Imperator Invictus/Religion

Game modification: Imperator Invictus

Last verified for version 1.3b of Imperator Invictus.

A map of territory majority religions.

Imperator: Invictus introduces a brand-new religion, Marite, adds many new deities/paradigms across multiple religions, changes every religions' modifier, introduces a new Illyrian pantheon, and adds new art for many deities. This article documents these additions to the game by the mod.

List of religions

With Imperator: Invictus some religion colours have changed to increase literacy on the religion map mode. Below is a table that summarizes every religion, including the new modifiers and new Marite religion.

Religion	Modifier	Description
Arabic arabian_pantheon	Hostile Attrition: +0.25 Enslavement Efficiency: +5% Loyalty of Characters: -3	Religion in Arabia was a polytheistic mixture of deities, aspects and demons, practiced in localities and enclaves around the region. Allah, the Creator-God, may have been worshiped as the head of the pantheon during this period, in some locations.
Armazic caucasian_religion	Population Capacity: +5% Research Points: -5% Fort Defense: +5%	Possibly connected to the nearby Anatolian religions, the pantheon of the Caucasian-Iberia region was ruled over by the god Armaz.
Bon bon_religion	Build Cost: +5% Fort Defense: +5% Heavy Infantry Mountain Combat Bonus: +10%	Bon represents a collection of folk religions originally practiced on the Tibetan plateau. Aspects of ancestor worship and animism appear frequently, as well as nascent polytheism.
Buddhist buddhism	State Religion Happiness: +5% Aggressive Expansion Impact: +5% War Score Cost: +5% Pop Conversion Speed: +25%	A relatively young religion, Buddhism arose in Northern India, following the life of Siddhartha Gautama, or simply, Buddha. The Buddha was an ascetic teacher, who spoke of the Middle Way, throughout India.
Canaanite carthaginian_pantheon	Unintegrated Culture Happiness: -3% Export Value: +5% Navy Maintenance Cost: -5%	The Canaanite religion venerates a number of Gods and their aspects, in a polytheistic manner. Baal is regarded as the chief deity in a complex hierarchy of lesser gods, which were often worshiped at shrines found on mountains or hilltops. At the start of the game the Canaanite religion is primarily found in Phoenicia and Phoenician colonies, such as Carthage.
Chaldean mesopotamian_religion	Build Cost: -2.5% Fort Defense: -5% Monthly Civilization Change: +0.02% Bribe Cost Modifier: +20%	The history of the Chaldean pantheon stretches back many thousands of years. Worshiping gods such as Anu, Enki and Nanna, the devotees of the Chaldean religion construct imposing temples in honor of their chosen God.
Cybelene anatolian_religion	Unintegrated Culture Happiness: +4% Monthly Political Influence: +5% Loyalty of Characters: -3	The Phrygian cult of Cybele is linked to prehistoric Mother-Goddess worship. Evolving over thousands of years, the cult of Cybele often claimed relationship to mythical figures and heroes, and practiced their religion with the veneration of idols.
Druidic druidism	State Religion Happiness: +5% Manpower Recovery Speed: +2.5% Discipline: -2.5%	Druids acted for the Celts, as a distinct social class. Often acting as magistrates and lawmakers, they also dictated local religious customs and beliefs. Druidic faiths are primarily found in Iberia, Gaul and the British Isles at the start of the game.
Hellenic roman_pantheon	Build Cost: −2.5% Loyalty of Governors: -5 National Citizen Happiness: +4%	Having spread from the Greek heartland, the Olympian pantheon is venerated by many. The names, aspects and hierarchy of many of the gods can vary widely from region to region, however, Zeus, or Jupiter as he is known to the Romans, is regarded as the figurehead of the Olympian pantheon.
Heptadic indo_iranian_religion	Morale of Armies: +2.5% Monthly War Exhaustion: -0.01 Loyalty of Characters: -3	Originating in Scythian lands, this pantheistic faith worshiped seven principal gods, often equated to those of the Greek pantheon. Elements of the earlier polytheistic folk religion of the scythians still remains, as does the practice of horse sacrifice and chariot burials, similar to those of the Celts.
