Renowned paragons

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Leaders

Renowned paragons[edit | edit source]

Renowned paragons are unique leaders with special backstories that can be obtained as part of certain events. They have predefined traits, including a destiny trait, and are shown with a purple border in the leader UI.

Renowned paragon	Class	Veteran class	Destiny trait	Other traits	Ethic	Age	Level	Source
Tuborek	Admiral	Aggressor	Fanatic Warlord	Commanding Presence II Wrecker II Aggressive II Resilient II	Xenophobe	65	10	Shielded Militant Isolationists world (25% chance)
Reth Unddol	Admiral	Aggressor	Hell's Heart	Material Liberator II Shipbreaker II	Materialist	58	5	Defeating the Tiyanki Matriarch
Caretaker AX7-b	Governor	Pioneer	Caretaker	Settler Intellectual	Gestalt Consciousness	Ageless	4	Unidentified Drop Pods anomaly
S875.1 Warform	Admiral	Tactician	Corrosive Survivor	Scout Skirmisher Synthetic	Gestalt Consciousness	Ageless	5	Mysterious Construct anomaly
Oracle	Governor	Industrialist	Oracle	Urbanist Architectural Interest Principled II	Gestalt Consciousness	Ageless	5	Hidden Worlds archaeological side outcome

Xeno-Linguistics paragons[edit | edit source]

The following renowned paragons have a small chance become available to recruit each decade after the Xeno-Linguistics technology has been researched and the empire shares the paragon's ethic. All of them starts at level 4. Each renowned paragon has a 10% chance every decade to trigger an event that grants a reward. There are two events for each renowned paragon and each can only happen once.

Renowned paragon	Class	Veteran class	Destiny trait	Positive traits	Negative trait	Ethic	Age	Random rewards
Kai-Sha	General	Marshal	Shadow Broker	Eye for Talent Spycraft	Tyrannical	Authoritarian	36	Unity and choice to gain Research with a 25% chance of gaining a temporary −25 Opinion with all empires Kai-Sha gains the Shady Contracts trait
Q'la-Minder	Governor	Industrialist	Ruthless Developer	Mine Focused Iron Fist	Cruel	Authoritarian	39	Governed planet gains the Vanity Palace Vanity Palace planet modifier Q'la-Minder gains the Embezzler trait, Energy and 50 Minor Artifacts if the Ancient Relics DLC is installed
Jynn	General	Protector	Supreme Warrior	Guardian Heavy Hitter Cyborg	Reclusive	Egalitarian	30	Alloys Choice between a level 3 general leader or +10% Army Damage and Army Health for 40 years
Zosira K'Tun	Scientist	Researcher	Driven Educator	AI Assistant 'Gorky' Spark of Genius	Gullible	Egalitarian	22	Physics research and a 10% chance to unlock the Science Nexus technology if the Utopia DLC is installed Zosira K'Tun loses the negative traits and gains the Emotional Support Pet trait
Borin	Scientist	Analyst	Natural Engineer	Salvager Expertise: Materials	Substance Abuser	Materialist	40	Engineering research and a 10% chance to unlock the Mega Engineering technology if the Utopia DLC is installed Choice between a level 3 Admiral leader or the Administrator Beryllia permanent empire modifier
Xondar	Admiral	Tactician	Resilient Commander	Guidance System Focus Scout Synthetic	Micromanager	Materialist	Ageless	Choice between a random Robots technology or the Maniacal III trait Special project to add a +4 Alloys deposit to a celestial body
Baron Vyctor Jariden	Admiral	Strategist	Armada Commander	Artillerist Fleet Organizer	Melancholic	Militarist	45	Baron Vyctor Jariden loses the negative trait and gains 5000 Experience Choice between two positive empire modifiers for 10 years
Gia'Zumon	General	Invader	Plundering Warlord	Kidnapper Butcher II	Disorganized	Militarist	28	Choice between a level 5 Admiral Aggressor leader or +5% Ship Weapons Damage for 10 years Capital gains the Arena modifier for 50 years and Coliseum Opened modifier for 10 years and Gia'Zumon gains 5000 Experience
Judge Uld Dagr	Admiral	Tactician	Peacekeeper	Vigilant Resilient II	Lethargic	Pacifist	65	Improved Crime Fighting permanent empire modifier Influence, Unity and Society Research
Vas the Gilded	Governor	Visionary	Master Diplomat	Deep Connections Xenolinguist	Lavish Lifestyle	Pacifist	30	Population United permanent empire modifier Influence and Unity
Nasuz Demetor	Scientist	Explorer	Vibrant Storyteller	Insightful Archaeologist II Resilient II	Opinionated	Spiritualist	80	Physics Research and 200 Minor Artifacts if the Ancient Relics DLC is installed Society Research and the Under the Ice archaeological site
Ulastar	Governor	Pioneer	Shroud Preacher	Reformer Unified Focus Psychic	Irenic	Spiritualist	48	Prophesized Greater Destiny permanent empire modifier 3 pops with the Psionic trait
Lysator Sang	Admiral	Tactician	Guerilla Tactician	Material Liberator Trickster	Slipshod	Xenophile	33	Special project to gain Alloys, Exotic Gases and Rare Crystals and 100 Minor Artifacts if the Ancient Relics DLC is installed Gain a pop from 4 random species
Nona	Scientist	Explorer	Deep Space Explorer	Adventurous Spirit II Prospector II	Excessive	Xenophile	32	Special project to gain Minerals, Alloys and Consumer Goods Minerals and a level 3 Governor leader
Aturion	General	Marshal	Alturion Efficiency	Recruiter Logistic Understanding Synthetic	Intolerant	Xenophobe	Ageless	Option to gain +7% Resources from Jobs and −15% Happiness for 10 years Choice between −15% Crime or +5 Happiness for 20 years
Factorator Shuladun	Governor	Industrialist	Galvanizer	Forge Focused Distribution Manager	Polluter	Xenophobe	40	Choice between Unity or the Industrial Network Industrial Network planet modifier on the capital Choice between Engineering at the cost of a pop or +5 Happiness for Specialists and Workers on the capital for 10 years

Legendary paragons[edit | edit source]

Legendary paragons are unique and very powerful leaders with unique backstories that can only be encountered once per game. They are shown with a golden border in the leader UI.

