Humankind: Every Medieval Culture And Its Benefits

Humankind is a recently released turn-based strategy game from Sega and Amplitude Studios. The game has many similarities to the Civilization series, with the game's main goal being to build a prosperous Empire.

Like in Civilization, Humankind's campaigns are separated into a handful of different Eras. As players progress into new Eras, they must choose a culture - these cultures offer a range of different benefits that suit various playstyles. Each culture has four categories of perks that have the following conditions:

Affinity Trait	These effects will only be available during their specific Cultures, so they will not transfer to the next Era.
Legacy Trait	Unlike Affinity Traits, Legacy Traits are not lost once a new Era begins.
Emblematic Unit	These Units can only be built by their respective Cultures. However, they stick around for subsequent Eras.
Emblematic District	Each Culture can create unique Districts that, similar to Emblematic Units, persist after the player transitions to a new Era.

The Affinity Trait is the most important aspect to keep an eye on. These traits fall into seven different categories that each earn Fame in different ways and should be selected to suit the player's game plan. The seven categories and their suitable playstyles are as follows.

Aesthete	Influence and diplomacy
Agrarian	Population growth
Builder	Internal Empire improvements
Expansionist	Empire expansion
Merchant	Trade
Militarist	War
Scientist	Science

Aztecs

Affinity Trait	Militarist	Iron Reserves: Raise Militia Armies Vigilance: Increases the player's base War Support value
Legacy Trait	Huitzilopochtli's Glory	+2 Land Movement Speed on Unit -20% on Unit Industry cost
Emblematic Unit	Jaguar Warriors	33 Combat Strength 4 Movement 1 Range
Emblematic District	Sacrificial Altar	+5 Faith +5 Stability +2 Influence per adjacent District

Byzantines

Affinity Trait	Merchant	Power Investor: Use Influence to build resource extractor Mediation: Sell on Resources purchased from third parties
Legacy Trait	Master of Whispers	+5% Money per Alliance on all Cities
Emblematic Unit	Varangian Guards	43 Combat Strength 4 Movement 1 Range
Emblematic District	Hippodromos	+5 Money per Horse +3 Money -10 Stability +25 Money per adjacent Horses Deposit +1 Traders Slot on City or Outpost

English

Affinity Trait	Agrarian	Land of Plenty: Use Influence to steal population from adjacent Territories Community: Increases a City's Stability when it gains population
Legacy Trait	Serfs' Labor	+7 Food per number of attached Territories on City or Outpost
Emblematic Unit	Longbowmen	32 Combat Strength 4 Movement 4 Range
Emblematic District	Stronghold	Increase the range by 2 for Ranged Units standing on it +20 District Fortification +5 Stability +3 Combat Strength in combat for Units in or adjacent to the District

Franks

Affinity Trait	Aesthete	Cultural Blitz: Pay Money to overwhelm a Territory with Cultural Influence and gain Influence. Grace: Earn maximum Ideological Proximity with everyone
Legacy Trait	Crown Lands	+10% Influence
Emblematic Unit	Franci Milites	39 Combat Strength 6 Movement 1 Range
Emblematic District	Scriptorium	+3 Faith -10 Stability +5 Science +2 Influence per adjacent District +1 Researchers Slot on City or Outpost

Ghanaians

Affinity Trait	Merchant	Power Investor: Use Influence to build resource extractors Mediation: Sell on Resources purchased from third parties
Legacy Trait	Life of Luxury	+5 Money per Number of Accesses to Luxury Resources +5 Money per Number of Accesses to Strategic Resources
Emblematic Unit	Meharists	35 Combat Strength 6 Movement 1 Range
Emblematic District	Luxuries Market	+1 Money per number of Trade Routes +5 Money -10 Stability +3 Money per adjacent Market Quarter +1 Traders Slot on City or Outpost

Khmer

Affinity Trait	Builder	Land Raiser: Convert Science, Money, and surplus Food into Industry Pride: Increases the Stability of a new District
Legacy Trait	Servants of Magnificence	+3 Industry on Makers Quarter
Emblematic Unit	Dhanvī-gaja	42 Combat Strength 6 Movement 3 Range
Emblematic District	Baray	+1 Industry per Population +5 Food -10 Stability +2 Industry per adjacent River +1 Workers Slot on City or Outpost

Mongols

Affinity Trait	Militarist	Iron Reserves: Raise Militia Armies Vigilance: Increases the player's base War Support value
Legacy Trait	Mounted Mayhem	+100% Ransack gains on Army
Emblematic Unit	Mongol Horde	29 Combat Strength 6 Movement 1 Range
Emblematic District	Orda	Automatically upgrades regular Outpost

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Norsemen

Affinity Trait	Militarist	Iron Reserves: Raise Militia Armies Vigilance: Increases the player's base War Support value
Legacy Trait	Stormborn	+3 Naval Movement Speed on Naval Unit +2 Combat Strength on Naval Unit
Emblematic Unit	Langskip	23 Combat Strength 0 Movement 1 Range
Emblematic District	Naust	-10 Stability +5 Food per adjacent Coastal Water +5 Food per adjacent Lake +50 Money from Ransack on Empire +1 Farmers Slot on City or Outpost

Teutons

Affinity Trait	Expansionist	Under One Banner: Armies can forcibly annex Territories Ambition: Armies can cross any borders without being damaged or blocked
Legacy Trait	Spurred by Faith	+1 Money per State Religion Follower +1 Science per State Religion Follower
Emblematic Unit	Teutonic Knights	39 Combat Strength 6 Movement 1 Range
Emblematic District	Kaiserdom	+1 Faith per District +3 Influence -10 Stability +3 Faith per adjacent District

Umayyads

Affinity Trait	Scientist	Collective Minds: Convert Money, Industry, and Food into Science Foresight: Unlock technologies from the next technological Era
Legacy Trait	Learned Friends	+5% Science per Alliance on all Cities
Emblematic Unit	Haras	36 Combat Strength 6 Movement 1 Range
Emblematic District	Grand Mosque	+3 Science per number of attached Territories +5 Faith -10 Stability +1 Researchers Slot on City or Outpost

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