Nyonian Technology is not consistent across all the cultures on Nyonia. Advanced technology is carefully guarded by governments and powerful merchant and guilds to insure they keep a competitive advantage.

Description of each technology level

Racial/Cultural Technology Levels

Tech Level Weapons and Armor Transportation Power 0 Wood and Stone Weapons Cloth or Wood Armor Spears & Spear thrower Skis Dog sleds Dugout Canoes Human Muscle Dogs 1 Bronze weapons and armor Simple Bows & arrows Bare horseback The Wheel Chariots Carts Ship Building Sails Celestial navigation Short ocean going trips (3 to 5 days) Donkeys Oxen Ponies Sails 2 Iron weapons and armor (mail) Siege engines Crossbows (simple) Long bows Saddle Wagons Roads Triremes Celestial navigation using Sunstone Simple tool to identify latitude Horses Water wheels 3 Steel weapons and Cuirass armor Compound bows Complex crossbows Stirrups Oceangoing sailing ships (long ships, round-ships, etc) Mariner's astrolabe Heavy Horses Horse-collars Windmills (simple) 4 Weapons made from crystals Pikes / Halberds Long swords Brimstone Fire Horse drawn artillery Stagecoach Paved Highways w/ Way-stations Three-masted sailing ships Compass Marine Sextant Accurate measure of time and speed Windmills (complex) Belt Drives Clockworks Complex gearing

Country Weapons Technology Transportation Technology Power Technology Ainu 3 2 3 Aksum 2 2 3 Elam 2 2 2 Glauberg 2 2 2 Hallstatt 2 4 3 Hammeh 3 4 2 Koori 4 1 1 Ligurian 2 2 3 Marius 2 2 2 Maurya 3 3 3 Mehgarth 2 2 3 Moche 2 4 3 Nebra 3 2 4 Olduwan 0 0 0 Samara 1 2 2 Strabo 2 4 3 Wangai 2 3 3