Councilors

Council view

Councilors are a faction's primary proxies on Earth and may also go to space to advance its interests there. Factions may initially have four councilors but certain projects allow them to expand the size of their council to six. Their primary role is to perform Missions on behalf of their faction.

Periodically, the game will enter the assignment phase, during which all factions will assign their councilors to missions. These missions will be resolved in a random sequence over the next few weeks. While some missions are automatically successful, most require a success roll. Missions can target nations, control points, habitats, and other councilors.

Factions can recruit councilors by spending Influence. Each month there is a new group of potetial recruits to choose from. You can also turn councilors from other factions to work for you.

The name and appearance of recruired councilors can be changed at any time.

Profession

Each councilor has a profession, which determines the range of their initial stats, available missions and possible traits. The Alien profession is only available to aliens.

Profession	Base stats								Available missions	Description
Activist	4-8	3-5	1-5	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-16	Control Nation Control Space Asset Coup d'Etat Increase Unrest Inspire Public Campaign Turn Councilor	An Activist seeks social change through persuasion rather than violence.
Astronaut	1-5	2-4	0-2	5-7	0-6	4-6	2-6	0-16	Advise Assault Enemy Space Asset Control Nation Control Space Asset Inspire Investigate Alien Activity Public Campaign Sabotage Hab Module	Astronauts are among the lucky few who have been to space and often merge military and scientific backgrounds.
Celebrity	6-8	0-3	0-1	0-1	2-6	0-1	2-4	0-16	Control Nation Control Space Asset Inspire Public Campaign Turn Councilor	An influential entertainer, artist, athlete or scion with a substantial public following.
Commando	1	0-5	2-6	4-6	1	0-1	6	0-16	Assassinate Assault Alien Asset Assault Enemy Space Asset Detain Councilor Extract Councilor Increase Unrest Investigate Alien Activity Protect Target Sabotage Facilities Sabotage Hab Module Stabilize Nation Surveil Location	Commandos are experts in small-scale combat operations and protecting others from attacks.
Diplomat	3-7	1-5	2-6	1-3	2-6	0-1	3-5	0-17	Advise Control Nation Control Space Asset File:ICO defendinterests on.png Defend Interests Investigate Alien Activity Stabilize Nation Surveil Location Turn Councilor	Diplomats are influential communicators who promote peaceful and profitable relations between nations and their peoples.
Evangelist	6-8	0-2	0-1	2-4	1-5	0	0-4	0-16	Advise Control Nation Crackdown Increase Unrest Inspire Public Campaign Stabilize Nation Turn Councilor	Evangelists are public figures whose influence is built around promoting an ideology to a sometimes fanatical cadre of followers.
Executive	1-7	0-4	0-2	3-5	4-6	0-3	2-4	0-17	Advise Control Nation Control Space Asset Crackdown File:ICO defendinterests on.png Defend Interests Hostile Takeover Purge	Executives are senior leaders in government and business who may not have a high public profile but are good at getting things done.
Fixer	2-4	2-6	4-6	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-4	0-16	Assassinate File:ICO defendinterests on.png Defend Interests Extract Councilor Increase Unrest Investigate Alien Activity Investigate Councilor Protect Target Purge Sabotage Facilities Sabotage Project Stabilize Nation Steal Project Surveil Location	Fixers are troubleshooters and generalists who can solve an array of problems ... quietly.
Hacker	0-4	4-6	4-6	0-1	0-3	0-3	1-3	0-16	Crackdown Increase Unrest Investigate Councilor Public Campaign Sabotage Hab Module Sabotage Project Steal Project Surveil Location	Hackers are experts in extracting information from computer networks and promoting agendas at important nodes.
Inspector	2-4	4-6	0-4	3-5	3-5	0-2	3-5	0-16	Advise Assault Enemy Space Asset Control Nation Crackdown File:ICO defendinterests on.png Defend Interests Detain Councilor Extract Councilor Investigate Alien Activity Investigate Councilor Protect Target Purge Stabilize Nation Surveil Location	An Inspector is a senior police official charged with protecting the public.
