Factions (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Factions are hierarchical organisations of characters bound by common purpose, and form the discrete power blocks in Total War: THREE KINGDOMS. 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SignIn Advertisement in: Gameplaymechanics(TotalWar:ThreeKingdoms) Factions(TotalWar:ThreeKingdoms) Edit Editsource History Talk(0) ForfactionsinotherTotalWargames,seeFactions. Contents 1Overview 2Gameplay 2.1Factionprogression 2.2Factionmanagement 2.3FactionSpecialisation 2.4Factionsupport 2.5Publicorder 2.5.1Rebellion 3ListofFactions 3.1RiseoftheWarlords(190) 3.2MandateofHeaven(182) 3.3AWorldBetrayed(194) 3.4FatesDivided(200) 3.5EightPrinces(281) 4Gallery 5References Overview[] Factionsarehierarchicalorganisationsofcharactersboundbycommonpurpose,andformthediscretepowerblocksinTotalWar:THREEKINGDOMS.Eachfactionisledbyafactionleader(alsoknownasaWarlord,andafterwhomthefactionisnamed),whoissupportedbytheirfamily,ministers,administrators,generals,spies,andanyotherunassignedcharactersinplayer'scourt.Tolearnmoreaboutcourtmanagement,seeCourt. ThereareanumberofplayablefactionsinTotalWar:THREEKINGDOMS,eachofwhichhasitsownfamousleaderfromhistory,anditsownuniqueplaystyle,whichislargelydefinedbyitsleader'sspecialisationanditsfactionspecialisation. Therearemanymorecomputer-controlledfactionsinthegame,allofwhomseekthesameultimategoalastheplayer:tobecometherulingfactionofallChina,withtheirfactionleaderasemperor.[1] Thefactionnamesarethesameasthatoftheirstartingfactionleaders.Whenthefactionsadvanceintohigherfactionrank,thefactionnamewillchangedependingonthefactionalleader,geographiclocations,orotherculturaltradtions.Forexample,historicallyLiuBeiestablishedKingdomofShu-Han,playerwillseethefactionnamechangetoitonceLiuBeiadvancehisfactionintoKinglevel. Gameplay[] Factionprogression[] Mainarticle:Prestige(TotalWar:ThreeKingdoms) Factionrankisameasureofplayerfactions'spropgressanddevelopment,andasplayeradvancethroughthefactiuonranks,newbonusesareunlocked.Player'sobjectiveistoreachtherankofemperor,anddefeatanyotheremperorstobecomethesolerulerofChina.Toachievehigherfactionranks,playermustgatherprestigefromgameplay. Factionmanagement[] Mainarticle:Court(TotalWar:ThreeKingdoms) Courtcomprisesofthefactionleader,heir,administrators,andthemostseniorministerialpositionsinplayer'sfaction.Thecourtpanelalsodisplaysallthecharacterscurrentlyemployedbythefaction,andpresentsalistofcandidateswhomayberecruitedintothefaction,andoffersaseparatetabshowingthefamilytreeoffactionleader. FactionSpecialisation[] Mainarticle:Factionresource Eachplayablefactionhasitsownfactionspecialisation,auniquemechanicwhichheavilyinfluencesitsplaystyle.Thisisnotedinthefaction'sdescriptionbeforeacampaignbegins,andinthefactionsummarypanelduringacampaign. Ifafactionleaderdiesandtheirheirassumesthetitle,thefactionwillchangeitsnametoreflectthenewwarlord,andtheoriginalwarlord’scharacterspecialisationwillbelost,thoughtheirfactionspecialisationwillremaininplay. Factionsupport[] Factionsupportisaconceptthatrepresentstheintegrationbetweenplayer'sfactionandterritoryowned.Whenplayercapturesanewcommanderyorcounty,factionsupportwillbecomenegative,asthesettlementanditspeoplecometotermswiththeirconquerors.Negativefactionsupportpenalisespublicorderandreplenishmentinthecommandery,andwillbeshowninthepublicordertooltipsbothinthecommanderypanelandonthesettlement’sinformationbaronthecampaignmap. Factionsupportnaturallyimprovesovertimeuntilitreaches100%.Whenasettlementisnewlycaptured,itisthereforewisetokeepaneyeonitspublicorder,andperhapsstationanarmytheretoboostpublicorderforafewturnswhilefactionsupportimproves. Publicorder[] Publicorderisthemeasureofacommanderypopulation’scontentmentand,byextension,itslawfulness.Certainconditionswillcauseacommandery’spublicordertofall,suchashightaxation,lowfoodreserves,negativefactionsupport,andexcessivepopulation.Otherfactorswillcauseittorise,suchasspecificbuildings(particularlyredmilitarybuildings),astronggarrison,anarmystationedinthesettlement,adequatefoodreservesandapopulationbelowthesettlement’spopulationcap.Playercanseethefactorsinfluencingacommandery’spublicorderbymousingoverthepublicordericoninthecommanderypanelorinthecommandery’sinformationbaronthecampaignmap. Rebellion[] Whenacommandery’spublicorderdropsto-100,arebellionwilloccur.Arebelarmyofmalcontentswillspawninthecommandery,andbeginmusteringfreshtroopseachturn.Thequalityofthecharactersandunitsinthearmyaredefinedbytheoveralldevelopmentlevelofthecommandery’sbuildings.Soasmall,under-developedcommanderywillbereflectedinamilitia-heavyarmy,whereasahighlydevelopedcommanderywillcontributetoarebelarmywithhigher-levelcharactersandmoreadvancedunittypes. Arebelarmybeginsatwarwiththeplayerimmediately,andwillseektoconquerthecommanderycapitalifitcan.Defeatingarebelarmywillimprovepublicorderinthecommanderytemporarily,butwillnotaddresstherootcausesofitslowpublicorder. ListofFactions[] TotalWar:ThreeKingdomshasdozensofplayablefactions,andwelloverahundrednon-playableones.Belowisthefulllistofeveryfactioninthegameatthestartofallcampaigns.Theyaresortedbystartdateandsplitintotwotables:PlayableandNon-Playable.Thetables'individualcategoriescanalsobesorted. RiseoftheWarlords(190)[] PlayableFactions FactionGroup FactionName FactionLeader Start Capital DLC TheCoalition CaoCao/Wei CaoCao Easy Chen GongsunZan/Yan GongsunZan Normal Youbeiping KongRong/Qi KongRong Hard Beihai LiuBei/Shu-Han LiuBei Normal Landless SunJian/Wu SunJian Normal Changsha TaoQian/Lu TaoQian Hard Donghai TaoQian YuanShao/Song YuanShao Normal Wei YuanShu/Zhong YuanShu VeryHard Nanyang TheEmpire DongZhuo/Zhou DongZhuo Hard Chang'an LiuBiao/Chu LiuBiao Hard Xiangyang LiuChong/Chen LiuChong Easy Yingchuan MandateofHeaven LiuYan/Xun LiuYan Hard Shu MaTeng/Liang MaTeng Hard Jincheng ShiXie/Ba ShiXie Hard Jiaozhi ShiXie Bandits&Outlaws YanBaihu/EasternWu YanBaihu Normal Xindu YanBaihu ZhangYan/Heishan ZhangYan Hard Yanmen ZhengJiang/Tai ZhengJiang VeryHard Landless SouthernTribes KingMengHuo MengHuo Easy Jianning TheFuriousWild KingMulu Mulu Normal Jiaozhi TheFuriousWild KingShamoke Shamoke Hard Wuling TheFuriousWild LadyZhurong LadyZhurong Normal Yunnan TheFuriousWild YellowTurbanRemnants HeYi HeYi Hard Runan YellowTurbanRebellion HuangShao HuangShao VeryHard Dong YellowTurbanRebellion GongDu GongDu VeryHard Wudu YellowTurbanRebellion Non-PlayableFactions FactionName FactionLeader Capital DLC