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Mercury - Version 5 vs Version 6
Sep 21, 2026, 06:14 AM
Added the 0.26.1_4 trade-route and storage logistics changes to the Trading Post rationale
Sep 21, 2026, 06:42 AM
Removed the stale claim that Mercury's Altar Blessing value was undocumented; the Talents list now states the +10% magic attack power Blessing shown in the Worship Tree table
11Mercury is the Roman God of Speed, Innovation, and Trade. He is one of the seven gods players can restore in Romestead. His unlocks favor logistics, trade routes, and the empire-wide automation added for Early Access.22Domain44FieldValueNameMercuryDomainSpeed, Innovation, TradeRegionPantheonHeadline questArt of TradeEA-aligned buildingTrading Post66Quests77Art of Trade: Mercury's quest hub; tied to the Trading Post and inter-settlement commerce. Issued at the Altar.99Why Restore Mercury1111Mercury matters once a player has more than one settlement. His tree unlocks Trading Post upgrades and trade-route capacity, which is the difference between a town that scrapes by and an empire that supplies itself. A solo player with a single settlement can defer Mercury; a co-op group planning a multi-biome network usually restores him after Ceres and Mars.1313The logistics his tree builds on changed in patch 0.26.1_4 (2 September 2026): crafters can now take items directly from the Material Storage through the Logistics Tent connection, and a cancelled trade route dumps everything it was carrying outside the Trading Post after failing to make a regular deposit. Neither change touches the tree itself.1515Offerings1717Mercury responds to crafted-good offerings and finance-themed worship items:1919Handmade Craft, Impressive Craft: artisan-made offerings.Coins (Quadran, Denarius, Aureus, Electrum) when allowed by the Altar UI.Trade goods sourced from the Market.2121Talents and Blessings2323Construction unlocks tied to the Trading Post and Logistics Tent infrastructure.Citizen-buff favors that improve merchant and trade efficiency.Specific Altar Blessing values for Mercury are not yet documented in the published Worship UI; the Altar Blessings explicitly shown there cover Ceres, Mars, and Venus.24+Construction unlocks tied to the Trading Post and Logistics Tent infrastructure.Citizen-buff favors that improve merchant and trade efficiency.Blessing of Mercury: +10% overall Magic attack power, as listed in the Worship Tree table below. The Altar Blessings of the other gods, including Ceres, Mars, and Venus, are collected on Worship and Blessings.2525Worship Tree2727Worship Points earned from offerings and sacrifices are spent in Mercury's tree. Nodes are grouped into tiers that open as the god's worship level rises, and a few have their own prerequisites, so the order below follows the tree rather than a strict shopping list.2929TalentEffectCostBasic ScrollsUnlocks Leatherworker recipes for the Scroll of the Novice, Woolbound Scroll, Feathered Scroll and Linen-wrapped Scroll.1Better Roads+5% road movement speed.1Extra GoodsThe Market stocks additional goods.1Cheaper Prices-5% vendor price.1Altar TeleportEnables teleporting between Altars upgraded to level 2.2Proficient Merchant+20% Merchant experience gain.2Brick RoadsUnlocks Carpenter recipes for the Brick Road Upgrade and Orange Brick Road Upgrade. Requires Better Roads.2Intermediate ScrollsUnlocks Philosopher recipes for Volumen Vitae, the Ember Scroll, the Scroll of Mirage and the Tectonic Scroll.2Market Level 2Unlocks the level 2 Market.2Blessing of MercuryUnlocks the Blessing of Mercury: +10% overall Magic attack power.2Faster Trades+20% trade route speed.3Increased Cart CapacityIncreases the capacity of all carts by 1.33131Mercury is the logistics god, and Altar Teleport is the node most players want first, since it is what actually switches on travel between level 2 Altars. Beyond that his tree splits between trade economics and the scroll recipes that caster builds depend on.3232Related Pages3434The Gods and Worship: seven-god overview.Automation and Trade: Trading Post and trade routes.Currency and Economy: coins and market.
