EA Mekone

Mekone is an Early Era civilization based loosely on the Giants of Greek mythology. Mekone society is centered around the titular city, and is populated by a race of giants called Gigantes; literally, Giants in Greek. Descended from an "Ancient God," in myth the Giants were the youngest group of children from Gaia after the blood of Uranus feel to earth when the god was castrated by the titans. These giants, outraged by the growth of Human nations and the decline of the Ancient races (See EA Theodoros), the Gigantes formed a coalition with the Elder Cyclopes to rid the world of the gods of Mankind. The Gigantes are numerically inferior and the majority of Mekone's population consists of enslaved humans called Helots.

Unique Characters
Mekone has one named character; Alcyonaeus the King of Pallene, who has dominion immortality and will return to your capital upon being killed within your pretender's dominion. Upon appearing at your capitol the following message plays:

Alcyoneaus is called the greatest of the Gigantes, blessed by their progenitor with the gift of immortality. As long as he remains within the lands of the exalted he cannot die. When his brother Porphrion founded Mekone, he got jealous and left for distant lands. Far away from the golden city he made himself king over mortal men and called his lands Pallene. For centuries men suffered under his tyranny, but with the recent emergence of the God-Slayer Alcyonaeus has abandoned his kingdom and returned to his kin in Mekone to lead the Gigantes against the false gods of men.

Playstyle
Mekone has a limited ability to recruit its best unit, the Gigantes Hoplites. These units are well armored giants with a bonus fighting against pretender gods. Mekone has a very limited selection of priests and mages, with a variety of Inquisitor characters. These characters have a comparably high research rate compared to other EA civilizations. The largest advantage Mekone has is in the forging of magical items, which their Elder Cyclopes units receive bonuses to. The Cyclopes also provide a bonus to resource production, allowing substantial recruitment in tiles with poor resource production but high population. Mekone can build an additional level of fortification beyond most factions.