Characters

A partial council and list of characters

Characters are the various important people that exist in the world, both historical and fictional. All characters can be renamed at any point.

The council

Each Nation has a council, made up of up to 5 characters that hold special status. Appointing a character on the council costs 100 75 Civics and 2 2 Orders.

Councilor	Spouse	Heir	Ambassador	Chancellor	Spymaster
Nation bonus	Charisma produces Civics Courage produces Training Discipline produces Money Wisdom produces Science	Charisma produces Civics Courage produces Training Discipline produces Money Wisdom produces Science	Charisma produces Foreign Opinion Courage produces Tribe Opinion Discipline produces Religion Opinion Wisdom produces Culture	Charisma produces Civics Courage produces Training Discipline produces Money Wisdom produces Growth	Charisma produces Family Opinion Courage produces Happiness Discipline produces Orders Wisdom produces Science
Effects	Produces Children	Becomes Nation Leader upon the current one's death	Gains Unique Missions	Gains Unique Missions	Gains Unique Missions
Required technology	None	None	Aristocracy	Spoked Wheel	Portcullis
Required archetype	Any	Any	Commander, Diplomat, Orator	Builder, Judge, Zealot	Schemer, Scholar, Tactician

Character actions

Characters may be interacted by clicking on their portrait and then choosing an interaction from the menu that appears on the left.

Action	Cost	Effects	Requirements
Abdicate Throne	100 Civics 2 Orders	Heir becomes Nation Leader but lose 10 Legitimacy	Target is below 18 Schemer archetype
Adopt Child	100 Civics 2 Orders	80% chance the character joins the family but lose 4 Legitimacy 20% chance Event	Heir
Convert Religion	100 Civics 2 Orders	75% chance the character converts to the Nation's religion 25% chance Event	Target is at least 18 Target does not follow the Nation's religion Target is not a Religion Head
Divorce	100 Civics 2 Orders	80% chance the character divorces 20% chance Event	Target is Husband or Wife
Family Marriage	100 Civics 2 Orders	Choose a family to look for a marriage cadidate	Target is Son or Daughter Target does not have a Husband or Wife
Hold Court	100 Training 2 Orders	60% chance gain 100 Civics 20% chance gain a Courtier 20% chance Event	Age is at least 18 Judge archetype
Influence	200 Money 2 Orders	50% chance the character becomes influenced 25% chance the character becomes influenced but lose 1 Legitimacy 25% chance Event	Both characters are at least 12
Intercession	200 Money 2 Orders	50% chance the character becomes interceded 25% chance the character becomes interceded but lose 1 Legitimacy 25% chance Event	Same Religion
Make Chosen Heir	100 Civics 2 Orders	80% chance the character becomes the new Heir but lose 10 Legitimacy 20% chance Event	Target is Son or Daughter
Rally Troops	100 Civics 2 Orders	75% chance gain 100 Training 25% chance Event	Age is at least 18 Military Drill technology
Tutor Child	200 Civics 2 Orders	16.6% chance to improve Charisma (+3% per Charisma) 16.6% chance to improve Courage (+3% per Courage) 16.6% chance to improve Discipline (+3% per Discipline) 16.6% chance to improve Wisdom (+3% per Wisdom) 33.3% chance Event	Target's age is 10-17 Scholar archetype

Attributes

Each character has four attributes, which determines what are the bonuses for appointing them as Governor, General, Nation Leader or Councilor.

Attribute	Effects
Charisma	If the character is Nation Leader, Spouse, Heir or Chancellor, it determines how much Civics all cities gain If the character is Governor, it determines how much Civics the city gains If the character is General, it determines how much Defense the unit gains If the character is Ambassador, it determines how much Foreign Opinion the Nation Leader gains If the character is Spymaster, it determines how much Family Opinion the Nation Leader gains
Courage	If the character is Nation Leader, Spouse, Heir or Chancellor, it determines how much Training all cities gain If the character is Governor, it determines how much Training the city gains If the character is General, it determines how much Strength the unit gains If the character is Ambassador, it determines how much Tribe Opinion the Nation Leader gains If the character is Spymaster, it determines how much Happiness all cities gain
Discipline	If the character is Nation Leader, Spouse, Heir or Chancellor, it determines how much Money all cities gain If the character is Governor, it determines how much Money the city gains If the character is General, it determines how much XP the unit gains each year If the character is Ambassador, it determines how much Religion Opinion the Nation Leader gains If the character is Spymaster, it determines how much Orders all cities gain
Wisdom	If the character is Nation Leader, Spouse, Heir or Spymaster, it determines how much Science all cities gain If the character is Governor, it determines how much Science the city gains If the character is General, it determines how much Critical Hit Chance the unit gains If the character is Ambassador, it determines how much Culture all cities gain If the character is Chancellor, it determines how much Growth all cities gain

