Group national ideas
- For idea group ideas, see Idea group.
- For the ideas of American natives, see Native council#Native ideas.
- For the idea groups linked to Policies, see Policies.
- For the generic 'National ideas' set, see Generic ideas.
- Main article: National ideas
Group national ideas[edit]
These are shared by multiple nations simultaneously.
Anatolian
For countries with 
Turkish primary culture.
Traditions:
- +5% Discipline
- −20% Core-creation cost
Traveling Ozan
- −1 National unrest
Seljuq Marches
- +10% National manpower modifier
Akîncî Cavalry
- +15% Cavalry combat ability
- +10% Looting speed
Ghazi
- +20% Manpower recovery speed
Caravanserais
- +10% Trade efficiency
Anatolian Architecture
- −10% Construction cost
Legacy of the Great Seljuq Empire
- +1 Yearly prestige
Ambition:
- +0.5 Yearly army tradition
Andean
For countries in the 
Andean technology group.
Traditions:
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
- +50% Chance of new heir
Talking Knots
- +10% National tax modifier
Mountain Roads Network
- +10% Provincial trade power modifier
Tears of the Sun
- +0.10 Yearly inflation reduction
Llamas Farming
- +10% Production efficiency
Monumental Ornaments
- −10% Development cost
Hidden Cities
- +10% Fort defense
Zampano Music
- +1 Yearly prestige
Ambition:
- +10% Trade efficiency
Arabian
For countries in the 
Levantine culture group.
Traditions:
- +15% National manpower modifier
- −15% Land attrition
Indian Ocean Trade
- +15% Trade steering
Arabian Horses
- −10% Cavalry cost
- +25% Cavalry flanking ability
Land of the Prophet
- −1 National unrest
Spreading the Prophet's Word
- +1% Missionary strength
Bedouin Traders
- +10% Global trade power
Clan Loyalties
- +1 Land leader maneuver
Arabia
- +1 Yearly prestige
Ambition:
- +1 Land leader shock
Aymaran
For Aimara countries.
Traditions:
- +10% Production efficiency
- +15% Fort defense
Legacy of Tiwanaku
- −10% Idea cost
Yatiri Healing
- +1 Possible advisor
Chu'uqi Production
- −10% Land attrition
Cultivate Aymara Dances
- +1 Prestige
The Tinku Rites
- +10% Morale of armies
Encourage the Chal'lla
- −15% Stability cost modifier
Ayni Duties
- −10% Recruitment time
Ambition:
- +10% Goods produced modifier
Barbary Corsair
For pirate republics in the Maghrebi culture group.
Traditions:
- +20% Galley combat ability
- +20% Privateer efficiency
The Barbary Slave Trade
- +10% Trade efficiency
Galley Slaves
- +25% National sailors modifier
- −20% Galley cost
Vengeful Refugees
- +1 Naval combat bonus off owned coast
Mazmorras
- +1 Diplomatic reputation
Fortified Pirate Strongholds
- +20% Fort defense
Heirs of Al-Andalus
- −25% Unjustified demands
Board of Captains
- +1 Military possible policies
- +0.01 Monthly Captains influence
Ambition:
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
- +0.5 Yearly republican tradition
Bavarian
For countries with Bavarian primary culture.
Traditions:
- +10% Cavalry combat ability
- +50% Chance of new heir
Institute the Everlasting Succession
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
Bring in the Bavarian Purity Law
- +10% Production efficiency
Found the Bavarian State Orchestra
- +1 Yearly prestige
Establish the Geistlicher Rat
- +1 Yearly papal influence
- +3% Missionary strength vs heretics
Become Brewmaster General
- +10% National tax modifier
Found a Professional Army
- +5% Discipline
Found the Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception
- +0.5 Yearly army tradition
Ambition:
- −10% Development cost
Bengali
For countries with Bengali primary culture, as well as 
Koch and 
Kachar.
Traditions:
- +1 Merchant
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Bengali Hindu-Sufi Syncretism
- +50% Religious Unity
Ganges-Brahmaputra Confluence
- +10% Trade efficiency
Bengal's Endlessly Productive Rice Fields
- +20% National manpower modifier
Mustard Oil & Ilish Mach
- −10% Cost of reducing war exhaustion
Jute Production
- +10% Production efficiency
Opium Fields of Bengal
- +10% National tax modifier
The Bengal Renaissance
- +10% Institution spread
Ambition:
- +1 Yearly prestige
Berber
For countries in the Maghrebi culture group.
