Characters & The Council
Your kingdom is brought to life by a host of AI-driven characters. They are divided into two main groups: The Council of Ministers, who take your direct orders, and The Royal Court, who provide intelligence and counsel through special reports.
The Council of Ministers
These are your direct subordinates. You interact with them by selecting their portrait on the left panel of the game screen and issuing commands in the chat box. Their actions directly affect the kingdom's stats.
Minister of War
Your chief military advisor. He oversees all aspects of your army and domestic security.
Direct Chat Commands:
Recruit army: Recruits new soldiers into your army for a cost in gold.Disband army: Disbands existing soldiers to reduce army upkeep costs.Quell rebels: Dispatches your army to fight against rebel forces within your kingdom.
Minister of Finance
The master of your treasury. He manages the kingdom's economy and long-term development.
Direct Chat Commands:
Set tax: Sets the national tax rate as a percentage.Upgrade tech: Invests gold to increase the kingdom's technology level.
Spymaster
Your secretive keeper of secrets who operates in the shadows, gathering intelligence on other realms and monitoring the internal state of your own kingdom.
Direct Chat Commands:
Review intel: A flexible command to review intelligence files. You can ask generally (e.g.,"list our reports") to get an index of all files, or ask specifically (e.g.,"report on the Kingdom of Eldoria") for a detailed summary or comparison.Get effects summary: Use this to get a comprehensive report on all active buffs (enhancements) and debuffs (afflictions) currently affecting your kingdom, including their location if applicable.
Minister of Welfare
The guardian of your people's well-being and satisfaction.
Direct Chat Commands:
Invest welfare: Spends gold on social programs to directly increase social stability.
Grand Inquisitor
The zealous and incorruptible internal investigator of your realm.
Direct Chat Commands:
Purge minister: Attempts to purge another minister suspected of corruption. A risky action with severe penalties for failure.
The Royal Court
These characters do not take direct commands. Instead, they offer their expertise through special reports. You can summon them by clicking their icon within relevant game modals to receive a narrated briefing.
Royal Advisor
A wise and analytical counselor. He provides strategic analysis of the problems facing your kingdom.
How to Summon:
Click the Advisor's icon inside any Royal Memorial. He will summarize the issue and present several strategic options for you to consider.
The General
A battle-hardened veteran who leads your armies. He offers tactical summaries of military engagements.
How to Summon:
Click the General's icon inside the Battle Report, Dragon Suppression Report or Golem Engagement Report. He will provide an after-action report, analyzing the forces involved, casualties, and the tactical reasons for victory or defeat.
The Spymaster
Your secretive keeper of secrets who operates in the shadows.
How to Summon:
Click the Spymaster's icon inside an Espionage Report. She will provide a hushed, cryptic briefing, synthesizing the most critical intelligence and highlighting potential threats or opportunities.
The Local Lord
A loyal steward responsible for managing a specific region of your kingdom.
How to Summon:
Click the Local Lord's icon inside the Tile Information for any tile you own. He will report on the current state of his lands, including population, economy, and any local concerns.
The Threat of Corruption
As your kingdom grows, so does the temptation for your council. Each minister has a hidden Corruption Level which can increase randomly over time, especially when your treasury is full. A corrupt minister will negatively impact your kingdom in subtle but dangerous ways.
How Corruption Affects Your Ministers:
- Minister of War: When recruiting soldiers, he will "lose" some of the recruits, meaning you get fewer soldiers than you paid for.
- Minister of Finance: He will inflate the costs of major projects. The price to upgrade technology will increase based on his corruption level.
- Minister of Welfare: Funds intended for the people will be "misappropriated." The amount of stability you gain from welfare investments will be reduced.
- Spymaster & Chief Diplomat: These ministers may "forget" to report crucial events. A corrupt Spymaster might not inform you of an enemy spy, and a corrupt Diplomat might not pass along a treaty proposal from another kingdom.
Only the zealous and incorruptible Grand Inquisitor can root out this rot from within your council. Use him wisely.
The Magistrate's Insight
When your Courthouse reaches Level 6, you will unlock the ability to speak with the Chief Magistrate. This stoic guardian of the law keeps a close watch on the court's affairs. By conversing with him, you may be able to gain valuable, albeit cryptic, hints about which of your ministers are exhibiting signs of corruption, making the Grand Inquisitor's job less of a guessing game.