Archetypes

Each character has an Archetype, which determines how a character may be employed and what bonuses they provide. The Archetype of Heirs is determined by the chosen field of study for them.

Archetypes	Allowed professions	Attributes	Effects	Opinion	Included in
Builder	Governor Chancellor	+3 Discipline	As Governor: -1 Years to build Improvements As Leader: Can add Urban Tiles As Leader: Multiple Workers can build Improvements As Leader: -50% Production Time for Workers [All Cities]	+10 with Slavery +60 with Builder -60 with Hero -40 with Nations with more Wonders of the World	Regal Urbanite
Commander	General Ambassador	+2 Courage +2 Discipline	As General: +20% Strength if Same Unit Adjacent As Leader: +10 XP per year for Idle Units As Leader: +10% Defense for Infantry Units As Leader + General: +50% Attack if Flanking	+50 with Autarky +60 with Commander -60 with Tactician -40 with Nations with more Generals	Martial Diligent
Diplomat	Governor Ambassador	+3 Charisma	As Governor: +40 Family Opinion As Leader: +60 Foreign Leader Opinion As Leader: +60 Tribe Leader Opinion As Leader: Enables the National Alliance action As Leader: Enables the Tribal Alliance action	+20 with Colonies +60 with Diplomat -60 with Orator -40 with Nations with more Trades	Regal Charming
Hero	General Agent	+3 Courage	As General: Heal in Neutral Territory As Leader: Heal while Pillaging [All Units] As Leader: +50 Training per Military Unit killed As Leader + General: Unit can use the Launch Offensive action	+10 with Epics +60 with Hero -60 with Builder -40 with Nations too close	Martial Terrifying
Judge	Governor Chancellor	+2 Charisma +2 Discipline	As Governor: Can Hurry Projects As Governor: Can Hurry Specialists with Money As Leader: Can Switch Laws for 100 Civics As Leader: Can Upgrade Improvements As Leader: Enables the Hold Court action	+30 with Legal Code +60 with Judge -60 with Schemer -40 with Nations with more Active Laws	Thoughtful Traditional
Orator	Governor Ambassador	+4 Charisma -1 Discipline	As Governor: +1 Happiness per year per Culture Level As Leader: +40 Religion Opinion As Leader: Can recruit Tribal Mercenaries with Legitimacy As Leader: +1 Orders per year per city with Friendly Family	+30 with Tyranny +60 with Orator -60 with Diplomat -40 with Nations with more Governors	Regal Vain
Schemer	Agent Spymaster	+4 Wisdom -1 Courage	As Leader: Can use Legitimacy to buy Orders As Leader: 2 Orders per year per War As Leader: Scouts are Invisible As Leader: Enables the Adopt Child action	+20 with Elites +20 with Coin Debasement +60 with Schemer -60 with Judge -40 with Nations with better Congomen	Thoughtful Covert
Scholar	Governor Spymaster	+3 Wisdom	As Governor: Unlocks the Inquiry project As Leader: Can Redraw Techs once per year As Leader: 2 Science per year with Archine [All Cities] As Leader: Enables the Tutor Child action	+40 with Engineering +60 with Scholar -60 with Zealot -40 with Nations with more technologies	Thoughtful Inquisitive
Tactician	General Spymaster	+2 Discipline +2 Wisdom	As General: Counterattacks during Melee As Leader: +2 Vision Range As Leader: Ranged Units are Hidden in Friendly or Neutral Territory As Leader + General: Attacks stun the target for 1 turn	+30 with Professional Army +60 with Tactician -60 with Commander -40 with Nations with more powerful armies	Martial Sylvan
Zealot	General Chancellor	+4 Courage -1 Wisdom	As General: Unit cannot die if it has >1 HP As Leader: +60 Opinion for same Religion As Leader: +1 Fatigue Limit [All Units] As Leader: Can Hurry Production with Training [State Religion Cities] As Leader + General: +10% Enlist chance on Kill	+40 with Holy War +60 with Zealot -60 with Scholar -40 with Nations with a different State Religion	Martial Devout

