Empire

Faction icon of the Empire

The Empire is an ultra tech level faction added by the Royalty DLC, with a variety of unique mechanics.

They can have a randomized name with a Greek theme, though the description will contain "Empire".

You can choose to join the Empire promoting your pawns with Nobility ranks and being rewarded with things such as the powerful Psycasts, Monoswords, or Cataphract armor; Alternatively you can fight them and loot the same things.

Empire caravans, trade ships and settlements can only be traded with by a pawn that holds the title of knight/dame or higher. This pawn must be the one to initiate the trade and must be present in any caravan parties.

Lore

An ultratech refugee society from the planet Sophiamunda. Their culture is based on a code of honor, a strict class system, and enforced social stasis. These are the survivors of a great calamity that tore apart Sophian society. They fled to the rimworld using the remnants of their fleet. Despite losing so much, their ships and technology still make them powerful. They will refuse to trade with anyone who lacks the appropriate royal title.
— In-game faction description

The Empire are the remnants of a technologically advanced interstellar empire, or of one section of it, originating from the planet Sophiamunda that have fled from a great calamity. They are organized in a feudal hierarchy nominally headed by a far-off Emperor, however, due to the lack of faster-than-light travel, much of true day to day power is held by the Stellarchs who have dominion over their entire star system.

Various facts about the Empire can be gleaned from Imperial Backstories, namely:

The noble households are served by the common folk in a variety of roles from domestic to military, despite the technology available to the Empire before its fall.
An Imperial Church exists, monotheistic organization with both Inquisitors in the church's anti-heresy school, and psychics in the church's psychic school. The church also provided Chaplains for the military, non-combatants that provided for the medical and spiritual needs of the soldiery.
Grand, ancient starships acted as powerbases for noble families along side more traditional planetary holdings. Nobles and commoners alike would be born and raised on these ships.
Wars of succession, as well as smaller scale conflicts over inheritance, were not unheard of. Some families implemented contingencies to guard against this.
They fielded a developed military and, unlike most Glitterworlds, it saw combat, possibly routinely but definitely within the last generation. This combat included both planetary combat, involving infantry and aircraft, and space-borne ship-to-ship combat.
Noble titles are primarily hereditary, and at least some families practiced primogeniture. Those that did apparently practiced absolute, rather than male-preference, primogeniture.

Note that while the update to version 1.3.3066 removed the reference in the faction description to a "multi-planet empire", the Title descriptions of make reference to multiple Consuls each in charge of their own planet, and multiple Stellarchs each in charge of their own star system. Thus, the Empire is, or was, canonically multiplanetary and interstellar.

Nature of the calamity

An ultratech refugee society from another planet, organized along feudal lines. They lived for thousands of years in a stable multi-planet empire with a strict caste system, an intricate code of warrior ethics, and enforced cultural stasis. Invaded by powerful outsiders, they fled. Despite losing almost all of their people, their fleet and technology still make them powerful. They will refuse to trade with anyone who lacks the appropriate royal title.
— In-game faction description prior to 1.3.3066

The calamity that forced the Empire from their territory and to the rimworld where the game takes place was originally explicitly invasion by a powerful, unknown enemy. This was confirmed by both the in-game description and contemporary statements by RimWorld developer, Tynan Sylvester. With the changes to the faction description in 1.3 to references to a nonspecific "calamity", it is unclear whether this invasion is still canon.

With the addition of the places system used in the random lore generation of Ideoligions, cultures with Sophian backgrounds will have lore that references rebels lead by a "Revolutionist" and bio-engineered plagues deployed on the planet. It is possible that this is the enemy and/or calamity that destroyed Sophian society, though rebels would not constitute an "unknown enemy", if such an enemy is still canon.

What arrives at the rimworld is a fragment of a destroyed Empire which was mostly annihilated by some unknown enemy. It's a small refugee fleet with tiny numbers of people but very strong technology and an honor-and-tradition based culture. They're led by a stellarch, the highest-ranking person in their faction. The Emperor never shows up in the game.
— Tynan Sylvester, "RimWorld - Royalty Launch Trailer" on Feb 25 2020, reddit.com/r/RimWorld

Inspiration

"I'm getting Eastern Roman vibes" Look at how the Imperial characters are named - Tynan Sylvester - RimWorld Developer.

