MAYANS
No cav, so an extra Heroic Age strength myth unit in Classical Age.
Virtually no metal weapons, so no age limit on economic, armoury & building upgrades.


(thx to Underpants Man & Zalpacuiztli)
The classical period of the Maya civilisation was between 300 and 900 AD.A complex and hierarchical society was developed that divided the people into classes and professions. They formed centralised governments ruled by a kings who governed over well-defined city states, which shared similar artistic styles, and a common religion and cultural background.
One very unifying factor was their temples advanced writing. This ceremonial centre was the Maya's greatest contribution to the cultural landscape. To a degree, its origins, functions & diffusion have been made known to us by anthropologists. The crafts, religion, social & political organisation, & artistic & intellectual achievements associated with these centres have been analysed. We know with reasonable accuracy when, where & how the Maya lived, farmed, quarried stone, made mortar, mixed pigments & worked in stucco. Their calendar & mathematics are fully comprehensible, & many of their hieroglphics have been deciphered.
Blood Sacrifice
Anthropologists have long contrasted the ‘peaceful’ Maya with the bloodthirsty religio-sacrificial Aztecs. However, archaeological discoveries appear to demonstrate that although the Aztecs placed more importance on human sacrifice, blood sacrifice still played a significant role in Mayan religion and culture.
The archaeologists’ nightmare is the reality that the Spanish invaders regarded the advanced Mayan symbolic writing to be the language of the devil and set about to destroy all they could find.
As with any civilisation, their art is a reflection of their culture. Their colourful and contrasting artworks comprised of paintings upon plaster walls and paper, stone and wood carvings, stucco and clay models of animals, people and objects, and terracotta figurines made in moulds.

Sophisticated Metal Processes
What has surprised archaeologists is the high development of Mayan metalwork, because there are few local sources of ore. It has always mystified experts as to how they acquired such knowledge with so little to work with. Thus, artisans crafted metal objects only for ornamental or religious purposes for use by the elite classes. Similarly, the Mayan kings commissioned great works of art and architecture in order to memorialise themselves into history.
Economic Guild Armoury -N'a Maskab
- upgrades of chert flint, obsidian, copper, jade.
Trade seems to have been broad-based, extending even to the enemies of the Aztecs: the Tarascans, for example, were a source of copper axes.

Armour.
Breastplates
One of the most significant elements of an elite Maya’s dress “was the breastplate or pectoral. It is difficult to examine any Maya sculpture or painting without finding examples of these breastplates.... These breastplates were generally made of wood, bone, shells, jade, and other stones, as well as various pieces of metal. They were frequently elaborately carved with decorations of gods, hieroglyphs, animals, and human skulls. Most depictions of Maya warriors show them wearing such breastplates.”
Head-Plates
Mayan art depicts headgear from simple leather or cloth headbands mounted with jade plaques, to more complex wooden hats with mounted jade, shell, stone, or metal which were tied under the chin with straps.
Thick Clothing
Both the Aztecs and the Mayan often wore a basic armor which consisted of a thick and sleeveless jackets made cotton or other woven material known as ichcahuipilli. Sometimes these jackets would be doubly quilted, stuffed with rock salt and could withstand a direct arrow impact. The garment was so light and cheap that the Spaniards adopted it as well.
Animal Skins
Often the Mayans or Aztecs wore leather skins and armor over these quilted jackets (ichcahuipilli) to increase their protection. (Hamblin (1990)

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ARCHAIC AGE
building of Town Centres & armouries allowed. K´aaxil winik worker
N'a house

