A Faction consists of a Capital City Board, a supply of Units, Hero Cards, several types of Constructs, and several Tokens.
Capital City Board: Placed directly in front of each player.
It contains the information needed for gameplay, an Action Bar, and an an area to track a player's Resources.
Units: 20 Miniatures for each Faction kept in a supply.
These consist of 3 Heroes, 5 Warriors, and 12 Serfs.
Hero Cards: Each Hero has a corresponding Hero Card that lists their special abilities.
Faction Tokens: Two kinds–1 Score Token (square) for tracking Victory Points, and 2 Action Tokens (shield) for marking a chosen action during Action Selection.
Capital City Levels: 3 stackable structural Constructs that represent a Faction’s Capital City location and level.
The Capital City is considered a "Structure."
Towers: 3 structural Constructs that can be built by a Faction on a Land Region.
Towers are considered "Structures," NOT Units.
Sea Vessel: A movable vessel Construct that can carry Units into Sea Regions.
A Sea Vessel is considered a "Unit."
Air Vessel: A movable vessel Construct that can carry Units over Land or Sea Regions.
An Air Vessel is considered a "Unit."