Characters

Characters are the various important people that exist in the world, both historical and fictional.

Ambitions are a Leader's desire for what they want to achieve. Each Leader has its own Ambition, and may have some Legacy Ambitions from previous leaders. Completing an Ambition will give +10 Legitimacy while abandoning an Ambition an Ambition will give -5 Legitimacy. If a Nation completes 10 Ambitions it will achieve Ambition Victory.

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

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

Character interactions

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
Influence	200 Money 2 Orders	50% chance the character becomes influenced 25% chance the character becomes influenced but lose 1 Legitimacy 25% chance Influence Event	Both characters are at least 12
Convert Religion	75 Civics 2 Orders	75% chance the character converts to the Nation's religion 25% chance Convert Target to Religion 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 Divorce Event	Target is Husband or Wife
Make Chosen Heir	100 Civics 2 Orders	80% chance the character becomes the new Heir but lose 10 Legitimacy 20% chance Heir Chosen Event	Target is Son or Daughter
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
Intercession	150 Money 2 Orders	50% chance the character becomes interceded 25% chance the character becomes interceded but lose 1 Legitimacy 25% chance Intercession Event	Same Religion
Rally Troops	100 Civics 2 Orders	75% gain 100 Training 25% chance Rally Troops Event	Nation Leader Age is at least 18 Military Drill technology

Traits

Each character may have one or more traits, which describe their personality and affect their opinion of characters with similar or opposing traits.

Strengths

Strengths are traits that give various bonuses. A character can have up to 3 Strengths.

Trait	Effects	Opinion	Included in
Bold	+2 Courage	+20 with Bold -20 with Slothful -20 with Timid	Strong
Chaste	+2 Discipline -80% Chance to have Children	-20 with Wanton
Compassionate	+1 Charisma +1 Discipline	+20 with Compassionate -20 with Cruel -20 with Ruthless	Honorable
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	+20 with Affable -20 with Cruel	Charming Sever Virtues
Besieger	As General: +25% Attack Into Urban As Leader: +10% Attack Into Urban [All Armies]	+20 with Besieger	Urbanite
Bloodthirsty	As General: +10% Strength vs Damaged As Leader: +5% Strength vs Damaged [All Armies]	+20 with Bloodthirsty	Terrifying Villainous
Brave	As General: +10% Strength vs Melee Units As Leader: +5% Strength vs Melee Units [All Armies]	+20 with Brave	Strong
Carpenter	As Governor: +100 XP for new Siege and Ship units As Leader: +50 XP for new Siege and Ship units [All Cities]	+20 with Carpenter	Urbanite

Weaknesses

Weaknesses are traits that give various penalties. A character can have up to 3 Weaknesses.

Trait	Effects	Opinion	Included in
Bitter	-2 Charisma	+40 with Bitter -40 with Inspiring -40 with Romantic
Corrupt	As Governor: +50% Maintenance As Leader: +20% Maintenance [All Cities] +10% Chance to become Family Head	+40 with Corrupt -40 with Frugal -40 with Righteous	Villainous Vain
Cruel	As Governor: -20% Growth each year As Leader: -10% Growth each year [All Cities]	+40 with Cruel -40 with Affable -40 with Compassionate	Terrifying Seven Sins