Dock- fishing canoe

Favour gaining- 40% fighting + 60% sacrificing
Victims go into temple, 1 every 2 seconds (?)
1%- worker
2%- soldier
8% - hero

chichan ku fortified temple -150wood,150gold. Shoots arrows
Temple unit-
Shaman-

and his drugs
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HUNAB KU- KINICH AHAU
Sun god, 1st god, creator, father of Itzamna the teacher, jaguar lord of the underworld by night, the "sun eyed lord". He was shown as a young man, full of life and vigour like the rising sun itself. His realm, in Mechanus, overlooks the abandoned realm of the Torillian power A'tar or Amaunator, who was a former rival. For exactly twelve hours the realm is lit by sunlight, and then for twelve more it is plunged into darkness. On the centre of the cog upon which the realm sits is a temple with 144 steps up to the top.
Heroes,(Holkan)- The first 2 couples created by Hurakan from white and yellow maize paste, after he flooded the world.
------Archaic- B'alam Quitze-"Jaguar with the Sweet Smile". lancer
------Classical- Caha-Paluma (f)"Falling water". She became the wife of Balam-Quitzé. - blowpiper
------Heroic----B'alam Agab-"Jaguar of the Night". clubber
-----Mythic------Choimha (f)"Beautiful Water". She became the wife of Balam-Agab. - archer

God Power: Heatwave (causes all visible enemy farms & fishing boats to evaporate , price repaid to enemy)
Wonder-Pyramid (K'u noloch)
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ITZAMNA

God of invention. Reptilian Top God. He's the son of the sun, Creator God HUNAB-KU, and was heavily involved in the development of Mayan culture.
He brought agriculture and medicine to the masses, and invented books and writing. Old and ragged with a bulbous red nose, he has a red-hot healing hand. Ideal for doctors needing quick cauterisation services.
ITZAMNA had a quick fling with IXCHEL, which resulted in the birth of the BACABS. . His feathery serpent mode KUKULCAN was identified with QUETZALCOATL by the Aztecs.
Heroes- The 2nd 2 couples created by Hurakan, from white and yellow maize paste, after he flooded the world.
-------Iqi B'alam-"Moon Jaguar". lancer
------Cakixia (f)-"Water of Parrots". She became wife of Iqi-Balam. atlatl
-------Mahucatah-"The Distinguished Name". macana
------Tzununiha (f)-"House of the Water". She became the wife of Mahucutah. archer
God Power: Captives- each shaman converts their nearest visible enemy into a captive, who can't be harmed by either side until they're sacrificed at captors temple.
Technology: Ball Games (military units have increased attack)
Bonuses: Military units are faster, and technologies improving military units are cheaper.
Wonder- ball court (Pok K´upil)
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IX CHEL
Goddess of the moon, bees, medicine, rainbows & women esp pregnancy & weaving
Her husband is Chaac, the rain god; and he listens to her, and abides by her desires. If Ix Chel is happy, the right amount of rain falls. If not, then either floods or droughts occur.
Wonder- K'u Ek, observatory
Heroes-Hun-Hunahpu A Mayan fertility god. He fathered the twins Hunahpu and Ixbalangue on a virgin. During a ballgame in the underworld Xibalba he was beheaded. His head was attached to an infertile gourd, which immediately started to bear fruits. His sons avenged his death by killing the responsible demons.-clubber
------- Vucub-Hunahpu- brother of Hun-Hunahpu archer
--------Xbalanque hero twin-macana
--------- Hunahpu. hero twin-blowpiper
God Power: Golden Frog Shower, rain of poisonous golden dart frogs.
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Classical Age
milpa field- 50 wood + 20 gold

Jade Anacondas & all flying Myth Units also available from dock.
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XAMAN EK God of the North Star and guidance.
God of the North with a black monkey head. God of Holiness and Godliness.
His symbol is the North Star, used for guidance and direction, His only indulgence, is incense from the resin of the copal tree. Protector of traders.
GP- Stellar confusion- foes wander around aimlessly
Myth Units;
Okol kolel (banshee)
According to folklore, La Llorona (Spanish for "the crying woman"), sometimes called the Woman in White or the Weeping Woman is the ghost of a woman crying for her dead children. Her appearances are sometimes held to presage death. It is wise to avoid La Llorona, as she is known for drowning passers-by in an attempt to replace her dead children.
Technology: Hijos Mios -my children.
Were-Jaguar, Balam Ah Winik,
GP Military Midwifery; for 10 seconds all military & myth units are trained instantly.
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CHAAC-THE RAIN GOD

