Population

People staff your buildings. Feed them, house them, and keep them warm in winter.

Growth

Food rationing on the Management screen controls growth. Higher rations mean faster reproduction — but only if there is housing space in houses and town centers.

Threats

• Demolished or destroyed housing → people leave
• No food → starvation
• No wood in winter → freezing

Other uses

People are also drafted when you train army units or send explorers.

Check the build screen for working vs needed workers. Empty jobs mean some buildings produce nothing that month.