Traditions:
- −25% Naval attrition
- May raid coasts
Barbary Pirates
- +25% Naval force limit modifier
Desert Warfare
- +1 Attrition for enemies
Trans-Saharan Trade
- +10% Trade efficiency
- +20% Caravan power
Corsairs
- +1 Yearly navy tradition
- +10% Privateer efficiency
Tuareg Cavalry
- +10% Cavalry combat ability
- +10% Looting speed
Dual Diplomacy
- +1 Diplomatic relation
The Brothers Barbarossa
- +20% Galley combat ability
Ambition:
- +10% Global trade power
Caspian
For countries with Mazandarani primary culture.
Traditions:
- −10% Development cost
- −15% Mercenary maintenance
The Riches of Tabarestan
- +10% Goods produced modifier
A Time of Turmoil
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Caspian Silk
- +10% Production efficiency
Protect the Caspian Trade
- +20% Caravan power
Unite the states of Tabarestan
- +10% National tax modifier
A Safe Haven
- +20% Fort defense
Promote Foreign Trade
- +1 Merchant
Ambition:
- +1 Yearly prestige
Catalan
For 
Catalonia, 
Valencia and 
Majorca.
Traditions:
- +1 Merchant
- −15% Light ship cost
Consulate of the Sea
- +1 Yearly navy tradition
Consell de Cent
- −10% Advisor costs
Constitution of Catalonia
- −1 National unrest
Fortifying Catalonia
- −10% Fort maintenance
Miquelets
- +15% Manpower recovery speed
'Lliures o Morts'
- +10% Morale of armies
Forges of Catalonia
- +10% Production efficiency
Ambition:
- –20% Morale hit when losing a ship
Caucasian
For countries in the Caucasian culture group as well as countries with Azerbaijani primary culture.
Traditions:
- +15% National manpower modifier
- +1 Attrition for enemies
Crossroad of Cultures
- +1 Max promoted culture
Alan Mercenaries
- −10% Mercenary maintenance
- +15% Mercenary manpower
Hit and Run
- +1 Land leader maneuver
Persian Poetry
- +1 Yearly prestige
Highland Khans
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
Eastern Influence
- +0.5 Yearly army tradition
Cavalry Armies
- +10% Cavalry combat ability
Ambition:
- +10% National tax modifier
Chinese
For countries in the Chinese culture group, as well as 
Changsheng.
Traditions:
- +10% Manpower recovery speed
- −5% Administrative technology cost
The Keju Examination
- +1 Possible advisor
Scholar Gentry
- –10% Stability cost modifier
Order of the Four Occupations
- +10% Production efficiency
Nation of Rites and Etiquettes
- +1 Yearly prestige
Firearm Training
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Son of Heaven
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
- +0.05 Mandate growth modifier
Middle Kingdom
- +1 Diplomatic reputation
Ambition:
- +25% National manpower modifier
Client states
For 
client states.
Traditions:
- +10% Morale of armies
- −10% Core-creation cost
Self Rule
- −2 National unrest
Foreign Sheriffs
- +10% National tax modifier
Fortified Border
- +15% Fort defense
Foreign Magnates
- +10% Production efficiency
Mercantile Privileges
- +15% Provincial trade power modifier
Recruitment Centers
- −15% Mercenary maintenance
Foreign Advisors
- +1 Possible advisor
Ambition:
- −10% Construction cost
Colonial
For 
colonial nations.
Traditions:
- −10% Development cost
- Heretic and heathen provinces do not give any penalties
Founding Fathers
- +0.3 Yearly republican tradition
Continental Trade
- +25% Provincial trade power modifier
Manufacturing Center of an Empire
- −10% Construction cost
Free Thinkers
- −10% Idea cost
Colonial Militia
- −10% Regiment cost
New Frontiers
- Automatically discover adjacent when a colony is built.
- +20 Global settler increase
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Liberty Heroes
- +1 Leader without upkeep
Ambition:
- +10% Morale of armies
Cossack
For countries with the 
Sich Rada government type.
Traditions:
- −2 National unrest
- +25% Looting speed
Escaped Serfs
- +20% Manpower recovery speed
Cossack Hetmanate
- +0.3 Yearly republican tradition
Steppe Riders
- −15% Land attrition
Scornful Insults
- +1 Power projection from insults
Military Society
- +0.5 Yearly army tradition
Free the Serfs
- −5 Years of separatism
Cossack Registers
- +1 Military possible policies
Ambition:
- +10% Shock damage
Dai Viet
For 
Dai Viet, 
Annam and 
Tonkin.
Traditions:
- +1 Attrition for enemies
- −15% Culture conversion cost
The Great Proclamation
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Confucian Revival
- +1 Yearly prestige
Autonomous Villages
- +20% Fort defense
Village Militia
- +25% National manpower modifier
Don Dien
- −10% Core-creation cost
Thuan Thiên
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
- +0.05 Mandate growth modifier
Literary Reform
- −5% Technology cost
Ambition:
- +10% Morale of armies
Daimyo
For 
Daimyo, Independent Daimyo and the Shogunate.
