# Renderer (Albion)

**Entity Type:** Building

## Properties

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Category | Extractor |
| Region | Albion |
| Required Tier | [Mercators](../population-tiers/mercators.md) |
| Cycle Time | 60 seconds |
| Dimensions | 3x3 (4x4 with roads) |

## Description

Produces Lard from Pigs using Charcoal as fuel. Lard is used in soap production chains and for Bird Tongues in Aspic.

## Costs

**Build Cost:** 1 Timber, 2 Bricks

**Maintenance:** -10 gold/min, 3 Mercators

## Area Effects

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

## Production

**Input:** [Pigs](../goods/pigs.md)

**Fuel:** [Charcoal](../goods/coal.md)

**Output:** [Lard](../goods/lard.md)

## Placement

| Requirement | Value |
|-------------|-------|
| Road Required | Yes |
| Warehouse Required | Yes |

## Specialists

| Name | Rarity | Domain | Effect |
|------|--------|--------|--------|
| Caloric Meter | Rare | Nature | Renderers in range: +1 Health area effect |
| Essentialist | Common | Religion | Extractors in range: -25% Workforce needed, -50% Upkeep cost |
| Caustic Renderer | Common | Nature | Soap Chain in range: +10% Productivity |
| Hosta Vulpius, Silencer of Song | Epic | Civic | Bird Tongues Chain in range: +35% Productivity |

## Related Buildings

- [Renderer (Latium)](./renderer-latium.md)
- [Pig Farm (Albion)](./pig-farm-albion.md)
- [Charcoal Burner (Albion)](./charcoal-burner-albion.md)
- [Soap Maker](./soap-maker-latium.md)