The Empire appears to be roughly based on the Byzantine Empire - a fracturing, once-mighty empire driven from their previous homeland. This inspiration carries over to the use of Greek-inspired names for imperial pawns, similar Greek and Latin inspiration for their settlements, and their use of term Cataphracts for their heavily armored elite forces. Janissaries, conversely, are Ottoman in origin. The Ottomans were, in part, a successor to the Eastern Roman Empire. This is partially confirmed by the above quote from Tynan.

Names

The name of the Empire varies from game to game, but follows one of several patterns:

[Empire] of [ofThing]
The [Empire] of [ofThing]
The Exodus [Empire]
The Refugee [Empire]
The Broken [Empire]
The Shattered [Empire]
The Fallen [Empire]
The [Color] [Empire]

Where [Color], [Empire] and [ofThing] are replaced by one of the following:

Part	Word
[Empire]	Empire	Commonwealth	Imperium	Dominion	Sovereignty
[ofThing]	[Constructed Word]	the Sun	the Moon	the Universe	God	Perfection	Eternity	the Spirit
[Color]	Red	Blue	Green	Purple	Black	White	Gray	Orange

Examples:

The Imperium of the Sun
The Green Commonwealth
The Exodus Sovereignty

Pawns

Main article: Empire/Pawns

Empire pawns always have backstories from the "Imperial Common", "Imperial Fighter", or "Imperial Royal" categories. While "Imperial Common" is nominally the default, Imperial Citizens can spawn with backstories from either the "Imperial Common" or "Imperial Fighter" categories, Troopers, Janissaries, Champions, Cataphracts, Stellic Wardens and Stellic Defenders spawn with the "Imperial Fighter" category exclusively, while Bestowers and Nobles, including the Noble "Wimp", always have backstories from the "Imperial Royal" category. Color Guide:

: drab dark blue
: drab light green
: drab dark green
: drab dark green
: tan
: muted brown
: light brown
: mid brown
: dark brown

Shared traits between all pawn kinds (except for Slave):

