# Medici (Albion)

**Entity Type:** Building

## Properties

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Region | Albion |
| Category | City Watch |
| Required Tier | [Mercators](../population-tiers/tier-iii.md) |
| Dimensions | 4x6 (base), 7x8 (with roads) |

## Description

Medical facility in Albion that provides health area effects to nearby residences and dispatches patrols to respond to incidents.

## Costs

**Build Cost:** 2250 Gold, 10 Planks, 5 Bricks

**Maintenance:** -6 gold, -4 Waders

## Placement

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

## Production

**Input:** None

**Output:** None (Service building)

## Area Effects

| Effect | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Health | +2 |

## Specialists

| Specialist | Rarity | Type | Effects |
|------------|--------|------|---------|
| Practitioner | Common | Nature | Medici in range: Available patrols +1 |
| Ironclad Distributor | Rare | Economic | City Watches in Albion in range: Workforce needed -25%, Upkeep cost -50%, Run by Smith Workforce instead of Wader Workforce. Improves: Custodes, Medici, Vigiles |
| Materialist Medicus | Rare | Nature | Medici in range: Health area effect +1 |
| Savvy Capsarius | Rare | Nature | Medici in range: Health +30, Available patrols +1 |
| Cermaid Mac Ealadha, Dagda's Goodman | Epic | Civic | Medici in range: Prestige area effect +1, Available patrols +1, Response time -10% |
| Publius Quintus, Amphipraetorian | Epic | Finance | City Watches in range: Income area effect +1, Workforce needed -25%, Available patrols +1. Improves: Custodia, Medici, Vigiles |
| Ide Nimh, Bane of Pugilists | Legendary | Nature | Medici in range: Health area effect +1, Available patrols +1. Legendary bonus: Equip items. Medici in range: Available patrols +1 |
| Faustus Silvius Lupicinus, Apparitor Rationibus | Legendary | Finance | City Watches in range: Income area effect +3, Prestige area effect +1, Upkeep cost -25%. Legendary bonus: At least 75 reputation with the Emperor. Improves: Custodia, Medici, Vigiles |

## Related Buildings

Other City Watch buildings:
- [Medici (Latium)](./medici-latium.md) - Latium variant
- [Custodia (Latium)](./custodia-latium.md) - Police station
- [Custodes (Albion)](./custodes-albion.md) - Albion police station
- [Vigiles (Latium)](./vigiles-latium.md) - Fire brigade
- [Vigiles (Albion)](./vigiles-albion.md) - Albion fire brigade

## Usage Patterns

Place near residential areas to provide health bonuses and incident response coverage. The Medici is essential for keeping your population healthy and responding to health-related incidents.

## Common Pitfalls

- Requires Mercators population tier before it can be built
- Uses Waders workforce for maintenance
- The Albion variant has lower maintenance costs compared to the Latium version (-6 gold, -4 Waders vs -16 gold, -8 Liberti)
- Consider pairing with specialists like Ironclad Distributor to reduce workforce and upkeep costs