Traditions:
- +25% Land force limit modifier
- +20% Spy network construction
Bushido
- +5% Discipline
The Bun and the Bu
- −10% Idea cost
Honor the Ancestors
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
The Five Rings
- +10% Morale of armies
Wandering Ronin
- −15% Mercenary maintenance
Armies of the Daimyo
- +25% National manpower modifier
Honor Unto Death
- +1 Yearly prestige
Ambition:
- +0.5 Yearly army tradition
Deccani Sultanate
For Muslim countries that either are in the Dravidian culture group or have Marathi primary culture.
Traditions:
- +10% Cavalry combat ability
- +1 Max promoted culture
Legacy of the Bahmani Sultanate
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
Promote Deccani Regional Identity
- −10% Idea cost
Appoint Brahmin Administrators
- −10% Stability cost modifier
Purchase Habshis
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Bargi Giri
- +50% Cavalry flanking ability
Strengthen Ties with Marathi Cultivators
- +10% Production efficiency
Joint Marathi-Habshi
- −10% Advisor costs
Ambition:
- +10% National manpower modifier
Divine
For Christian 
theocracies.
Traditions:
- +1 Missionary
- +15% Manpower recovery speed
Holy Order
- +5% Discipline
Church Administration
- −10% Stability cost modifier
- −10% Core-creation cost
True Defender of the Faith
- +25% Fort defense
Let No Man Tolerate the Witch
- +2% Missionary strength
Onward Christian Soldiers
- +10% National garrison growth
- +10% Garrison size
Turn the Other Cheek
- +1 Attrition for enemies
Render onto Caesar
- +10% National tax modifier
Ambition:
- −10% Culture conversion cost
French Ducal
For countries in the French culture group.
Traditions:
- −10% Fort maintenance
- −10% Cavalry cost
Men of Trade
- +10% Domestic trade power
Renaissance Palaces
- −1% Prestige decay
Qui Ruit Et Lethum
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Religious Conviction
- +2 Tolerance of the true faith
French Cuisine
- +1 Yearly prestige
French Enlightenment
- +1 Diplomatic relation
La Petite Nation
- +10% Morale of armies
Ambition:
- +10% National tax modifier
Garjati
For countries with either Jharkhandi or Garjati primary culture.
Traditions:
- +10% National tax modifier
- −15% Fort maintenance
Securing our Defenses
- +15% Fort defense
Ancient Mandalas
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
Tribal Feudatories
- +15% National manpower modifier
Extend Tanks and Reservoirs
- −10% Development cost
Jungle Warfare
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Jagannath Cult
- +2 Tolerance of the true faith
Patronize Economic Growth
- +10% Goods produced modifier
Ambition:
- −10% Stability cost modifier
Generic
Generic Ideas for all countries that don't have one of the other groups.
Traditions:
- −10% Stability cost modifier
- −10% Advisor costs
Preserve our troops
- +2.5% Discipline
Tax Reform
- +5% National tax modifier
Regulated Contracts
- −10% Mercenary maintenance
Contract Law
- +5% Global trade power
Peasant levy
- +5% National manpower modifier
Mercantile Status
- +5% Trade steering
Strengthening Land Tenure
- +5% Production efficiency
Ambition:
- +10% National tax modifier
German
For countries in the Germanic culture group.
Traditions:
- −15% Mercenary maintenance
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Zunft
- +10% Production efficiency
Frühlings- und Herbstmesse
- +5% Trade efficiency
- +10% Domestic trade power
Reichskreis
- +1 Diplomatic reputation
Polizeiordnung
- −1 National unrest
Cuius regio, eius religio
- +1% Missionary strength
Thurn und Taxis
- +1 Diplomatic relation
Residenzstadt
- +1 Yearly prestige
Ambition:
- −5% Technology cost
Gond
For countries with Gondi primary culture.
Traditions:
- +10% Morale of armies
- +15% National manpower modifier
Securing our Defenses
- +15% Fort defense
Tribal Religion
- −1 National unrest
- +10% Religious unity
Tigers and Elephants
- +1 Attrition for enemies
Flexible Caste System
- +1 Max promoted culture
Raiding the Lowlands
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Ancient Roots
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
Formalize Relations with the Chiefs
- +10% National tax modifier
Ambition:
- +1 Merchant
Greek
For countries with Greek primary culture.