Hindu hindu	Slaves needed for Surplus: -3 Pop Promotion Speed: -50% National Noble Desired Ratio: +3%	Hinduism evolved out of the Vedic period, shepherded by the creation of the Upanishads, and was widely followed throughout India during early antiquity.
Iberic animism	State Religion Happiness: +5% Omen Power: -10% Light Infantry Morale: +5%	Essentially a hybrid polytheistic religion, Iberian religious practices involve the veneration of animal spirits, as well as ancestor worship. Various Hellenic and Phoenician gods were worshiped by the Iberians, as well as local deities such as Betatun or Ataecina.
Jain jainism	Unintegrated Culture Group Happiness: -0.25 Aggressive Expansion Impact: +5% War Score Cost: +5% Pop Conversion Speed: +25%	Jainism is an Indian faith that spans back many years, to the early teachers of the religion. The Jains strongly believe in asceticism and non-violence, and have friendly relations with the other Indian traditions.
Israelite judaism	Unintegrated Culture Group Happiness: -5% Omen Power: +15% Omen Duration: +50% Pop Assimilation Speed: +20%	Unusually amongst contemporary faiths, Judaism is a monotheistic religion. Following a series of prophets and teachers, the Jewish holy book, the Torah, contains the details of a covenant created between God and the children of Israel.
Kemetic egyptian_pantheon	Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain: +0.08 Country Civilization Level: +3% Threshold for Civil War: -2.5%	The history of the indigenous Egyptian religion stretches back many thousands of years. Manifesting as a polytheistic faith, the worship of Ra, Atum, Sekhmet and others, displays a deep reverence for the fundamental aspects of the natural world.
Khaldic armenian_religion	National Freeman Output: +3% Heavy Cavalry Morale: +5% Heavy Cavalry Maintenance Cost: +10%	The Khaldic pantheon represents a religion which grew out of the Urartian culture, many centuries before. A principally polytheistic faith, the chief god was known as Khaldi, and was worshiped as a warrior god.
Marite pre_indo_european_religion	Population Happiness: +3% Navy Maintenance Cost: +5% Light Infantry Defense: +10%	A Pre-Indo-European faith, Marite paganism involves a combination of beliefs, including reverence of demons, spirits, and gods. The most important figure is the goddess Mari, who is worshiped as the Supreme Goddess.
Matrist matrist_religion	Manpower Recovery Speed: +2.5% Omen Power: +10% Loyalty of Governors: -5	Little is known of the Baltic tribes and their religion. Nonetheless, records survive, telling of cults worshiping a mother goddess, along the Baltic coast.
Amazigh berber_religion	Diplomatic Relations: +1 Loyalty of Characters: -3 Light Cavalry Discipline: +5%	The ancient culture and religion was a melting pot of traditional egyptian beliefs, star-worship, and ancestor veneration. Many megaliths - stone constructs raised in honor of the gods - still exist, dotted about the African landscape.
Ritualistic eastern_animism	Omen Power: +10% Fort Maintenance: +10%	Representing a variety of localized faiths and folk religions, Ritualism espouses ancestor-worship, animism, and votive offerings.
Tuistic germanic_religion	Build Time: +10% Loyalty of Governors: -5 National Tribesman Output: +6% Migration Cost: -10% Light Infantry Offense: +2.5%	The ancient Germanic god for Tius, Teiws, or Tuisto, was worshiped by the early migratory tribes from modern-day Scandinavia. Many accounts suggest that the Germanic people practiced a largely animist religion, venerating the earth and sky, and the life force of all living things.
Zalmoxian shamanism	Research Points: -5% Fort Defense: +10% Monthly Corruption: -0.01	Whether Zalmoxis was originally a prophet or a god, is unknown. The Dacians and Getae however, revere Zalmoxis as a divine being, ascribing many miraculous acts to him.
Zoroastrian zoroaster	Legion Maintenance Cost: -5% Cohort Loyalty Gain Chance: +5% Monthly Political Influence: +5%	The prophet Zoroaster taught of a faith in the Creator-God Ahuramazda. Evolving out of early Indo-Iranian polytheism, great reverence is shown for the 'eternal law', or, Daena, which espouses good and righteous conduct.