Race: Human
Default Faction: Empire

Pawn Kind	Combat Power	Gear	Apparel	Weapons	Tech	Inventory	Additional Info [edit]
Slave (Empire)	30	HP: 20~80% Avg. Quality: Poor	Budget: 0~350 Allow Headgear Chance: 0% Available: Parka, T-shirt, Pants, Button-down shirt Ignore Seasons Ignore Pollution	-	Budget: 50~800 3% chance to have one of the following: Wooden foot, Peg leg, Wooden hand	20x Pemmican	Age Range: Any Race: Human Default Faction Type: Civil Outlander Backstories: Cryptosleep (10% Commonality); Offworld, Outlander, Outsider isFighter: false Xenotypes: 5% Highmate Chemical Addiction Chance: 5% Initial Will Range: 0~0 Initial Resistance Range: 10~17
Imperial citizen	30	HP: 100% Avg. Quality: Always Normal	Budget: 200~1000 0% Headgear; Required: UpperHead, Torso, Legs Available: Tuque, Gas mask , Parka, T-shirt, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Colors: , , , , , , , , , , ,	-	Budget: 50~800 8% chance to have one of the following: Wooden foot, Peg leg, Wooden hand, Cochlear implant, Prosthetic heart, Prosthetic leg, Prosthetic arm	-	Age Range: Up to 65 Min Title: Freeholder Backstories: Imperial Common Child and Adult, Imperial Fighter Child and Adult, Cryptosleep (8% Commonality); Not Fighter Disallowed Traits: Nudist Xenotypes: 20% , 10% , 10% Initial Will Range: 1~3 Initial Resistance Range: 10~17
Imperial trader	40	Avg. Quality: Normal	Budget: 1250~2500 Required: Top hat , Beret , Ladies hat , Torso, Legs Available: Tuque, Gas mask , Flak helmet, Psychic foil helmet, Simple helmet, Flak vest, Duster, Jacket, Flak jacket, Parka, Pants, Button-down shirt, T-shirt, Flak pants; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Colors: , , , , , , , , , , ,	Budget: 1100~3500 Revolver, Autopistol	Budget: 1000~1800 15% chance to have one of the following: Joywire, Painstopper, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand , Bionic tongue, Aesthetic nose , Bionic ear, Bionic stomach, Gastro-analyzer , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Detoxifier lung ... further results	2.55 Nutrition 15% Go juice or Yayo, 30% 30~100x	Age Range: Up to 65 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality) Min Title: Freeholder; Trader; Not Fighter Xenotypes: 5% Chemical Addiction Chance: 10% Initial Will Range: 3~5 Initial Resistance Range: 16~25
Imperial laborer	30	HP: 100% Avg. Quality: Always Normal	Budget: 200~1000 0% Headgear; Required: UpperHead, Torso, Legs Available: Tuque, Gas mask , Parka, T-shirt, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Soldier, Weight 1, Factor 1 Colors: , , , , , , , , , , ,	-	Budget: 50~800 8% chance to have one of the following: Wooden foot, Peg leg, Wooden hand, Cochlear implant, Prosthetic heart, Prosthetic leg, Prosthetic arm	-	Age Range: Up to 50 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Common Child and Adult Not Fighter Required Work Tags: Manual Dumb, Manual Skilled, Cleaning, Hauling, Firefighting Disallowed Traits: Nudist Override Faction Xenotypes: 75% , 3% , 3% Initial Will Range: 1~3 Initial Resistance Range: 6~10
Trooper	65	Avg. Quality: Normal	Budget: 5000~8000 50% Headgear, 25% ; Required: , , , Torso\|OnSkin Available: Tuque, Gas mask , Flak helmet, Psychic foil helmet, Simple helmet, T-shirt, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Soldier, Weight 1, Factor 1 Colors:	Budget: 1100~2500 Biocoded: 15% LMG, Assault rifle, Heavy SMG, Chain shotgun, Hellcat rifle	Budget: 1000~1500 Required: Death acidifier; 30% chance to have one of the following: Drill arm , Field hand , Aesthetic nose , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Gastro-analyzer , Reprocessor stomach , Neurocalculator , Circadian half-cycler , Learning assistant , Sterilizing stomach , Healing enhancer , Nuclear stomach , Love enhancer ... further results	2.55 Nutrition 15% 0~2x Go juice or Yayo	Age Range: Up to 55 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Fighter Child and Adult Min Title: Freeholder Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Brawler; Forced Skills: 4~10 Shooting Override Faction Xenotypes: 25% , 3% , 3% Chemical Addiction Chance: 10% Initial Will Range: 2~4 Initial Resistance Range: 15~24
Imperial grenadier	100	Avg. Quality: Normal	Budget: 6000~9000 50% Headgear; Required: , , Torso\|OnSkin, Available: Tuque, Gas mask , Flak helmet, Psychic foil helmet, Simple helmet, T-shirt, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Soldier, Weight 1, Factor 1 Colors:	Budget: 1100~2500 Biocoded: 15% Frag grenades	Budget: 1000~1500 Required: Death acidifier; 30% chance to have one of the following: Drill arm , Field hand , Aesthetic nose , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Gastro-analyzer , Reprocessor stomach , Neurocalculator , Circadian half-cycler , Learning assistant , Sterilizing stomach , Healing enhancer , Nuclear stomach , Love enhancer ... further results	2.55 Nutrition 15% 0~2x Go juice or Yayo	Age Range: Up to 55 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Fighter Child and Adult Min Title: Freeholder Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Brawler; canBeSapper; isGoodBreacher; Forced Skills: 4~10 Shooting Xenotypes: 40% , 3% , 3% Chemical Addiction Chance: 10% Initial Will Range: 2~4 Initial Resistance Range: 13~21
