| Leaders in the base game
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Harun al-Rashid
 Abbasid Caliphate
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Unique Ability:
House of Wisdom
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Academies provide +2 Research per turn.
Research Agreements provide +10% research.
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| Charismatic
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| +1 Golden Age Points for each Research Agreement and Trade Agreement
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| Traditional
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| +1% Paragon Spawn chance for each Culture Improvements in your Capital.
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| Charitable
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| +2% Paragon Spawn chance for each City you control. -10 Prosperity in your Capital.
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Eva Perón
 Argentina
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Unique Ability:
Share my Glory
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Your Palace provides +25 City Prosperity  and +25 City Health  .
Your Monument provides +25 City Prosperity and +25 City Happiness  .
+20% Build Production towards Amphitheaters, Theaters, and Opera Houses
that all provide +15 City Happiness .
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| Independent
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| +3 Housing in non-Capital cities.
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| Stately
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Government Improvements built in them.
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| Charismatic
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| +1 Golden Age Points for each Research Agreement and Trade Agreement
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Sennacherib
 Assyrian Empire
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Unique Ability:
Wolf on the Fold
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+33% Force Siege Damage.
+25% Craft Production at Workshops.
+25 City Security  in your capital.
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| Disciplined
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Military Improvements built in them
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| Aggressive
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| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after declaring war. Unlocks War of Annihilation war type.
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| Unyielding
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| Forces inflict 5 War Weariness when defeating an enemy Force. Unlocks War of Annihilation War type.
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Howard Florey
 Australia
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Unique Ability:
Medical Genius
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Universities and Fusion Research Centers provide +2 Research per turn.
+25% Craft Production towards crafting Bandages, Soap, and Antibiotics.
+5, +10, and +15 City Health from consuming Bandages, Soap, and Antibiotics respectively.
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| Collaborative
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| +2 Production in your capital for each active Alliance.
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| Stately
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Government Improvements built in them.
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| Innovative
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| +1% Paragon Spawn chance for each Science Improvements in your Capital.
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| Sage
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Science Improvements built in them.
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| Pacifist
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| -10 Relationships with other Nations for 10 turns after declaring a war. +25 Reationships with other Nations while not at war.
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Itzcoatl
 Aztec Empire
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Unique Ability:
Flower Wars
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+20 Growth in all Cities for 10 turns after engaging in combat (this effect does not stack.)
+5 Prestige after defeating an enemy Force during a Skirmish War
+100% Force Heal Rate.
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| Disciplined
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Military Improvements built in them
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| Aggressive
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| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after declaring war. Unlocks War of Annihilation war type.
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| Spiritual
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Religion Improvements built in them.
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Leopold I
 Belgium
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Unique Ability:
Nestor of Europe
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+10 Established Relationship with other nations.
+20 additional Established Relationship with other nations if you have fewer cities than them.
+100% Harvest Production at Farms harvesting Cocoa.
Breweries and Distilleries provide +10 City Prosperity .
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| Independent
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| +3 Housing in non-Capital cities.
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| Adventurous
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| +1 Force Speed while not at War.
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| Efficient
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| Improvements gain +1 Production for each Idustry Improvements in their region
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| Charismatic
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| +1 Golden Age Points for each Research Agreement and Trade Agreement
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Irene Sarantapechaina
 Byzantine Empire
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Unique Ability:
Iconophile
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Altars, Monasteries, and Shrines provide +20 City Security and +4 Wealth per turn.
+100% effectiveness of Oracles and Missionaries.
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| Independent
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| +3 Housing in non-Capital cities.
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| Aggressive
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| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after declaring war. Unlocks War of Annihilation war type.
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| Patient
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| +30% Force Strength when War Weariness is over 50.
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| Unyielding
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| Forces inflict 5 War Weariness when defeating an enemy Force. Unlocks War of Annihilation War type.
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| Spiritual
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Religion Improvements built in them.
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John A. Macdonald
 Canada
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Unique Ability:
Boreal Forest
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+50% Harvest Production at Hunting Camps
-100% Maintenance Cost for Hunting Camps
+3  Housing in all cities.