HanEmpire HuangfuSong Hedong YellowTurbanRebellion HanXian Dong Ahuinan Ahuinan Jianning TheFuriousWild CaiMao CaiMao Nan Dongtuna Dongtuna Zangke TheFuriousWild GaoGan GaoGan Shangdang GongsunDu GongsunDu Liaoxi HanFu HanFu Anping HanSui HanSui Jincheng HuangZu HuangZu Jiangxia JiaLong JiaLong Shu JiangyangTribes WuSheNu Jiangyang TheFuriousWild JianningTribes SheRiNuo Jianning TheFuriousWild JiaozhiTribes ANuoWuLiang Jiaozhi TheFuriousWild Jinhuansanjie Jinhuansanjie Fuling TheFuriousWild KingDuosi Duosi Zangke TheFuriousWild KingWutugu Wutugu Jiangyang TheFuriousWild KongZhou KongZhou Huainan LiangQing LiangQing Nanhai LiuDai LiuDai Yingchuan LiuYao LiuYao Danyang LiuYu LiuYu Guangyang Mangyachang Mangyachang Yunnan TheFuriousWild QuPan QuPan Jiuzhen ShengXian ShengXian Danyang TuAn TuAn Jiangyang TheFuriousWild WangKuang WangKuang Shangdang WangLang WangLang Kuaiji XiNi XiNi Jiangyang TheFuriousWild YangFeng YangFeng Yongchang TheFuriousWild YingShao YingShao Yulin YongchangTribes YongYan Yongchang TheFuriousWild YunnanTribes ANuoQuJu Yunnan TheFuriousWild ZangkeTribes SheJu Zangke TheFuriousWild ZeRong ZeRong Guangling ZhangChao ZhangChao Guangling ZhangLu ZhangLu Hanzhong ZhangYang ZhangYang Shangdang ZhouHuan ZhouHuan Gaoliang ZhuFu ZhuFu Wuling MandateofHeaven(182)[] PlayableFactions FactionGroup FactionName FactionLeader Start Capital DLC ImperialWarlords CaoCao/Wei CaoCao Hard Landless MandateofHeaven DongZhuo/Zhou DongZhuo Normal Shuofang MandateofHeaven SunJian/Wu SunJian Hard NorthernJian'an MandateofHeaven ImperialGovernors LiuBiao/Chu LiuBiao Normal Nan MandateofHeaven LuZhi/Ji LuZhi VeryHard Henei MandateofHeaven MaTeng/Liang MaTeng Hard Wudu MandateofHeaven TaoQian/Lu TaoQian Hard Donghai MandateofHeaven+TaoQian YuanShu/Zhong YuanShu VeryHard Runan MandateofHeaven TheHanDynasty LiuBei/Shu-Han LiuBei Hard Pingyuan MandateofHeaven LiuChong/Chen LiuChong Easy Yingchuan MandateofHeaven LiuHong/HanEmpire LiuHong VeryHard Luoyang MandateofHeaven YellowTurbans ZhangBao ZhangBao Normal Landless MandateofHeaven ZhangJue ZhangJue Normal Landless MandateofHeaven ZhangLiang ZhangLiang Hard Landless MandateofHeaven Non-PlayableFactions FactionName FactionLeader Capital DLC HanEmpire WangYun Xiangyang MandateofHeaven CaoSong CaoSong Xindu MandateofHeaven ChenGui ChenGui Beihai MandateofHeaven ChuGong ChuGong Nanyang MandateofHeaven DingYuan DingYuan Taiyuan MandateofHeaven DongHe DongHe Shu MandateofHeaven HanFu HanFu Anping MandateofHeaven HanSui HanSui Jincheng MandateofHeaven JinXuan JinXuan Wuling MandateofHeaven LiuHong LiuHong Kuaiji MandateofHeaven LiuXun LiuXun Jiangxia MandateofHeaven LiuYu LiuYu Youbeiping MandateofHeaven LuKang LuKang Lujiang MandateofHeaven NanmanRebels WuBoXian Jianning MandateofHeaven+TheFuriousWild QiaoMao QiaoMao Dong MandateofHeaven QueJian QueJian Baxi MandateofHeaven WangRui WangRui Badong MandateofHeaven YingShao YingShao Lean MandateofHeaven YuanYi YuanYi Jingzhao MandateofHeaven ZhouXin ZhouXin Danyang MandateofHeaven AWorldBetrayed(194)[] PlayableFactions FactionGroup FactionName FactionLeader Start Capital DLC Warlords CaoCao/Wei CaoCao Hard Yingchuan AWorldBetrayed GongsunZan/Yan GongsunZan Hard Youbeiping