production towards Government Improvement
	Lasting Legacy	+3 Craft Production in your Capital for each Region within it
	Favored Lands	+0.01% Growth per Turn in your Capital for each Region within it
	Faith Above	+5 Happiness in all City
	Apple of the Eye	+10% Growth in all City
	The Greater Good	+50% Build Production towards Religion Improvement
	Praise the Pious	+25% Prophet Pick Chance
	Divine Blood	+5 Health in all City
	Zealous Conversion	+10% Preach and Denounce action strength
	Honor the Above	+5 Security in all City
	Pilgrims Word	+1 Religion Spread Distance in all City
	Devout Discourse	+5% Preach and Denounce action strength
	Resolute Scripture	+5% Religion Spread Strength in all City
	Gift From The Heavens	+50% Build Production towards Culture Improvement
	The Eternal We	+10% Paragon spawn chance
	Artistic Flair	+15 Happiness in your Capital
	Masterpiece Society	+1 Masterpiece Creation Speed per Turn to all Masterpiece Crafter
	Sculpted Immortality	+25% bonus Prestige from constructing Triumph
	Collective Vibrato	+25% Musician Pick Chance
	Heavenly Anthem	+5 Happiness in all City
	Religious Discourse	+5 Knowledge in all City
	Open Arms	+5 Housing in your Capital
	Presence of Mind	+2 /
	Educate the Masses	+5 Knowledge in all City
	Medicinal Philosophy	+5 Health in all City
	Education Grant	+50% Build Production towards Science Improvement
	Uncommon Breakthrough	Research Agreements provide +3 Research
	Minute Scrutiny	Science Improvement provide +1 /
	Contemplate	+25 Build Production towards Science and Industry Triumphs in your Capital
	Reverent Awe	+5 Health in all City
	Inspiration	-25% Research cost of Science Technology
	Mind Benefaction	+25% Scientist Pick Chance
	Adorn the Heavens	+25% Build Production towards Triumph
	Working Hands	+10% Build Production in all City
	Focused Populace	+5 Harvest Production in all City
	Efficient Mind	+10% Build Production towards all Improvement in all City
	Specialist Production	+25% Engineer Pick Chance
	Ardent Labour	+20% Build Production towards Industry Improvement
	Viridescent Guidance	+10% Craft Production to all crafting Improvement in all City
	Monument to Strength	+10 Materials per Turn
	Monument to Vitality	+25 Food per Turn
	Monument to Eternity	+10 Timber per Turn