Wardens

Wardens
Alignment	Neutral
Spell	Equinox
Joins	once unlocked, with the neutral deed
Mechanic	Equilibrium

Grey-robed keepers of the old circles. They reward the realm that neglects nothing.

The Wardens are a neutral faction.

Unlocking

The Wardens must be unlocked once before they will answer. The game offers only a riddle:

Grey keepers wait in bark turned to stone beneath your digs. Their circle opens for a realm that has paid in leaf and in brimstone.

Mechanic

Equilibrium: your least-owned building (T1-T10) catches up on your three most-owned at a 25% share; +1 max mana per 15 buildings; production +40% x balance (fewest / most owned, T1-T10).

Spell

• Equinox (100 mana): Lifts your least productive building by your three most-owned building counts and mana regen x1.5 for 20s.

See Spells for mana and tiers.

Upgrades

Bought with gold once the gate is open (see Factions).

#	Upgrade	Gate	Cost	Effect
1	Druidic Vocabulary	Trade Treaty	5M gold	Each tier +40% x (12 - tier): the lowest tiers gain most
2	Deep Roots	Trade Treaty	100M gold	+1 max mana per 10 most buildings owned
3	Moss and Stone	Trade Treaty	2B gold	Equilibrium share 25% -> 40%
4	Wellspring Circle	Friendship Pact	50B gold	+0.01 mana/s per 10 max mana
5	Seasons Turn	Friendship Pact	1T gold	Production +2% per spell cast this reign (max +300%)
6	Even Hands	Friendship Pact	30T gold	Equilibrium bonus +100%
7	Stillness	Alliance	1Qa gold	Spells cost 15% less mana
8	Circle of Years	Alliance	50Qa gold	Production +10% per sqrt(hour as Neutral this life)
9	Grove Accord	Alliance	2Qi gold	Equinox also lifts the second least-productive building
10	Living Scales	Alliance	100Qi gold	Equilibrium share +2% per mana/s of regen (share max 70%)

Heritage and bloodline

• Heritage: Old Circles: +1 max mana per 15 buildings
• Bloodline: +0.01 mana/s per 10 max mana

Trials

Wardens trials: Level Ground, Fifteen Turns, Full Wells, The Great Balance. See Trials.