Grand Cathay · Immortal Empires · Realm of Chaos
The Northern Provinces
wh3_main_cth_the_northern_provincesThe Northern Provinces is a playable Grand Cathay faction in Total War: Warhammer III, led by Miao Ying, the Storm Dragon. In Immortal Empires it starts in Nan-Gau with 1 region. It is also playable in Realm of Chaos. It comes with the base game. Faction key wh3_main_cth_the_northern_provinces. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.
Start here
Immortal Empires, patch 9.0.4: facts from the game's data, each linking to the full section.
Start and neighbours
Starts at Nan-Gau (Gunpowder Road)
- 1.Imperial Wardens — Dragon Gate · medium (5.0%) · minor faction
- 2.The Warhost of Zharr — The Volary · medium (5.2%)
- 3.Mountaineaters — Yhetee Peak · medium (5.5%) · minor faction
- 4.Rebel Lords of Nan-Yang — Po Mei · medium (6.3%) · minor faction
- 5.Avag — Desolation Ridge · medium (7.2%) · minor faction
Nearest starting capitals, measured on the game's minimap as a share of its width: near ≤ 4%, medium ≤ 10%, far beyond. See it on the full map
Climate at a glance
3 suitable · 4 unpleasant · 5 uninhabitable
Victory at a glance
Short victory: 5 objectives · long victory: 5
- Destroy the following faction(s): The Warhost of Zharr, Puppets of Misrule, Dolgan
- Maintain control of the following 6 province(s), either by direct ownership or through vassals and military allies: Gunpowder Road, Lands of Stone and Steel, Imperial Road, …
- Upgrade the following gates to Bastion Citadel
Key units and where they are recruited
COMPUTED — per role, the Grand Cathay unit that tops the role's cost list on best units by the numbers (base stats, multiplayer cost; the race's standard roster — units it has only with Unit caps off, the extended roster, are left out). Recruitment: the first building level that unlocks it (building_units_allowed).
Peasant Long SpearmenMelee infantry · Health per 1,000 gold: 25,600
Recruited from Bastion Gatehouse (Bastion, level 1)
Iron Hail GunnersMissile infantry · Missile damage per 1,000 gold: 5,815
Recruited from Nan-Gau Forge (Forge, level 1)
Peasant HorsemenMelee cavalry · Health per 1,000 gold: 13,800
Recruited from Corral (Stables, level 1)
Onyx CrowmenMonstrous infantry · Health per 1,000 gold: 7,457
Recruited from Dormitory (Jade Barracks, level 2)
Terracotta SentinelMonsters · Health per 1,000 gold: 7,888
Recruited from Bastion Stronghold (Bastion, level 4)
Fire Rain Rocket BatteryWar machines & artillery · Missile damage per 1,000 gold: 2,036
Recruited from Fire Rain Silo (Forge, level 3)
Faction leader
Miao Ying, the Storm Dragon
The Northern Provinces
Ruler of the Northern Provinces- Leadership: +10 when fighting against Warriors of Chaos, Daemons of Chaos, Chaos Dwarfs and Norsca
- Construction cost: -20% for Great Bastion buildings (factionwide)
- Defensive supplies: +300 (all regions)
- Corruption: -2
- Ammunition: +20% (all armies)
- Leadership: +10 when fighting against Warriors of Chaos, Daemons of Chaos, Chaos Dwarfs and Norsca
- Construction cost: -20% for Great Bastion buildings (factionwide)
- Defensive supplies: +300 (all regions)
- Corruption: -2
- Ammunition: +20% (all armies)
Faction effects
- Seductive influence: +150 required for complete seduction
- Seductive influence: -3 per turn from race
Victory conditions
Immortal Empires, from the campaign script (victory_objectives_config.lua) in the game's own words. All factions
Short Campaign Victory
- Destroy the following faction(s): The Warhost of Zharr, Puppets of Misrule, Dolgan
- Maintain control of the following 6 province(s), either by direct ownership or through vassals and military allies: Gunpowder Road, Lands of Stone and Steel, Imperial Road, Western Great Bastion, Central Great Bastion, Eastern Great Bastion
- Upgrade the following gates to Bastion Citadel
- Construct landmark: Terracotta Road
- Defeat Warriors of Chaos, Daemons of Chaos or Chaos Dwarfs in battle 20 times.
REWARDS
Mercantile Interests- Barrier hit points: +100 (all armies)
- Melee defence: +15% (all armies)
- Armour: +10 (all armies)
- Barrier hit points: +100 (all armies)
- Melee defence: +15% (all armies)
- Armour: +10 (all armies)
- Gain a unique Dragon-Blooded Shugengan Lord
Long Campaign Victory
- Achieve the Short Victory conditions.
- Defeat any 5 Legendary Lords.
- Upgrade the following gates to Bastion Fortress
- Construct landmark: The Ninth Wall
- Defeat Warriors of Chaos, Daemons of Chaos or Chaos Dwarfs in battle 50 times.
REWARDS
- Lord and Hero recruit rank: +10
- Lord and Hero recruit rank: +10
- Global recruitment duration: -1 turn for all units (all armies)
- Global recruitment capacity: +2
- Global recruitment duration: -1 turn for all units (all armies)
- Global recruitment capacity: +2
Plan a co-op campaign with The Northern Provinces — partners by start distance, climate and victory conditions. Its start next to the race's other factions: best Grand Cathay factions.
Climate
Suitable
Desert
Savannah
Temperate
Unpleasant
Temperate Island
Jungle
Mountain
Wasteland
Uninhabitable
Chaotic Wasteland
Frozen
Magical Forest
Ocean
Undead Wasteland
How settling The Northern Provinces fares in each climate (campaign_group_racial_suitability_effects and its member criteria). What each level does, for every race.
Source: factions, start_pos_factions and start_pos_regions (campaigns wh3_main_combi and wh3_main_chaos), frontend_faction_leaders and faction_groups, patch 9.0.4.