Nemesis Crown

The Nemesis Crown is a campaign effect available to all races in the Immortal Empires Campaign.

Acquisition[]

Nemesis Crown Clicked — Nemesis Crown UI at its second level.

If the player is within a certain distance to the lands of The Empire they will receive a special notification informing them what the Nemesis Crown is and that it is present within an imperial province. Several turns later, they will receive another notification informing them the owner of the region the Nemesis Crown is within. Finally, the player will be notified if the crown is ever claimed by a lord for the first time and by who.

If the player discovers the location of the Nemesis Crown before any other lord claims it, they will see a Nemesis Crown battle site, which appears as a ghastly green circle on the campaign map similar to the icon for a set piece battle. If an army is maneuvered over said circle they will enter an Ambush on a powerful rogue army, upon winning said battle the lord leading the victorious army will be given the Nemesis Crown, and be given the option to wear it or seal it away.

If the lord currently wearing the Nemesis Crown is defeated in battle or goes a certain number of turns without winning one (said number changes based on crown level) they will lose the crown, with the former giving the crown to the battles victor and the latter forcibly sealing the crown at the lord current location.

Gameplay Mechanic[]

The lord who is in ownership of the crown and their faction will receive a number of buffs and debuffs, which will increase in strength as the crown increases in level. The crown level is increased by winning 5 battles with said lord, and after these 5 victories the lord will be given a dilemma to either keep the empowered crown or seal it for a lump sum of Money, +10% Replenishment, and replenishment in foreign territory for 10 turns. The Nemesis Crown also has a timer which requires its wearer to win a battle within the allotted turn limit or lose the crown. This timer starts at 7 turns but is reduced by 1 by every new crown level, down to a minimum of 3.

Level	Effects	Description
Fledgling Crown	Diplomatic relations: -20 with all factions (factionwide). Hit points: +10% Ability: Nemesis Crown. Weapon strength: +5% (All units in army) Missile strength: +5% (All units in army) Physical resistance: 5% (All units in army) Passive ability: Corruption of the Crown I	Within the Nemesis Crown stirs a terrible power, whispering to its bearer like the echoes of an ancient evil.
Corrupting Crown	Diplomatic relations: -40 with all factions (factionwide). Replenishes 10% campaign movement range after winning a battle Upkeep: +10% (All units in army) Hit points: +15% Ability: Nemesis Crown. Weapon strength: +10% (All units in army) Missile strength: +10% (All units in army) Physical resistance: 10% (All units in army) Passive ability: Corruption of the Crown I	The smallest spark of evil always ignites into a flame, devouring all traces of kindness in the heart of its host.
Searing Crown	Diplomatic relations: -60 with all factions (factionwide). Replenishes 15% campaign movement range after winning a battle Upkeep: +15% (All units in army) Hit points: +20% Casualty replenishment rate: -10% (All units in army) Ability: Nemesis Crown. Weapon strength: +15% (All units in army) Missile strength: +15% (All units in army) Physical resistance: 15% (All units in army) Passive ability: Corruption of the Crown II	Surrounded by the raging fires of damnation, the Crown-bearer immolates their enemies with the darkest of flames.
Monstrous Crown	Diplomatic relations: -80 with all factions (factionwide). Replenishes 15% campaign movement range after winning a battle Casualties captured post-battle: -10% (all units in army) Upkeep: +20% (All units in army) Hit points: +25% Casualty replenishment rate: -20% (All units in army) Ability: Nemesis Crown. Weapon strength: +20% (All units in army) Missile strength: +20% (All units in army) Physical resistance: 20% (All units in army) Passive ability: Corruption of the Crown II	The Nemesis Crown's malevolence is a sharp and deadly weapon in it's own right, empowering its wielder into a state of near-unstoppable dominance.
Immortal Crown	Diplomatic relations: -100 with all factions (factionwide). Replenishes 30% campaign movement range after winning a battle Casualties captured post-battle: -25% (all units in army) Upkeep: +30% (All units in army) Hit points: +30% Casualty replenishment rate: -30% (All units in army) Ability: Nemesis Crown. Perfect Vigour Weapon strength: +25% (All units in army) Missile strength: +25% (All units in army) Physical resistance: 25% (All units in army) Passive ability: Corruption of the Crown III	Evil exists within the Nemesis Crown as an almighty primordial force, twisting its host into a godlike personification of malice.

Notes[]

Acquiring the final level of the Nemesis Crown requires 7 victories instead of the usual 5.
Some races such as the Beastmen and Daemons of Chaos have small special campaign effects in addition to the standard effects.