Arabic

Main article: Arabic

The Arabic religion is a polytheistic faith found on and around the Arabian peninsula. The following section documents the new deities and new modifiers associated with the religion. All values are for +100% Omen Power.

Many Arabic deities can be accessed by any polytheistic nation that controls their holy site or has a specific percentage of Arabic pops: 5% for Very Common deities, 10% for Common deities, 20% for Rare deities, and 40% for Very Rare deities.

With Imperator Invictus every Arabic nation receives the following benefits:

Hostile Attrition: +0.25

Enslavement Efficiency: +5%

Loyalty of Characters: -3

General deities

These deities are available to all Arabic nations, and all polytheistic nations that have enough Arabic pops or control the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Hubal	Culture	Rare	+10% National Noble Output	+12% State Religion Happiness	Up to 5 pops in a random territory assimilate to the deity’s culture	—
Wadd	Fertility	Rare	+0.04% National Population Growth	+4% Population Happiness	+0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years	4674, Karna, Ma'in
Shams	Economy	Rare	+0.025 Monthly Stability Change	−0.06 Monthly Corruption	If the deity has more than 8 finesse, gain 1 Free Province Investment Otherwise, the culture with the most pops gets +8% Culture Happiness and +10% Culture Slave Output	4680, Sapphar, Saba
Almaqah	Economy	Rare	−5% Build Cost	−8% Monthly Wages for Characters	A Citizen appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	4666, Mariaba, Saba
Maher	War	Rare	+15% Supply Limit	+5% Discipline	Gain 2.50 Martial Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Martial, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25	7506, Aksum, Aksum
Beher	Economy	Rare	-2.50% Navy Maintenance Cost	+5% Morale of Navies	A random navy gains two units of Octeres, if a navy exists Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, otherwise A random ocean tile and all other ocean territories within 2 tiles in the Red Sea region get the modifier Stormy Seas for 60 days, giving +10 Attrition	—
Amm	Culture	Rare	+10% Monthly Political Influence	+0.04% Monthly Civilization Change	Up to 2 employed characters convert to the deity’s faith	4662, Tamna, Qataba
Sayin	Fertility	Rare	+7.50% Religious Tech Investment	−0.04 Monthly Tyranny	1 Slave appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	4678, Sabata, Hadhramut
Dhushara	Culture	Rare	−2.50% Legion Maintenance Cost	+5% Pop Assimilation Speed	Up to 5 pops in a random territory assimilate to the deity’s culture	—
Ruda	Fertility	Rare	+10% National Freeman Output	+0.1 Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain	+0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years	—
Haukim	War	Rare	−0.50% Experience Decay	+8% Ship Damage Done	Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, with a minimum of +2 and a maximum of +5	—

Arabian deities

These deities are available to nations of the Arabian culture group, as long as they are Arabic and have enough Arabic pops or to any polytheistic country that controls the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Athtar	War	Rare	+5% National Manpower	+12% Fort Defense	1 Freeman appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—

Canaanite

Main article: Canaanite

The Canaanite religion is a polytheistic faith present in the Levant and the areas influenced by Carthage. The following section documents the new deities and new modifiers associated with the religion. All values are for +100% Omen Power.

Many Canaanite deities can be accessed by any polytheistic nation that controls their holy site or has a specific percentage of Canaanite pops: 5% for Very Common deities, 10% for Common deities, 20% for Rare deities, and 40% for Very Rare deities.

With Imperator Invictus every Canaanite nation receives the following benefits:

Unintegrated Culture Happiness: -3%

Export Value: +5% Navy Maintenance Cost: -5%

General deities

These deities are available to all Canaanite nations, and all polytheistic nations that have enough Canaanite pops or control the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Taautus	Economy	Rare	−5% Build Cost	+12% Civic Tech Investment	Gain 15 Wealth multiplied by the deity’s Finesse, with a minimum of 50 and an additional 75 gold if the deity has more than 10 Finesse	—

