Residents and their needs

Anno 117 has 14 population tiers: four in Latium, five in Albion and five in Aegyptus. Albion and Aegyptus split after tier 1 into two paths. Each tier keeps the needs of the tiers below it and adds new ones.

Latium

Latium

The Roman home province: Liberti, Plebeians, Equites and Patricians.

1. LibertiTier 1, 6 per residence
2. PlebeiansTier 2, 13 per residence
3. EquitesTier 3, 23 per residence
4. PatriciansTier 4, 34 per residence

Albion

Albion

Celtic Britannia: Waders, then Mercators and Nobles (Roman path) or Smiths and Aldermen (Celtic path).

1. WadersTier 1, 4 per residence

2. Tier 2: choose a path

   SmithsCeltic path, 9 per residenceMercatorsRoman path, 12 per residence

3. Tier 3: choose a path

   AldermenCeltic path, 18 per residenceNoblesRoman path, 20 per residence

Aegyptus

Aegyptus

The Dawn of the Delta province: Threshers, then Scribes and Gymnasiarchs (Graeco-Roman path) or Potters and Chanters (Aegyptian path). Requires Dawn of the Delta.

1. ThreshersTier 1, 5 per residence

2. Tier 2: choose a path

   PottersAegyptian path, 12 per residenceScribesGraeco-Roman path, 13 per residence

3. Tier 3: choose a path

   ChantersAegyptian path, 20 per residenceGymnasiarchsGraeco-Roman path, 20 per residence

New goods at each tier

Goods a tier asks for that the tier below did not. Base game unless marked. Full lists, consumption and buildings are on each resident's page.

Latium

Tier	Resident	New goods
1	Liberti	Sardines, Porridge, Bread (item), Tunics, Pileus, Beer
2	Plebeians	Garum, Wine (Dawn of the Delta) (item), Sandals, Soap (Dawn of the Delta), Amphorae, Olive Oil, Statuettes (Prophecies of Ash) (item)
3	Equites	Cheese, Dates (Dawn of the Delta), Roast Beef (item), Togas, Brooches, Kollurion (Dawn of the Delta), Writing Tablets, Fine Glass, Horses (item), Scribing Sets (Dawn of the Delta)
4	Patricians	Oysters with Caviar, Bird Tongues in Aspic, Kayk (Dawn of the Delta), Necklaces, Cloaks, Milk of Poppea (Dawn of the Delta), Wigs (item), Loungers, Handmirrors, Ivory Caskets (Dawn of the Delta), Standing Lyres, Chariots, Latrunculi Sets (Prophecies of Ash), Sistrums (Dawn of the Delta)

Albion

Tier	Resident	New goods
1	Waders	Cockles, Eels, Reed Shoes, Tunics, Garum
2, Celtic path	Smiths	Cheese, Beer, Trousers, Torcs, Kollurion (Dawn of the Delta), Drinking Horns, Clan Shields, Apotropaic Talismans (Dawn of the Delta)
2, Roman path	Mercators	Bread, Sausages, Brooches, Soap (Dawn of the Delta), Amphorae, Olive Oil, Statuettes (Prophecies of Ash), Scribing Sets (Dawn of the Delta)
3, Celtic path	Aldermen	Roast Beef, Wine (Dawn of the Delta), Blue Lotus Tea (Dawn of the Delta), Cloaks, Fur Hats, Necklaces (item), Chariots, Fine Glass, Latrunculi Sets (Prophecies of Ash)
3, Roman path	Nobles	Bird Tongues in Aspic, Wine (Dawn of the Delta), Rare Meat Platters (Dawn of the Delta), Wigs, Togas, Perfumed Oils (Dawn of the Delta), Handmirrors, Fine Glass, Loungers (item)

Aegyptus

Tier	Resident	New goods
1	Threshers	Dates, Porridge, Wesekh Collars, Tunics
2, Aegyptian path	Potters	Stuffed Goose, Beer, Shentis, Kollurion, Apotropaic Talismans, Oil Lamps, Drinking Horns, Statuettes
2, Graeco-Roman path	Scribes	Bread, Cheese, Sandals, Soap, Brooches, Scribing Sets, Olive Oil
3, Aegyptian path	Chanters	Kayk, Blue Lotus Tea, Kalasirises, Perfumed Oils, Cloaks, Sistrums, Fine Glass, Handmirrors
3, Graeco-Roman path	Gymnasiarchs	Rare Meat Platters, Wine, Bird Tongues in Aspic, Necklaces, Milk of Poppea, Wigs, Ivory Caskets, Loungers

Source: Game data: anno-mods Anno 117 Calculator params.js, release 4.0 (5 Nov 2026), Update 3.0 with Dawn of the Delta (5 November 2026). Read needs and upgrades for every tier for the upgrade rules.