AWorldBetrayed LiuBei/Shu-Han LiuBei Easy Donghai AWorldBetrayed LüBu/Yin LüBu Normal Chen AWorldBetrayed ShiXie/Ba ShiXie Normal Jiaozhi AWorldBetrayed+ShiXie SunCe/Wu SunCe Hard Landless AWorldBetrayed YuanShao/Song YuanShao Easy Anping AWorldBetrayed YuanShu/Zhong YuanShu Normal Huainan AWorldBetrayed RegionalWarlords KongRong/Qi KongRong VeryHard Beihai AWorldBetrayed LiuBiao/Chu LiuBiao Normal Xiangyang AWorldBetrayed LiuChong/Chen LiuChong Easy Chen AWorldBetrayed LiuYan/Xun LiuYan Easy Shu AWorldBetrayed MaTeng/Liang MaTeng Hard Jincheng AWorldBetrayed Bandits&Outlaws YanBaihu/EasternWu YanBaihu Easy Xindu AWorldBetrayed+YanBaihu ZhangYan/Heishan ZhangYan Hard Yanmen AWorldBetrayed ZhengJiang/Tai ZhengJiang VeryHard Landless AWorldBetrayed SouthernTribes KingMengHuo MengHuo Easy Jianning AWorldBetrayed+TheFuriousWild KingMulu Mulu Normal Jiaozhi AWorldBetrayed+TheFuriousWild KingShamoke Shamoke Hard Wuling AWorldBetrayed+TheFuriousWild LadyZhurong LadyZhurong Normal Yunnan AWorldBetrayed+TheFuriousWild YellowTurbanRemnants HeYi HeYi Hard Runan AWorldBetrayed+YellowTurbanRebellion Non-Playable FactionName FactionLeader Capital DLC HanEmpire HuangfuSong Cangwu AWorldBetrayed YellowTurbanRebellion WuHuan NorthernJian'an AWorldBetrayed Ahuinan Ahuinan Jianning AWorldBetrayed+TheFuriousWild Dongtuna Dongtuna Zangke AWorldBetrayed+TheFuriousWild GaoGan GaoGan Shangdang AWorldBetrayed GongsunDu GongsunDu Liaoxi AWorldBetrayed HanSui HanSui Wuwei AWorldBetrayed HuMao HuMao Ba AWorldBetrayed HuaXin HuaXin Yuzhang AWorldBetrayed HuangZu HuangZu Nan AWorldBetrayed JiangyangTribes AXiZhiYu Jiangyang AWorldBetrayed+TheFuriousWild Jinhuansanjie Jinhuansanjie Fuling AWorldBetrayed+TheFuriousWild KingDuosi Duosi Zangke AWorldBetrayed+TheFuriousWild KingWutugu Wutugu Jiangyang AWorldBetrayed+TheFuriousWild LiJue LiJue Jingzhao AWorldBetrayed LinJun LinJun Nanhai AWorldBetrayed LiuYao LiuYao Poyang AWorldBetrayed LuKang LuKang Lujiang AWorldBetrayed Mangyachang Mangyachang Yunnan AWorldBetrayed+TheFuriousWild ShiWei ShiWei Jiuzhen AWorldBetrayed TianKai TianKai Bohai AWorldBetrayed TuAn TuAn Landless AWorldBetrayed+TheFuriousWild WangLang WangLang Kuaiji AWorldBetrayed WuJing WuJing Guangling AWorldBetrayed XiNi XiNi Jiangyang AWorldBetrayed+TheFuriousWild XianyuFu XianyuFu Guangyang AWorldBetrayed XingJunya XingJunya Landless AWorldBetrayed XuGong XuGong Danyang AWorldBetrayed XuZhao XuZhao Danyang AWorldBetrayed XueLi XueLi Danyang AWorldBetrayed YangFeng YangFeng Hedong AWorldBetrayed YangFeng YangFeng Yongchang AWorldBetrayed+TheFuriousWild YuanTan YuanTan Pingyuan AWorldBetrayed ZangBa ZangBa Dong AWorldBetrayed ZangHong ZangHong Lean AWorldBetrayed ZeRong ZeRong Guangling AWorldBetrayed ZhangJi ZhangJi Shangyong AWorldBetrayed ZhangLu ZhangLu Hanzhong AWorldBetrayed ZhangYang ZhangYang Henei AWorldBetrayed ZhouHuan ZhouHuan Gaoliang AWorldBetrayed ZhuFu ZhuFu Wuling AWorldBetrayed FatesDivided(200)[] PlayableFactions FactionGroup FactionName FactionLeader Start Capital DLC Warlords DuchyofWei CaoCao Hard Yingchuan FatesDivided LiuBei/Shu-Han LiuBei Easy Donghai FatesDivided SunCe/Wu SunCe Hard Danyang FatesDivided YuanShao/Song YuanShao Easy Anping FatesDivided