Traits

Each character may have one or more traits, which describe their personality. Traits that provide benefits are called Strengths and traits that provide penalties are called Weaknesses. A character can only have up to 3 Strengths and 3 Weaknesses. Characters that have the same trait will receive +20 or +40 Opinion of each other, while characters that have opposite traits will receive -20 or -40 opinion of each other.

Strength			Weakness
Trait	Effects	Included in	Trait	Effects	Included in
Bold	+2 Courage	Strong	Timid	-2 Courage	Weak
Educated	+2 Wisdom	Inquisitive	Superstitious	-2 Wisdom	Devout
Gracious	+2 Charisma	Honorable	Greedy	-1 Charisma -1 Discipline	Villainous
Loyal	+2 Discipline	Honorable	Deceitful	-2 Discipline	Covert Villainous
Compassionate	+1 Charisma +1 Discipline	Honorable	Spoiled	-1 Charisma -1 Discipline	Weak
Humble	+1 Discipline +1 Wisdom		Proud	+2 Courage -1 Wisdom
Witty	+1 Charisma +1 Wisdom	Charming	Drunk	+1 Charisma -2 Discipline As Leader: -40 Foreign Leader Opinion As Leader: -40 Tribal Leader Opinion	Carnal
Chaste	+2 Discipline -80% Chance to have Children		Wanton	+2 Charisma -1 Discipline +25% Chance to have Children	Carnal
Romantic	+2 Charisma +25% Chance to have Children	Carnal	Bitter	-2 Charisma
Pious	+1 Charisma As Governor: +2 Happiness each year [City of State Religion] As Governor: +5% Culture [City of State Religion] As Leader: +5% State Religion Spread Chance +10% Chance to become Religion Head	Devout	Impious	-1 Charisma As Leader: -40 Religion Opinion -20% Chance to become Religion Head	Villainous
Righteous	As Governor: +2 Happiness each year As Leader: +1 Happiness each year [All Cities]	Honorable Sever Virtues	Debauched	As Governor: +2 Discontent per year As Leader: +1 Discontent per year [All Cities]	Carnal Seven Sins
Affable	As Governor: +2 Growth each year per Culture Level As Leader: +1 Growth each year per Culture Level [All Cities] +10% Chance to become Family Head	Charming Sever Virtues	Cruel	As Governor: -20% Growth per year As Leader: -10% Growth per year [All Cities]	Terrifying Seven Sins
Eloquent	As Governor: +2 Civics each year per Culture Level As Leader: +1 Civics each year per Culture Level [All Cities] +10% Chance to become Family Head	Charming Sever Virtues	Intolerant	As Governor: -20% Civics As Leader: -10% Civics [All Cities]	Traditional Seven Sins
Inspiring	As Governor: +2 Culture each year per Culture Level As Leader: +1 Culture each year per Culture Level [All Cities]	Sever Virtues	Uncouth	As Governor: -20% Culture As Leader: -10% Culture [All Cities]	Seven Sins
Intelligent	As Governor: +2 Science each year per Culture Level As Leader: +1 Science each year per Culture Level [All Cities]	Inquisitive Sever Virtues	Foolish	As Governor: -20% Science As Leader: -10% Science [All Cities]	Seven Sins Weak
Warlike	As Governor: +2 Training each year per Culture Level As Leader: +1 Training each year per Culture Level [All Cities]	Sever Virtues	Slothful	As Governor: -20% Training As Leader: -10% Training [All Cities]	Seven Sins
Prosperous	As Governor: +10 Money each year per Culture Level As Leader: +5 Money each year per Culture Level [All Cities]	Sever Virtues Urbanite	Extravagant	As Governor: -20% Money As Leader: -10% Money [All Cities]	Seven Sins Vain
Famous	As Governor: -20% Specialist Costs As Leader: +40 Family Opinion		Infamous	As Leader: -40 Family Opinion	Villainous
