Sultan themes

All sultans have one or more themes that describe their attitudes and interests.

These themes influence the sultan's chosen profession, preferred materials, and actions throughout their life. If a relic that is related to the sultan is found, the relic's mods may also be influenced by the sultan's themes. Historic sites related to the sultan will in some cases be generated with certain features that relate to the sultan's themes. For example, walls can appear in historic sites that are dedicated to a sultan associated with the  theme.

= Inspiring Events = Sultans have one theme by default, but may gain additional themes if they happen to have inspiring experiences during the course of their lives. An inspiring experience will always be captured in one of the sultan's pieces of lore. Sultans have approximately a 38% chance of having at least one inspiring experience during the course of their history.

Inspiring events will always indicate that, from the moment of the event onward, the sultan "was obsessed with ", or "always kept on their person". Here are a few examples:

The words and  in the examples above indicate which additional theme the sultan obtained from the inspiring experience, but there are a variety of potential words associated with each theme, as described in the following table:

= Description of Themes =

Glass

 * Profession: Glassblower, Window maker

Glass themed sultans enjoy glass, mirrors, and prisms.

Jewels

 * Profession: Jeweler, Geologist

Jewel themed sultans enjoy wearing and collecting gemstones and geodes.

Stars

 * Profession:Astrologist, Astronomer, Stargazer

Sultans associated with stars have events and items themed around celestial bodies.

Time

 * Profession:Historian, Scribe

Sultans associated with time have historic events related to clocks and the concept of time itself.

Salt

 * Profession: Cook

Sultans associated with salt focus on salt, taste, and a lack of water.

Ice

 * Profession: Geologist, Stargazer, Astronomer, Glassblower, Winter eremite

Sultans associated with ice have a wide swath of professions, but have event focused on snow, ice and the cold.

Scholarship

 * Profession: Scholar, Scribe, Philosopher, Scientist, Historian

Sultans who focus on scholarship are dedicated to pen and paper and an understanding of the world.

Might

 * Profession: Soldier, Gladiator

Sultans that are associated with Might focus on bloody combat and a lust for fighting.

Chance

 * Profession: Gambler

Gambling sultans have their historic events themed around precious metals like gold, and games of chance.

Circuitry

 * Profession: Tinker, Electrician

Sultans focused on circutry enjoy wires and electrical currents.

Travel

 * Profession: Explorer, Nomad

Travelling sultans are focused around events about exploring territory, and common traveling materials such as tents and compasses.