Traditions:
- −20% Galley cost
- −10% Sailor maintenance
Greek Orthodox Faith
- +2 Tolerance of the true faith
Maritime Heritage
- +1 Yearly navy tradition
Klephtic Recruitment
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Greek Diaspora
- −10% Advisor costs
Control the Mediterranean Trade
- +10% Trade efficiency
Philhellenism
- +1 Diplomatic reputation
- +1 Diplomatic relation
Greek Enlightenment
- −10% Idea cost
Ambition:
- −10% Core-creation cost
Gujarati Princedom
For countries with either Gujarati or Saurashtri primary culture, as well as 
Baglana.
Traditions:
- +1 Merchant
- −15% Fort maintenance
Kathiawari Horses
- +10% Cavalry combat ability
Establish New Trading Ports
- +10% Domestic trade power
Safe Harbor for Jain Bankers
- −1 Interest per annum
Rajput Dynasties
- +1 Diplomatic reputation
Protect the Dwarkadhish Temple
- +1 Tolerance of the true faith
Ashapura Mata
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
Extend Trade Routes to Africa
- +20% Trade range
Ambition:
- +10% Trade efficiency
Hausan
For 
Katsina, 
Kano, 
Zazzau and 
Hausa.
Traditions:
- +1 Diplomat
- +10% Domestic trade power
Heirs of Bayajida
- +1 Diplomatic relation
Regnal Chronicles
- +1 Yearly prestige
Sarakunan Babba
- +10% Production efficiency
Sarakunan Kasuwa
- +20% Caravan power
Sarkin Yaki
- −10% Shock damage received
Sarkin Bayi
- −10% Construction cost
Borno Refugees
- +10% Institution spread
Ambition:
- −10% Development cost
Horde
For 
steppe nomads.
Traditions:
- −10% Aggressive expansion impact
- −5 Years of separatism
Life of the Steppe Warrior
- −20% Land attrition
Traditions of the Great Khan
- +20% Cavalry combat ability
Horse Supplies
- −5% Land maintenance modifier
Steppe Leaders
- +1 Land leader shock
Tradition of Conquest
- −25% Core-creation cost
Logistics of the Khan
- +20% Manpower recovery speed
Glory of Conquest
- +25% National manpower modifier
Ambition:
- −10% Stability cost modifier
Indian Sultanate
For Muslim countries in the Hindustani, Eastern Aryan and Western Aryan culture groups.
Traditions:
- −10% Cavalry cost
- +10% Cavalry combat ability
Tolerate the Idol Worshippers
- +50% Religious unity
Court Persian
- −1 National unrest
Comprehensive Land Survey
- +10% National tax modifier
Counting the People
- +10% National manpower modifier
Equality Under the Law
- +10% Global trade power
High Court Culture
- +1 Yearly prestige
Sultanate Bureaucracy
- −10% Stability cost modifier
Ambition:
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Interlacustrine
For countries in the Great Lakes culture group.
Traditions:
- +1 Attrition for enemies
- +25% Looting speed
Source of the Nile
- +15% National manpower modifier
Heirs of Kitara
- +1 Yearly prestige
No Illegitimate Children
- +50% Chance of new heir
Holy Lineages
- +2 Tolerance of the true faith
Emitwe
- −10% Infantry cost
Unity of the Clans
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Development of Clientship
- +10% National tax modifier
Ambition:
- +1 Merchant
Italian
For countries in the Latin culture group with their capital in Italy (region).
Traditions:
- +10% Trade efficiency
- +2 Yearly papal influence
Italian Renaissance
- −5% Idea cost
Italian Condottieri
- −15% Mercenary maintenance
Italian Aristocracy
- +20% Foreign spy detection
Trace Italienne
- +5% Fort defense
- +10% Garrison size
High Renaissance Art & Architecture
- +1 Yearly prestige
Italian Diplomacy
- +10% Spy network construction
- +1 Diplomatic relation
Commedia dell'arte
- −10% Stability cost modifier
Ambition:
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
- +0.3 Yearly republican tradition
Jurchen
For 
Haixi, 
Jianzhou, 
Yeren, 
Donghai and 
Udege.
Traditions:
- +10% Morale of armies
- +15% National manpower modifier
Sons of the Mountain
- +1 Attrition for enemies
The Queue
- −1 National unrest
- +0.5 Yearly legitimacy
- +0.5 Yearly horde unity
Foreign Service
- +1 Land leader shock
The Borderlands
- +20% Manpower recovery speed
Wives and Concubines
- +50% Chance of new heir
Generosity of the Warlord
- +25% Improve relations
Jurchen Banner Armies
- +15% Possible Manchu banners
Ambition:
- −10% Land attrition
Kongo
Traditions:
- +10% Trade efficiency
- −20% Land attrition
Kongolese Tax Exchange
- +10% National tax modifier
Election of Manikongos
- +50% Chance of new heir
Imported European Weaponry
- −10% Military technology cost
Diplomacy With European Monarchs
- +1 Diplomatic reputation
- −25% Envoy travel time
The Triangle Trade
- +10% Provincial trade power modifier
- +5% Infantry combat ability
Foreign Demand For Slaves
- +10% Production efficiency
Defend Against the Colonists
- +5% Discipline
Ambition:
- +30% Improve relations
Kongolese
For countries in the Congo culture group.
