Family

A Family is a noble family belonging to a Nation which can provide powerful bonuses in the Cities assigned to that Family, but which may cause trouble for the player if its Opinion is not properly managed. Each Nation has four Families, three of which may be used in a given game. Whenever a city is founded, it must be given to a Family. The first City given to a Family becomes that Family's Seat, which gains additional bonuses on top of the Family's usual abilities. Once three Families have been given Cities by a Nation, the Nation's fourth Family disappears from the game. Each Family has a Family Head, a Character which represents the family.

Family Opinions

Each Family has an opinion of the Leader, which depends on the player's treatment of that family in Events, the Family Head's opinion of the Leader, the Family Religion's opinion of the Leader, and the Family's particular tastes.

Family Classes

There are ten Family classes. Each Nation has access to four of those classes. Each class is available to multiple Nations, but the different combinations of Family classes which are possible with different Nations distinguish the Nations.

Family classes

Name	Family seat	Family cities	Common traits	Opinion	Nations
Artisans	-2 turns to build Urban Improvements [Seat Founded] Gain Worker	+4 /turn New Siege, Ship units starts with Ingenuity Mines and Lumbermills: +20% output	Schemer Orator Builder	Pillaged improvements inside territory : -20 Luxuries : +20 Missing Gems : -10/city Missing Dyes : -10/city Each Amphitheater : +10 Guilds : +20	Babylonia (Chaldean) Carthage (Magonid) Greece (Cypselid) Kush (Irtjet)
Champions	+50% [Seat Founded] Gain Militia	+2 /Turn +50% City Defense New units start with Steadfast	Hero Commander	Largest Military : +40 Smallest Military : -40 Missing Wine : -10/city Missing Dyes : -10/city Each Citadel : +10 Volunteers : +20	Aksum (Agaw) Assyria (Sargonid) Greece (Argead) Rome (Fabius)
Clerics	-50% Disciple production time [Seat Founded] Gain Monasticism	+1 /turn Can build Urban Improvements on sand Unlocks Project: Found Religion Monasteries and Temples : +100% output	Commander Zealot Scholar	Holy cities : +20 City without a religion : -20 Missing Incense : -10/city Missing Lavender : -10/city Each Cathedral : +20 Divine Rule : +20	Aksum (Tigrayan) Assyria (Erishum) Egypt (Amarna) Persia (Arsacid)
Hunters	Unlocks Hunt [Seat Founded] +50 , +50 , +50	+2 /Turn New Ranged units start with Sentinel Camps: +100% output	Hero Tactician Schemer	Defended Cities : +20 Hostile Tribal Units inside territory : -20 Missing Fur : -10/city Missing Honey : -10/city Each Range : +5 Exploration : +20	Assyria (Tudiya) Babylonia (Kassite) Kush (Yam) Persia (Mihranid)
Landowners	Can buy tiles [Seat Founded] +2 Citizens	+2 /Turn -50% Specialist#Rural Specialists production time +5 /Turn from Farms	Tactician Judge Builder	Leader not an adult : -20 Most Cities : +40 Fewer Cities : -40 Missing Olives : -10/city Missing Honey : -10/city Each Town : +5 Serfdom : +20	Egypt (Saite) Hatti (Nenassan) Kush (Setju) Rome (Claudius)
Patrons	+2 Happiness Levels per Culture Event [Seat Founded] New Courtier: Court Minister	+2 /turn Adds Luxury (Literature) +4 /turn per Precious Resource (improved gold, silver, gems, or pearls)	Orator Builder Scholar	Leader or Heir from our Family : +20 Each Governor : +10 Wonders : +20 Missing Gems : -10/city Missing Incense : -10/city Each Heated Baths : +20 Calligraphy : +20	Aksum (Barya) Assyria (Adasi) Greece (Seleucid) Hatti (Zalupwan) Rome (Valerius)
Riders	1 /Turn [Seat Founded] Gain Scout	+2 /Turn Cities always Connected New Mounted Units start with Saddleborn Unlocks Projects: Import Horses, Import Camels, and Import Elephants	Hero Tactician Zealot	Leader Spouse from Foreign Nation : -40 Each General : +10 Missing Salt : -10/city Missing Fur : -10/city Each Barracks : +5 Vassalage : +20	Carthage (Barcid) Egypt (Ramesside) Hatti (Kussaran) Persia (Sasanid)
Sages	[Seat Founded] Acquire random Technology	+2 /Turn +1 /Turn per Specialist [City Founded] Gain Archive I	Diplomat Judge Scholar	Leader Spouse from Tribe : -40 Most Specialists : +40 Missing Salt : -10/city Missing Lavender : -10/city Each University : +20 Philosophy : +20	Babylonia (Amorite) Egypt (Thutmosid) Greece (Alcmaeonid)
Statesmen	Unlocks Decree [Seat Founded] +400	+1 /Turn +1 /Turn per Family Opinion Level -25% Specialist Goods costs	Commander Diplomat Judge	Leader unmarried : -20 No Councilors : -20 Missing Wine : -10/city Missing Pearls : -10/city Each Palace : +20 Constitution : +20	Carthage (Didonian) Persia (Achaemenid) Rome (Julius)
Traders	Unlocks Caravan [Seat Founded] New Courtier: Court Merchant [Seat Founded] Add Fair	Workers start with Surveyor (can add multiple Roads per year) Nets : +100% output +6 /turn per Specialist	Schemer Orator Diplomat	Opinion bonus from distant Cities Connected Cities : +10 Damaged Cities : -20 Missing Olives : -10/city Missing Pearls : -10/city Each Fair : +20 Trade League : +20 Monetary Reform : +20	Aksum (Agazi) Babylonia (Isin) Carthage (Hannonid) Hatti (Hattusan) Kush (Wawat)