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| Adventurous
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| +1 Force Speed while not at War.
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| Woodsman
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| +50% Harvest Production at Logging Camps and their upgrades.
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| Pacifist
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| -10 Relationships with other Nations for 10 turns after declaring a war. +25 Reationships with other Nations while not at war.
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Wilma Mankiller
 Cherokee
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Unique Ability:
The Word for Water
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+150 Build Production towards Water Wells and Water Treatment Plants.
Water Wells and Water Treatment Plants provide +20 City Health .
+25% Craft Production towards crafting Feasts.
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| Independent
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| +3 Housing in non-Capital cities.
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| Sage
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Science Improvements built in them.
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| Traditional
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| +1% Paragon Spawn chance for each Culture Improvements in your Capital.
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| Charitable
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| +2% Paragon Spawn chance for each City you control. -10 Prosperity in your Capital.
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Confucius
 China
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Unique Ability:
Five Constant Virtues
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Farms and their upgrades provide an additional +1 Food per turn.
+5 to all QoL stats in each city for each unique type of Government Improvements built within it.
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| Disciplined
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Military Improvements built in them
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| Sage
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Science Improvements built in them.
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| Spiritual
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Religion Improvements built in them.
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Wu Zetian
China
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Unique Ability:
Imperial Examinations
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Libraries, Schools, and their upgrades provide +15 City Prosperity .
+10% Paragon spawn chance.
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| Formidable
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| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after a war is declared on you
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| Cunning
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| +10% Paragon Spawn chance for each turn a Force is in combat. Unlocks War of Annihilation war type
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| Unyielding
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| Forces inflict 5 War Weariness when defeating an enemy Force. Unlocks War of Annihilation War type.
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| Charismatic
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| +1 Golden Age Points for each Research Agreement and Trade Agreement
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Osh-Tisch
 Crow Nation
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Unique Ability:
Badé Warrior
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+1 Force Speed and +1 Sight for Settlers, Mounted Scouts, Harquebusiers, and Dragoons.
+33% Craft Production at Artisan Studios, Weavers, and their upgrades.
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| Formidable
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| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after a war is declared on you
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| Efficient
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| Improvements gain +1 Production for each Idustry Improvements in their region
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|
| Charismatic
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| +1 Golden Age Points for each Research Agreement and Trade Agreement
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| Traditional
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| +1% Paragon Spawn chance for each Culture Improvements in your Capital.
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Nefertiti
 Egypt
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Unique Ability:
Rays of the Aten
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Farms and their upgrades provide an additional +5 City Prosperity per turn
if placed in regions adjacent to a river.
-25% Research cost of Religion technologies.
+2 Established Relationship with other Nations per Culture improvement
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| Lavish
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| +3 Merchants. +2 Established Relationships with other Nations for each city you control.
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| Spiritual
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Religion Improvements built in them.
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Elizabeth I
 England
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Unique Ability:
Gloriana
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+1 Force Speed and +1 Sight for Sea Forces.
+25% Force Strength for Sea Forces.
Longbowmen and Line Infantry cannot be countered.
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| Independent
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| +3 Housing in non-Capital cities.
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| Stately
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Government Improvements built in them.
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| Mercantile
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| +1 Merchants for each city you control. +2 Trade Production for each Commerce Improvements.
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| Seafaring
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| +20 Prestige after a sea Force defeats an enemy Force.
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Haile Selassie
 Ethiopia
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Unique Ability:
Lion of Judah
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+5% Force Strength for each Alliance you're in.
+25% Religion spread strength in your capital.
+300% Harvest Production towards harvesting Coffee.
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| Disciplined
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Military Improvements built in them
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| Formidable
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| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after a war is declared on you
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| Sage
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Science Improvements built in them.
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| Spiritual
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Religion Improvements built in them.
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Jeanne d’Arc
 France
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Unique Ability:
Maid of Orléans
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+25% Force Strength in cities where your Religion is dominant.
+1 Force Speed within your territory.
Your forces reduce your War Weariness by 5 when they defeat an enemy force.
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| Impulsive
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| -10 Happiness in all cities for 10 turns after declaring a War. +20 Prestige for each turn a Force is in combat for 10 turns after declaring a War.