Traditions:
- +1 Attrition for enemies
- −10% Land attrition
The Kongo River Basin
- +10% Fort defense
Elephant Hunts
- +10% National manpower modifier
Aristocratic Merit
- −10% Stability cost modifier
Initiation Rites
- −10% Infantry cost
Aggressive Migration
- −10% Culture conversion cost
Subordinate Chiefs
- −1 National unrest
The Ivory Trade
- +10% Trade efficiency
Ambition:
- +1 Leader without upkeep
Kurdish
For countries with Kurdish primary culture.
Traditions:
- +1 Diplomat
- +15% Fort defense
Mountain Warriors
- +1 Attrition for enemies
Li Gora Gawirî Kurd Misilman e
- +2 Tolerance of heretics
Kurdish Tribes
- +10% National manpower modifier
Active Diplomacy
- +1 Diplomatic relation
Kurdish Mercenaries
- −15% Mercenary maintenance
Legacy of the Kurdish Dynasties
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
Gorani Literature
- −1% Prestige decay
Ambition:
- +1 Leader without upkeep
Laotian
For countries with Laotian primary culture.
Traditions:
- +10% National tax modifier
- +2 Tolerance of the True Faith
Phra Lak Phra Lam
- −1 National unrest
Nithan Khun Borom
- +1 Yearly prestige
Satsana Phi
- +2 Tolerance of heathens
Laotian Ethnic Diversity
- +1 Max promoted culture
Laotian Elephant Cavalry
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Southern Silk Road
- +10% Trade efficiency
Laotian Hill Warfare
- −10% Fort maintenance
Ambition:
- +20% Land force limit modifier
Luzon
For 
Pangasinan, 
Tondo and 
Maynila.
Traditions:
- +1 Yearly navy tradition
- +10% Goods produced modifier
Barangay State
- −20% Naval maintenance modifier
- −10% Sailor maintenance
Conquest of Paradise
- +1 Attrition for enemies
Sino-Philippine Trade
- +10% Ship trade power
Tagalog Syncretism
- +2 Tolerance of heathens
Luzon Sailors
- −1% Yearly navy tradition decay
A Safe Haven
- −10% Advisor costs
Expand the Sugar Production
- +10% Production efficiency
Ambition:
- +20% Morale of navies
Malabari
For countries with Malayalam primary culture.
Traditions:
- −15% Mercenary maintenance
- +10% Goods produced modifier
Merchants of Southern India
- +20% Trade range
Cultural Melting Pot
- −10% Advisor costs
Patronize the Kerala School
- −5% Technology cost
Trade Factors
- +1 Merchant
Control the Islands
- +15% Provincial trade power modifier
Mapilla Sailors
- +1 Yearly navy tradition
Land of Elephants
- −1 National unrest
Ambition:
- +10% Global trade power
Malagasy
For countries with Malagasy primary culture.
Traditions:
- −10% Stability cost modifier
- −20% Light ship cost
Fortify the Coastline
- +15% Fort defense
Zafivolamena
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
Pirate Ports
- +10% Embargo efficiency
- +15% Privateer efficiency
Martial Traditions
- +10% National manpower modifier
Sacred Law
- −1 National unrest
Control of the Foreign Traders
- +10% Trade efficiency
Permanent Taxation System
- +10% National tax modifier
Ambition:
- +25% Naval force limit modifier
Malayan Sultanate
For Muslim countries in the Malay culture group.
Traditions:
- −10% Ship costs
- +10% Trade steering
Indian Ocean Trade
- +1 Merchant
Sufi Legacy
- +2 Tolerance of heathens
Spice Islands
- +10% Production efficiency
Classical Malay
- −5% Idea cost
Trading Fleets
- −20% Naval maintenance modifier
- −10% Sailor maintenance
Heirs of Pasai
- +1 Yearly prestige
Settle the Islands
- +20 Global settler increase
Ambition:
- +50% Naval tradition from battles
Maratha
For 
Marathas and 
Baroda, as well as for 
Gwalior if their culture is Marathi.
Traditions:
- +10% National manpower modifier
- +15% Manpower recovery speed
Tradtion of Military Service
- +15% Cavalry combat ability
Forts of Maharashtra
- +20% Fort defense
Peasant Soldiers
- −20% Infantry cost
Office of the Peshwa
- −15% Core-creation cost
Strengthen ties with Brahmin Financial Families
- +15% Reform progress growth
Reform The Bureaucracy
- +10% Goods produced modifier
Expand Maratha Navy
- −10% Ship costs
Ambition:
- −10% Stability cost modifier
Mayan
For 
Mayan countries.
