Leader

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Leaders

Leaders

A leader is a named character that leads a significant part of the Empire, as a Commander, Official or Scientist. Leaders can also be appointed to the council in addition to and concurrent with their regular assignments. Gestalt Consciousness empires use nodes rather than council leaders. The name of a leader can be changed at any time by clicking on it.

Each leader has an ethic, determined by the overall ethics of its species' pops. It can affect pop ethics the following ways:

If the leader is assigned to the council the empire will gain +10% attraction towards the leader's ethic.
If the leader is governing a sector every planet in it that doesn't have a planet governor will gain +25% attraction towards the leader's ethic.
If the leader is governing a planet it will gain +50% attraction towards the leader's ethic.

Leaders tend to get traits related to their current assignment.

Leaders have a Maximum Negative Traits number of 4 at base.

Leader classes[]

Leaders are divided into 3 classes that determine their background, possible assignments, council positions, bonuses, experience sources and available traits.

If the Galactic Paragons DLC is enabled, each class can be further specialized into one of four veteran classes. Gestalt Consciousness empires cannot use council-focused veteran classes as they use nodes instead.

Class	Bonus per level	Experience gain	Veteran class	Veteran class effect	Description
Commander	If assigned as Sector Governor: +0.5 Soldier Jobs −1% Empire Size from Pops +1% Slave Pop Resource Output +1% Worker Pop Resource Output −1% Specialist Pop Resource Output −1% Ruler Pop Resource Output If assigned as Planet Governor: −1 Crime +1 Soldier Jobs −2% Empire Size from Pops +2% Slave Pop Resource Output +2% Worker Pop Resource Output −2% Specialist Pop Resource Output −2% Ruler Pop Resource Output If governing home planet: +0.5 Stability If assigned as Army Commander: +5% Army Damage If assigned as Fleet Commander: +3% Ship Fire Rate +0.2 Disengagement Opportunities	5 per month when being on Council 5 per month when governing a planet or sector 5 per space battle 0.25 per ship destroyed on either side 0.13.5 per ship disengaged on either side 100 per ground battle 25 per army destroyed on either side 0.05 per day when suppressing piracy	Admiral	If assigned as Fleet Commander: +5% Ship Weapons Damage +5% Ship Fire Rate +5% Combat Disengagement Chance	The stoic presence of a decisive Commander steels the nerves of our troops and bolsters our fleets.
			Commissioner	If assigned as Sector Governor: +0.5 Stability from Soldier Jobs If assigned as Planet Governor: +1 Stability from Soldier Jobs
			General	If assigned as Fleet Commander: +5% Damage vs Starbases +5% Orbital Bombardment Damage If assigned as Army Commander: +5% Army Damage
			Strategist	If assigned as Councilor: +10% Military Ships Build Speed if Councilor
Official	If assigned as Sector Governor: −1% Empire Size from Pops +1% Resources from Jobs If assigned as Planet Governor: −2% Empire Size from Pops +2% Resources from Jobs If governing home planet: +2 Amenities If assigned as Galactic Community Delegate: +10% Diplomatic Weight If assigned as Federation Delegate: +1 Monthly Cohesion	5 per month when being on Council 5 per month when governing a planet or sector	Delegate	If assigned as Galactic Community Delegate: +5% Diplomatic Weight If assigned as Federation Delegate: +0.5 Monthly Cohesion if Federation Delegate	The charismatic speeches of a persuasive Official will strengthen our diplomatic links.
			Industrialist	If assigned as Sector Governor: +2.5% Specialist Pop Resource Output −5% Pop Amenities Usage If assigned as Planet Governor: +5% Specialist Pop Resource Output −10% Pop Amenities Usage
			Advisor	If assigned as Councilor: −5% Pop Upkeep +5% Trade Value
			Ambassador	If assigned as Councilor: +5% Trust Growth
Scientist	If assigned as Sector Governor: −1% Empire Size from Pops +1% Research from Jobs If assigned as Planet Governor: −2% Empire Size from Pops +2% Research from Jobs If governing home planet: −1% Upkeep from Jobs If assigned as Science Ship Captain: +10% Survey Speed +1 Archaeology Skill +1 Astral Rift Skill	5 per month when being on Council 5 per month when governing a planet or sector 0.1 per day when assisting research 0.1 per day when assisting cloaking detection 0.1 per day when doing active reconnaissance 10 per celestial object surveyed 50 per researched anomaly 75 per archaeology site chapter 100 per completed special project	Analyst	If assigned as Sector Governor: +5% Research from Jobs If assigned as Planet Governor: +10% Research from Jobs	The mysteries and paradoxes of the universe beckons the inquiring mind of a brilliant Scientist.
			Explorer	If assigned as Science Ship Captain: +1 Sensor Range +10% Survey Speed +10% Anomaly Discovery Chance
			Scholar	If assigned as Science Ship Captain: +10% Anomaly Research Speed +10% Archaeology Excavation Speed +10% Astral Rift Exploration Speed
			Statistician	If assigned as Councilor: +5% Research Speed

