Fluff | Production buildings – Florence Rivières

Names and fluff texts for production buildings for a city builder set in ancient times. The intent here is to give a hint at the building’s function, effects on gameplay, and bits of historical context where possible.

Building name	Function	Description
Barracks	Recruits military units	Where soldiers shed blood, sweat and tears; but all they think of is gambling and sneaking out.
Shipyard	Builds ships	Romans all over the world, one ship at a time.
Siege Workshop	Builds siege engines	Building machines to destroy what has been built. Balance is important.
Equitum Campus	Recruits military units	Only the richest of soldiers get to pet the horses.
Cattle Market	Deals with cattle and humans	How much does a cow cost? A handful of denarii and a few day’s colic.
Latrines	Connects digestive systems and sewers	If you’re afraid of snakes randomly surging out of pipes, you might want to sit this one out.
Sanctuary	Venerates a deity	Dedicated to a single deity; make sure to visit a few of them throughout the day. It’s also an excellent spot to observe the flight of birds.
Fountain	Springs water around	When brimed over, it will rinse the trash out of your streets.
School of Rethoric	Forms great minds	Where great minds are formed and grand speeches learned by heart.
Forum	Widens political views	Crowded whenever someone stands on the rostrum for debate.
Baths	Cleans citizens	A place to get clean and acquainted. In case of sickness, please keep your tunic on.
Theater	Hosts theatrical performances	Romans didn’t steal everything from the Greeks, but a knack for tragedy, they certainly did.
Temple	Worships all divine beings	Gods reside here. Make sure you’re paying enough respect – in coin.
Amphitheater	Entertains the masses	Never forget to bring a hat and cushions here: people are supposed to be risking their lives inside the arena, not outside.
Horse Market	Deals with mounts and humans	Judging by this place, saying Celts look like their horses must be a compliment.
Tavern	Gathers drinkers	A place to enjoy the many specialties of the region… and sometimes a good deal more.
Tattooist	Ink memories into skin	Choose the symbols wisely: you only have so much skin space left.
Proving Grounds	Hosts fights and trials	For personal and legal disputes as well as wrestling competitions.
Bardic Hearth	Hosts bards and crowds	All gather around the bairds and filids to hear from the neighbouring communities, safe from the freezing rain.
Fanum	Consecrates ground	Got a request for the divine, not sure who to ask? This temple made of oak is the place.
Nemeton	Roots faith and history	A place filled with roots, literal and figurative.
Clay Heap	Filters Clay	It makes you think, how men must wade in the mud so they may live under a roof.
Sturgeon Hatchery	Breeds Sturgeon	Where one sees to the upbringing of that which he soon must slay.
Piscator’s Hut	Fishes Sardines	Better to teach one to catch many sardines than to give them one unidentified fish.
Scomber’s Hut	Fishes Mackerel	Fish are slippery, but your citizens appreciate that slope, for it leads to untold delights.
Salt Pond	Gathers Salt	Seawater in solid form ready to be gathered.
Sand Refinery	Filters Silica	You’d be surprised at all that sand on a beach can accomplish in the right hands.
Snail Farm	Breeds Murex Snails	Surprising how many snails it takes to dress a senator.
Oyster Bed	Breeds Oysters	Offers oysters a place to settle without specifying the true intent of the bargain.
Eel Grabber	Fishes Eels	Eel-fishing requires a long line and a longer bucket.
Amber Diviner	Gathers Amber	The tears of Leto’s son converge upon this patch of coast.
Shell Gatherer	Collects Seashells	Here your citizens seek gifts from the sea for all purposes.
Cockle Picker	Picks Cockles	Cockles thrive in salty water. All one has to do is bend over.
Mud Drier	Salvages Mud	Sometimes the most ordinary things turn out to be invaluable. Sometimes they’re just ordinary.
Reed Harvester	Harvests Reed	Gathering grasses? What’s the rush?
Peat Cutter	Piles Peat up	What you forget here will be preserved for ages. Tastiest butter in the province!
Mire		Slow decay shall be swiftly burned.
Ochs Reserve	Breeds Ochs	With time, one can learn how to thank beasts for their unvoluntary offerings.
Graes		Grazing wetness to nibble and welter in.
Bird Charmer	Captures Birds	Check up on the traplines, set them back. A nice start of a day, except for the birds.
Limestone Quarry	Gouges Limestone	Cutting giant stones out of the belly of a mountain, one must feel like a god. Or a slave.
Iron Mine	Mines Iron Ore	Lots of slaves and criminals down there. The others are wondering how they got so unlucky.
Coal Mine	Extracts Coal	Minors from here are banned from the baths. Keep the lamps away from the walls.
Marble Quarry	Gouges Marble	White mountain cheeks get more sunken by the year.
Mineral Quarry	Selects Minerals	Colorful tunnels run under your land.
Lead Mine	Mines Lead Ore	The workers here develop a close connection with Saturn… Which is one way to get poisoned.