Janissary	100	Avg. Quality: Normal	Budget: 6000~9000 50% Headgear, 25% ; Required: , , Torso\|OnSkin, Available: Tuque, Gas mask , Psychic foil helmet, Flak helmet, Simple helmet, T-shirt, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Soldier, Weight 1, Factor 1 Colors:	Budget: 1550~2700 Biocoded: 15% LMG, Assault rifle, Heavy SMG, Chain shotgun, Hellcat rifle , Sniper rifle, Charge lance, Charge rifle	Budget: 1000~1500 Required: Death acidifier; 30% chance to have one of the following: Drill arm , Field hand , Aesthetic nose , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Gastro-analyzer , Reprocessor stomach , Neurocalculator , Circadian half-cycler , Learning assistant , Sterilizing stomach , Healing enhancer , Nuclear stomach , Love enhancer ... further results	2.55 Nutrition; 15% 0~2x Go juice or Yayo	Age Range: Up to 55 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Fighter Child and Adult Min Title: Freeholder Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Brawler; Forced Skills: 6~10 Shooting Override Faction Xenotypes: 40% , 3% , 3% Chemical Addiction Chance: 10% Initial Will Range: 3~5 Initial Resistance Range: 13~21
Champion	100	Avg. Quality: Normal	Budget: 1250~2500 50% Headgear; Required: , , Torso\|OnSkin, Available: Tuque, Gas mask , Psychic foil helmet, Flak helmet, Simple helmet, T-shirt, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Soldier, Weight 1, Factor 1 Colors:	Budget: 1100~2500 Biocoded: 15% Spear, Longsword, Mace, Gladius, Axe , Warhammer , Zeushammer , Monosword , Plasmasword	Budget: 1000~1500 Required: Death acidifier; 30% chance to have one of the following: Joywire, Painstopper, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand , Bionic tongue, Aesthetic nose , Bionic ear, Bionic stomach, Gastro-analyzer , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Detoxifier lung ... further results	2.55 Nutrition 15% 0~2x Go juice or Yayo	Age Range: Up to 40 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Fighter Child and Adult Min Title: Freeholder Disallowed Traits: Body purist; Forced Skills: 8~13 Melee Override Faction Xenotypes: 40% , 3% , 3% Chemical Addiction Chance: 10% Initial Will Range: 3~5 Initial Resistance Range: 12~20
Cataphract	150	Avg. Quality: Normal	Budget: 7000~10000 50% Headgear, 20% ; Required: , , Torso\|OnSkin, Legs\|OnSkin Available: Tuque, Gas mask , Psychic foil helmet, Flak helmet, Simple helmet, T-shirt, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Soldier, Weight 1, Factor 1 Colors:	Budget: 1100~2500 Biocoded: 15% Minigun, Charge lance, Charge rifle	Budget: 1000~4000 Required: Death acidifier, Armorskin gland 30% chance to have at most 4 of the following: Painstopper, Joywire, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand , Bionic tongue, Aesthetic nose , Bionic ear, Bionic stomach, Gastro-analyzer , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Detoxifier lung ... further results	2.55 Nutrition 15% 0~2x Go juice or Yayo	Age Range: Up to 40 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Fighter Child and Adult Min Title: Freeholder Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Brawler; No Royal Room Requirements 10% chance of Title: Freeholder or Yeoman; Forced Skills: 8~12 Shooting Override Faction Xenotypes: 40% , 3% , 3% Chemical Addiction Chance: 10% Initial Will Range: 4~6 Initial Resistance Range: 17~26
Stellic defender	150	Avg. Quality: Excellent	Budget: 7000~10000 50% Headgear; Required: , , Torso\|OnSkin, Available: Tuque, Gas mask , Psychic foil helmet, Flak helmet, Simple helmet, T-shirt, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Soldier, Weight 1, Factor 1 Colors:	Budget: 3000~3500 Biocoded: 15% Charge rifle, Charge lance	Budget: 1000~4000 Required: Death acidifier, 2x Bionic eyes, Stoneskin gland; Disallowed: Mindscrew 30% chance to have at most 4 of the following: Painstopper, Joywire, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand , Bionic tongue, Aesthetic nose , Bionic ear, Bionic stomach, Gastro-analyzer , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Detoxifier lung ... further results	2.55 Nutrition 15% 0~2x Go juice or Yayo	Age Range: Up to 40 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Fighter Child and Adult Min Title: Freeholder Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Brawler, Nudist, Wimp; No Royal Room Requirements Title: Freeholder, Yeoman, Acolyte, or Knight / Dame Override Faction Xenotypes: 75% , 3% , 3% ; Forced Skills: 11~16 Shooting Chemical Addiction Chance: 3% Initial Will Range: 5~7 Initial Resistance Range: 14~22