Occidental deities

These deities are available to non-Punic nations with Corsian, Nuragic, or Talaiotic as a integrated culture as long as they are Canaanite, or to any non-Punic polytheistic country that controls the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Babai	War	Very Rare	+3% Discipline	+12% Fort Defense	+5.00 Supply Limit and +15% Local Fort Defense in the capital province and another random province, for five years	3483, Nora, Carthage
Sardus	Culture	Very Rare	−0.025 Aggressive Expansion Change	+0.04% Monthly Civilization Change	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	3485, Metalla, Carthage
Mother Goddess	Fertility	Very Rare	+0.04% National Population Growth	+8% Manpower Recovery Speed	+0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years	—

Druidic

Main article: Druidic

The Druidic religion is a polytheistic faith spread throughout Gaul, Hispania, the British Isles, and further. The following section documents the new deities and new modifiers associated with the religion. All values are for +100% Omen Power.

Many Druidic deities can be accessed by any polytheistic nation that controls their holy site or has a specific percentage of Druidic pops: 5% for Very Common deities, 10% for Common deities, 20% for Rare deities, and 40% for Very Rare deities.

With Imperator Invictus every Druidic nation receives the following benefits:

State Religion Happiness: +5%

Manpower Recovery Speed: +2.5%

Discipline: -2.5%

Celt-Iberian deities

These deities are available to nations of the Celt-Iberian culture group, as long as they are Druidic and have enough Druidic pops or to any polytheistic country that controls the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Trebaruna	Culture	Common	+5% National Freeman Happiness	+0.1 Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain	Gain +2.50 Oratory Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Charisma, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25	—

Lusitanian deities

These deities are available to nations of Lusitanian culture, as long as they are Druidic and have enough Druidic pops or to any polytheistic country that controls the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Ares Lusitani	War	Rare	+5% Manpower Recovery Speed	+5% Morale of Armies	Convert 1 pop in the capital into a Noble, including cultural conversion if necessary; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 3 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—

Vettonian deities

These deities are available to nations of Vettonian culture, as long as they are Druidic and have enough Druidic pops or to any polytheistic country that controls the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Vaelicus	Fertility	Rare	+0.04% National Population Growth	+6% National Freeman Happiness	+0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years	1199, Platunus, Caluria

Hellenic

Main article: Hellenic

The Hellenic religion is a polytheistic faith spread from Greece throughout the wider Hellenistic world. The following section documents the new deities and new modifiers associated with the religion. All values are for +100% Omen Power.

Many Hellenic deities can be accessed by any polytheistic nation that controls their holy site or has a specific percentage of Hellenic pops: 5% for Very Common deities, 10% for Common deities, 20% for Rare deities, and 40% for Very Rare deities.

With Imperator Invictus every Hellenic nation receives the following benefits:

Build Cost: −2.5%

Loyalty of Governors: -5

National Citizen Happiness: +4%

Note: Rhaetian culture now has access to all Etruscan culture deities and is therefore excluded from generic Italic deities.

Non-Italic / Non-Illyrian deities

These deities are available to all nations not of the Italic or Illyrian (except Messapian) culture groups, as long as they are Hellenic and have enough Hellenic pops or to any polytheistic country that controls the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Enyo	War	Rare	−2.5% Legion Maintenance Cost	+5% Discipline	Gain 1,000 Manpower, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, and an extra 1,000 if the deity’s Martial is at least 11, if manpower is below 80% Gain 2.00 Military Experience, otherwise	—
Eris	War	Rare	+5% Morale of Armies	+2 Hostile Attrition	Up to 5 pops in a random territory assimilate to the deity’s culture	—
Kronos	Economy	Rare	+0.025 Monthly Stability Change	+15% National Commerce Income	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	—
Hestia	Fertility	Common	+10% Population Capacity	+0.025 Monthly Stability Change	Up to 5 pops in a random territory assimilate to the deity’s culture	7903, Ermioni, Hermione

