Settlement Overview - Food
This category provides food for the settlement, both citizens and troops. It is a very important area as a settlement having a food shortage is likely to have immediate problems, almost guaranteed in the long term. Food can generally be stored in a settlement for a short while before going off.
Crisis: An underfed population will quickly grow resentful against the rulers, which could result in a rebellion, although this normally takes a while. Generally the rich/powerful are still able to eat well, with the first to be badly effected being the poor/powerless. An additional concern is that if the settlements troops are undernourished they won't perform as well in battle.
Poor: At this level the food is likely a combination of being both in short supply and of low quality, but things are not a major problem yet.
Satisfactory: The population has enough to eat, and possibly a variety of different food and drink available to them. The majority of the time a settlement population that is adequately fed will be happy enough to live their lives, and so for the most part the population is not likely to cause any problem relating to this area.
Good: There is enough food to go about, and some food stored for later use. There is also a variety of quality foods available.
Outstanding: The population not only has enough to eat, but they probably have quite a lot to spare and a wide range of different food and drink as well. Morale is usually the first thing to be effected by a big increase in the standard of food for the population. Another benefit is that a population that is well fed tends to be slightly better at resisting illness and are generally healthier.
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