Armenia and Colchis are the only nearby Eastern factions at start…and you’re probably more likely to fight them than trade/ally with them.
Pontus’ negative trait really isn’t that big a deal. 25 cultural aversion with Eastern factions. This trait is also useful if/when Pontus expands north beyond Bosporus.įorsaken Persian Origins. An early opponent is likely to be Celtic Galatia, who can put together a pretty tough little army in the early turns. Negates the geographically-poor start position by making war with nearby Greeks virtually impossible (unless you want such), and enabling almost-automatic trade agreements with all Greek factions.īarbarian Subduers: +10% morale buff when fighting barbarian factions. Huge advantage, worth more than the other faction traits combined.
Philhellenes: +25 cultural affinity with Hellenic factions. Persian Trade Heritage: +10% income from commerce buildings. Does make archers attractive as missile troops of choice….but worth noting here that Pontus only gets low-end basic archers to begin with.