Non-Etruscan / Non-Rhaetian Italic deities

These deities are available to nations of the Italic culture group but not of Etruscan or Rhaetian culture, as long as they are Hellenic and have enough Hellenic pops or to any polytheistic country that controls the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Bellona	War	Common	−2.5% Legion Maintenance Cost	+5% Discipline	Gain 1,000 Manpower, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, and an extra 1,000 if the deity’s Martial is at least 11, if manpower is below 80% Gain 2.00 Military Experience, otherwise	—
Discordia	War	Rare	+5% Morale of Armies	+2 Hostile Attrition	Up to 5 pops in a random territory assimilate to the deity’s culture	—
Saturn	Economy	Common	+0.025 Monthly Stability Change	+15% National Commerce Income	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	—
Luna	Culture	Rare	+7.50% Civic Tech Investment	+8% Research Points	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	—
Vesta	Fertility	Common	+0.025 Monthly Stability Change	+10% Population Capacity	Up to 5 pops in a random territory assimilate to the deity’s culture	—
Proserpina	Fertility	Rare	+10% Global Monthly Food Modifier	+7% Integrated Culture Happiness	Gain 50 Food in every province, multiplied by the deity’s Charisma	—

Non-Messapian Illyrian deities

These deities are available to nations of the Illyrian culture group but not of Messapian culture, as long as they are Hellenic and have enough Hellenic pops or to any polytheistic country that controls the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Armatus	War	Common	+3% Morale of Armies	+5% Discipline	Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, with a minimum of +2 and a maximum of +5	—
Bindus	War	Rare	+10% Ship Starting Experience	+8% Ship Damage Done	A random navy gains two units of Octeres, if a navy exists Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, otherwise A random ocean tile and all other ocean territories within 2 tiles in the Mediterranean Sea region get the modifier Stormy Seas for 60 days, giving +10 Attrition	—
Latra	Economy	Rare	+10% Population Capacity	+6% National Citizen Happiness	1 Slave appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—
Vidasus	Economy	Rare	+10% Global Monthly Food Modifier	+2 Hostile Attrition	If the deity has more than 8 finesse, gain 1 Free Province Investment Otherwise, the culture with the most pops gets +8% Culture Happiness and +10% Culture Slave Output 5% chance for a random character that does not hold any positions to be claimed prematurely by the ravenous god of the underworld	—
Deipaturos	Culture	Common	+0.05 Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain	−0.05 Aggressive Expansion Change	+2.50 Religious Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Zeal, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25	—
Tadenus	Culture	Rare	+5% Integrated Culture Happiness	+0.10 Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain	1 Freeman appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—
Anzotica	Fertility	Rare	+0.04% Population Growth	+10% National Citizen Output	Gain 50 Food in every province, multiplied by the deity’s Charisma	—
Dracon and Dracaena	Fertility	Common	+0.04% Population Growth	+8% Manpower Recovery Speed	1 Freeman appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—
Ica	Fertility	Common	+10% Population Capacity	+15% Global Monthly Food Modifier	+0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years	—
Thana	Fertility	Rare	+10% Global Monthly Food Modifier	+7% Integrated Culture Happiness	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	—

Histrian deities

These deities are available to nations of Histrian culture, as long as they are Hellenic and have enough Hellenic pops or to any polytheistic country that controls the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Histria	Culture	Rare	+4% State Religion Happiness	+5% Morale of Armies	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	—
Boria	Economy	Rare	+3% Morale of Navies	−10% Fort Maintenance	If the deity has more than 8 finesse, gain 1 Free Province Investment Otherwise, the culture with the most pops gets +8% Culture Happiness and +10% Culture Slave Output	—
Melosocus	War	Common	+7.50% Military Tech Investment	+5% Discipline	Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, with a minimum of +2 and a maximum of +5	—

Messapian deities

These deities are available to nations of Messapian culture, as long as they are Hellenic and have enough Hellenic pops or to any polytheistic country that controls the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Zis	Culture	Common	+0.05 Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain	−0.05 Aggressive Expansion Change	+2.50 Religious Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Zeal, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25	—
Damater	Fertility	Common	+0.04% National Population Growth	+15% Global Monthly Food Modifier	Gain 50 Food in every province, multiplied by the deity’s Charisma	—
Aprodita Lahona	Fertility	Common	+10% Population Capacity	−8% Monthly Wages for Characters	+0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years	—