Frugal	As Governor: -50% Improvement Costs As Leader: -20% Improvement Costs [All Cities]	Traditional	Corrupt	As Governor: +50% Maintenance As Leader: +20% Maintenance [All Cities] +10% Chance to become Family Head	Villainous Vain
Robust	As Governor: +1 Orders each year As Leader: +0.5 Orders each year [All Cities]	Traditional
Carpenter	As Governor: +100 XP for new Siege and Ship Units As Leader: +50 XP for new Siege and Ship Units [All Cities]	Urbanite
Equestrian	As Governor: +100 XP for new Mounted Units As Leader: +50 XP for new Mounted Units [All Cities]
Strict	As Governor: +100 XP for new Infantry Units As Leader: +50 XP for new Infantry Units [All Cities]	Diligent Traditional
Cultivator	As Governor: +50% Farm Yield As Governor: +50% Grove Yield As Leader: +20% Farm Yield [All Cities] As Leader: +20% Grove Yield [All Cities]	Productive
Delver	As Governor: +50% Mine Yield As Governor: +50% Quarry Yield As Leader: +20% Mine Yield [All Cities] As Leader: +20% Quarry Yield [All Cities]	Productive
Naturalist	As Governor: +50% Lumbermill Yield As Governor: +50% Pasture Yield As Leader: +20% Lumbermill Yield [All Cities] As Leader: +20% Pasture Yield [All Cities]	Productive
Pathfinder	As Governor: +100% Camp Yield As Governor: +100% Nets Yield As Leader: +50% Camp Yield [All Cities] As Leader: +50% Nets Yield [All Cities]	Productive
Vigilant	As Governor: +50% City Defense As Leader: +20% City Defense [All Cities]	Diligent
Cunning	As Governor: Can construct Caravan units As Leader: +10 Foreign Leader Opinion As Leader: +10 Trival Leader Opinion +10% Chance to become Family Head	Charming Covert
Besieger	As General: +25% Attack Into Urban As Leader: +10% Attack Into Urban [All Units]	Urbanite
Highlander	As General: +25% Strength From Hill As Leader: +10% Strength From Hill [All Units]	Sylvan
Ranger	As General: +25% Strength From Trees As Leader: +10% Strength From Trees [All Units]	Sylvan
Bloodthirsty	As General: +10% Strength vs Damaged As Leader: +5% Strength vs Damaged [All Units]	Terrifying Villainous
Brave	As General: +10% Strength vs Melee Units As Leader: +5% Strength vs Melee Units [All Units]	Strong
Engineer	As General: +25% Strength vs Siege and Ship Units As Leader: +10% Strength vs Siege and Ship Units [All Units]	Urbanite
Fierce	As General: +10% Strength vs Infantry Units As Leader: +5% Strength vs Infantry Units [All Units]	Strong Terrifying
Heckler	As General: +25% Strength vs General As Leader: +10% Strength vs General [All Units]
Horsebane	As General: +25% Strength vs Mounted Units As Leader: +10% Strength vs Mounted Units [All Units]
Shieldbearer	As General: +10% Strength vs Ranged Units As Leader: +5% Strength vs Ranged Units [All Units]
Steadfast	As General: +25% Strength vs Tribal Units As Leader: +10% Strength vs Tribal Units [All Units]	Dilligent Strong
Tough	As General: +10% Strength if Damaged As Leader: +5% Strength if Damaged [All Units]	Strong
Herbalist	As General: +4 Heal Action HP As Leader: +2 Heal Action HP [All Units]	Sylvan
Swift	As General: +1 Unit Movement As Leader: +1 Fatigue Limit [All Units]	Sylvan
Tracker	As General: +3 Vision As Leader: +2 Vision [All Units]	Sylvan

Injuries

Very rarely a character who is a General can become Wounded or Severely Wounded when its unit is attacked. In a few years the character may die, heal, or gain a permanent trait.

