Realm Identity
Identity is the realm's memory of what you actually do. It does not hand you a policy slider; it reads your recent deeds and your council rulings together, and turns the pattern into a title other governors can see.
Council Affairs
Settlement & LifeThe four bearings
The Identity tab in the Realm panel shows a compass with four points. Each one reads your last 28 days of activity, blended with your long-running council rulings.
| Bearing | Direction | What it reads |
|---|---|---|
| Warrior | North | Raiding, open war, curses cast at rivals |
| Commonwealth | South | Aid sent to allies, distress calls answered |
| Mystic | East | Expeditions, spying, colonising, blessings sought at the shrine |
| Merchant | West | Marketplace and bazaar trade |
Deeds outweigh words
Each bearing is mostly your own recent behaviour, with a smaller pull from council rulings. Warrior and Merchant carry a rulings component; Commonwealth and Mystic are read from deeds alone. A realm that raids daily but answers every affair peacefully still reads as a Warrior realm.
A quiet realm is a visible one
Nothing here is permanent. Stop attacking, stop trading, stop answering distress calls, and the bearing fades back toward the centre over the following weeks. Go quiet long enough and the realm itself reads as dormant, a signal other governors can see.
The identity is descriptive
Identity names what the realm has become. It does not currently change production, combat, trade rates, travel, or storage. The value is legibility: you, your council, and other governors can see the shape your deeds keep making.
Reference
How is each bearing read?deeds, rulings, and fading
Each bearing sits on a 0–100 reading built mostly from your last 28 days of relevant deeds, with a smaller share coming from your council rulings where one applies. A ruling's pull fades over the following weeks if it is not repeated, so the compass always leans toward recent behaviour over old decisions.
A bearing reading of roughly 60 or higher is treated as strong, 25 or lower is treated as quiet, and anything between is moderate. Other governors see only this band and whether it is rising or waning, never the exact number or the deeds behind it.
Where does the realm's title come from?generated, not a fixed list
The realm's title is built from whichever bearing or pair of bearings currently leads, so there is no fixed roster of names to memorise. A realm that goes quiet long enough earns a distinct, unmistakably quiet title of its own.
Common questions
Can I set my identity directly?
No. There are no identity policies or sliders. Your deeds and your council rulings are the input, and the Identity tab is the ledger.
Why did my identity change without me doing anything?
Identity recomputes on a regular cadence from your last 28 days of activity. If you stop acting, the reading keeps moving even though you haven’t made a new choice, that is the fade at work, not a bug.
Can other governors see my identity?
Yes, from your profile. They see your title and, per bearing, whether it is quiet, moderate, or strong and whether it is rising or waning, never the exact numbers or the deeds behind them.