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Moving on as the Pama-Nyungans? Powerful stories teem across the world's wondrous places.~ When entering new Era with this culture
Ah, the Pama-Nyungans! Incredible storytellers, and pretty handy with a boomerang.~ When meeting this culture


The Pama-Nyungan are a culture available in the Ancient Era, with the Aesthete culture focus.

"The Pama-Nyungan people adapt quickly to new environments—and enrich them with their art."

History[]

Around 10,000 BCE, as the Holocene epoch began and the Last Glacial Maximum receded, the environment and territories of the Australian continent underwent a radical transformation. The rise in temperatures, sea levels, and resources available for consumption at the end of the ice age led to significant and sustained growth in settled populations at the end of the fourth millennium BCE. These larger human groups underwent an important phase of cultural and artistic development, while Pama-Nyungan languages spread widely across the continent.

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Pama-Nyungan languages form a large family native to northeastern Australia that began to extend across the island from the mid-Holocene era. Seemingly organized early on into patrilineal lineages, practicing exogamous marriages, and maintaining structured social institutions, Pama-Nyungan speakers would have assimilated the hunter-gatherer populations they encountered on their trajectory. Settling on more than 80% of the Australian territory, the Pama-Nyungan spread new skills in technologies in addition to their languages.

The Pama-Nyungan expansion ran parallel to major changes in the supply patterns of the Aboriginal populations. Their development of intensive agricultural and horticultural techniques, as well as new methods of stone cutting, greatly enhanced their ability to settle and thrive in diverse environments. Their greater numbers meant that they were able to engage in labor-intensive, specialized activities such as grain grinding and the processing of poisonous plant species. The sites associated with Pama-Nyungan settlement in Australia witnessed unprecedented growth in artistic and cultural practices.

The middle of the Holocene era corresponds to a pivotal moment in the diversification of rock painting motifs, which reflected the groups’ sedentarization and marked their appropriation of territories. These sites also show traces of the first large-scale ceremonial gatherings bringing together individuals from the same region.

Did you know?[]

Rock paintings and engravings are a means of expression used by Aboriginal peoples for tens of thousands of years. In fact, Australia has some of the oldest sites in the world, dating back almost 47,000 years.

Culture orientation[]

Aesthete culture icon Aesthete cultures favour a gameplay orientation focused on Influence and diplomacy.

These cultures gain extra Fame from Aesthete Era Stars for earning Influence.

Affinity Action: Cultural Blitz[]

Can spend Money promoting patriotic works of art in specific Territories, pushing back foreign spheres of influence and generating Influence.

  • Immediately bring one of your Empire's Territories back into its sphere of influence, and gain Influence for each adjacent Territory already in your sphere.
  • If you do not have the strongest Influence in the Territory, there is a high chance it will start converting back after you use this action.

Affinity Bonus: Grace[]

Cultural Proximity is always maxed out due to Aesthete affinity.

Transcendence Bonus: Artist's Might[]

+5%Influence on District.


Trait: Storied Lands[]

Emblematic quarter: Fish Traps[]

“Built to take advantage of flowing currents, these enclosures capture the waters' bounty.”

Fish Traps

Emblematic unit: Boomerang Throwers[]

“In the hands of these practiced fighters, the boomerang is a weapon of remarkable precision.”

Boomerang Throwers
Ranged
Ranged-combat Unit. Receives a penalty (-8) when defending against close-combat attacks.
Pathfinder
Ignores Movement penalties from Forests.
Expedition
Regenerates Health (+20 Health per ) when outside of your Territory.

City names[]

The names listed are default names, players can change their cities' names if they choose.

Kawuka, Marru-papu, Warda-warda, Kurla-purru, Pari-diltya, Muna-thiri, Kangkuwulunha, Marda-purru-purru, Wabmara-kudna, Muna-warliri


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