Investigator	1-3	7	3-5	0-1	0-3	0-2	2-4	0-17	Crackdown Detain Councilor Investigate Alien Activity Investigate Councilor Purge Surveil Location	Investigators gather scattered bits of information and piece together the truth, usually for a private audience.
Journalist	4-8	6	1-5	0	0-2	0-3	0-1	0-17	Crackdown Increase Unrest Inspire Investigate Alien Activity Investigate Councilor Public Campaign Stabilize Nation Steal Project Surveil Location Turn Councilor	Journalists uncover hidden information and deliver it to the public, sometimes challenging powerful interests.
Judge	3-7	4-6	0-3	0-2	1-5	0-1	2-4	0-17	Advise Control Nation Control Space Asset Crackdown File:ICO defendinterests on.png Defend Interests Detain Councilor Investigate Alien Activity Investigate Councilor Purge Stabilize Nation	A judge is a government official with the power to interpret law and order the arrest of powerful people.
Kingpin	3-5	0-4	3-5	3-5	4-6	0	2-6	0-17	Assassinate Assault Enemy Space Asset Control Nation Coup d'Etat File:ICO defendinterests on.png Defend Interests Detain Councilor Extract Councilor Hostile Takeover Increase Unrest Protect Target Purge Sabotage Facilities Sabotage Hab Module Steal Project Surveil Location	A mastermind of executing operations of questionable legality.
Officer	2-6	0-3	2-4	6-8	2-6	0-2	4-6	0-18	Advise Assault Alien Asset Assault Enemy Space Asset Control Nation Coup d'Etat File:ICO defendinterests on.png Defend Interests Detain Councilor Extract Councilor Inspire Investigate Alien Activity Protect Target Stabilize Nation Surveil Location	Officers are senior commanders and experts in military affairs.
Operative	1-3	2-4	6	3-5	0-1	0-1	3-5	0-16	Advise Assassinate Assault Alien Asset Assault Enemy Space Asset Coup d'Etat Crackdown Detain Councilor Extract Councilor Increase Unrest Investigate Alien Activity Investigate Councilor Protect Target Purge Sabotage Facilities Sabotage Hab Module Sabotage Project Stabilize Nation Steal Project Surveil Location	Operatives are trained experts in both espionage and small-scale violent action.
Politician	4-8	1-5	0-4	0-3	2-6	0-1	2-4	0-14	Advise Control Nation Control Space Asset Coup d'Etat Crackdown File:ICO defendinterests on.png Defend Interests Public Campaign Purge	A politician is a senior government official who ostensibly represents the public interest.
Professor	1-7	4-6	0-4	0-4	2-4	4-6	0-1	0-17	Advise Control Nation Inspire Investigate Alien Activity Surveil Location Turn Councilor	An academic who has developed expertise in important matters and conveys it to an audience.
Rebel	2-6	0-4	3-7	5-7	0-2	0	2-6	0-16	Assassinate Assault Alien Asset Assault Enemy Space Asset Coup d'Etat Extract Councilor Increase Unrest Investigate Alien Activity Protect Target Purge Sabotage Facilities Sabotage Hab Module Sabotage Project Surveil Location Turn Councilor	A Rebel is willing and able to take violent action against the powers that be.
Scientist	2-4	2-6	0-2	0	1-5	7	1-3	0-16	Advise Control Nation Control Space Asset Investigate Alien Activity Sabotage Project Steal Project	Scientists organize and lead research efforts to uncover some new understanding of how the world works.
Spy	2-6	4-6	6	1-3	0-2	0-1	3-5	0-16	Assassinate Control Space Asset Coup d'Etat Crackdown Extract Councilor Increase Unrest Investigate Alien Activity Investigate Councilor Public Campaign Purge Sabotage Facilities Sabotage Hab Module Sabotage Project Steal Project Surveil Location Turn Councilor	Spies are trained to gather information by a variety of covert means.
Tech Mongul	2-6	0-4	0-3	0-2	2-6	4-6	2-4	0-17	Advise Control Nation Control Space Asset Hostile Takeover Public Campaign Steal Project Surveil Location	Tech Moguls are entrepreneurial visionaries who have turned inventions into a successful business.
Tycoon	0-5	0-3	0-3	1-5	7	0-4	1-5	0-16	Control Nation File:ICO defendinterests on.png Defend Interests Hostile Takeover Purge	Tycoons are owners of older industries or come from inherited wealth.
Alien	2-12	0-5	5-15	0-10	0-8	0-8	7-13	25	Advise Assassinate Coup d'Etat Increase Unrest Protect Target Sabotage Project Stabilize Nation Surveil Location Turn Councilor	The mysterious Hydra operatives reveal little about their capabilities or purpose.