Copper Mine	Mines Copper Ore	Antibacterian hole into the ground.
Tin Mine	Mines Tin Ore	Does the rarity of this ore make up for not being able to peep at the sky?
Granite Quarry	Gouges Granite	A whole history of eruptions and slow cool-downs is written here for who can read it.
Clifftop Trapper	Hunts Goats	Even the best hunters cannot hold a candle to a goat when it comes to climbing.
Woodcutter	Chops Wood	The axe forgets, the tree remembers.
Charcoal Kiln	Burns Charcoal	Where wood is burnt to make it easier to burn.
Apiary	Hosts Beehives	Centuries of knowledge allowed your imperial citizens to gentle the bee queendoms.
Pony Whisperer	Catches Ponies	Using old whispers to tame the equine kind, plus a looped rope if necessary.
Hermit’s Hide	Forages Fungi	The ones that feed, the ones that kill, the ones that open eyes: the forest gives them all.
Flax Farm	Grows Flax	It looks like plants, but it’s actually incoming clothing.
Flax Field		A patch of ground solely dedicated to flax.
Oat Farm	Grows Oats	This kind of farm could become popular North of the Empire someday.
Oat Field		It takes a family to bring all those crops up.
Wheat Farm	Grows Wheat	For wheat enthusiasts and people who ultimately would like to eat bread.
Wheat Field		Wheat crops as far as the eye can see, and sometimes hiding place for deer babies.
Lavender Farm	Grows Lavender	Purple sea should feel dangerous, but this one is not.
Lavender Field		The smell of the flowers hides that of fertilizer.
Olive Farm	Grows Olives	Not to be burned down: they take a long time to grow.
Olive Grove		Vegetables are grown at the foot of the trees.
Vineyard	Grows Grapes	A whole estate alloted to the delicate art of cultivating grapes.
Vines		Gorging on as much sun as they can before getting stomped on.
Cypress Nursery	Grows Cypress	Not just any wood.
Cypress Grove		Not just any tree.
Barley Farm	Grows Barley	A farm shaken by the wind.
Barley Field		There’s barley anything to do until the harvest comes.
Woad Farm	Grows Woad	Woad can dye cloth as well as the skin of the locals.
Woad Patch		The horizon at the end of this field matches the sky.
Weld Farm	Grows Weld	Clothing the slopes in yellow.
Weld Patch		Bushes of solid hues.
Sheep Farm	Breeds Sheep	No buttercups allowed here. The herd would poison itself.
Sheepfold		A shelter for gregarious instincts.
Pig Farm	Breeds Pigs	Treat them kindly, for they taste like you.
Pig Sty		Don’t blow on them, just in case.
Horse Breeder	Breeds Horses	Stout, stocky breeders and their stout, stocky horses.
Pasture		Foals being born with their foal slippers, and mares ready to lick them.
Yarn Dipper	Dyes Yarn	Everyone flees from this smell but comes back for the yarn.
Tannery	Tans Leather	A place for hardening human’s senses and refining animal’s skins.
Fermentation Plant	Extracts Tyrian Purple	Multiple snails take multiple steps and dissolve into one shade.
Perfumery	Creates Perfume	Sometimes a visit to the baths just isn’t enough.
Paint Mixer	Produces Paint	They quicksand pigments into an oily trap.
Greenhands	Creates Celtic Green	Will give garments shades of tree foliage.
Silver Forge	Refines Silver	A lot less silver will remain, but what a shine!
Furnace	Refines Iron	A trial by fire removes rust and chaff; only iron stands alone.
Glass Smelter	Melts Glass	Makes sand uncomfortable to walk on.
Terracotta Kiln	Cooks Terracotta	Cooks but does not assemble.
Mineral Crusher	Refines Pigments	Proves technology’s superiority by reducing stone to dust.
Copper Smelter	Refines Copper	Makes copper shelves easier to tidy up.
Tin Smelter	Refines Tin	Melts tin down to make it solid again.
Pulverizer	Crushes metals into Bronze Composite	Metals matchmakers.
Bronze Smelter	Melts Bronze	Makes bricks of war effort and handicraft.
Water Mill	Grinds Flour	The better the grain, the finest the flour.
Olive Press	Extracts Olive Oil	The workers here have extremely smooth hands.
Mellarium	Extracts Honey	Golden bounty in exchange for unsolicited housing.
Shucker	Seasons Oysters	The fast-paced world of fish preservation stops for no clam.
Fish Gutter	Extracts Caviar	The best part of the sturgeon is its unborn offspring.
Malthouse	Sprouts Malt	Tricks barley seeds into sprouting prematurely.
Ochs Mill	Grinds Flour	Crushes everything until it makes you sneeze.
Milking Parlor	Milks milk	Supervising calves diet.
Bone-Boiler	Prepares Aspic	Uncoating pigs to glaze other meals.
Tongue Plucker	Cuts Bird Tongues	They talked too much.
