Cercerci

The Cercerci head.

**Cercerci** is a blood/sorcery/barbarian tribe made by No Context Archy on the FMT Discord server.

## Description

*“This tribe is a combination of outcasts from different tribes when their leaders found that they were performing horrific rituals, dedicated to the Blood God, Cerec. These rejects came together to show the Square their tremendous power on the battlefield, spilling all the blood the need to rule in dedication to Cerec.*

*The Cercerci start with the Barbarism tech and the bloodthirsty Berserker unit.”*

## Appearance

* Field: Rich brown and grey soil.
* Fruit: Red Banban (pronounced bawn-bawn) fruit.
* Animal: Bloodhound
* Forest: Scorched trees.
* Mountains: Volcanoes
* Monuments: Ritualistic and blood-related.

Cercerci terrainA Cercerci city.

## Spawn Rates

* ++Crop
* +Fruit
* -Forest

## Special Techs

### Barbarism

Replaces Chivalry. Allows you to train the Berserker unit, gives you the Burn Forest ability and the Sacrifice ability. The Sacrifice ability allows you to sacrifice units at Temples of any kind to get a random effect. Depending on the unit and Temple will decide what you get. RNG will include resources, population gain (for the nearest city), a technology, etc. You may also get a bad thing from sacrificing, like population loss, unit damage, etc.

### Devotion

Replaces Philosophy. Allows you to train the Devotee unit, and gives you the Literacy ability, the Blessing ability, and the Wisdom task.

## Special Units

### Berserker

* Health: 15
* Attack: 4
* Defence: 0
* Movement: 3
* Abilities: Dash, Hidden Recovery and Counter.

### Bloodhound

* Health: 10
* Attack: 2 Defence: 1
* Movement: 2
* Range: 1
* Abilities: Dash, Escape and Bloodlust.

### Devotee

* Health: 10
* Attack: 0
* Defence: 1
* Movement: 2
* Abilities: Convert, Escape and Devoted.

### Guard of Cerec

* Health: 40
* Attack: 4
* Defence: 2
* Movement: 2
* Abilities: Hidden Recovery, Special Counter, Escape and Fortify.

## Special Abilities

### Sacrifice

The Sacrifice ability allows you to sacrifice units at Temples of any kind to get a random effect. Depending on the unit and Temple will decide what you get. RNG will include resources, population gain (for the nearest city), a technology, etc. You may also get a bad thing from sacrificing, like population loss, unit damage, etc.

### Blessing

The Blessing ability allows you sacrifice higher quality units (Swordsman, Berserker, Knight, Giant, Guard of Cerec, Mind Bender, etc.) and be able to Bless units, which, rather than a 50-50 chance of getting a good/bad event from Sacrificing, you get a 70-30 chance. Costs 10 stars to Bless a unit.

### Hidden Recovery

Hides health and healing action. Also allows you to heal after moving.

### Counter

Makes the Berserker take no damage from an attack and deal the same damage back to the attacking enemy. Only useful for 1 attack. Does not retaliate on ranged attacks, but still takes no damage. Uses it’s action, but can be used after moving, even if no unit is in range.

### Special Counter

Special Counter: Similar to Counter, except with half it’s attack added on top of the retaliation.

### Bloodlust

As health lowers, the unit increases damage dealt. At full health: No extra damage. At 8-6 health: 25% damage boost. At 5-3 health: 50% damage boost. At 2-1 health: 100% (double) damage boost.

### Devoted

When Sacrificing this unit, provides a better chance of getting a good event (When this unit is Blessed, provides a 90-10 chance of getting a good event).

## Lore

### The Cercerci and the Crusondar

To put this real short, the Cercerci hate the Crusondar. If you want to listen to the full story, go right on ahead. At first, the Cercerci had a neutral relationship with them. They didn't bother each other, except the occasional times in which the Crusondar wished to trade. Other than that, there was no interaction. Then, the Crusondar got a little... ambitious. They started converting devoted Cerec scholars to their own religion. Started taking over their volcanic, rich landscape. Even started massacres on harmless bloodhound packs. "You've crossed the line" said their leader. The Cercerci found a rage stronger than any they have had against any other tribe. The other tribes shook in fear as a clash of religions began. You don't wanna make the Cercerci angry. Because they become very, *very violent*.

### How Bloodlust links to Barbarism

One day, a devotee travelled a bit too far into the volcanic lands. He was lost, as the environment looked all the same all around him. But, he managed to find some sort of wild animal feeding on something. He thought maybe he could tame it and get it to guide him out of the badlands. But, this animal was never seen before, as no tribe had dared travel into the badlands this far. But also nobody had encountered this animal... and live to tell of it. What the animal was, was an illusive Bloodhound. These animals were fast, brutal killers. They were mainly carnivores, but there were only two kinds of food in the volcanic region. One of them being their own kind. Yes, Bloodhounds have been known to cannibalise if they were desperate. Unfortunately, tasting blood tends to send Bloodhounds crazy for more meat. As the devotee walked towards it, it turned around, red eyes blazing. The hound snarled and snapped at him. The devotee instantly drew back. But the hound leaped at him, still hungry. The devotee did his best to defend himself, throwing the dog away and pelting anything he could pick up at it. Mostly rocks. But then he picked up the Banban fruit, a spicy and jelly-like fruit common to the volcanic region. They are also known for curing quite a few illnesses. This was the other food in the Badlands. He thought it was useless, but he threw it anyway. The beast caught it in it's mouth, but as soon as it ate the fruit, it's eyes went from blazing to dull. What the tribes of the Square didn't know, is that this fruit can cause the most bloodthirsty Bloodhound to become docile and friendly. It then padded up to the man and snuggled into him. "This... this is something to study." he said. The dog guided him out of the badlands, and he brought it with him to his fellow devotees, to teach them. What they soon realised, is that this nature, this ferocity... it was something to learn and take in. Bloodhounds soon caused the birth of Berserkers, fierce, wild warriors, just like the Bloodhounds before them. This dog was named Nagenarl, and was regarded as legendary among all devotees, soon to be named... the Cercerci.