RegionalWarlords LiuBiao/Chu LiuBiao Normal Nan FatesDivided LiuZhang/Xun LiuZhang Easy Shu FatesDivided MaTeng/Liang MaTeng Hard Wudu FatesDivided ShiXie/Ba ShiXie VeryHard Jiaozhi FatesDivided+ShiXie Bandits&Outlaws ZhangYan/Heishan ZhangYan Hard Anping FatesDivided ZhengJiang/Tai ZhengJiang VeryHard Pengcheng FatesDivided SouthernTribes KingMengHuo MengHuo Easy Yunnan FatesDivided+TheFuriousWild KingMulu Mulu Normal Jianning FatesDivided+TheFuriousWild KingShamoke Shamoke Hard Wuling FatesDivided+TheFuriousWild YellowTurbanRemnants GongDu GongDu VeryHard Runan FatesDivided Non-PlayableFactions FactionName FactionLeader Capital DLC ChenDeng ChenDeng Guangling FatesDivided ChenggongChunhua ChenggongChunhua Yulin FatesDivided GaoGan GaoGan Shangdang FatesDivided GongsunDu GongsunDu Liaoxi FatesDivided HanSui HanSui Jincheng FatesDivided HuaXin HuaXin Yuzhang FatesDivided HuangZu HuangZu Jiangxia FatesDivided ShiHuang ShiHuang Cangwu FatesDivided ShiHui ShiHui Jiuzhen FatesDivided ShiWu ShiWu Nanhai FatesDivided ShiYi Shìyī Hepu FatesDivided WuJing WuJing Xindu FatesDivided XuZhao XuZhao Danyang FatesDivided YuanTan YuanTan Beihai FatesDivided YuanXi YuanXi Youbeiping FatesDivided ZhangLu ZhangLu Shangyong FatesDivided ZhangMeng ZhangMeng Wuwei FatesDivided EightPrinces(281)[] PlayableFactions FactionGroup FactionName FactionLeader Start Capital DLC PrincesofJin SimaAi SimaAi Normal Changsha EightPrinces SimaJiong SimaJiong Normal Beihai EightPrinces SimaLiang SimaLiang VeryHard Runan EightPrinces SimaLun SimaLun Hard Shangdang EightPrinces SimaWei SimaWei Hard Shangyong EightPrinces SimaYing SimaYing Normal Chengdu EightPrinces SimaYong SimaYong Easy Pingyuan EightPrinces SimaYue SimaYue Normal Donghai EightPrinces Non-PlayableFactions FactionName FactionLeader Capital DLC JinEmpire ZhangHua Luoyang EightPrinces BaiJin BaiJin Jiangxia EightPrinces BianBing BianBing Fuling EightPrinces CaoHuan CaoHuan Chen EightPrinces FanZhou FanZhou Cangwu EightPrinces GuZhen GuZhen Hepu EightPrinces HuangXin HuangXin Jiangyang EightPrinces JuRuo JuRuo Dai EightPrinces LiChang LiChang Lingling EightPrinces MaoRen MaoRen Wuling EightPrinces PeiMinshu PeiMinshu Donglai EightPrinces RuanShen RuanShen Poyang EightPrinces ShanYu ShanYu Badong EightPrinces SimaChang SimaChang Xiangyang EightPrinces SimaChi SimaChi Yuzhang EightPrinces SimaDan SimaDan Zhongshan EightPrinces SimaDi SimaDi Hanzhong EightPrinces SimaGan SimaGan Pingyuan EightPrinces SimaHong SimaHong Taiyuan EightPrinces SimaHun SimaHun Bohai EightPrinces SimaJi SimaJi Youbeiping EightPrinces SimaJian SimaJian Guangling EightPrinces SimaMao SimaMao Nan EightPrinces SimaMo SimaMo Nanyang EightPrinces SimaRui SimaRui Langya EightPrinces SimaShi SimaShi Beihai EightPrinces SimaTai SimaTai Anding EightPrinces SimaWei SimaWei Chen EightPrinces SimaYan SimaYan Danyang EightPrinces SimaYao SimaYao Dong EightPrinces SimaYou SimaYou Anping EightPrinces SimaZhi SimaZhi Pengcheng EightPrinces SongWei SongWei Lujiang EightPrinces TianBen TianBen Jingzhao EightPrinces WeiGuan WeiGuan Shangdang EightPrinces XiKan XiKan Jiaozhi EightPrinces XuYan XuYan Wudu EightPrinces Gallery[] 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