Zalmoxian

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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. — In-game description

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The Zalmoxian religion is a polytheistic faith found in Dacia. This article documents the deities associated with the religion. All values are for +100% Omen Power.

All Zalmoxian deities can be accessed by any polytheistic nation that controls their holy site or has a specific percentage of Zalmoxian pops: 5% for Very Common deities, 10% for Common deities, 20% for Rare deities, and 40% for Very Rare deities. Many Zalmoxian deities can also be accessed by Propontic-cultured countries regardless of whether or not they are Zalmoxian or control Zalmoxian pops or holy sites, as long as they are still polytheistic.

Every Zalmoxian nation benefits from +3% National Tribesman Output.

General deities

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

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Pleistoros	War	Rare	-2.5% Legion Maintenance Cost	+5% Morale of Armies	+5.00 Supply Limit and +15% Local Fort Defense in the capital province and another random province, for five years	—
Zalmoxis	Culture	Common	+5% Research Points	+0.04% Monthly Civilization Change	Up to 5 pops in a random territory assimilate to the deity’s culture	—

Greco-Thracian deities

These deities are available to all Zalmoxian nations, and all polytheistic nations that either have enough Zalmoxian pops, control the deity's holy site, or have Propontic as their primary culture:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Sabazios	War	Rare	+0.05 Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain	+6% National Tribesman Happiness	Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, with a minimum of +2 and a maximum of +5	4310, Kardzhali, Odrysia
Zibelthiurdos	Culture	Rare	−0.025 Aggressive Expansion Change	+12% Religious Tech Investment	Up to 5 pops in a random territory will convert to the deity’s faith	499, Spinopara, Serdia
Derzelas	Economy	Rare	+10% National Tax	−0.04 Monthly Tyranny	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	4248, Odessos, Odessos
Bassareus	Fertility	Rare	+0.04% National Population Growth	+0.10 Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain	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	—
Semele	Fertility	Rare	+150 Base Food Capacity	+15% Global Monthly Food Modifier	Gain 50 Food in every province, multiplied by the deity’s Charisma	—

These deities are additionally available to Athens as long as it follows a polytheistic religion, as well as being available to all Zalmoxian nations and all polytheistic nations that either have enough Zalmoxian pops, control the deity's holy site, or have Propontic as their primary culture:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Bendis	Economy	Rare	+15% National Commerce Income	+6% National Citizen Happiness	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	4911, Tamasidava, Getia

Events

• Thracian religion flavor events

Religion

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