Stellic warden	150	Avg. Quality: Excellent	Budget: 7000~10000 50% Headgear; Required: , , , Torso\|OnSkin, Available: Tuque, Gas mask , Psychic foil helmet, Flak helmet, Simple helmet, T-shirt, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Soldier, Weight 1, Factor 1 Colors:	Budget: 3000~3500 Biocoded: 15% Persona zeushammer , Persona plasmasword , Persona monosword	Budget: 1000~4000 Required: Death acidifier, 2x Bionic eyes, Stoneskin gland; Disallowed: Mindscrew; 30% chance to have at most 4 of the following: Painstopper, Joywire, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand , Bionic tongue, Aesthetic nose , Bionic ear, Bionic stomach, Gastro-analyzer , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Detoxifier lung ... further results	2.55 Nutrition 15% 0~2x Go juice or Yayo	Age Range: Up to 40 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Fighter Child and Adult Min Title: Freeholder Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Nudist, Wimp; No Royal Room Requirements Title: Knight Override Faction Xenotypes: 75% , 3% , 3% ; Forced Skills: 11~16 Melee Chemical Addiction Chance: 3% Initial Will Range: 5~7 Initial Resistance Range: 19~30
Noble (wimp)	40	Avg. Quality: Excellent	Budget: 1000~1500 50% Headgear; Required: , (M) or (F), , , Torso, ; 8% Eltex robe , Eltex vest , Eltex shirt , 50% Available: T-shirt, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Royalty, Weight 1, Factor 1; Ignore Seasons	Budget: 2600~3100	Budget: 0 15% chance to have one of the following: ; Disallowed: Mindscrew	-	Age Range: Up to 80 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Royal Child and Adult Title: Knight / Dame or Praetor Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Nudist, Tough; No Royal Room or Apparel Requirements Pregnancy Chance: 0% Override Faction Xenotypes: 5% , 5% , 5% Chemical Addiction Chance: 5% Initial Will Range: 5~7 Initial Resistance Range: 26~40
Yeoman	120	Avg. Quality: Excellent	Budget: 1000~1500 50% Headgear; 8% Eltex robe , Eltex vest , Eltex shirt , 30% Available: Tuque, Gas mask , Parka, T-shirt, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Royalty, Weight 1, Factor 1; Ignore Seasons Colors: , , , , , , , , , , ,	Budget: 2600~3100 None	Budget: 0~500 15% chance to have one of the following: Painstopper, Joywire, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand ; Disallowed: Mindscrew	-	Age Range: Up to 80 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Royal Child and Adult Title: Yeoman Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Nudist Override Faction Xenotypes: 5% , 5% , 5% Chemical Addiction Chance: 5% Initial Will Range: 8~11 Initial Resistance Range: 38~58
Acolyte	125	Avg. Quality: Excellent	Budget: 1000~1500 50% Headgear; Required: or 10% Eltex skullcap , Eltex helmet , , 30% , Torso, ; 8% Eltex robe , Eltex vest , Eltex shirt Available: Parka, T-shirt, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Royalty, Weight 1, Factor 1; Ignore Seasons	Budget: 2600~3100 None	Budget: 300~800 15% chance to have one of the following: Joywire, Painstopper, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand , Bionic tongue, Aesthetic nose , Bionic stomach, Bionic ear; Disallowed: Mindscrew	-	Age Range: Up to 80 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Royal Child and Adult Title: Acolyte Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Nudist Override Faction Xenotypes: 5% , 5% , 5% Chemical Addiction Chance: 5% Initial Will Range: 8~11 Initial Resistance Range: 37~56
Knight / Dame	130	Avg. Quality: Excellent	Budget: 1000~1500 50% Headgear; or 30% Eltex skullcap , Eltex helmet ; Required: Torso, ; 8% Eltex robe , Eltex vest , Eltex shirt Available: Parka, T-shirt, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Royalty, Weight 1, Factor 1; Ignore Seasons Colors:	Budget: 2600~3100 None	Budget: 500~1000 15% chance to have one of the following: Joywire, Painstopper, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand , Bionic tongue, Aesthetic nose , Bionic stomach, Bionic ear, Gastro-analyzer , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Detoxifier lung ... further results; Disallowed: Mindscrew	-	Age Range: Up to 80 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Royal Child and Adult Title: Knight / Dame Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Nudist Override Faction Xenotypes: 5% , 5% , 5% , 5% Chemical Addiction Chance: 5% Initial Will Range: 10~13 Initial Resistance Range: 38~58
Praetor	135	Avg. Quality: Excellent	Budget: 1000~1500 50% Headgear; or 50% Eltex skullcap , Eltex helmet ; Required: , Torso 30% , UpperHead, Torso, ; 8% Eltex robe , Eltex vest , Eltex shirt Available: Parka, T-shirt, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Royalty, Weight 1, Factor 1; Ignore Seasons	Budget: 2600~3100 None	Budget: 1000~1500 15% chance to have one of the following: Joywire, Painstopper, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand , Bionic tongue, Aesthetic nose , Bionic ear, Bionic stomach, Gastro-analyzer , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Detoxifier lung ... further results; Disallowed: Mindscrew	-	Age Range: Up to 80 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Royal Child and Adult Title: Praetor Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Nudist Override Faction Xenotypes: 5% , 5% , 5% , 5% Chemical Addiction Chance: 5% Initial Will Range: 11~14 Initial Resistance Range: 38~58