Spartan deities

These deities are available to Sparta and Tarentum or countries that were formed from Sparta, as long as they are Hellenic and have enough Hellenic pops or to any polytheistic country that controls the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Aphrodite Areia	Fertility	Common	+10% Population Capacity	+8% Manpower Recovery Speed	+0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years	56, Taras, Tarentum

Cyrenaican deities

These deities are available to Cyrenaica through its new unique mission tree {unknown mission tree}, or to any Hellenic nation not of the Italic culture group that controls territory 3201, Tabira, Musulamia as long as they have enough Hellenic pops or control the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Athena Tritogeneia	War	Very Common	+7.50% Military Tech Investment	+5% Morale of Armies	Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, with a minimum of +2 and a maximum of +5	—

Bosporan / Pontic deities

These deities are available to nations of Bosporan or Pontic culture, as long as they are Hellenic, or polytheistic and have enough Hellenic pops, and are unlocked in the new Bosporan Republics (Invictus) mission tree Forgotten Children of Hellas:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Hecate Iphemide	Culture	Rare	+0.04% National Population Growth	+4% State Religion Happiness	Gain +2.50 Civic Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Finesse, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25	—
Artemis Tauropolos	Fertility	Rare	+10% Monthly Political Influence	−0.04 Monthly Tyranny	1 Slave appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—

Scythian syncretic deities

These deities are available to Scythia or countries that were formed from Scythia, as long as it is Hellenic, or polytheistic and has enough Hellenic pops, and are unlocked in the new Scythian mission (Invictus) tree Our Stance on the Greeks:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Heraklean Targitaos	War	Rare	+3% Morale of Armies	−8% War score Cost	Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, with a minimum of +2 and a maximum of +5	—
Hylaian Drakaina	Fertility	Rare	+0.04% National Population Growth	+10% National Slaves Output	1 Slave appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—

Buddhist syncretic deities

These deities are available to Buddhist nations that have enough Hellenic pops or control the deity's holy site, and are unlocked in the new {unknown event or decision}:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Dionysus Indikos	War	Very Rare	+3% Unintegrated Culture Group Happiness	+5% Morale of Armies	1 Freeman appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—

Heptadic

Main article: Heptadic

The Heptadic religion is a polytheistic faith spread throughout the Eurasian steppe. The following section documents the new deities and new modifiers associated with the religion. All values are for +100% Omen Power.

Many Heptadic deities can be accessed by any polytheistic nation that controls their holy site or has a specific percentage of Heptadic pops: 5% for Very Common deities, 10% for Common deities, 20% for Rare deities, and 40% for Very Rare deities.

With Imperator Invictus every Heptadic nation receives the following benefits:

Morale of Armies: +2.5%

Monthly War Exhaustion: -0.01

Loyalty of Characters: -3

These deities are available to all Heptadic nations, and all polytheistic nations that have enough Heptadic pops or control the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Patampasa	War	Rare	+5% Monthly Military Experience	+5% Morale of Armies	Convert 1 pop in the capital into a Noble, including cultural conversion if necessary; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 3 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—
Arpoxais	Economy	Rare	-1 Slaves needed for Surplus	+10% National Tribesmen Output	If the deity has more than 8 finesse, gain 1 Free Province Investment Otherwise, the culture with the most pops gets +8% Culture Happiness and +10% Culture Slave Output	—
Colaxais	Economy	Rare	+10% Population Capacity	+8% Research Points	1 Freeman appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—
Leipoxais	Culture	Rare	−5% Aggressive Expansion Impact	+0.04% Monthly Civilization Change	Gain +2.50 Civic Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Finesse, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25	—

Iberic

Main article: Iberic

The Iberic religion is a polytheistic faith present in some areas of Hispania. The following section documents the new deities and new modifiers associated with the religion. All values are for +100% Omen Power.

All Iberic deities can be accessed by any polytheistic nation that controls their holy site or has a specific percentage of Iberic pops: 5% for Very Common deities, 10% for Common deities, 20% for Rare deities, and 40% for Very Rare deities. Uniquely, all Iberic deities are also available to any countries in the Iberian or Celt-Iberian culture groups as long as they are polytheistic, even if they are not Iberic and do not control any Iberic pops are holy sites.

