Located on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert, Niya was once a thriving hamlet along the old Silk Road, but fell into disrepair when Chinese influence in the region waned, and was finally abandoned. But our leader's genius is not limited to the political, as has been shown by his skill in pitting one barbarian tribe against another and thence gaining firm control of the Tarim basin.Īnd it is to the Tarim basin that you are being sent, as magistrate of the town of Niya. Being concerned about the welfare of his subjects, our sage Emperor has lowered taxes and limited burdensome public works projects. Now his son, Taizong, a devoted student of calligraphy and painting, sits upon the throne in Chang-an. The wise Emperor Gaozu, founder of the Tang Dynasty, was a great man and shrewd leader. The hero drops some in homage each time he or she blesses (the amount varies according to hero).Niya is a mission found in Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom.īriefing Like the Qin of ancient times, the rulers of the Sui Dynasty pushed the people too hard, too fast - and it caused their downfall. Click on the highlighted button, and the hero conducts the blessing. You'll need to place the hero's banner next to the building you want blessed, and when the hero reaches there, the bless button highlights. Each ■SH hero may only bless certain types of buildings. ■EH Bless: Select this command to order the hero to bless an adjacent building. Remember, only one hero can be in your city at a time, so until the current hero disappears, you cannot receive another. You may want to "dismiss" a hero if he or she has provided all the services necessary and you want to summon another hero.
You may need to move her banner close to the site of the different animal type first, and then command her to capture again.ĭismiss: Select this command to make the hero disappear from the city. The captured animal type then appears in the menagerie, and the hero can go hunting again for a different animal type. When the hero captures an animal, she delivers it to the palace. This stops the hero from patrolling and sends her to capture an animal. Move the hero's banner near the animal to be captured, then select the capture animals command. The four heroes that are able to capture animals are Nu Wa, Sun Tzu, Xi Wang Mu, and Sun Wu Kong. The capture animals command is only available for these specific heroes and only when the city has a palace with labor. The hero halts in place after calling troops.Ĭapture Animals: Certain heroes (one from each religion) have the ability to IjjJ capture animals for the palace menagerie (see p. Only military heroes have this ability, and they are Huang Di, Sun Tzu, Guan Di, Sun Wu Kong, and Bodhidharma. Halt: Select this command to order the hero to stop patrolling and stand in place.Ĭall Troops: Select this command to summon all friendly troops within the city to move toward the hero's banner and deploy around it. So you may want to order him to patrol in a residential area needing tea. For example, if he's Bodhidharma, the Kung Fu Monk, he delivers tea to every house he passes. Exactly what location you order the hero to patrol depends upon the hero. The Hero may patrol off road, but not across water (except at a bridge or ferry) or across monuments like the Grand Canal or Great Wall. The hero then moves to that location and by default patrols within a specified radius of the banner, just like a normal walker. After selecting a hero, left-clicking on the map moves his or her banner to that location. H Patrol: As stated earlier, a hero is on patrol orders by default, but you can select this button to return a hero back to patrol if he or she You're now ready to give the hero an order. The dialog shows the hero's name, portrait, level of happiness (represented by the orb color), current duty, and up to six command buttons: patrol, halt, call troops, capture animals, dismiss and bless. Doing so opens the Hero Command display to the right of the screen. Left-click on the hero or his banner to give him a command. You may need to adjust the patrol area, or even give the hero a different kind of order (see below).Ī hero is represented on the city map as a walker (about twice as large as a normal walker) and by a banner. However, the patrol area is restricted to a portion of your city around the hero's banner. Only one hero can be in your city at one time.īy default, a hero is on "patrol" orders, which means that he or she will roam your city like a walker. The hero then appears in your city near a religious building and is ready to be given orders. Once a hero has been summoned, you'll receive a message indicating his or her arrival.