# Furnace (Albion)

**Entity Type:** Building

## Properties

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Category | Production / Smelter |
| Region | Albion |
| Required Tier | [Mercators](../population-tiers/mercators.md), [Smiths](../population-tiers/smiths.md) |
| Cycle Time | 1:00 |
| Dimensions | 4x6 (base), 6x10 (with effects) |

## Description

Smelts Iron Ore into Iron using Charcoal as fuel. The Albion variant of the Furnace operates identically to its Latium counterpart.

## Costs

**Build Cost:** 1 Timber, 4 Bricks

**Maintenance:** -8 gold/min, 3 Waders workers

## Area Effects

| Effect | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Fire Safety | -2 |

## Placement

| Requirement | Value |
|-------------|-------|
| Road Required | Yes |
| Warehouse Required | Yes |
| Constraints | None special |

## Production

**Input:** Iron Ore, Charcoal (fuel)

**Output:** [Iron](../goods/iron.md)

## Related Specialists

### Legendary

- **Favillus, Survivor of Sands and Sandals** (Economic)
  - Smelters and Armouries in range: Productivity +35%, Fuel efficiency +35%, Fire Safety area effect +1
  - Legendary Bonus: Dedicate your island to the god Mars
  - Also improves: Bronze Smelter, Glass Smelter, Goldsmith, Armourer, Silver Forge, Weaponsmith, Amalgamist

- **Aneirin Gwawdrydd, Smith Weard** (Economic)
  - Smelters in range: Productivity +25%, Additional 1t every 10 cycles, Fuel efficiency +25%
  - Legendary Bonus: Have at least 800 Waders on your island
  - Also improves: Bronze Smelter, Glass Smelter, Goldsmith, Silver Forge

### Epic

- **Obairrix, Full Metalsmith** (Military)
  - Smelters in range: Fire Safety area effect +1.5
  - Also improves: Bronze Smelter, Glass Smelter, Goldsmith, Silver Forge

### Rare

- **Lamellary Armourer** (Military)
  - Armour Chain in range: Productivity +20%
  - Also improves: Iron Mine, Tannery, Woodcutter, Armourer, Salt Ponds, Pig Farm

- **Laconic Swordsmith** (Military)
  - Weapons Chain in range: Productivity +20%
  - Also improves: Iron Mine, Weaponsmith

### Common

- **Amalgamist** (Research)
  - Smelters in range: Workforce needed -25%, Upkeep cost -50%
  - Also improves: Bronze Smelter, Glass Smelter, Goldsmith, Silver Forge, Lamellary Armourer

## Related Smelter Buildings

- [Bronze Smelter (Albion)](./bronze-smelter-albion.md)
- [Glass Smelter (Latium)](./glass-smelter-latium.md)
- [Goldsmith (Latium)](./goldsmith-latium.md)
- [Furnace (Latium)](./furnace-latium.md)
- [Silver Forge (Albion)](./silver-forge-albion.md)