With Imperator Invictus every Iberic nation receives the following benefits:

State Religion Happiness: +5%

Omen Power: -10%

Light Infantry Morale: +5%

These deities are available to all Iberic nations, and all polytheistic nations that either have enough Iberic pops, control the deity's holy site, or are in the Celt-Iberian or Iberian culture groups:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Neto	War	Rare	+5% Monthly Military Experience	−0.04 Monthly War Exhaustion	1 Freeman appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—
Borvo	Economy	Very Rare	-1 Slaves needed for Surplus	+12% National Commerce Income	Gain 15 Wealth multiplied by the deity’s Finesse, with a minimum of 50 and an additional 75 gold if the deity has more than 10 Finesse	—
Nabia	Economy	Rare	+15% National Commerce Income	+5% Morale of Navies	A random navy gains two units of Octeres, if a navy exists Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, otherwise	1051, Bracara Augusta, Bracaria

Kemetic

Main article: Kemetic

The Kemetic religion is a polytheistic faith found in Egypt, Nubia, and Punt. The following section documents the new deities and new modifiers associated with the religion. All values are for +100% Omen Power.

Many Kemetic deities can be accessed by any polytheistic nation that controls their holy site or has a specific percentage of Kemetic pops: 5% for Very Common deities, 10% for Common deities, 20% for Rare deities, and 40% for Very Rare deities.

With Imperator Invictus every Kemetic nation receives the following benefits:

Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain: +0.08

Country Civilization Level: +3%

Threshold for Civil War: -2.5%

These deities are available to all Kemetic nations, and all polytheistic nations that have enough Kemetic pops or control the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Wadjet	War	Rare	+4% Unintegrated Culture Happiness	−10% Fort Maintenance	+5.00 Supply Limit and +15% Local Fort Defense in the capital province and another random province, for five years	518, Boutos, Ptolemaic Kingdom
Bastet	War	Rare	+10% Cohort Starting Experience	+5% Morale of Armies	+5.00 Supply Limit and +15% Local Fort Defense in the capital province and another random province, for five years	—
Shu	Culture	Common	+10% Population Capacity	+6% National Citizen Happiness	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	—
Atum	Culture	Common	+0.05 Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain	−8% Mercenary Army Maintenance	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	—
Thoth	Economy	Common	+15% National Commerce Income	+6% National Freeman Happiness	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	7689, Ermou Polis, Ptolemaic Kingdom
Neith	Economy	Common	-2.50% Navy Maintenance Cost	+8% Research Points	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	574, Lato Polis, Ptolemaic Kingdom
Nephthys	Fertility	Common	+0.04% National Population Growth	+10% Global Monthly Food Modifier	Up to 5 pops in a random territory assimilate to the deity’s culture	—
Tefnut	Fertility	Common	+15% Supply Limit	+10% Global Monthly Food Modifier	1 Freeman appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—
Geb	Fertility	Common	+4% Unintegrated Culture Happiness	+10% Global Monthly Food Modifier	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	—
Nut	Fertility	Common	+2 Hostile Attrition	+10% Global Monthly Food Modifier	Up to 5 pops in a random territory assimilate to the deity’s culture	—
Mut	Culture	Common	+10% National Citizen Output	+5% National Citizen Happiness	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	—
Ma'at	Culture	Common	+0.025 Monthly Stability Change	−0.04 Monthly Tyranny	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	—
Khonsu	Economy	Common	+15% National Commerce Income	+10% National Tax	If the deity has more than 8 finesse, gain 1 Free Province Investment Otherwise, the culture with the most pops gets +8% Culture Happiness and +10% Culture Slave Output	5504, Ybis, Ptolemaic Kingdom
Set	War	Rare	+10% Cohort Starting Experience	+5% Morale of Armies	+5.00 Supply Limit and +15% Local Fort Defense in the capital province and another random province, for five years	544, Irakleiopolis, Ptolemaic Kingdom
Hapi	Fertility	Common	+0.025 Provincial Loyalty	+10% Global Monthly Food Modifier	Gain 50 Food in every province, multiplied by the deity’s Charisma	—

Marite

The Marite religion is a new polytheistic faith found in Northern Hispania and South-Western Gaul. This section documents the unique deities and modifiers associated with the religion. All values are for +100% Omen Power.

