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Minerva is the Roman Goddess of Wisdom and the first god most Romestead players interact with. Her Guardian is the first major boss in the Plains, her quests anchor the early-game narrative, and her Altar tutorials introduce the worship system. She is one of the seven gods players can restore in Romestead.

Domain

Quests

Minerva carries the largest quest chain of any god in the launch build. Her quests are issued at the Altar and the Worshipping the Gods chain unlocks after the player crafts the first Altar.

• The Giant Owl: locate and defeat the Guardian of Minerva, the owl boss in the Plains.

• Worshipping the Gods: restore the connection to a god by offering goods at the Altar; learn which gods resonate with which items.

• Virgil's Poem: an extended quest line that culminates in the Cyclops fight in The Eye dungeon.

• The Malformed Satyr Horn: hunt the Forest satyr factions for a unique trophy.

• Man of Steel: a Minerva-themed progression quest tied to combat training.

Why Minerva First

Minerva's tutorial-arc role is built into the game's pacing. The early-game tutorial chain points players to her Altar, her Guardian is fightable with starter gear, and the Feathered armor set she drops slots between the Copper and Bronze tiers. Once Minerva is restored, players have a flexible enough toolkit to choose any of the other six gods next. See Getting Started for the early-game path.

Worship Items and Offerings

Wisdom-themed items are her preferred offerings. Research-related and scholarly goods favor her affinity meter. As you make offerings, the meter for whichever god the item resonates with fills first, so the right god is discovered through play rather than memorization.

Talents and Blessings

Minerva's talent tree, accessed at the Altar after restoration, unlocks construction options and stat bonuses tied to the early-game progression curve. Specific Blessing values for Minerva are not yet documented in the published Worship UI; the Altar Blessings explicitly shown there cover Ceres, Mars, and Venus. Her unlocks include early-tier construction recipes that smooth the start of the game.

Lore

After Rome fell, the gods lost most of their worshippers and, in turn, much of their power and memory. Minerva is the one whose call players answer first. The line "I have a job for you, traveler" introduces her in the tutorial, and she frames the player's rise from camp-dweller to settlement-builder as a return of wisdom to the world. See Story and Setting for the broader fallen-Rome framing.

Related Pages

• The Gods and Worship: overview of the seven-god system.

• Worship and Blessings: Altar mechanics, Worship Points, and Blessings.

• Guardian of Minerva: her boss in the Plains.