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| Formidable
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| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after a war is declared on you
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|
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| Spiritual
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Religion Improvements built in them.
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Tamar the Great
 Georgia
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Unique Ability:
Whom the Sun Serves
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+25% Build Production towards Military, Religion, and Commerce Improvements.
+15 City Prosperity and +10 City Security in all cities during Golden Ages.
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| Independent
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| +3 Housing in non-Capital cities.
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| Formidable
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| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after a war is declared on you
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| Sage
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Science Improvements built in them.
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| Creative
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| Imrpovements gain +5 Production during Golden Ages
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Otto von Bismarck
 Germany
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Unique Ability:
Blood and Iron
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+10% Craft Production at Forges, Factories, Vehicle Factories, and their upgrades.
+25% Force Strength for 10 turns after declaring war.
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| Disciplined
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Military Improvements built in them
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| Aggressive
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| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after declaring war. Unlocks War of Annihilation war type.
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|
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| Practical
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| +1% Paragon Spawn chance for each Military Improvements in your Capital.
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Yaa Asantewaa
 Ghana
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Unique Ability:
Golden Protector
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Stone Pits and their upgrades provide +1 Wealth per turn.
+15% Force Strength within your territory.
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| Independent
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| +3 Housing in non-Capital cities.
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|
| Formidable
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| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after a war is declared on you
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|
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| Traditional
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| +1% Paragon Spawn chance for each Culture Improvements in your Capital.
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Alexander the Great
 Greece
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Unique Ability:
Hammer and Anvil
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Pikemen and Lancers cannot be countered.
Forces receive +5 bonus EXP each turn they are engaged in combat
and when they defeat and enemy force.
While technically a DLC this leader is free for all owners of the base game.
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| Disciplined
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Military Improvements built in them
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|
| Aggressive
|
| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after declaring war. Unlocks War of Annihilation war type.
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| Adventurous
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| +1 Force Speed while not at War.
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| Resolute
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| Cities gain +10% Religion Spread for each Force stationed in them.
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Sappho
Greece
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Unique Ability:
Tenth Muse
|
Amphitheaters and Theaters provide +15 City Happiness
and have +100 Masterpiece Creation Speed.
Coastal Land Regions within your cities provide +10 City Prosperity .
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| Innovative
|
| +1% Paragon Spawn chance for each Science Improvements in your Capital.
|
|
| Charismatic
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| +1 Golden Age Points for each Research Agreement and Trade Agreement
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|
| Creative
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| Imrpovements gain +5 Production during Golden Ages
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Pachacuti
 Inca Empire
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Unique Ability:
Andean Masonry
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+50% Harvest Production at Stone Pits and their upgrades.
+10% Paragon Spawn Chance
+20% Engineer Pick Chance
+50% City Siege Defense fore each Military improvement.
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| Formidable
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| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after a war is declared on you
|
|
|
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| Spiritual
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Religion Improvements built in them.
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Ashoka
 India
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Unique Ability:
Conquest by Dharma
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Religion Improvements provide +10 City Health .
Apothecaries, Clinics, and their upgrades provide +5 Religion spread strength.
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| Impulsive
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| -10 Happiness in all cities for 10 turns after declaring a War. +20 Prestige for each turn a Force is in combat for 10 turns after declaring a War.
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| Adventurous
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| +1 Force Speed while not at War.
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| Efficient
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| Improvements gain +1 Production for each Idustry Improvements in their region
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|
| Spiritual
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Religion Improvements built in them.
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Cesare Beccaria
 Italy
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Unique Ability:
Tyrants Never Read
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-33% Research cost of Government technologies.
+100% Craft Production towards crafting Books.
Weavers, Artisan Studios, and their upgrades provide
+5 City Happiness and +5 City Health after Books are unlocked.
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| Collaborative
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| +2 Production in your capital for each active Alliance.
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| Stately
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| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Government Improvements built in them.
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|
| Pacifist
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| -10 Relationships with other Nations for 10 turns after declaring a war. +25 Reationships with other Nations while not at war.
|
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| Sage
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Science Improvements built in them.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
 Japan
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Unique Ability:
Study Patience
|
Nations that declare war on you receive 1 War Weariness each turn.