Attributes

A councilor has eight attributes. They determine success chances on missions or offer bonuses to incomes.

Attribute	Effects	Description
Persuation	+1% Influence Generation per Persuation point Increases the success chance of Control Nation missions Increases the success chance of Control Space Asset missions Increases the success chance of Inspire missions Increases the success chance of Public Campaign missions Increases the success chance of Turn Councilor missions	Persuasion is the ability to shape the opinions of others to your own.
Investigation	Increases the chance to spot other factions' councilors Increases the success chance of Crackdown missions Increases the success chance of Detain Councilor missions Increases the success chance of Investigate Councilor missions	Investigation is the councilor's ability to discover information someone would prefer to keep hidden.
Espionage	Increases the chance to avoid being spotted by other factions Increases the success chance of Assassinate missions Increases the success chance of Purge missions Increases the success chance of Sabotage Facilities missions Increases the success chance of Sabotage Hab Module missions Increases the success chance of Sabotage Project missions Increases the success chance of Steal Project missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Investigate Councilor missions	Espionage is the ability to move in secret and conduct covert operations.
Command	+1% Ops Generation per Command point Increases the success chance of Assault Alien Asset missions Increases the success chance of Assault Enemy Space Asset missions Increases the success chance of Coup d'Etat missions Increases the success chance of Extract Councilor missions Increases the success chance of Increase Unrest missions Increases the success chance of Stabilize Nation missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Assault Enemy Space Asset missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Coup d'Etat missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Increase Unrest missions	Command represents this councilor's ability to organize and lead combat operations.
Administration	+1 Councilor Org Capacity per Administration point +1% Money Generation per Administration point Increases the success chance of Hostile Takeover missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Crackdown missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Hostile Takeover missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Purge missions	Administration is the ability to manage large organizations.
Science	+1% Research Generation per Science point	Science is the ability to investigate and analyze phenomena to derive new understandings of the universe and those who inhabit it.
Security	Decreases the success chance of enemy Assassinate missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Control Space Asset missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Detain Councilor missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Extract Councilor missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Investigate Councilor missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Sabotage Facilities missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Sabotage Hab Module missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Sabotage Project missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Steal Project missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Turn Councilor missions	Security is this councilor's ability to survive violence.
Loyalty	Decreases the success chance of enemy Control Space Asset missions Decreases the success chance of enemy Turn Councilor missions Requires Investigate Councilor missions to know if the value changes	The Loyalty attribute determines how likely councilors are to betray their faction to another.

Traits

Traits are innate characteristics of a councilor. They may grant permanent or conditioned stat bonuses or maluses, incomes, or access to certain orgs. Some traits may be purchased, upgraded or removed by spending XP.

