Qinghai Lake Shrine

Shrine
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars
Type	Economic Building
Use	Generates favor
Statistics
Size	6×6
Hit points	100*
Hack armor	30%
Pierce armor	90%
Crush armor	5%
Line of Sight	9
Notes
Indestructible but convertible Conversion radius: 12

“	A mysterious shrine that generates Favor for whomever captures and controls it.	”
—In-game description

The Qinghai Lake Shrine is an unconstructable building in Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars that appears on the Qinghai Lake map. It is an indestructible building that can be captured by keeping units or buildings near it, similar to the Plenty Vault. It generates favor at a rate of 0.1 per second for whomever controls it.

Further statistics

General

• Signal Fires ➞ Carrier Pigeons: +6 Line of Sight.

Myth

• Oracle (Apollo): +4 Line of Sight.

Relics

• Head of Orpheus: +8 Line of Sight.

Campaign appearances

The Qinghai Lake Shrine also appears in the following campaign scenarios:

Pillars of the Gods

• The God Trap: The Shrine in the center of the Ancient Temple complex is a renamed Qinghai Lake Shrine.

Mythology

“	Qinghai Lake, the largest lake in China, is a location steeped in mythology. Located in Northwest China, the lake was originally a shrine. The White Dragon, also known as Ao Run or Báilóng, is considered the patron of the lake. One legend suggests that the White Dragon created the lake after diverting water from over one hundred other lakes. Another legend states the deity Xiwangmu used the lake to host beautiful banquets for her fellow deities. Either way, the lake holds special significance in Chinese mythological memory.	”
—In-game help section

Trivia

• The Qinghai Lake Shrine has a nearly identical appearance to a Mythic Age Chinese Temple. One notable difference is that the major god statue is replaced by a five-story pagoda. It shares its appearance with the Scenario Editor-exclusive version of the Chinese Temple introduced in Immortal Pillars.
• The shrine is likely based on a Buddhist temple located on the western island of Qinghai Lake. Tibetan pilgrims would travel to the temple by foot or horseback when the lake freezes during the winter (which is reflected on the random map's shallows that leads to the temple).

Gallery

The Qinghai Lake Shrine seen on the eponymous map

A Qinghai Lake Shrine (left) next to a Mythic Age Chinese Temple