Injury	Effect
Wounded	-2 Courage 30% chance each year to die 40% chance each year to lose the trait 60% chance each year to gain Scarred
Severely Wounded	-2 Courage 70% chance each year to die 20% chance each year to lose the trait 20% chance each year to gain Scarred 20% chance each year to gain Blinded 20% chance each year to gain Crippled
Blinded	Cannot be Governor Cannot be General Cannot be on the council
Crippled	As General: -1 Fatigue Limit
Scarred	+1 Courage

Legitimacy

Legitimacy comes from Ambitions, Cognomen and random events. Each point of Legitimacy grants 1 Family Opinion and 0.1 Orders per turn.

Ambitions are a Leader's desires for what they want to achieve. Completing an Ambition will give +10 Legitimacy while failing or abandoning an Ambition an Ambition will give -5 Legitimacy. When a Nation Leader dies its Ambitions become Legacies, meaning that they will fail if not completed within 20 turns. Legacies provide only +5 Legitimacy when completed.

Legitimacy gained from events and Ambitions does not decay when a new Leader takes the throne. It is better to complete Ambitions before they become Legacies.

If a human player Nation completes 10 Ambitions (including Legacies) an Ambition Victory will be achieved if this Victory type is enabled.

Cognomen

Gaining a new Cognomen

The Cognomen is the title that appears after a character's name and is granted after a character does enough specific actions. Cognomens affect Legitimacy and once a character acquires a Cognomen it can only acquire a different one if it grants more Legitimacy than the current one. If a Nation Leader dies the Heir will start as "The New", which grants no Legitimacy.

Legitimacy from the Cognomens of previous Leaders decays each time a new Leader takes control (it starts at 50% and decays to 33%, 25%, 20%, 16.6%, 13.3%, 11.6% and 10%).

The renown threshold for unlocking Cognomens increases by 5% for each subsequent Leader, making them more expensive as the game progresses.

Cognomen	Legitimacy	Required points	Ways to gain points
The New	0	0	New characters start at this level
The Founder	10	0	The first character starts at this level
The Warrior	10	1000	+200 per killed military unit +200 per killed military unit (as General) -200 per lost unit
The Drillmaster	20	2000
The Valiant	30	3000
The Mighty	40	4000
The Victorious	50	5000
The Lion	60	6000
The Invincible	70	7000
The Mason	10	1000	+50 per improvement finished +2000 per wonder finished
The Architect	20	2000
The Keystone	40	4000
The Fountainhead	60	6000
The Destroyer	20	2000	+500 per tribal site cleared
The Avenger	40	4000
The White Death	60	6000
The Ambitious	20	2000	+100 per specialist trained +1000 per courtier added
The Brilliant	40	4000
The Beloved	60	6000
The Learned	20	2000	+500 per technology researched
The Enlightened	40	4000
The Wise	60	6000
The Capable	20	2000	+100 per unit trainer +100 per unit promoted
The Ready	30	3000
The Settler	20	2000	+1000 per city founded
The Pioneer	40	4000
The Intercessor	30	3000	+1000 per tribal peace formed +1000 per nation peace formed +2000 per tribal alliance formed +2000 per nation alliance formed
The Peacemaker	50	5000
The Conqueror	40	4000	+2000 per city captured +2000 per capital captured
The Subjugator	60	6000
The Restorer	40	4000	+2000 per city recaptured
The Liberator	60	6000
The Devout	20	2000	+200 per religion spread +1000 per theology established +1500 per world religion founded
The Holy	40	4000
The Explorer	30	3000	+1 per tile revealed +100 per tribe contacted +100 per nation contacted +200 per caravans arrived +200 per ruins explored +300 per landmarks discovered +400 per landmarks named
The Intrepid	50	5000
The Old	40	4000	+100 per year reigned
The Ancient	50	5000
The Rebuilder	20	2000	+200 per improvement repaired
The Able	30	30000	All the above
The Just	40	40000
The Good	50	50000
The Strong	60	60000
The Noble	70	70000
The Glorious	80	80000
The Magnificent	90	90000
The Great	100	100000
The Unfortunate	-20	2000	+2000 per city lost +200 per unit lost -200 per killed military unit -200 per killed military unit (as General) -2000 per city captured -2000 per city recaptured
The Unready	-40	4000
The Weak	-60	6000
The Bad	-80	8000
The Bloody	-100	10000