Positive Traits

Trait	Effects	XP Cost	Description
Government	Can purchase Government Orgs	20	A member of a recognized government with official status.
Transparent	Loyalty is visible	N/A	Always means exactly what he or she says.
Apocalyptic	+1 Persuasion if any nation used a strategic nuclear barrage	N/A	Believes the end of humanity is nigh and wishes others to do so.
Aware	+1 Investigation when detecting other councilors	N/A	Particularly skilled at detecting other councilors.
Hard Target	+2 Security +1 Espionage when being detected by other councilors Enemy critical failures on Assassinate and Detain Councilor missions against this councilor will result in the attacker's death if not protected	20	Will strike back if attacked.
Streetwise	+1 Espionage when being detected by other councilors +1 Investigation when in home nation +1 Security when in home nation	20	Skilled at navigating dark corners in his or her home nation.
Veteran	+1 Command +1 Security +2% Military Science Research	N/A	A former member of his or her home nation's armed forces.
Vengeful	+3 Command +3 Security +5 Espionage +15 Loyalty Mission Granted: Assassinate	N/A	It's payback time.
Quick Learner	-20% Augumentation XP Cost	N/A	Picks up new skills faster than most.
Striver	-30% Augumentation XP Cost	N/A	Dedicated to self-improvement.
Survivor	+1 Security	10	Very hard to kill during episodes of mass violence.
Crew	+1 Security +1 Monthly Ops Income	N/A	Has a small team of loyal followers who serve as bodyguards and can conduct operations.
Counselor	+1 Persuasion in nations where cohesion is at least 6	20	Appeals to what we have in common.
Unifier	+2 Persuasion in nations where cohesion is at least 6 +1 Monthly Influence Income	40	Influential in nations with a sense of common purpose.
Affluent	+1 Monthly Money Income	10	Makes a good living.
Prosperous	+2 Monthly Money Income	20	Well-off and able to contribute meaningful funds to the cause.
Wealthy	+3 Monthly Money Income	40	Has access to a hefty bank account.
Astronomer	+5 Monthly Research Income +15% Space Science Research	N/A	An expert in the study of Space Science.
Chemist	+5 Monthly Research Income +15% Materials Research	N/A	An expert in the study of Materials.
Doctor	+5 Monthly Research Income +15% Life Science Research	N/A	An expert in the study of Life Science.
Physicist	+5 Monthly Research Income +15% Energy Research	N/A	An expert in the study of Energy.
Computer Scientist	+5 Monthly Research Income +15% Information Science Research	N/A	An expert in the study of Information Science.
Military Scientist	+5 Monthly Research Income +15% Military Science Research	N/A	An expert in the study of Military Science.
Social Scientist	+5 Monthly Research Income +15% Social Science Research	N/A	An expert in the study of Social Science.
Senior Astronomer	+10 Monthly Research Income +25% Space Science Research +1 Science	20	A prominent researcher in the field of Space Science.
Senior Chemist	+10 Monthly Research Income +25% Materials Research +1 Science	20	A prominent researcher in the field of Materials.
Senior Doctor	+10 Monthly Research Income +25% Life Science Research +1 Science	20	A prominent researcher in the field Life Science.
Senior Physicist	+10 Monthly Research Income +25% Energy Research +1 Science	20	A prominent researcher in the field Energy.
Senior Computer Scientist	+10 Monthly Research Income +25% Information Science Research +1 Science	20	A prominent researcher in the field Information Science.
Senior Military Scientist	+10 Monthly Research Income +25% Military Science Research +1 Science	20	A prominent researcher in the field Military Science.
Senior Social Scientist	+10 Monthly Research Income +25% Social Science Research +1 Science	20	A prominent researcher in the field Social Science.
Chief Astronomer	+20 Monthly Research Income +35% Space Science Research +2 Science +2 Monthly Influence Income	40	A distinguished researcher in the field of Space Science.
Chief Chemist	+20 Monthly Research Income +35% Materials Research +2 Science +2 Monthly Influence Income	40	A distinguished researcher in the field of Materials.
Chief Doctor	+20 Monthly Research Income +35% Life Science Research +2 Science +2 Monthly Influence Income	40	A distinguished researcher in the field Life Science.
Chief Physicist	+20 Monthly Research Income +35% Energy Research +2 Science +2 Monthly Influence Income	40	A distinguished researcher in the field Energy.
Chief Computer Scientist	+20 Monthly Research Income +35% Space Information Research +2 Science +2 Monthly Influence Income	40	A distinguished researcher in the field Information Science.
Chief Military Scientist	+20 Monthly Research Income +35% Military Science Research +2 Science +2 Monthly Influence Income	40	A distinguished researcher in the field Military Science.
Chief Social Scientist	+20 Monthly Research Income +35% Social Science Research +2 Science +2 Monthly Influence Income	40	A distinguished researcher in the field Social Science.
Connected	+3 Monthly Influence Income	20	Able to use back channels to exert a measure of influence.
Puppet Master	+8 Monthly Influence Income +1 Espionage when being detected by other councilors Mission Granted: Control Nation	40	Able to pull strings in many places without notice.
Low Profile	+2 Espionage when being detected by other councilors	N/A	Skilled at evading detaction.
Undercover	+1 Espionage when being detected by other councilors Orbit mission can target other factions' level 1 habitats	N/A	This person's public persona conceals someone who is able to infiltrate enemy space installations without fear of identification.
Agitator	+3 Monthly Influence Income +1 Persuation in nations where education is 6 or less +1 Persuation in nations where cohesion is 4 or less	20	Excels at gaining the support of those unhappy with their nation.