Leader pool[]

New leaders are generally gained by recruiting them from the leader pool, which is replenished every 5 years. The leader pool starts with 3 leaders from each class, and the amount can be increased by various factors such as civics, traditions or ascension perks. A leader can be recruited from the pool at the following cost of Unity:

Level	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Recruitment Cost	100	170	350	625	1000	1475	2050	2725	3500	4500

Leaders cost a monthly upkeep of 2 Unity per level. Leader upkeep is modified by the following:

Source	Leader upkeep
Feudal Society civic (leader assigned)	None
Eager leader trait	−50%
Newboot leader trait	−50%
Psychological Profiling tradition	−25%
Delegated Functions civic	−25%
Oppressive Autocracy civic	−20%
Precision Cogs civic	−20%
Kinship tradition	−20%
Synchronized Agents tradition	−20%
The Collective Self technology	−10%
Embodied Dynamism technology	−10%
Minor Artifacts Peaceful Application	−10%
Galactic Commerce resolution 5	+50%

Leaders can only be of species with Full Citizenship rights. The chance of getting a leader of a particular species is equal to the proportion of that species in the empire's eligible population.

Once recruited, leaders can be freely and instantly assigned to different posts with no cooldown (for example, moving a governor from one planet to another sector).

Leaders may be dismissed at any time, unless they are the empire ruler. Dismissal is irreversible.

Leader capacity[]

Each empire can support a limited number of leaders from each class, starting at 3 per class for most empires. Legendary Paragons and leaders with the Eager trait at levels 1-3 are not counted towards the capacity.

Exceeding the leader capacity increases the upkeep of all leaders of that class by 10% and reduces their experience gain by 8%.

Lifespan[]

Each leader has an age in years and has a base guaranteed lifespan of 80 years, which can be improved by certain species traits, leader traits, and technologies. Leaders appear in the leader pool with ages between 28 - 50 years (27 - 38 years for Lithoids; 5 - 20 years if Clone Army origin for biological pop leaders). Hovering over a leader's age will show the leader's guaranteed lifespan and current chance to die each month. After passing their guaranteed lifespan, leaders have a chance of dying every month. The probability is 0.2% per year that has passed since their guaranteed lifespan. After 20 years past their guaranteed lifespan, this increases to 2% per month.

While Mechanical and Machine leaders are immortal, they can still die by accident, regardless of their age. Every 10 years, there is a 5% chance that a random Mechanical and Machine leader will die. Machine Intelligence empires can adopt the Self-Preservation Protocols tradition to reduce the chance of accidents to 2.5%.

