Empire
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The Empire is a faction added by the Royalty DLC, with a variety of unique mechanics.
They can have a randomized name, 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.
Pawns
| Pawn Type | Image | Combat Power | Gear Health (%) | Avg. Gear Quality | Clothing Budget | Weapon Budget | Available Weapons | Age Range | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Trader | ? | ? | ? | 1250-2500 | 1100-3500 | Revolver | Up to 65 | ||
| Trooper | 60 | ? | 5000-8000 | 1100-2500 | Assault rifle, Chain shotgun, LMG | Up to 55 | Always has a Flak jacket, Flak vest, Flak pants and implanted Death acidifier. Can spawn with implants. Never has Brawler trait. Always has Shooting between 4 and 10. | ||
| Janissary | 100 | ? | ? | 6000-9000 | 1550-2700 | Charge rifle, Chain shotgun, Heavy SMG, Sniper rifle | Up to ? | Always has a Recon helmet, Recon armor and implanted Death acidifier. Can spawn with implants. Never has Brawler trait. Always has Shooting between 6 and 10. | |
| Champion | 100 | ? | ? | ? | ? | Axe, Gladius, Mace, Monosword, Plasmasword, Warhammer | Up to 40 | Always has a Plate armor and a Shield belt. Can spawn with implants. Never has Brawler trait. Always has Melee skill between 8 and 13. | |
| Cataphract | 150 | ? | ? | 7000-10000 | ? | ? | Up to 40 | Always has a Cataphract helmet,Cataphract armor and implanted Death acidifier and Armorskin gland. Has a chance to be a Freeholder or Yeoman. Never has Brawler trait. Always has Shooting between 8 and 12. | |
| Stellic Warden | 175 | ? | ? | 7000-10000 | 3000-3500 | ? | Up to 40 | Always has a Black Cataphract helmet, Red Cataphract armor and clothes, and implanted Death acidifier, Stoneskin gland, Bionic eyes. Has a chance to be a noble between Freeholder and Knight. Never has Brawler, Wimp or Nudist traits. Always has Shooting between 11 and 16. | |
| Stellic Defender | 175 | ? | ? | 7000-10000 | 3000-3500 | ? | Up to 40 | Always has a Black Cataphract helmet, Red Cataphract armor and clothes, and implanted Death acidifier, Stoneskin gland, Bionic eyes. Has a chance to be a noble between Freeholder and Knight. Never has Brawler, Wimp or Nudist traits. Always has Shooting between 11 and 16. |
Royal Tribute Collector
If you are not enemies with the Empire, Royal Tribute Collectors will visit your base approximately twice a year. They accept gold and prisoners in exchange for Royal Favor. The pawn who initiates the trade receives the Royal Favor.
Gold's exchange rate (listed in the trade window) is .02 and is not affected by social skill. The Royal Favor earned rounds up when greater than .5, so players can take advantage of the rounding to maximize Royal Favor for gold:
| Gold | Royal Favor |
|---|---|
| 26 | 1 |
| 75 | 2 |
| 126 | 3 |
| 175 | 4 |
Exchanging 26 gold twice (52 total) will result in 2 Royal Favor, saving 23 gold compared with trading 75 at once. The rounding may change in future bug fixes, as this gets around the intended exchange rate.
Prisoners generate 4 Royal Favor - factors such as bionic body parts, etc, do not appear to affect the trade value. Prisoners do not need to be at full health in order to exchange, but they must be healthy enough to walk. You can see the Royal favor value listed under View Information for prisoners.