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Task Villagers on the Fire Pit to perform powerful dances.
—In-game description

The Fire Pit is a special building in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs that is unique to the Native American civilizations (Aztecs, Iroquois, and Sioux). It was removed in the Definitive Edition, and is replaced by the Community Plaza.

Overview[]

It grants a choice of "dances" which provide special bonuses when Villagers are tasked to the Fire Pit. A Fire Pit can hold up to 25 dancers; the more Villagers tasked to the Fire Pit, the more powerful the dance becomes. The percentage-based dances use the final amount as base, instead of the unimproved amount, which means that the dances are much more powerful than they would otherwise be in later Ages.

The Aztec Warrior Priest can be tasked to the Fire Pit, where it counts as two dancers. This makes the Aztec Fire Pit dances have superior bonuses to others.

Dances[]

Age Dance Effect Civ.
Fertility Dance Increases unit train rate All
Gift Dance Trickles XP
War Chief Dance Increases War Chief hit points and returns him to the Fire Pit when collapsed
Alarm Dance Spawns Warriors
Water Dance Increases all ships' hit points and attack; requires Water Dance Home City Card
Founder Dance Spawns Travois Iroquois
Holy Dance Spawns Medicine Men (Warrior Priests for the Aztecs) All
War Dance Increases all units' melee and ranged attack
Town Dance Increases all buildings' hit points and attack; requires Town Dance Home City Card
Healing Dance Units regenerate hit points while idle Aztecs
Earth Mother Dance Increases population Iroquois
Fire Dance Increases all units' siege attack Sioux
Garland War Dance Spawns Skull Knights Aztecs
War Song Dance Spawns Dog Soldiers Sioux

Technologies[]

Age Technologies Cost Effect Civ.
Founder 50 food
50 wood
50 coin
The Aztec War Chief's aura triples XP bounty from nearby units' kills Aztecs
Secret Society 200 wood
100 coin
The Iroquois War Chief can use Heal Iroquois
Battle Anger 300 wood
600 coin
The Sioux War Chief gets +9.0x multiplier against artillery Sioux

Further statistics[]

Improvements
Hit points Flying Buttress (+20%)
Construction cost Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25% wood)
Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)

Home City Cards[]

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Fire Pit
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

French[]

Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Cheap Church Church and Mosque costs -80% and their improvements (except unique ones) cost less; Field Hospitals cost -50%; Monastery costs -30%; Fire Pit are free
10

Indians[]

Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points
10

Native Americans[]

Card Description Age HC level
Improved Buildings Buildings get +40% hit points
10
Town Dance Town Dance available at the Fire Pit
10
Old Ways Big Button improvements cost -50%
40
Water Dance Water Dance available at the Fire Pit
1
The Improved Buildings card is available at a level 1 Home City for the Sioux.
The Water Dance card is not available to the Sioux.

History[]

For the aboriginal peoples of North and Central America, spirituality encompassed all the routines of daily life. Worship was not something that happened according to some arbitrary schedule. Hunting, cooking, meeting - all of life's activities had spiritual and ceremonial significance.

Long before recorded history, Native peoples have celebrated the mysteries of life, death, and the universe through the medium of dance. Many complex dance ceremonies emerged over the centuries, each with their own meaning and purpose. The ceremonial dance served as a way to unite people to face the day's challenges, while at the same time linking with the honored traditions of generations past.

Gallery[]

Buildings in Age of Empires III
Common
Dock · House · Livestock Pen · Market · Native Embassy · Stable · Town Center · Trading Post · Wall
Europeans Arsenal · Artillery Foundry · Barracks · Capitol · Church · Estate (formerly Plantation) · Fort · Mill · Outpost · Tavern
Native Americans Community Plaza · Corral · Estate (formerly Plantation) · Farm · Tribal Marketplace · War Hut · Fire Pit (removed)
Asians Barracks · Castle · Consulate · Monastery · Rice Paddy · Wonder
Federal Americans Arsenal · Artillery Foundry · Barracks · Capitol · Estate · Fort · Mill · Outpost · Saloon
Africans Arsenal · Field · Granary · Hut · Livestock Market · Palace · Port · War Camp · Watch Tower
Unique
British Manor House
Dutch Bank
Germans Mercenary Camp
Ottomans Mosque
Russians Blockhouse
Aztecs Nobles' Hut
Haudenosaunee Longhouse · Siege Workshop
Lakota Teepee
Chinese Village · War Academy
Indians Caravanserai · Mango Grove · Sacred Field
Japanese Cherry Orchard · Dojo · Shrine
Inca Kallanka · Kancha House · Stronghold · Tambo
Swedes Torp
United States Meeting House · State Capitol
Ethiopians Mountain Monastery
Hausa University
Mexicans Cathedral · Hacienda
Italians Basilica · Lombard
Maltese Commandery · Depot · Fixed Gun · Hospital
Situational
American Citadel (formerly Maya Castle) · Athos Monastery · Battery Tower · Factory · Field Hospital · Regent's Castle
Scenario Editor/campaign only
A Mine of Unknown Origin · Cherokee War Hut · Command Post · Command Post · Fixed Gun · Fort Tower · Gunpowder Stores · Ossuary · The Fountain of Youth · Tower · Watch Tower