Leaders can also be killed the following ways:

Commanders have a 10% chance to die when a ship of the largest size in the fleet is destroyed and a 2% divided by number of units chance to die each time they lose an army^[1]
Officials can be killed by events if a planet in their sector has the Mob Rule planet modifier
Scientists can be killed by bad outcomes of Archaeology Sites (~2.9% % chance, depends on the site)

The following modifiers affect Leader Lifespan:

Source	Leader lifespan (empire)
Ethernal Throne relic owner	Immortal
Chosen of the Composer ruler trait	+50
Zro Additives edict	+30
Healthcare Program tradition	+20
Cloned Organs tradition	+20
Javorian Pox Sample relic owner	+20
Capacity Boosters Leader Enhancement policy	+20
Composer of Strands covenant (50 favor)	+20
Pharma State civic	+10
Mind and Body tradition	+10
Ageless empire modifier	+10
Selected Lineages Leader Enhancement policy	+10
Vitality Boosters technology	+10
Inoculated Population empire modifier	+10
Composer of Strands covenant	+10

Source	Leader lifespan (species)
Venerable trait	+80
Necrophage trait	+80
Lithoid trait	+50
Exotic Metabolism trait	+50
Robust trait	+50
Cybernetic trait	+40
Irradiated trait	+30
Perfected Genes trait	+25
Enduring trait	+20
Survivor trait	+10
Limited Regeneration trait	+10
Not of this World trait	−10
Augmented Intelligence trait	−10
Crafted Smiles trait	−10
Dedicated Miner trait	−10
Expressed Tradition trait	−10
Farm Appendages trait	−10
Gene Mentorship trait	−10
Juiced Power trait	−10
Low Maintenance trait	−10
Spliced Adaptability trait	−10
Technical Talent trait	−10
Elevated Synapses trait	−30
Pre-Planned Growth trait	−30
Excessive Endurance trait	−30
Clone Soldier trait	−40

Funeral[]

When the empire ruler or a leader that has been present for at least 2 years and reached at least level 4 dies, there is a chance to have a funeral which gives the empire a modifier for 5 years. The chance increases with the leader's accomplishments and is guaranteed for the empire ruler. Empires have the following funeral options:

Funeral	Modifier	Cost	Requirements
A private procession will suffice.	+5% Monthly Unity −2.5% Happiness	0	Gestalt Consciousness
Let the masses mourn.	+10% Monthly Unity +5% Happiness	400-8000	Gestalt Consciousness
They deserve nothing of the sort.	+15% Faction Unity Gain +5% Happiness	0	3 negative traits Gestalt Consciousness
Their story does not have to end here...	+15% Terraforming Speed +10% Pop Growth Speed	0	Fungoid or Plantoid species Gestalt Consciousness
A small commemoration will suffice.	+15% Monthly Unity +5 Stability	0	Egalitarian
Chant for their soul.	+15% Monthly Unity −15% Consumer Goods Upkeep	0	Spiritualist
Donate the body to science.	+5% Researcher Output +15% Monthly Physics Research	0	Materialist
Erect an appropriate memorial.	+5% Monthly Unity +5% Worker Pop Resource Output	200-4000	Authoritarian
Keep it traditional.	+15% Monthly Unity +5 Stability	100-2000	Xenophobe
Launch the deceased into space.	+10% Monthly Society Research +20% Survey Speed	100-2000	Xenophile
Plan a grand parade. Now.	+5% Monthly Unity +15% Military Ship Build Speed	200-4000	Militarist
Set up a foundation in their name.	+10% Monthly Society Research +10% Pacifist Ethics Attraction	200-4000	Pacifist
Name a landmark in their honor.	+5% Energy Credits from Jobs +15% Trade Value	200-4000	Corporate
We will endure.	+1 Leader Pool Size +25% Leader Experience Gain	0	Hive Mind
Death is no longer an obstacle.	+1 Encryption +10% Ship Fire Rate	0	Machine Intelligence Cybernetic
What do we do now?!	−15% Citizen Pop Happiness	0	Luminary leader