Hibiscus Tea

Hibiscus Tea is a consumer good available in Land of Lions. It is consumed as a luxury need of three different population tiers: Shepherds, Elders, and Scholars. By default, it can be produced only in Enbesa.

Usage[]

Luxury need[]

Hibiscus Tea fulfills a luxury need of Shepherds, Elders, and Scholars.

	Consumption	Happiness	Income	Research Points
Shepherds	0.0002	12	+2.5/+2.25/+2	-
Elders	0.0004	6	+5/+4.5/+4	-
Scholars	0.00175	3	-	+3.6

Expeditions[]

Hibiscus tea can be used during expeditions, it grants 5 bonus morale per 5 tons.

Trade[]

Hibiscus Tea can be passively sold for 84 or purchased for 210 per ton. No neutral trader buys or sells for a special price.

Production[]

All regular production chains involving Hibiscus Tea are listed below.

Hibiscus Tea[]

-210 -135

10000 42

Tea Spicer
3 @ 100%
for 2 /min
- Hibiscus Farm
  2 @ 100%

Supplies:
• 166,7 Shepherds Residences (up to 1666 Shepherds)
• or 83,3 Elders Residences (up to 1666 Elders)
• or 19,04 Scholars Residences (up to 2285 Scholars)

Alternatives[]

Hibiscus Tea can be also obtained in the following production chains when particular items are equipped in a Trade Union.

Using Linseed instead of Hibiscus Petals[]

Tea Selector Rare DLC Required Land of Lions
"Flaxseed Tea is really delicious with a drop of honey or a squeeze of lemon."
Equipped in Trade Union Affects Tea Spicer	Effects Productivity: +20% Replaced Input Instead of Hibiscus Petals, the building processes Linseed.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +20 Diplomacy: +10

Notice that the green custom productivity values illustrate the optimal production ratios between the buildings, IF you want to prevent under- or overproduction.
You can choose to actually increase productivity or you can choose a different way to obtain more of the input goods.

-200 -115

8500 34

Tea Spicer
3 @ 120%
for 2,4 /min
- Linseed Farm
  2 @ 120%

Hibiscus Tea supplies:
• 200 Shepherd Residences (up to 2000 Shepherds)
• or 100 Elder Residences (up to 2000 Elders)
• or 22,85 Scholar Residences (up to 2741 Scholars)

Town Hall Items[]

Soft Drink Seller Uncommon DLC Required Land of Lions
Goat milk and tea is a surprisingly popular combination on shadeless days.
Equipped in Town Hall Affects All Enbesan Residences Shepherd Residence Elder Residence	Effects Bonus Happiness: +2 Residents gain bonus happiness from Goat Milk, Hibiscus Tea.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +10 Diplomacy: +5

Wise Enbesan Homesteader Rare DLC Required Land of Lions
"This is like my mother's cooking," the mihurani often exclaim from their palaces of learning in the Old World.
Equipped in Town Hall Affects Scholar Residence	Effects Bonus Happiness: +3 Residents gain bonus happiness from Hibiscus Tea, Seafood Stew. Attractiveness: +5	Expedition Bonus Diplomacy: +10

Djimon, the Melancholic Expatriate Epic DLC Required Land of Lions
"There's no place like home," says Djimon, "but if only I had a tangible reminder of it..."
Equipped in Town Hall Affects Scholar Residence	Effects Bonus Research Points: +1 Residents provide bonus research points from Hibiscus Tea, Seafood Stew, Tapestries, and Clay Pipes.	Expedition Bonus Diplomacy: -5

Shayi Shaah, Tea House Empress Epic DLC Required Land of Lions
"There were so many great coffee houses in Upper Taborime, I just had to try something different!"
Equipped in Town Hall Affects All Enbesan Residences Shepherd Residence Elder Residence	Effects Bonus Happiness: +8 Residents gain bonus happiness from Hibiscus Tea. Reduced Needs: 30% Residents consume 30% less Goat Milk	Expedition Bonus Diplomacy: +30 Trait: Entertainer

Kaldi, Infuser Of Teas Legendary DLC Required Land of Lions
His goats became frisky having nibbled the red berries, but Kaldi disapproved and slung the berries into a fire, from which enticing aromas then billowed.
Equipped in Town Hall Affects Scholar Residence	Effects Bonus Happiness: +10 Residents gain bonus happiness from Hibiscus Tea. Reduced Needs: 30% Residents consume 30% less Hibiscus Tea Bonus Research Points: +4 Residences gain bonus research points from Hibiscus Tea.	Expedition Bonus Hunting: +30 Medicine: +45 Trait: Jack Of All Traits