Gray[edit | edit source]

Gray is an Immortal level 10 Governor with the Industrialist veteran class and the Nanite Entity, Urbanist III and Scrapper II traits. Gray can only be obtained by opening the L-Cluster, getting the outcome where it is abandoned, investigating the Surface Signature anomaly and choosing from the Contacts menu the Governor form. Gray uses the same appearance as the empire's primary species.

Astrocreator Azaryn[edit | edit source]

Astrocreator Azaryn

Astrocreator Azaryn has a 1% chance to appear every 5 years. Once that happens a random empire will be contacted twice. The second time it will offer a special project that requires 180 days. Completing it will issue a second special project that requires 1000 Society Research. Completing it will grant 2000 Society Research and issue a third special project that requires 4000 Society Research. Completing it will grant 5000 Society Research. After each special project the empire will be asked two questions. 60 days after all projects have been completed Astrocreator Azaryn will be recruited. The empire capital will gain a bonus to Happiness, Growth Speed, Resources from Jobs and doubly so from Workers and Researchers for 2 years. How large is the bonus depends on the answers to the questions. The following answers will increase the effect of the modifier:

Is this a trick question?
Yes, we would.
We would.
Yes. Decisive actions require consideration.

Astrocreator Azaryn is a level 7 Scientist with the Analyst veteran class and has the Perceptive Mentor, Terraformation Nuclei, Xeno Cataloger and Spark of Genius traits and Xenophile ethic. It commands a science ship that has the ability to terraform 3 planets into Gaia Worlds with the Overgrowth modifier at the cost of 10000 Energy and 10 years. Barren Worlds can be terraformed too but the time is increased to 25 years. The science ship merely starts the process and does not have to wait. The appearance of Astrocreator Azaryn will change each time a terraforming process is started and once the third terraforming process is started she will die and unlock the Contained Ecosphere empire building.

Each time a terraforming process is started there is a 25% chance to be offered a special project. Completing the special project will grant 5000 Society Research and the next terraforming technology. If all terraforming technologies have been researched it will grant an additional 15000 Society Research. There is a 25% chance that a few months after the special project has been completed the empire will have to pay either 2500 Energy or 1000 Society Research and 500 Minerals and Alloys.

Keides, Scion of Vagros[edit | edit source]

Keides

Keides, Scion of Vagros can be recruited after 20 years by the first empire that investigates the Dugar unique system. He is a level 1 Scientist with the Nebulous Past, Erudite and Resilient traits. An event 10 years before he becomes available will let the empire choose which of the governing ethics will Keides, Scion of Vagros have.

A few months after Keides, Scion of Vagros is recruited he will add 3 Points of Interest to the situation log. Entering those systems will add a special project in each that needs 2 years and can only be researched by him. Completing each special project will upgrade the The Key relic. Once all 3 special projects are completed the empire will receive one final special project that requires 4000 Physics Research. Completing it will grant 6000 Physics Research and create a wormhole in the capital system leading to the Sursect system.

Skrand Sharpbeak[edit | edit source]

Skrand Sharpbeak

The first time an empire reactivates a Gateway there is a 20% chance to spawn a unique and powerful avian ship. In 4-8 months the empire will gain a special project that requires an army. Once the project is completed the empire will gain the option to invade the ship. There is a 20% chance to take control of the ship and an 80% chance the ship will become hostile. Empires that are not Gestalt Consciousness or Fanatic Xenophobe will have the option to gain a special project that requires a construction ship instead. Completing it will recruit Skrand Sharpbeak.

Skrand Sharpbeak is a level 8 Admiral with the Tactician veteran class and has the Shield of the Empire, Carrier Focus, Unyielding, Engineer II and Resilient II traits and Militarist ethic. The ship has the following components:

Weapons	Utility	Core
6 Skravird Strike Craft 4 Launcher T2 3 Kinetic T5 5 Autocannon T3 3 Flak T3 3 Point-Defense T3	6 Shields T6 14 Armor T5 3 Shield Capacitor	Tachyon Sensors Jump Drive Dark Matter Reachor Dark Matter Thrusters Advanced Combat Computer (Carrier)

While Skrand Sharpbeak is recruited the empire will gain one of the following unique situations each decade:

Command Integration
Cure Progression
Lessons of the Past
New Species
Study The Crisis
Talon Study
Talon Upgrade

Within a few decades after the Command Integration and Talon Study situations has been completed the empire will unlock the Skravird Strike Craft technology.

The Beholder[edit | edit source]

The Beholder

The Beholder can be recruited by investigating the Spiky Readings anomaly. It starts at level 10 and is immortal and unlike other leaders it has two forms:

In space The Beholder is an Admiral with the Tactician veteran class and has the Psychic, Vigilant, Scout and Cautious traits. It commands a heavily armored ship that disables all shields in the system and has weapons that ignore armor but have randomized damage. The ship has the ability to land on planets, where The Beholder can become Governor.
On planets The Beholder is a Governor with the Pioneer veteran class and has the Xeno-Mediator, Psionic Communion, Intellectual and Generator Focused II traits. It adds to the planet the Murmuring Monolith building. The Beholder can be switched back to Admiral by using the Deploy Murmuring Monolith decision.