Tincow, I think there needs to be some mechanism for constructing buildings. I know it might seem silly to build Alchemist's Labs and Cathedrals during a cataclysm but every avatar has different reasons and priorities that could make such decisions seem perfectly reasonable.

At the very least we should be able to upgrade our barracks, towers, and walls. Seems odd that our characters wouldn't do that, especially when some cities can't even produe crossbow militia.