Weaver	Weaves Cloth	It’s like weaving the threads of destiny, but with regular cloth.
Ropemaker	Weaves Ropes	If it’s too rough to wear, might as well tie it.
Sailmaker	Weaves Sails	Crafts to catch and borrow the force of the wind.
Wax Shaper	Casts Wax	Bees bedrooms put to other uses.
Wood Polisher	Polishes Cypress	Requires elbow grease and bees polisher.
Cushion Stuffer	Stuffs Cushions	Protectors of noble bums.
Amputator	Severs Horns	Removes the cow from the cowhorn.
Chassis Builder	Builds Chassis	Assemblers of horseless carriages. The horse will be added later.
Stringer	Crafts Strings	Removing the bonds between parts of the goat.
Scalloper	Carves Nacre	Separating mother-of-pearl from sea chaff.
Handle Carver	Carves Handles	Let them handle this.
Grindstone	Grinds Porridge	Will make grain easier on your teeth.
Bakery	Bakes Bread	A well-timed battlefield of loaves and ovens.
Garum Works	Prepares Garum	Unwanted parts of fish turn smelly yet tasty.
Vintner	Makes Wine	Guardians of the very mark of civilization.
Epicure	Presents Oysters with Caviar	The Empire’s most elite chefs serve fish with fish and call it a day.
Eel Smokery	Smokes Eels	Trades eels smell for woodfire smell.
Brewery	Brews Beer	Brewing worries and consciousness out of you.
Dairy	Makes Cheese	If the milk is already rotten, what else can happen to it?
Salsicium	Stuffs Sausages	A jeweller of sorts, making beads of pigs.
Delicacier	Preserves Bird Tongues in Aspic	The principles of Roman cuisine applied to passerines.
Clothier	Sew Tunics	Makes sheep cold to keep people warm.
Hatter	Makes Pileus	Bringers of Freedom… symbols. That’s something.
Seamstress	Knits Stolas	Weaving garments that take time to put on and off again, to protect the ladies’ virtue.
Sandal-Maker	Makes Sandals	The roads of the Empire are good but not that good.
Loom	Weaves Togas	They dress everyone that matters around here.
Kosmetikos	Prepares Cosmetics	Sworn to correct ailments from old age and short nights.
Shoe Weaver	Braids Reed Shoes	Turns spears of grass into shields for feet.
Hosier	Sew Trousers	Surely you don’t expect blacksmith to be blacksmithing in a skirt.
Ring Forge	Forges Rings	They’ll only stop when there are more rings than fingers in the province.
Fibularium	Crafts Brooches	Provides the means for clothes to avoid falling off.
Wire Twister	Crafts Torcs	Twisting metal into meaning.
Birrus Stitcher	Sew Cloaks	Stitching charisma and tradition together.
Narcissium	Crafts Handmirrors	If you were to wander into this workshop, you might lose you way.
Lamp Kiln	Bakes Lamps	The lampmaker’s rule of entry; be matchless.
Tabulus	Assembles Writing Tablets	They make tools more powerful than a sword with an erase and replace feature.
Glassblower	Blows Fine Glass	They write songs of crystal and fire.
Lecticarium	Builds Palanquins	The slaves come separately.
Chariot Workshop	Builds Chariots	The rate of chariots destructions in races ensures this place never runs out of work.
Cutler	Forges Silverware	Placing civilization’s barrier between food and hands.
Sculptor	Paints Statues	Pygmalions, minus the creepy part.
Horner	Carves Drinking Horns	Making vessels is thirsty work, but you’ll never want for a cup.
Sickle Smith	Forges Golden Sickles	Sometimes you need to slice your way toward the gods.
Lythier	Crafts Lyres	For the love of music, all strings attached.
Weaponsmith	Forges weapons	This smith makes strong arguments in favor of the Empire.
Armourer	Forges armors	Quenches and distribute metal if not character. Your citizen appreciate enhanced sturdiness.
Chassis Plater	Builds war chariots	Only the Celts can drive the chariots made here without crashing into each other. No offense.
Sawmill	Saws Timber	The best way to make sure wood gets cut before your workers’ limbs.
Concrete Mixer	Prepares Concrete	Where volcanic ash and seawater are introduced. Their child is called solidity.
Tiler	Cooks Tiles	Houses are so much cosier when rain falls only in the impluvium.
Marble Mason	Carves Marble	One blow off the mark and it all crumbles apart.
Tesserae Works	Cuts Mosaic	The smallest colored squares make the grandest and most profitable frescoes.
Laborer’s Yard	Prepares Wattle&Daub	These walls will last longer than they let on.
Source	Draws Water from the mountain	Why did you think they settled here?
Aqueduct	Guides Water to the Cistern	As impressive as a sewer, except it’s clean.
Cistern	Distributes Water to street piping	Check once a week for clandestine pipings.
Drainage	Drives Water out of Marshes	Allows for bridge savings.
Waterlock	Flushes Water to the sea	And don’t come back!