Your War Weariness is reduced by -50%.
Castles provide +30 City Security .
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| Disciplined
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Military Improvements built in them
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|
| Aggressive
|
| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after declaring war. Unlocks War of Annihilation war type.
|
|
| Patient
|
| +30% Force Strength when War Weariness is over 50.
|
|
| Sage
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Science Improvements built in them.
|
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Sejong the Great
 Korea
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Unique Ability:
Hangul
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+25 City Knowledge  and City Happiness in all cities for 10 turns after you finish a Masterpiece.
(Cities do not get more than one bonus from Masterpieces.)
Weavers and their upgrades provide +10 City Knowledge after Paper is unlocked.
|
| Innovative
|
| +1% Paragon Spawn chance for each Science Improvements in your Capital.
|
|
| Efficient
|
| Improvements gain +1 Production for each Idustry Improvements in their region
|
|
| Spiritual
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Religion Improvements built in them.
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Amanirenas
 Kush
|
Unique Ability:
Land of the Bow
|
Ranged Units provide +50% Force Strength in Rough Terrain.
+10% Force Strengt for Spearmen and Archers.
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| Formidable
|
| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after a war is declared on you
|
|
| Sage
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Science Improvements built in them.
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|
|
| Traditional
|
| +1% Paragon Spawn chance for each Culture Improvements in your Capital.
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Benito Juárez
 Mexico
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Unique Ability:
Son of the People
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Tribes will never be initially hostile towards you.
Government Improvements give +1 Housing to their city
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| Independent
|
| +3 Housing in non-Capital cities.
|
|
| Stately
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Government Improvements built in them.
|
|
| Efficient
|
| Improvements gain +1 Production for each Idustry Improvements in their region
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Zenobia
 Palmyrene Empire
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Unique Ability:
Silk Road
|
+3 Available Merchants.
Trading Posts and their upgrades provide
+5 City Knowledge and +4 additional Wealth per turn.
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| Resolute
|
| Cities gain +10% Religion Spread for each Force stationed in them.
|
|
| Independent
|
| +3 Housing in non-Capital cities.
|
|
| Aggressive
|
| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after declaring war. Unlocks War of Annihilation war type.
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Xerxes I
 1st Persian Empire
|
Unique Ability:
King of Kings
|
+1 Force Cap for each city you control.
+50% Force Strength for War Chariots and Mounted Scouts.
|
| Disciplined
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Military Improvements built in them
|
|
| Aggressive
|
| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after declaring war. Unlocks War of Annihilation war type.
|
|
| Cunning
|
| +10% Paragon Spawn chance for each turn a Force is in combat. Unlocks War of Annihilation war type
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|
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| Traditional
|
| +1% Paragon Spawn chance for each Culture Improvements in your Capital.
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Nicolaus Copernicus
 Poland
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Unique Ability:
Revolutionary Thought
|
Observatories and Research Labs provide +10 City Knowledge and +2 Research per turn.
+25% bonus Research for 10 turns after you earn a Paragon (this effect does not stack.)
|
| Innovative
|
| +1% Paragon Spawn chance for each Science Improvements in your Capital.
|
|
| Efficient
|
| Improvements gain +1 Production for each Idustry Improvements in their region
|
|
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| Lavish
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| +3 Merchants. +2 Established Relationships with other Nations for each city you control.
|
|
| Creative
|
| Imrpovements gain +5 Production during Golden Ages
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Julius Caesar
 Roman Empire
|
Unique Ability:
Triumphant Legions
|
Forces gain +50% bonus Force Strength when they level up.
+15 City Happiness and +20 City Prosperity in your capital for 15 turns after winning a war.
(Multiple war victories do not stack.)
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| Disciplined
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Military Improvements built in them
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|
| Stately
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Government Improvements built in them.
|
|
| Aggressive
|
| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after declaring war. Unlocks War of Annihilation war type.
|
|
| Charismatic
|
| +1 Golden Age Points for each Research Agreement and Trade Agreement
|
|
| Resolute
|
| Cities gain +10% Religion Spread for each Force stationed in them.
|
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Catherine the Great
 Russia
|
Unique Ability:
Siberian Expanse
|
+1 City cap.