god of rain and thunder, and important as a fertility and agriculture god. In art, he was sometimes depicted as an old man with some reptilian or amphibian features, with fangs and a long nose, sometimes tears coming from his eyes (symbolizing rain) and carrying an axe (which caused thunder). He was associated with the frog. Chaac was the ancient Maya god of rain and lightning. He was one of the earliest and most worshipped gods among the all the people of mesoamerica.
Chaac was often depicted with a serpentine axe in his hand a metaphor for lightning, and his body was scaled and reptilian. He was worshipped at sacred wells or cenotes, and was associated with the life giving rain needed for agriculture. At the dawn of time Chac split apart a sacred stone with his axe, from which sprung the first ear of maize. When he was not among the clouds the god could be found near falling waters.
God Power:For 10 seconds all food production upgrades are instant & without age barriers, thrice
Myth Unit:Alux
An alux (Mayan: [a'luʃ], plural: aluxo'ob: [aluʃoʔob]) is the name given to a type of sprite or spirit in the mythological tradition of certain Maya peoples from the Yucatán Peninsula and Guatemala. Aluxob are conceived of as being small, only about knee-high, and in appearance resembling miniature traditionally dressed Maya people. Tradition holds that aluxob are generally invisible but are able to assume physical form for purposes of communicating with and frightening humans as well as to congregate together.

Jade anaconda, can swim, also available from dock.
Technology: Jungle Mist (Farms produce 50% more food)
Bonuses: Peasants have more HP, Farms take less time to seed, and
buildings are less expensive
GP; Super Cenotes, food production quadruples for 10 seconds.
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YUMIL KAXOB

personification of maize and a god of agriculture and nature, known to indigenous peoples of North America. The one invoked by hunters, he is owner of all the game. He can appear to hunters in an instant, and possesses songs that will allow a hunter success or allow his arrows to come back to him. The Maize god is representative of the ripe grain which was the base of the Mayan agriculture & is principally shown with a headdress of maize and a curved streak on his cheek. He is also noticeable from other gods by his youth, despite which he was powerless by himself. He suffered when the Death god, Ah Puch, brought drought and famine. A passive and defenseless creature, victim of attacks by birds, insects and rodents, his survival depended on the help of the god of rain, Chaac. Corn also depended on man's rituals and offerings to the god of rain, weeding out plants which competed with Corn for space, scaring off predators, and giving life to the god by planting him. In gratitude for all man's care, Corn fed him.
MUs
Were-puma,

-Tocotl giant spiders- Chiwoh. In Mexico it was believed that the creation of the world was assisted by Tocotl a Spider God, who spins a huge hammock to hold the world up. The Mayans believed that after death of the body the soul was destined to wander through the many dark passages of the underworld until they met a great river which they could not cross on their own. Each soul can only can only get to the other side of this river with the help of a spider person. The spider people spin a web rafts and then one spider person and one soul journey across the underground river linked in a sort of spiritual bond so that each is totally dependent on the other until they reach safety on the other side.
GP Military Midwifery; for 10 seconds all military & myth units are trained instantly.
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N'a Ah ba´te´el, barracks,


Oksah (spearman), Molay (clubber)
tower

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Archery range, blowpiper- Halal Ten ts´ak, bufotoxin & curare coated darts

Recruited from jungle monkey & bird hunters. Poisonous & very accurate, aimed at , & usually hitting, exposed flesh (faces, limbs). Heavy ironwood pipe used as club in close quarters.
Upgrade- spearhead blowpipe.
Military unit- villagers convertible to clubbers, at cost
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Dock

Acali
Fast canoe that fires arrows rapidly,
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Advance to heroic age by having a second town centre.
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HEROIC AGE
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VOTAN/ EK CHUAH

, War & drum god
Literally, ‘black war leader’. This Maya deity, represented with a black-rimmed eye, was fierce and violent. He also concerned himself with those who had died in battle. A friendly aspect, however, was his patronage of merchants. Not only did Voltan Ek Chuah protect them from other city-states, but guided traders through the jungle, so that they reached their destinations safely. He sometimes appeared carrying a bundle of merchandise on his back like an itinerant salesman.
God Power: Green Hell -building-destroying vines grow in target area, strong enough to destroy any un-upgraded fort.
Myth Unit:Giant armadillo (siege)
Glyptodont