Baron / Baroness	135	Avg. Quality: Excellent	Budget: 1000~1500 50% Headgear; , (M) or (F), , Torso, or 50% ; 8% Eltex robe , Eltex vest , Eltex shirt ; Torso, Available: Parka, T-shirt, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Royalty, Weight 1, Factor 1; Ignore Seasons	Budget: 2600~3100 None	Budget: 1000~1500 15% chance to have one of the following: Joywire, Painstopper, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand , Bionic tongue, Aesthetic nose , Bionic ear, Bionic stomach, Gastro-analyzer , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Detoxifier lung ... further results; Disallowed: Mindscrew	-	Age Range: Up to 80 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Royal Child and Adult Title: Baron / Baroness Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Nudist Override Faction Xenotypes: 5% , 5% , 5% , 5% Chemical Addiction Chance: 5% Initial Will Range: 12~15 Initial Resistance Range: 25~39
Count / Countess	135	Avg. Quality: Excellent	Budget: 9999999 50% Headgear; , (M) or (F), , or 50% ; 8% Eltex robe , Eltex vest , Eltex shirt ; Torso, Available: T-shirt, Parka, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Royalty, Weight 1, Factor 1; Ignore Seasons	Budget: 2600~3100 None	Budget: 1000~2000 15% chance to have one of the following: Painstopper, Joywire, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand , Bionic tongue, Aesthetic nose , Bionic ear, Bionic stomach, Gastro-analyzer , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Detoxifier lung ... further results; Disallowed: Mindscrew	-	Age Range: Up to 80 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Royal Child and Adult Title: Count / Countess Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Nudist Override Faction Xenotypes: 5% , 5% , 5% , 5% Chemical Addiction Chance: 5% Initial Will Range: 13~16 Initial Resistance Range: 38~58
Duke / Duchess	135	Avg. Quality: Excellent	Budget: 9999999 50% Headgear; , (M) or (F), , or 50% ; 8% Eltex robe , Eltex vest , Eltex shirt ; Torso, Available: T-shirt, Parka, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Royalty, Weight 1, Factor 1; Ignore Seasons	Budget: 2600~3100 None	Budget: 1000~2500 25% chance to have at most 2 of the following: Painstopper, Joywire, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand , Bionic tongue, Aesthetic nose , Bionic ear, Bionic stomach, Gastro-analyzer , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Detoxifier lung ... further results; Disallowed: Mindscrew	-	Age Range: Up to 80 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Royal Child and Adult Title: Duke / Duchess Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Nudist Override Faction Xenotypes: 5% , 5% , 5% , 15% Chemical Addiction Chance: 5% Initial Will Range: 14~17 Initial Resistance Range: 38~58
Consul	135	Avg. Quality: Excellent	Budget: 9999999 50% Headgear; , (M) or (F), , or 50% , Torso, ; 8% Eltex robe , Eltex vest , Eltex shirt Available: T-shirt, Parka, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Royalty, Weight 1, Factor 1; Ignore Seasons	Budget: 2600~3100 None	Budget: 2000~2500 25% chance to have at most 2 of the following: Painstopper, Joywire, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand , Bionic tongue, Aesthetic nose , Bionic ear, Bionic stomach, Gastro-analyzer , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Detoxifier lung ... further results; Disallowed: Mindscrew	-	Age Range: Up to 80 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Royal Child and Adult Title: Consul Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Nudist Override Faction Xenotypes: 5% , 5% , 5% , 15% Chemical Addiction Chance: 5% Initial Will Range: 15~18 Initial Resistance Range: 19~30
Stellarch	135	Avg. Quality: Excellent	Budget: 9999999 50% Headgear; , (F) or (M), , , ; 8% Eltex robe , Eltex vest , Eltex shirt Available: T-shirt, Parka, Pants, Button-down shirt; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Royalty, Weight 1, Factor 1; Ignore Seasons	Budget: 2600~3100 None	Budget: 3000~4000 100% chance to have at most 3 of the following: Painstopper, Joywire, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand , Bionic tongue, Aesthetic nose , Bionic ear, Bionic stomach, Gastro-analyzer , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Detoxifier lung ... further results; Disallowed: Mindscrew	-	Age Range: Up to 80 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Royal Child and Adult Title: Stellarch Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Nudist; Faction Leader Override Faction Xenotypes: 5% , 5% , 5% , 25% Chemical Addiction Chance: 5% Initial Will Range: 16~19 Initial Resistance Range: 38~58
Bestower	50	Avg. Quality: Excellent	Budget: 1000~1500 50% Headgear; , , , ; 8% Eltex robe , Eltex vest , Eltex shirt Available: None; Disallowed: Cowboy hat, Bowler hat Style Item Tags: Royalty, Weight 1, Factor 1; Ignore Seasons Colors:	Budget: 99999 Eltex staff	Budget: 1000~4000 Disallowed: Mindscrew 15% chance to have at most 3 of the following: Painstopper, Joywire, Power claw, Drill arm , Field hand , Bionic tongue, Aesthetic nose , Bionic ear, Bionic stomach, Gastro-analyzer , Aesthetic shaper , Coagulator , Detoxifier lung ... further results	-	Age Range: At least 50 Backstories: Cryptosleep (8% Commonality), Imperial Royal Child and Adult Title: Disallowed Traits: Body purist, Nudist Faction Hostile on Death Override Faction Xenotypes: 100% Required Work Types: Violent Pregnancy Chance: 0% Chemical Addiction Chance: 5% Initial Will Range: 6~8 Initial Resistance Range: 30~46