Many Marite deities can be accessed by any polytheistic nation that controls their holy site or has a specific percentage of Tuistic pops: 5% for Very Common deities, 10% for Common deities, 20% for Rare deities, and 40% for Very Rare deities.

Every Marite nation receives the following benefits:

Population Happiness: +3%

Navy Maintenance Cost: +5%

Light Infantry Defense: +10%

These deities are available to all Marite nations, and all polytheistic nations that have enough Marite pops or control the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Sugaar	War	Rare	−0.025 Aggressive Expansion Change	+5% Discipline	Gain 1,000 Manpower, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, and an extra 1,000 if the deity’s Martial is at least 11, if manpower is below 80% Gain 2.00 Military Experience, otherwise	—
Eate	War	Rare	+3% Morale of Armies	+12% Fort Defense	+5.00 Supply Limit and +15% Local Fort Defense in the capital province and another random province, for five years	2276, Calagorris, Consorannia
Amalur	Economy	Rare	+10% Population Capacity	+0.04 Provincial Loyalty	Gain 50 Food in every province, multiplied by the deity’s Charisma	—
The Basajauns	Economy	Rare	+150 Base Food Capacity	+15% National Commerce Income	If the deity has more than 8 finesse, gain 1 Free Province Investment Otherwise, the culture with the most pops gets +8% Culture Happiness and +10% Culture Slave Output	—
Aatxe	Culture	Rare	+0.05 Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain	+7% Integrated Culture Happiness	1 Freeman appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—
Eki	Culture	Rare	+5% National Tribesmen Happiness	+12% State Religion Happiness	Up to 2 employed characters convert to the deity’s faith	—
Mari	Fertility	Rare	+10% Global Monthly Food Modifier	-8% Ship Damage Done	+0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years	1099, Anboto, Caristia
Ilargi	Fertility	Rare	+0.04% National Population Growth	+5% Pop Assimilation Speed	Up to 5 pops in a random territory assimilate to the deity’s culture	—

Tuistic

Main article: Tuistic

The Tuistic religion is a polytheistic faith found in Germania and Scandinavia. The following section documents the new deities and new modifiers associated with the religion. All values are for +100% Omen Power.

Many Tuistic deities can be accessed by any polytheistic nation that controls their holy site or has a specific percentage of Tuistic pops: 5% for Very Common deities, 10% for Common deities, 20% for Rare deities, and 40% for Very Rare deities.

With Imperator Invictus every Tuistic nation receives the following benefits:

Build Time: +10%

Loyalty of Governors: -5

National Tribesman Output: +6%

Migration Cost: -10%

Light Infantry Offense: +2.5%

These deities are available to all Tuistic nations, and all polytheistic nations that have enough Tuistic pops or control the deity's holy site:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Donar	War	Rare	+5% Morale of Armies	+0.10 Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain	Gain 1,000 Manpower, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, and an extra 1,000 if the deity’s Martial is at least 11, if manpower is below 80% Gain 2.00 Military Experience, otherwise	—
Mannus	War	Rare	+5% National Manpower	+5% Morale of Armies	Gain 1,000 Manpower, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, and an extra 1,000 if the deity’s Martial is at least 11, if manpower is below 80% Gain 2.00 Military Experience, otherwise	—
Gautr	Economy	Rare	+5% Monthly Military Experience	+12% Religious Tech Investment	+2.50 Religious Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Zeal, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25	—
Irmin	Economy	Rare	+0.025 Monthly Stability Change	−10% Fort Maintenance	If the deity has more than 8 finesse, gain 1 Free Province Investment Otherwise, the culture with the most pops gets +8% Culture Happiness and +10% Culture Slave Output	—
Istio	Economy	Rare	+0.025 Provincial Loyalty	+6% National Freeman Happiness	Gain 15 Wealth multiplied by the deity’s Finesse, with a minimum of 50 and an additional 75 gold if the deity has more than 10 Finesse	—
Yngvi	Economy	Rare	+10% National Tax	+0.06% National Population Growth	+0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years	—