Fasting

Fasting
Availability
Introduced in	The Asian Dynasties
Age	Discovery Age
Research
Researched at	Trading Post on a Sufi Mosque settlement
Wood	200
Coin	200
Research time	10 seconds
Effect
Villager hit points -40% Settlers, Coureurs des Bois, Settler Wagons, and Villagers gather 10% faster

“	Implementation of daily fasting decreases Villager hitpoints but increases all gather rates.	”
—In-game description

Fasting is a technology in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that can be researched at a Trading Post built on a Sufi Mosque settlement. Once researched, it reduces the hit points of all villagers (including Fishing Boats) by 40% but allows Settlers, Coureurs des Bois, Settler Wagons, and Villagers to gather 10% faster (but not Fishing Boats, which only receive the penalty).

Strategy

Note that with Fasting, villagers are quickly killed if attacked, making them more vulnerable and should be kept safe.