Treason
Age Available	Imperial Age
Building	Castle
Cost	400 Gold
Stats	See enemy Kings for a short time
Available To	All civilizations

Treason is a technology researchable at the Castle in Age of Empires II. It is only available in the Regicide mode and replaces the Spies technology. Unlike spies, Treason reveals the position of the enemy king, and unlike all other technologies, Treason's effects are only temporary; players must research it repetitively to keep track of the enemy king's location. Treason is one of the most important abilities in Regicide; it tells players where to mount their offensives and to plan ahead.

Trivia Edit

Treason is a crime against the state. In the context of the Middle Ages, treason is closely linked with kings since most governments in the middle ages were monarchies. Regicide, on the other hand, means the slaying of a king, hence the name change in the appropriate game mode.

Economic Technologies (Age of Empires II)
Town Center: I: Loom II: Wheelbarrow III: Hand Cart Lumber Camp: II: Double-Bit Axe III: Bow Saw IV: Two-Man Saw Mill: II: Horse Collar III: Heavy Plow IV: Crop Rotation Mining Camp: II: Gold Mining • Stone Mining III: Gold Shaft Mining • Stone Shaft Mining Market: II: Cartography • Coinage III: Banking • Caravan IV: Guilds Castle: IV: Conscription • Sappers • Spies • Treason (Regicide)