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Influence is a FIDSI resource used to set the Empire Plan and conduct Diplomacy.

Generation

Unlike the other FIDSI resources, which can be gathered from terrain, is almost exclusively generated by City Improvements, districts, and Population.

City Improvements

Name	Faction	Obtained			Upkeep	Effects
City Hall	All	Upon Settling			10	+2 per on city
Founder's Memorial	All	At Start	60			+1 on city Can only be built once in your empire
Sewer System	All	Era I	75		1	+1 on Approval (Happy)
Glory of Empire	All	Era II	250		3	+5 on City +1 per on City
National Arena	All	Era III	1200	10	8	+50% on City Can only be built once in your Empire
National Museum	All	Era III	600	5 5	4	+2 on City Center +2 on District +2 per on City
Altar of Transcendence	Ardent Mages	Faction Quest	1000	30 / 30 /	7	+5 per on City +10 on City Limited to one copy in your Empire
Auriga Institute	Drakken	Faction Quest	800	5	4	Requires an income of 20 from the City +10 on Approval (Fervent)
Arena of Champions	All	Era V	3000	10 10	20	+100% on City Limited to one copy in your Empire
Arts Council	All	Era V	2000	10 5	10	+10% on Approval (Fervent)
Aura of Empire	All	Era V	2000	10 10	10	+15 on District Level 2 +4 per on City
Imperial News Network	All	Era V	2000	5 10	10	+1 per on Approval (Happy)

Expansions

Name	Faction	Obtained			Effect
Borough Streets	All except Allayi	At Start	Varies		+1 on City Tile +2 per extra level on City Tile
Garth of the Allayi	Allayi	At Start	Varies	Varies	+2 on City Tile +4 per extra level on City Tile
Altar of Auriga	All	At Start	150	10	+2 per level on Altar of Auriga Limited to one copy in your Empire
Throne of Emperors	All	Era IV	3000	35 35	+50 per level on Throne of Emperors Can only be built once in the world
Abbey of Anomalies	All	3rd Winter	400	10	x2 on City Tile Limited to one copy in your City To be built on Anomaly

Heroes

A hero may have capacities, skills, or accessories that increase the output of their currently governed city.

Capacities

Hero	Icon	Name	Effect
Lorekeeper Lakaspassar Tinu the Chosen		Influence Boost 1	+1 Influence per hero's level on city. +1% Influence per hero's level on city.
Martin de Ildan de Suluzzo Archivist Jiraduveja Andom the Seer Consecrate Mawusi Boakye Cetassa Ploria		Influence Boost 2	+2 Influence per hero's level on city. +1% Influence per hero's level on city.
Loremaster Semsanitnwona Ozek the Chosen Valete Sapiri Kugua		Influence Boost 3	+3 Influence per hero's level on city +1% Influence per hero's level on city.
Strio		Influence Efficiency 1	+1 Influence per on city +1% Influence per hero's level on city
Iracu Pali Inoa Specialized Polyp Q9		Influence Efficiency 2	+2 Influence per on city +1% Influence per hero's level on city

Skills

Skill Tree	Level	Icon	Name	Effect
Drakken	3		Narrative Master	Level 1: +2 on city center. +2 on district. Level 2: +2 on city center. +2 on district. Level 3: +2 on city center. +2 on district.
Drakken	5		Cultural Ambassador	Level 1: +10 on city. With ELCP: +1 per Approval above 100 on terrain with Village. Level 2: +10 on city. With ELCP: +0.3 per Approval above 100 on terrain with Village. Level 3: +10 on city.
Cultists	1		Impassioned Preacher	Level 1: +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. Level 2: +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. Level 3: +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city. +1 per in city.
Cultists	4		Proselytizer	Level 1: +15% on city. Level 2: +15% on city. Level 3: +20% on city.
Morgawr	2		Cult of Tides	Level 1: +10 on city with oceanic exploitation. Level 2: +10 on city with oceanic exploitation. Level 3: +15 on city with oceanic exploitation. With ELCP: +0.1 per Approval above 100 on terrain with sea or lake.
Sisters of Mercy	4		Ascetic Warriors	Level 1: -50% on military upkeep in city. With ELCP: +1 per Unit in the City Garrison (Hero and Militia count aswell). Level 2: -50% on military upkeep in city. With ELCP: +1 per Unit in the City Garrison (Hero and Militia count aswell).

Accessories

All listed accessories are Tomes.

Item		Effects	Obtained From
	24	+2 per level on City	Rare Armor
	48	+4 per level on City	Puissant Armor
	96	+8 per level on City	Arcane Armor

Miscellaneous

Traits

The Drakken get +3 on terrain with Ruins due to their "Endless Excavation" trait.

Arcana

The Ardent Mages are able to research the Arcana of Authority technology, which unlocks the Pillar of Influence for placement. This pillar increase the Influence output of tiles within range depending on the Arcana level as shown here:

Level	Effect	Range
1	+1 on tiles within the pillar's range for 10 turns	1
2	+2 on tiles within the pillar's range for 10 turns	1
3	+2 on tiles within the pillar's range for 10 turns	2
4	+3 on tiles within the pillar's range for 10 turns	2
5	+5 on tiles within the pillar's range for 10 turns	2

Upon obtaining the Cold Engineering technology by completing Chapter 5, Part 1 of the Ardent Mages faction quest, the Pillar of Influence will produce an additional +1 on tiles within its range during winter.

Assimilation

The Kazanji provide an assimilation bonus of +5% on cities per pacified and rebuilt village, up to +30% .

Fortresses

Every Citadel and Facility provides a bonus of +1 .

Additionally the unique Center of Influence Facility provides +10 , and a global bonus of +2% per controlled Fortress, and a penalty of -2% per controlled Fortress to other empires. ELCP reduces these values to 1% each.

Resource Boosters

The only Luxury Resource that provides a bonus to Influence is Dye, which provides +50% on cities when activated as a booster.

Technology

The only technology available to every faction that increases Influence directly without needing to build a city improvement or expansion is the United Empires Council, which provides a bonus of +100% on Cities. There are, however a number of faction-specific technologies that provide a bonus to Influence:

• The Wild Walkers Quest Technology Visions of Glory grants 4 whenever a City Improvement, District, or Region Improvement is built.
• The Drakken Quest Technology Aura of Leadership grants +3 per non-converted village on Cities.
• The Allayi Quest Technology Pilgrims of the End grants 3 per collected Pearl cluster on Empire.
• The Morgawr technology Breaching Wave grants +1 on Citadels and revealed Facilities.
• The Kapaku Quest Technology Inner Peace grants +15 on terrain with Ruins.

Quests

Some quests give lump sums of Influence as a reward for completing them.

Other Uses

Aside from the Empire Plan and Diplomacy, influence has a few other uses:

• Espionage: Influence is required both to infiltrate enemy cities and to perform actions while infiltrated.
• The Cultists can use Influence to convert minor faction villages.
• The Morgawr can use Influence to Catspaw roaming armies and un-pacify pacified villages with Seeds of Dissent.

Trivia

• Influence is called "Prestige" and "City Points" in the game files.

See also

• Strategy Guide/FIDSI#Influence