Which is weird because I could swear when I tried it with a different faction, I didn't need to spend that essence (it was the diplomacy faction). Might be a favored environment thing.
1. I can build my buildings, but I can't demolish them to clear the space for better ones. . . very disappointing as I wanted to demolish my old kingdom huts and put my people in nice houses instead. 2. I attempted to build the palace in my first city, then cancelled out. Now the palace no longer appears in my build options. Darn. 3. Looking at the items, I think a fourth slot is required: rings, I believe, should be in their own tab instead of un