Faction

Diplomacy

§ Levels

Per-rank effects

Basic Diplomacy

Provides a chance of neutral squads offering to join the hero’s army for Gold instead of fighting them.
Level 1
Advanced Diplomacy

Provides a chance of neutral squads offering to join the hero’s army for Gold instead of fighting them. +25% Persuasion Power in Diplomacy.
Level 2
Expert Diplomacy

Provides a chance of neutral squads offering to join the hero’s army for Gold instead of fighting them. +50% Persuasion Power in Diplomacy.
Level 3
- Larger Than Life
  
  Neutral squads view the hero’s army as +25% more powerful than it is, increasing the chance that they will join or flee. This bonus is doubled if the hero knows “Battlecraft.”
- Eloquence
  
  –75% to the cost of surrendering.
- Folk Hero
  
  +50% Persuasion Power in Diplomacy with neutral squads from the hero’s faction.
Master Diplomacy

Provides a chance of neutral squads offering to join the hero’s army for Gold instead of fighting them. +75% Persuasion Power in Diplomacy.
Level 4
Grandmaster Diplomacy

Provides a chance of neutral squads offering to join the hero’s army for Gold instead of fighting them. +100% Persuasion Power in Diplomacy.
Level 5
- Art of the Deal
  
  Neutral squads take –15% Gold to recruit. This bonus is doubled if the hero knows “Economy.”
- Vagrant Army
  
  Friendly creatures with neutral affinity gain an additional +100% of the hero’s Attack and Defense to their Attack and Defense.
- Negotiator
  
  +20% to the number of units from neutral squads joining the hero’s army.