+1 Force Speed for Settlers.
Your Gathering Halls and their upgrades provide
an additional +1 Food and +1 Timber per turn.
|
| Innovative
|
| +1% Paragon Spawn chance for each Science Improvements in your Capital.
|
|
| Efficient
|
| Improvements gain +1 Production for each Idustry Improvements in their region
|
|
| Charismatic
|
| +1 Golden Age Points for each Research Agreement and Trade Agreement
|
|
| Lavish
|
| +3 Merchants. +2 Established Relationships with other Nations for each city you control.
|
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Askia Muhammad I
 Songhai Empire
|
Unique Ability:
Gold-Salt Trade
|
+5 City Prosperity and City Knowledge for each Trade Agreement
+100% Harvest Production at Stone Pits and their upgrades.
|
| Disciplined
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Military Improvements built in them
|
|
|
| Lavish
|
| +3 Merchants. +2 Established Relationships with other Nations for each city you control.
|
|
| Spiritual
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Religion Improvements built in them.
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|
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Isabella I
 Spain
|
Unique Ability:
New World
|
+1 Force Sight and +2 Force Speed for embarked forces.
Mints provide +5 City Security and +5 City Happiness .
+10 Religion spread strength in all cities after unlocking Codices.
|
| Unyielding
|
| Forces inflict 5 War Weariness when defeating an enemy Force. Unlocks War of Annihilation War type.
|
|
| Mercantile
|
| +1 Merchants for each city you control. +2 Trade Production for each Commerce Improvements.
|
|
| Seafaring
|
| +20 Prestige after a sea Force defeats an enemy Force.
|
|
| Spiritual
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Religion Improvements built in them.
|
|
|
Ram Khamhaeng
 Thailand
|
Unique Ability:
White Elephants
|
Your Palace provides +1 Elephants per turn after you unlock any Elephant Unit.
+25 Force Strength for forces containing Elephant Units.
+25% Harvest Production at Camps.
|
| Ambitious
|
| -1 Land Force Cap, +1 City Cap
|
|
|
| Traditional
|
| +1% Paragon Spawn chance for each Culture Improvements in your Capital.
|
|
| Creative
|
| Imrpovements gain +5 Production during Golden Ages
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|
| Spiritual
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Religion Improvements built in them.
|
|
|
George Washington
 United States
|
Unique Ability:
Minutemen
|
+25% Force Strength during Fortify Orders
+1 Speed for Gunpowder Infantry and Modern Infantry units
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| Ambitious
|
| -1 Land Force Cap, +1 City Cap
|
|
| Disciplined
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Military Improvements built in them
|
|
| Independent
|
| +3 Housing in non-Capital cities.
|
|
| Formidable
|
| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after a war is declared on you
|
|
| Woodsman
|
| +50% Harvest Production at Logging Camps and their upgrades.
|
|
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Simón Bolívar
 Venezuela
|
Unique Ability:
March on Bogotá
|
+2 Force Speed for forces led by a Paragon.
+25% Force Strength in regions adjacent to rivers.
|
| Disciplined
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Military Improvements built in them
|
|
| Independent
|
| +3 Housing in non-Capital cities.
|
|
| Adventurous
|
| +1 Force Speed while not at War.
|
|
| Charismatic
|
| +1 Golden Age Points for each Research Agreement and Trade Agreement
|
|
| Lavish
|
| +3 Merchants. +2 Established Relationships with other Nations for each city you control.
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|
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Shaka
 Zulu
|
Unique Ability:
Buffalo Horns
|
+25% Force Strength for forces in Square, Tercio, and Trapezoid formations.
+50% force Pillage Damage.
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| Disciplined
|
| Cities gain +5 Culture for each Military Improvements built in them
|
|
| Aggressive
|
| +50% Force Strength for 5 turns after declaring war. Unlocks War of Annihilation war type.
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Updated for patch: 1.2
Holy Roman Empire
Mongol Empire
Celts
