| โ | Spooky ferry of the River Styx. | โ |
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The Charon Ferry is an untrainable arrow ship that appears in the Fall of the Trident campaign of Age of Mythology. It makes its only appearance in the tenth scenario, Strangers. Charon Ferries can ferry 30 units, more even than an Enclosed Deck-upgraded standard arrow ship (15 units) and Pirate Ship (22 units). With the same upgrade, the Charon Ferry can transport 40 units, which is more than even an upgraded Transport Ship, and the highest capacity of any unit or object in the game.
Campaign appearance[]
Arkantos, Ajax, and Chiron have been trapped in the Underworld by Gargarensis, and try to force their way out of it. They are assisted in their effort by Shades, and when they reach the River Styx, Charon Ferries. The ferrymen offer to transport the heroes, but also warn them of nearby monsters.
Four additional Ferries are used to kill Leviathans and Krakens that lurk under Styx's waters.
Further statistics[]
General technologies[]
Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% attack- Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -10% hack and crush vulnerabilities
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -10% pierce vulnerability
- Burning Pitch: +15% attack and +3ร damage multiplier vs. Buildings
- Enclosed Deck: +10 unit carrying capacity
- Heroic Fleet: +2.0ร damage multiplier vs. myth units (since The Titans)
- Ballistics: Higher accuracy against moving units (since Retold)
- Arrow Ship Cladding: +10% attack, +20% hit points, and +4 range (Before Retold)
Mythology[]
| โ | Charon is the ferryman of the Greek underworld. For a price - a gold coin - he carries the newly dead across the river Styx to their afterlives in Hades' shadowy realm. | โ |
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Trivia[]
- Their appearance is identical to the Lost Ships summoned by Ancestors on water.
- In the original game, the Charon Ferry shared its icon with Kebenits. In Retold, it receives a new icon, shared with Lost Ships.
- In Retold, it does not benefit from Heavy Warships and similar technologies.
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