Traditions:
- −1 National unrest
- +15% Fort defense
The Sacred Cenote
- −10% Stability cost modifier
Building Traditions
- −10% Development cost
Ancient Feuds
- −10% Aggressive expansion impact
Shipwreck Survivors
- −5% Technology cost
Kuchkabal
- +10% National tax modifier
Remote Isolation
- +1 Attrition for enemies
Caste War
- +10% Morale of armies
Ambition:
- +10% Infantry combat power
Mesoamerican
For 
Nahuatl countries.
Traditions:
- +50% Chance of new heir
- +25% Income from vassals
Olmec Legacy
- −10% Idea cost
Altepetl
- +10% Global trade power
The Ball Game
- +1 Diplomatic reputation
The Feathered Serpent
- −1 National unrest
Ritual Bloodletting
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
Pyramid Architecture
- −10% Construction cost
Obsidian and Jade
- +5% Trade efficiency
- +20% Trade range
Ambition:
- +20% Fort defense
Native
For countries with the 
Native Council government type.
Traditions:
- +15% Manpower recovery speed
- +100% Prestige from land battles
Counting Coups
- +10% Morale of armies
Storytelling Tradition
- −10% Idea cost
Clan Mothers
- +10% Production efficiency
Adopt Clan Totems
- −10% Stability cost modifier
The Little War
- −2 National unrest
War and Peace Chiefs
- +20% National manpower modifier
Great Winter Hunts
- +25 Global settler increase
Ambition:
- +1 Diplomatic relation
Nepalese Princedom
For countries with Pahari or Nepali primary culture.
Traditions:
- +10% Morale of armies
- +10% Manpower recovery speed
Continue Temple Construction
- −10% Construction cost
Invite Kashmiri Traders
- +1 Merchant
Institute New Festivals
- +1 Tolerance of the true faith
Kavindra
- +1 Yearly prestige
Seize the Mountain Passes
- +15% Fort defense
Enact Judicial Reforms
- −10% Stability cost modifier
End the Division of Domains
- −0.05 Monthly autonomy change
Ambition:
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Nubian
For countries with Nubian or Beja primary culture.
Traditions:
- +10% National tax modifier
- +1 Diplomatic relation
The Nile
- +10% Goods produced modifier
Nubian Heritage
- −10% Stability cost modifier
Warriors of the Sahara Desert
- +1 Attrition for enemies
Encourage Long-Distance Trade
- +10% Caravan power
Nubian Religious Unity
- +2% Missionary strength
Desert Cavalry
- +10% Cavalry combat ability
Fortified Strongholds
- −10% Fort maintenance
Ambition:
- −5% Land maintenance modifier
Pacific Northwest
For 
Chinook, 
Haida and 
Salish.
Traditions:
- +10% Morale of armies
- −10% Land attrition
Great Whale Hunts
- +5% Discipline
Dugout Canoes
- +20% Trade range
Totem Poles
- +1 Diplomatic reputation
Potlatch Feast
- +10% Domestic trade power
Legacy of Raven
- +1 Land leader maneuver
Salmon Migrations
- +10% Goods produced modifier
Noble Castes
- −10% Stability cost modifier
Ambition:
- +1 Yearly prestige
Piratical
For pirate republics.
Traditions:
- +1 Yearly navy tradition
- +1 Leader without upkeep
Religious Apathy
- Heretic and heathen provinces do not give any penalties
Plunder
- +25% Looting speed
Buccaneers
- −10% Infantry cost
Sail in Consort
- +20% Global naval engagement
Elected Quartermasters
- −2 National unrest
- +10% Morale of navies
Pirate Bays
- +1 Naval combat bonus off owned coast
Life of Liberty
- +25% Rebel support efficiency
- +10% Sailor recovery speed
Ambition:
- −25% Unjustified demands
Pomeranian
For countries with Pomeranian primary culture.
Traditions:
- +10% Morale of armies
- −20% Light ship cost
Legacy of Pirates
- +10% Embargo efficiency
- +15% Privateer efficiency
Pomeranian Merchants
- +1 Merchant
Northern Ports
- +25% Trade steering
Religious Freedom
- +2 Tolerance of heretics
Mercenary Contracts
- −15% Mercenary maintenance
Dominate the Baltic
- +10% Trade efficiency
German Navy
- +25% Naval force limit modifier
Ambition:
- +10% Global trade power
Pueblo
Traditions:
- +25% National garrison growth
- −15% Advisor costs
Ancient Pueblo Legacy
- +25% Hostile core-creation cost on us
Adobe Architecture
- −10% Construction cost
Mesa Settlements
- +15% Fort defense
Cotton Weaving
- +10% Trade efficiency
Kachina Dolls
- −10% Stability cost modifier
Clown Societies
- +2 Tolerance of the true faith
- +10% Religious unity
Legend of Cibola
- +1 Yearly prestige
Ambition:
- +10% Morale of armies
Rajput
For non-Muslim countries with Rajput or Malvi primary culture.
