Happiness

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Happiness is determined by the sum of the addition by Happiness Sources, minus Happiness Consumption.

Happiness must be managed carefully, especially on harder difficulties as Unhappiness will cause your population growth to stop and Unhappy units have a -20% production debuff.

The Eikthyrnir Clan benefits particularly from because of the knowledge :

Young and Proud

Increases your military units' attack power by 3% for every positive Happiness you have.

Effects on the Settlement

Happiness is the factor that determines how fast your Clans population will grow. While Happiness is 0 or above new Villagers will spawn at your Town Hall. The more positive Happiness you have, the faster new Villagers will join your clan.

(Thanks to Steam user "Bow to Gbowee" for the formula.)

Primary Happiness Sources

Brewer or Skald

• Territory - How many Areas your clan has colonized.

• Food Reserves - Having a large surplus of Food.

+1 Happiness for 500 Food.

+2 Happiness for 1500 Food.

• Geyser Tile - When colonized will grant +2 Happiness.

• Baldr's Blessing - +3 Happiness

Secondary Happiness Sources

Slidrugtanni	Eikthyrnir	Huginn and Muninn
Greater blessings ( 500 bonus) + Baldr's Blessing : +5 Osmosis You obtain 1 Happiness for every 3 colonized zones. Zones with Forests, Swamps or Lakes provide 1 Happiness. Feeling Safe Gain +3 Happiness if you have a Warchief and +1 Happiness per upgraded military camp.	Eradication Food Silos gain a 10% Food production bonus. Also reduces Food Silo upgrade cost by 50%. Feeling Safe Gain +3 Happiness if you have a Warchief and +1 Happiness per upgraded military camp.	Journeymen Increases your Happiness based on the areas you have explored (+0.75 Happiness per area, -0.5 Happiness per team member). Exotic Goods Gain +1 Happiness per Harbor, +2 Happiness if upgraded. Feeling Safe Gain +3 Happiness if you have a Warchief and +1 Happiness per upgraded military camp.
Heidrun	Fenrir	Bjarki
Feeling Safe Gain +3 Happiness if you have a Warchief and +1 Happiness per upgraded military camp.	Starting bonus : +1 Happiness for each military Units. (The bonus decrease with the size of the army).	Protector Of the Land no Tooltip available Winter Festival During winter, Food production loss is reduced by 50%, Happiness is increased by 3 and Kröwns earned from Trade Routes is increased by 50%.
Sváfnir	Nidhogg	Svadilfari
Feeling Safe Gain +3 Happiness if you have a Warchief and +1 Happiness per upgraded military camp. Under Pressure You gain +0.5 Happiness and +1 Food for each military unit in a non allied zone next to or within an enemy territory. Increases the Skirmishers' attack power by 20% and other military units' attack power by 10%. Skirmishers are less affected by the attack penalty from their distance to Town Hall. Rapacious Exploitation Ruins or Shipwrecks in your territory provide +2 Happiness. Bonuses from special zones are doubled.	Nanna’s Influence: +2 Happiness (Thane: +3 / Jarl: +4) Feeling Safe Gain +3 Happiness if you have a Warchief and +1 Happiness per upgraded military camp.	Quality of Life +1 Happiness per territory with upgraded civilian buildings (except houses). Feeling Safe Gain +3 Happiness if you have a Warchief and +1 Happiness per upgraded military camp.

Happiness Consumption

• Expected Happiness

Depends on the amount of Kinsmen in your Settlement and on Difficulty

• We want better houses! - Not having enough upgraded houses

• We want a better Town Hall! - Not having an upgraded Town Hall

• Too many wounded units! (Starting at 4 Wounded Kinsmen)
• We're Freezing! - Not having enough Wood for firewood
• We're Starving! - Not having enough Food
• We're Sick!

References

Pictures and data taken from:

The Viking's Almanac: A comprehensive guide to Northgard