Mixed Traits

Trait	Effects	Description
Firebrand	+4 Monthly Influence Income +2 Persuation in nations where education is 6 or less +2 Persuation in nations where cohesion is 4 or less -1 Persuation in nations where education is at least 9 -3 Espionage when being detected by other councilors	Appeals to the anger and fear of an uncritical audience.
Demagogue	+5 Monthly Influence Income +3 Persuation in nations where education is 6 or less +3 Persuation in nations where cohesion is 4 or less -2 Persuation in nations where education is at least 9 -6 Espionage when being detected by other councilors	An influential rabble-rouser who plays to the basest instincts of the public.
Rich	+10 Monthly Money Income +1 Monthly Influence Income -1 Persuation in nations where Inequality is 4 or less	Has vast sums to call on, but disliked in egalitarian nations.
Billionaire	+40 Monthly Money Income +2 Monthly Influence Income -2 Persuation in nations where Inequality is 4 or less -1 Espionage when being detected by other councilors	Access to truly obscene amounts of money, to the point of unpopularity in nations that prize equality.
Eminent	+6 Monthly Influence Income -2 Espionage when being detected by other councilors	Influential among elites, but well-known enough to sometimes attract unwanted attention.
Famous	+9 Monthly Influence Income -4 Espionage when being detected by other councilors	Broadly known among elites and the public.
Megastar	+12 Monthly Influence Income -8 Espionage when being detected by other councilors Mission Prohibited: Go To Ground	A person of global renown, whose very movements make the news worldwide.
Opinion Leader	+4 Monthly Influence Income +2 Persuasion in nations where Government is at least 6 -2 Espionage when being detected by other councilors	A respected commentator on public affairs, whose words reach many in free nations.
Media Darling	+7 Monthly Influence Income +3 Persuasion in nations where Government is at least 6 -4 Espionage when being detected by other councilors	A popular speaker on media channels in free nations.
Elder Statesman	+10 Monthly Influence Income +4 Persuasion in nations where Government is at least 6 -4 Espionage when being detected by other councilors	A widely respected and influential member of the political elite.
Averse	+1 Security Cannot perform missions in nations with unrest of 6 or higher	Flouts elite conventions, gaining influence among the masses at some personal risk.
Paranoid	+3 Security +2 Investigation +2 Espionage when being detected by other councilors -2 Persuasion Cannot perform missions in nations with unrest of 6 or higher Mission Prohibited: Inspire	Sees enemies everywhere. Only right some of the time.
Extremist	+3 Loyalty +1 Investigation -1 Persuasion in nations where education is at least 8	Utterly devoted to the cause and holds those who aren't in low regard.
Fanatic	+5 Loyalty +2 Persuasion in nations where education is 6 or less -1 Investigation	An absolute true believer who lacks an understanding of certain subtleties of dealing with the world.
Ethical	+1 Persuasion in nations where Inequality is 3.5 or less -1 Loyalty per atrocity by faction Mission Prohibited: Assassinate	A person of principle who believes not all means are justified by their end.
Pacifist	+1 Persuasion in nations where Education is at least 9 -1 Loyalty per atrocity by faction -1 Command Mission Prohibited: Assassinate Mission Prohibited: Assault Alien Asset Mission Prohibited: Assault Enemy Space Asset Mission Prohibited: Increase Unrest Mission Prohibited: Sabotage Facilities	Personally refuses to take part in any violent action.
Academic	+10 Monthly Research Income Mission Granted: Advise -1 Command	Affiliated with a research university.
Awkward Genius	+2 Investigation +3 Science -3 Persuasion -3 Command Mission Prohibited: Inspire Mission Prohibited: Public Campaign	Poor at recognizing social cues and working with others but able to conduct scientific investigations with unparalleled focus.
Brazen	+1 Persuasion in nations where Education is 7 or less -1 Security	Flouts elite conventions, gaining influence among the masses at some personal risk.
Conspiracy Theorist	+1 Security +2 Investigation Mission Granted: Investigate Alien Activity -1 Monthly Influence Income -1 Persuasion	Sees connections between events that others will not. Occasionally right about them.
Corrupt	+2 Espionage +3 Monthly Influence Income -4 Monthly Money Income +3 Loyalty	Influential, but will steal from us.
Cynic	+1 Investigation -1 Loyalty Mission Prohibited: Inspire	Difficult to fool, but expresses little hope for humanity's future.
Expert	+2 Monthly Influence Income +5 Monthly Research Income +1 Persuasion +1 Science Mission Granted: Advise -1 Security -1 Espionage when being detected by other councilors	An oft-quoted speaker on topics in a certain realm of expertise.
Lone Wolf	+2 Espionage -1 Command -1 Administration Mission Prohibited: Inspire	Does not work well with others, but skilled at secretive activity.
Oligarch	+3 Monthly Money Income +4 Monthly Influence Income +1 Persuation in nations where Inequality is above 4 -1 Persuation in nations where Inequality is below 4	Has gained riches via political power; influential in nations with high inequality.
National Hero	+4 Persuasion when in home nation -1 Security when in home nation	Well known and influential in his or her home nation.
Suspicious	+2 Espionage +2 Security +2 Investigation +2 Investigation when detecting other councilors +2 Investigation when detecting other councilors +1 Espionage when being detected by other councilors -2 Apparent Loyalty Mission Prohibited: Inspire	Naturally inclined to distrust others.
Technocrat	+2 Monthly Influence Income +3 Monthly Research Income +3 Administration +1 Science +5% Social Science Research Mission Granted: Advise -1 Persuasion in nations where education is 8 or less	Believes that social relations are simply an engineering problem.
Criminal	+1 Monthly Money Income Can purchase Criminal Orgs -1 Security in nations where unrest is 1 or less	Involved in illegal activities.
Sociopath	+1 Persuasion Can purchase Sociopath Orgs -3 Loyalty	Someone skilled at managing others in sole pursuit of his or her own satisfaction.
Furtive	+2 Espionage -1 Persuation -1 Administration Mission Prohibited: Inspire 2 Apparent Loyalty	A secretive and often negative personality.
Inscrutable	Mission Prohibited: Inspire 12 Apparent Loyalty	Never seems to express a strong opinion.
Pollyanna	25 Apparent Loyalty	Always expresses a sunny outlook on events, regardless of their reality.

