Atonement

Atonement
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Empires II
Civilization	See table
Age	Castle Age
Research
Researched at	Monastery Fortified Church
Gold	325
Research time	40 seconds
Effect
Monks and Missionaries can convert enemy Monks, Missionaries, and Warrior Priests

Two Monks converting an enemy Monk.

Atonement is a technology in Age of Empires II that can be researched at the Monastery. Once researched, it enables Monks and Missionaries to convert enemy Monks, Missionaries, and Warrior Priests.

Availability chart

Available	Unavailable
Armenians Aztecs Bengalis Berbers Bohemians Burgundians Burmese Byzantines Chinese Cumans Dravidians Ethiopians Gurjaras Huns Italians Japanese Jurchens Khitans Lithuanians Malay Malians Maya Mongols Portuguese Romans Saracens Shu Slavs Spanish Tatars Teutons Turks Vietnamese Vikings Wu	Britons Bulgarians Celts Franks Georgians Goths Hindustanis Inca Khmer Koreans Magyars Persians Poles Sicilians Wei

Further statistics

Technologies
Resource cost	Hussite Reforms (+325 food, -325 gold, Bohemians only)

Civilization bonuses
Resource cost	Burmese (-50%) Chinese (-10%/-15% in the Castle/Imperial Age)
Other	Aztecs (gives Monks +5 hit points) Spanish (receive 20 gold after researching Atonement)

Team bonuses
Research speed	Lithuanians (+20%) Portuguese (+25%)

History

“

Several of the most successful religions reach an atonement, or reconciliation, between their all-powerful god and the common men and women on Earth. This was an important feature that strengthened the faith of believers and attracted converts.

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