Traditions:
- +10% Manpower recovery speed
- +1 Diplomatic reputation
Clan Loyalties
- +15% National manpower modifier
Fortifying Rajputana
- +15% Fort defense
Marwari Horses
- +15% Cavalry combat ability
- +10% Movement speed
Rajput Resistance
- −0.03 Monthly war exhaustion
Create Rajput Painting School
- +1 Yearly prestige
Martial Ethos
- +1 Land leader fire
Rajput Trading Houses
- +10% Trade efficiency
Ambition:
- +5% Discipline
Shan
For countries with Shan primary culture.
Traditions:
- +50% Chance of new heir
- +1 Max promoted culture
Fortified Cities
- +15% Fort defense
Wet Rice Cultivation
- +10% Production efficiency
Sao Pha
- −1 National unrest
Control of the Gem Trade
- +10% Domestic trade power
Raiders
- +1 Land leader shock
- +10% Looting speed
Shan Chronicles
- +1 Legitimacy
Expansionism
- +25% National manpower modifier
Ambition:
- +15% Manpower recovery speed
Siberian
For countries with the Siberian Native Council government type.
Traditions:
- −15% Land attrition
- −25% Unjustified demands
Hunters of the North
- +1 Attrition for enemies
Siberian Fur Trade
- +10% Domestic trade power
Enslave the Captives
- +10% Production efficiency
Siberian Backwoods
- +15% Fort defense
Land Bought with Blood
- +100% Prestige from land battles
Successful Raids
- +15% National manpower modifier
- +5% Reinforce speed
Hunting Expansion
- +20 Global settler increase
Ambition:
- −0.05 Monthly war exhaustion
Silesian
For 
Silesia, 
Glogow and 
Opole.
Traditions:
- +1 Yearly prestige
- +1 Diplomatic reputation
Under the Influence
- +15% Improve relations
Silesian Duchies
- −10% Stability cost modifier
German Settlers
- −10% Construction cost
- −10% Development cost
Raubritter
- +10% Trade steering
Via Regia
- +10% Trade efficiency
Hanseatic Ties
- +10% Provincial trade power modifier
Black Gold
- +10% Production efficiency
Ambition:
- +10% National tax modifier
Somali
For countries with either Somali, Afar or Harari primary culture.
Traditions:
- −10% Infantry cost
- +15% Trade steering
Maritime Heritage
- −20% Light ship cost
Qalqads
- −20% Fort maintenance
Somali Clans
- +15% National manpower modifier
Offensive Warfare
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Indian Ocean Trade
- +10% Trade efficiency
Corsairs of the Red Sea
- +10% Light ship combat ability
Arab and Persian Influx
- −10% Advisor costs
Ambition:
- +20% Land force limit modifier
South Indian
For 
Hindu countries in the Dravidian culture group.
Traditions:
- +10% Production efficiency
- +33% Religious unity
Merchants of Southern India
- +20% Trade range
Water Tanks and Canals
- +10% National tax modifier
Polygar System
- +10% National manpower modifier
South Indian Mercenaries
- −15% Mercenary maintenance
Patronage of Great Temples
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
South Indian Literature
- +1 Yearly prestige
Merchant Capitalists
- +1 Merchant
Ambition:
- +10% Trade efficiency
Sulawesi
Traditions:
- +25% Naval force limit modifier
- −10% Sailor maintenance
Intra-Asian Trade Network
- +10% Trade steering
The Bajau
- −1% Yearly navy tradition decay
The Prau
- −20% Light ship cost
Unification of Sulawesi
- +10% National tax modifier
Encourage Diffusion of Ideas
- 10% Institution spread
Entrepot of Trade
- +10% Global trade power
Asymmetrical Resistance
- +1 Attrition for enemies
Ambition:
- +10% Trade efficiency
Sumatran
For Muslim countries with Sumatran primary culture.
Traditions:
- +10% Production efficiency
- +15% Trade range
Reliance on Trade
- +10% Trade efficiency
Porch of Mecca
- +2% Missionary strength
Spice Pirates
- +10% Light ship combat ability
- +15% Privateer efficiency
Center of Scholarship
- −15% Advisor costs
Merchants of the Indian Ocean
- +1 Merchant
Legacy of Srivijaya
- +1 Yearly prestige
Rule of the Sea
- +25% Naval force limit modifier
Ambition:
- +20% Fort defense
Swabian City-State
For countries with Swabian primary culture.