Xenotypes

The table below describes the chance for a given pawn from this faction being one of the xenotypes added by the Biotech DLC. Note that this value does not account for chances in xenotype chance from ideoligion or from pawn kind, it only shows the base value before those factors.

Xenotype		Chance
	Dirtmole	0%
	Genie	10%
	Highmate	0%
	Hussar	15%
	Impid	0%
	Neanderthal	5%
	Pigskin	0%
	Sanguophage	0%
	Waster	0%
	Yttakin	0%
	Baseliner	70%

Faction bases

Despite being ostensibly space based, the Empire maintains settlements on the surface of the planet, presumably as outposts. Trading with these outposts requires a title of Knight/Dame or above.

If attacked, these bases always/usually have:

A barracks with beds.
A floored shuttle landing zone defined by four ship landing beacons with a shuttle waiting on it - the shuttle will fly away soon after the player's pawns enter the map, but the shuttle can be destroyed if action is taken fast enough.
A throne room with fine flooring, a meditation throne and potentially other accoutrements such as drapes and braziers.

The base is usually defended by a force approximating the following:

5x Troopers
3x-4x Janissaries
2x Cataphracts
4x Champions

Royal Tribute Collector

Main article: Royal tribute collector

If you are not hostile to the Empire, Royal Tribute Collectors will visit the colony approximately twice a year. Tribute collectors are essentially Empire-only trade caravans that exclusively accept gold and prisoners in exchange for Honor.

Version history

Royalty DLC Release - Added
1.1.2647 - Stellic Wardens and Defenders now spawn with prestige cataphract armor and helmets, instead of regular cataphract armor and helmets.
1.2.2719 - Empire soldiers now have more distinctive haircuts. Empire is no longer enemy with civil NPC factions or neutral Ancients. Warning added if players call Empire military aid when there are enemies on the map that the aid won't fight. All Empire pawns have at least the title of Freeholder. Bestowers and Bestowal Ceremony added to Titles mechanics. Empire faction bases will have a throne room and shuttle pad, often with a shuttle on it about to take off.
1.2.2753 - Bestower is no longer required to have archotech eyes.
1.3.3066 - Adjusted royal apparel colors. Empire pawns spawn with apparel materials that scale to their social rank. Grenadiers added for Empire Breach Raids. Patch notes list that grenadiers with no longer spawn wearing grenadier armor, however this is somewhat incorrect. See the Grenadier armor page for details.
1.3.3080 - No longer proselytizers, making it less annoying to host them.
1.4.3523 - Imperial champions can now use spears and longswords.