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AH PUCH (god of death}
King of Metnal, the ninth level of the Maya underworld, Xibalba, a place of eternal darkness and cold. He was depicted as a skeleton or corpse adorned with bells, sometimes the head of an owl; even today, some Mexicans and Central Americans believe that an owl's screeches signify imminent death.
MU- fighting skeletons, Multun tsek´il
GP; Invincibility (grants your warriors temporary invulnerability)
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CAMAZOTZ- Bat god,
GP- Bat plague, infects enemy with rabies & histoplasmosis
MU-Zotz, Desmodus Draculae giant vampire bat
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Shield upgrade- covered with alligator back hide
Armour upgrade- alligator belly hide
archery range-
halaber

In the hands of an expert the halab could hit a target from up to a hundred yards away. Bad enough in itself but this weapon had the ability to pierce the conquistadors steel armor and plow right on through and into their chests, effectively pinning them inside where they could die a slow and agonizing death. Points on the six-foot-long darts were barbed so that they had to be drawn out the other side in order to be removed.
In modern times, some have resurrected the spearthrower for sport, for distance and/or accuracy. Throws of almost 260 m (850 ft.) have been recorded.

barracks-

Jaguar Warrior,
Macana, cricket-bat type weapon, studded with obsidian flakes, sharper than modern surgical steel, recorded to have beheaded a Spanish horse in battle.
Upgrade- spearhead macana
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Pa´ fort

battering ram,
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Market

porter
Dock
MU - Ghost drum ship, Chak pax Chem, sends out watery shockwaves.
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MYTHIC AGE
Emergency military unit; villagers converted to clubbers, at cost.
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HUNRAKEN
In Maya mythology, "Hunraken" ("one legged") was a wind, storm and fire god and one of the creator deities who participated in all three attempts at creating humanity. He also caused the Great Flood after the first humans angered the gods. He supposedly lived in the windy mists above the floodwaters and repeated "earth" until land came up from the seas. In appearance he has one leg the other being transformed into a serpent, a zoomorphic snout or long-nose and a smoking object such as a cigar, torch holder or axe head which pierces a mirror on his forehead.
GP- hurricane
MU
killer wasp demon
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BACAB

MU TerrorBird

4-part god of directions & ground water. Upheld the earth. Son of Itzamna & Ix Chel.
GP Sinkhole

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KUKULCAN
Warring aspect of Itzamna. A mortal who took on legendary characteristics as a god (or vice versa). When he left Tula in shame after a night of succumbing to temptations, he promised to return. He reappeared in the Yucatán. He is also symbolized as Venus, the moving star, and Ehécatl, the wind god. Kukulcán is credited with giving the Maya cacao (chocolate) and teaching them how to grow it, harvest it, roast it, and turn it into a drink with ceremonial and magical properties.
Technology: Kukulkan's Return (Shamans gather 50% more Favor)
Bonuses: Religious technologies are cheaper, Myth Units have more HP,
and K'inns are trained quicker.
GP= volcano- Kululal
Myth Unit- flying serpent, Xik´Kan , spits poison

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Archery range
Eagle Archer

Fort-fire leg archer- halal elel
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Dock
Siege canoe

Water lily jaguar ,Ha´ Lol Balamx

Titan- giant tarantula
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The Huay Chivo is a legendary Mayan beast. It is a half-man, half-beast creature, with burning red eyes, and is specific to the Yucatán Peninsula. It is often said to be an evil sorcerer who can transform himself into a supernatural animal, usually a goat, dog or deer, in order to prey upon livestock.

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Thunderbird Argentavis magnificens

[This message has been edited by Fejj (edited 07-18-2010 @ 07:55 AM).]

Yeah! an unique civ

Regional interest for age of mythology titans
Region City
1. Mexico

2. Brazil

3. Colombia

4. Greece

5. Argentina

6. Estonia

7. Chile

8. New Zealand

9. Australia

10. Ecuador
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All the more reason to have a Mayan civ.

One downside to this...
Mayans wouldn't have calv.