Negative Traits

Trait	Effects	XP Remove Cost	Description
Inflexible	+10% Augumentation XP Cost	40	Slow to learn new things.
Declining	+100% Augumentation XP Cost -1 Investigation -1 Command	Permanent	Age is taking its toll.
Careless	-2 Security in nations where unrest is at least 4 -2 Espionage when being detected by other councilors	20	Someone who doesn't take personal security terribly seriously.
Delinuent	-3 Security -4 Espionage when being detected by other councilors -4 Persuasion -6 Apparent Loyalty	Permanent	Refuses to honour outstanding debts, gaining them a reputation for untrustworthiness and causing their movements to be more closely tracked.
Addict	-1 Monthly Money Income -2 Security -4 Security if Money is 0 -1 Espionage when being detected by other councilors	40	Addicted to an illicit substance and willing to go to any length to acquire it.
Earthbound	Mission Prohibited: Orbit	20	This person refuses to travel to space.
Extorted	-6 Loyalty Mission Prohibited: Inspire	Permanent	Feels that they have been taken advantage of financially by our faction, making them reluctant to trust us.
Indebted	-100 Monthly Money Income -2 Persuasion	Permanent	Owes a very large sum of money to creditors, reducing their credibility.
Indulgent	-2 Monthly Money Income -4 Loyalty if Money is 0	20	Spends lots of money on personal gratification.
Pariah	-2 Persuasion when in home nation -2 Security when in home nation	Permanent	Strongly disliked in his or her home nation, this person fares better in foreign lands.
Enemy of the State	Cannot perform missions in his or her home nation	20	Faces imprisonment or execution in his or her home nation.
Non Grata	Cannot perform missions in rivals of his or her home nation	20	Faces imprisonment or execution in rivals of his or her home nation.