Traditions:
- +15% Manpower recovery speed
- −15% Mercenary maintenance
Swabian Mercenaries
- +40% Mercenary manpower
By the River Iller
- +20% Fort defense
Bavarian Resistance
- +10% Morale of armies
Decapole
- +1 Diplomatic relation
Reclaiming the Duchy
- −10% Aggressive expansion impact
The Thorn of the Empire
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
The Habsburg League
- −1 National unrest
Ambition:
- +25% Improve relations
Swahili
For countries with Swahili primary culture.
Traditions:
- −20% Light ship cost
- +25% Trade range
Indian Ocean Trade
- +10% Trade efficiency
- −10% Sailor maintenance
Monsoon Season
- +1 Naval leader maneuver
Great Mosque of Kilwa
- +1 Tolerance of true faith
Indian Ocean Melting Pot
- −5% Idea costs
Recruit the Unbelievers
- −15% Mercenary maintenance
Ivory Trade
- +10% Production efficiency
Familiar Presence Abroad
- +1 Diplomatic reputation
- +1 Diplomatic relation
Ambition:
- +10% Global trade power
Telugu
For countries with Telugu primary culture.
Traditions:
- −15% Mercenary maintenance
- +20% Fort defense
Patronize Telugu Literature
- +1 Yearly prestige
Telugu Warrior Aristocrats
- +0.5 Yearly army tradition
Kakatiya Legacy
- +10% National tax modifier
Great Forts of the East
- −15% Fort maintenance
Legend of Prataparudra
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
Diamond Mines of Kollur
- +10% Production efficiency
Encourage Coromandel Trade
- +10% Domestic trade power
Ambition:
- +10% National manpower modifier
Tibetan
For 
Vajrayana countries with Tibetan primary culture.
Traditions:
- −1 National unrest
- +1% Missionary strength
Vajrayana Buddhism
- −10% Stability cost modifier
Bön Influence
- +1 Land leader shock
Yaks!
- +10% Production efficiency
The Way of Virtue
- +1 Tolerance of heretics
- +1 Tolerance of heathens
Potala Palace
- +1 Diplomatic reputation
The Way of the Ancients
- +5% Discipline
The Pale Earth School
- −10% Idea cost
Ambition:
- −10% Advisor costs
Tupi
For countries with Tupinamba primary culture.
Traditions:
- +10% Manpower recovery speed
- +10% Reinforce speed
Agnatic Kinship
- −10% Stability cost modifier
The Two Tribes
- −1% Prestige decay
It Is A Good Day To Die
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Slash and Burn
- +15% National manpower modifier
Cultivate The Land
- +10% Production efficiency
Head Hunters
- −1% Yearly army tradition decay
Wall Builders
- +10% Fort defense
Ambition:
- −10% Infantry cost
Vindhyan
For 
Bundelkhand, 
Bagelkhand, 
Kalinjar, and Gwalior.
Traditions:
- −20% Fort maintenance
- +1 Max promoted culture
Rajput Connections
- +1 Diplomatic reputation
Forts of the Vindhyas
- +15% Fort defense
A Sacred Land
- +1 Tolerance of the true faith
Bundeli Kalam
- +1 Yearly prestige
Untamed Lands
- +1 Attrition for enemies
Diamond Mines
- +10% Trade efficiency
Candella Legacy
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
Ambition:
- +10% Cavalry combat ability
West African
For countries in the 
West African technology group.
Traditions:
- +15% National manpower modifier
- +20% Looting speed
Griot Tradition
- +1 Possible advisor
Salt Caravans
- +10% Goods produced modifier
Kola Nuts
- +10% Global trade power
Ancestors and Crescent
- +20% Religious unity
Royal Stables
- −10% Cavalry cost
The Great River
- +5% Trade efficiency
- −25% Envoy travel time
Maintain Minor Kings
- +1 Max promoted culture
Ambition:
- +1 Diplomat
Zambezi
For countries with either Nyasa or Makua primary culture.
Traditions:
- +10% National manpower modifier
- +10% Infantry combat ability
Warrior Culture
- −15% Mercenary maintenance
Maravi Influences
- −10% Stability cost modifier
Control of the Zambezi Trade
- +25% Domestic trade power
Strengthen the Chieftaincies
- −1 National unrest
Centralizing the Mbona Cult
- +1 Yearly devotion
- +1 Yearly legitimacy
Wealth of the Shire Valley
- −15% Diplomatic annexation cost
Loyal Representatives
- +10% National tax modifier
Ambition:
- +20% Income from vassals
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