However I think ESO could get really creative with the Mayans god powers (and I sense the Mayans would have a great eco)

No cav, so an extra Heroic Age strength myth unit in Classical Age.
Virtually no metal weapons, so no age limit on economic, armoury & building upgrades.

[This message has been edited by Fejj (edited 11-01-2008 @ 06:28 PM).]

Thay could at least have some infantery units with high speed, runner units.

Blowpipers would be fast & nimble, from lives of chasing monkeys & evading jaguars.

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[This message has been edited by Fejj (edited 12-06-2008 @ 02:19 AM).]

no eagle warrior? (very fast running spearman)

anyways im sure im really gonna love this O.o

[This message has been edited by Nick_The_Hunn (edited 09-30-2008 @ 01:32 PM).]

Call him an Eagle Warrior, & the macana fighter a Jaguar Warrior, a la AoE Conquerers, if you wish.
Fast runner/scout would be near naked jungle bred blowpiper, who, as I said, has had a lifetime of chasing monkeys & avoiding jaguars.

The Maya civilization is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as its spectacular art, monumental architecture, and sophisticated mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Preclassic period, many of these reached their apogee of development during the Classic period (c. 250 CE to 900 CE), and continued throughout the Postclassic period until the arrival of the Spanish. At its peak, it was one of the most densely populated and culturally dynamic societies in the world.

The Maya civilization shares many features with other Mesoamerican civilizations due to the high degree of interaction and cultural diffusion that characterized the region. Advances such as writing, epigraphy, and the calendar did not originate with the Maya; however, their civilization fully developed them. Maya influence can be detected as far as central Mexico, more than 1000 km (625 miles) from the Maya area. Many outside influences are found in Maya art and architecture, which are thought to result from trade and cultural exchange rather than direct external conquest. The Maya peoples never disappeared, neither at the time of the Classic period decline nor with the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores and the subsequent Spanish colonization of the Americas. Today, the Maya and their descendants form sizable populations throughout the Maya area and maintain a distinctive set of traditions and beliefs that are the result of the merger of pre-Columbian and post-Conquest ideologies (and structured by the almost total adoption of Roman Catholicism). Many different Mayan languages continue to be spoken as primary languages today; the Rabinal Achí, a play written in the Achi' language, was declared a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005.

Gee, thanks for copying & pasting that instead of constructively critising my civ design.

@Fejj: Im shamed to recognize that you seem to know a lot more that I am about mayan mithology and culture. The mayans inhabit the area on the south of México, where is very diferent from the north where I live. Is not part of the culture in wich I grew up, and now I realize that I they dont teach us anything about this is school.

Im more familiar with the aztec culture and myths because they are the ones from where México took his name (the meshicas). As usual a very deep investigation, I will like to have those giant birds and the flying serpents that resemble Quetzalcoatl.

Kulkulcan, the martial aspect of Itzamna (the teaching god) is the Mayan equivalent of Quezalcoatl, just like Zeus = Jupiter, etc.
Because of their scarcity I had to invent some myth units, (jade anaconda, wasp demon) but few people would realise if I hadn't just admitted it. At least they fit the Latin American environment. The Tarantula Hawk Wasp is the 2nd most painful insect.
Commenting on his own experience, one researcher described the pain as "...immediate, excruciating pain that simply shuts down one's ability to do anything, except, perhaps, scream. Mental discipline simply does not work in these situations."
A wasp bite puts a human victim into anaphylactic shock, swelling their head & neck, constricting their trachea & making it difficult to breath. Sp; ahorcadora "strangler".

[This message has been edited by Fejj (edited 11-05-2008 @ 07:32 AM).]

that Molay really looks like a Jaguar Warrior, the elite of the aztecs

ah anyway you did an aaawweeesome job there O.o i'm impressed

[This message has been edited by Nick The Hun (edited 11-30-2008 @ 04:44 PM).]

Hers the Jaguar warrior, available in Mythic Age.

Jaguar Warrior,
Macana, cricket-bat type weapon, studded with obsidian flakes, sharper than modern surgical steel, recorded to have beheaded a Spanish horse in battle.

Fejj, did you receive the mail that I send you?