Mandates

Mandates in Foundation are tasks that the player can order to be carried out by their Administrators (the Bailiff, Monastic Emissary and/or Royal Courtier). Mandates only become accessible once the player has built a functioning Great Hall.

Some Mandates can be carried out by the player without using the Administrators named above. Other Mandates can be carried out by any of the three Administrators, while others can only be carried out by the Bailiff, Monastic Emissary or Royal Courtier individually, depending on type.

The Mandates tab can be accessed using the Mandates button on the User Interface. There are a number of different Mandates that affect the village in various ways. Additional Mandates can be unlocked as the village develops.

Administrator Types

There are three kinds of Administrator, one for each Estate: the Bailiff (Labour), the Monastic Emissary (Clergy) and the Royal Courtier (Kingdom). Only one of each type may be assigned in a game. In all cases, the corresponding office sub-building (Bailiff's Office, Emissary Office, Royal Office) must be unlocked in the Progression Tree and constructed before an Administrator can be assigned. The Bailiff is chosen from among the Villagers currently working in the city, the Emissary from among current Monastics, and the Courtier from among current Combatants.

Bonuses

When the player is ready to assign an Administrator, they can click on the button in the menu of the building which contains the relevant office. They will then be presented with three candidates (given by the game algorithms), each of whom promises a certain bonus if they are chosen. Some examples of Bailiff/Emissary/Courtier bonuses are a happiness bonus, a bonus to trade prices, improved training speed for Combatants and improved job-learning speed for Villagers. If the player doesn't like any of the available candidates/bonuses, they can change the office sub-building's function to Free Build, then switch it back to the office, at which point they will receive new candidates when they click the assign button again.

Player Mandates

These are Mandates that the player can carry out as soon as the Great Hall is completed, without requiring the services of a Bailiff, Monastic Emissary or Royal Courtier.

• Promote villagers to higher status - allows the player to promote Villagers to a higher Rank once their Needs and other requirements have been met.
• Discuss a levy with your villagers - allows the player to levy a quantity of Gold Coins from their villagers at the cost of a temporary happiness penalty.

Estate Mandates

These Mandates must be completed by the Administrator of the corresponding Estate. Some of these (Revise an Edict and Improve the Northbury/Myddle/Davenport trade route) can be completed by any of the three Administrators, but most are linked to certain Estates, and as such can only be carried out by the corresponding Administrator type; i.e. Bailiff for Labour Mandates, Monastic Emissary for Clergy Mandates, Royal Courtier for Kingdom Mandates.

In all cases, the Time cost for Mandates does not include walking time; in other words, the timer only starts at the moment the assigned Administrator leaves the map, and after the timer has finished the Administrator will still need to walk back into the town in order to complete the Mandate.

Labour

Name	Cost	Time (Days)	Description
Welcome five Commoners to your village	10 Labour Influence	7	Causes 5 Villagers of the Commoner rank to come to your village.
Revise an Edict	150 Gold Coins	4	When completed, the player can switch one of their current Edicts for a different one.
Revise a Labour Privilege	150 Gold Coins	4	When completed, the player can switch one of their current Labour Privileges for a different one.
Prospect a Mineral Deposit in proximity	100 Gold Coins	20	Sends the Bailiff to examine a mineral deposit in a nearby mountain. May result in the discovery of a Stone, Iron Ore, Gold Ore, Marble, or Quartz deposit.
Oust Unemployed Villagers	3 Labour Influence	4	Causes the Bailiff to evict any unemployed Villagers from the town.
Invite the Seneschal to stay in your city	None	2	Causes the Seneschal visit Quest to begin.
Influence the Labour Estate in your favour	25 Gold Coins	30	Earns 10 Labour Influence on completion.
Improve the Trotbury trade route	Variable quantity of Tools	10	Upgrades this trade route to the next level.
Improve the Northbury trade route	Variable quantity of Bread	10	Upgrades this trade route to the next level.
Improve the Myddle trade route	Variable quantity of Polished Stone	10	Upgrades this trade route to the next level.
Improve the Davenport trade route	Variable quantity of Planks	10	Upgrades this trade route to the next level.

Clergy

Name	Cost	Time (Days)	Description
Welcome five male Novices to your Monastery	10 Clergy Influence	7	Causes 5 male Monastics of the Novice rank to come to your village.
Welcome five female Novices to your Monastery	10 Clergy Influence	7	Causes 5 female Monastics of the Novice rank to come to your village.
Revise an Edict	150 Gold Coins	4	When completed, the player can switch one of their current Edicts for a different one.
Revise a Clergy Privilege	5 Clergy Influence	4	When completed, the player can switch one of their current Clergy Privileges for a different one.
Influence the Clergy Estate in your favour	25 Gold Coins	30	Earns 10 Clergy Influence on completion.
Improve the Northbury trade route	Variable quantity of Bread	10	Upgrades this trade route to the next level.
Improve the Myddle trade route	Variable quantity of Polished Stone	10	Upgrades this trade route to the next level.
Improve the Kinstone Abbey trade route	Variable quantity of Clergy Influence	10	Upgrades this trade route to the next level.
Improve the Davenport trade route	Variable quantity of Planks	10	Upgrades this trade route to the next level.
Expel Unemployed Monastics	3 Clergy Influence	4	Causes the Emissary to evict any unemployed Monastics from the town.

Kingdom

Name	Cost	Time (Days)	Description
Welcome five Militiamen to your Castle	10 Kingdom Influence	7	Causes 5 Combatants of the Militiaman rank to come to your village.
Revise an Edict	150 Gold Coins	4	When completed, the player can switch one of their current Edicts for a different one.
Revise a Kingdom Privilege	150 Gold Coins	4	When completed, the player can switch one of their current Kingdom Privileges for a different one.
Influence the Kingdom Estate in your favour	25 Gold Coins	30	Earns 10 Kingdom Influence on completion.
Improve the Northbury trade route	Variable quantity of Bread	10	Upgrades this trade route to the next level.
Improve the Myddle trade route	Variable quantity of Polished Stone	10	Upgrades this trade route to the next level.
Improve the Davenport trade route	Variable quantity of Planks	10	Upgrades this trade route to the next level.
Improve the Castle Harbour trade route	Variable quantity of Kingdom Influence	10	Upgrades this trade route to the next level.
Attend the court to discuss Royal Duties	None		Causes Royal Companies to begin visiting your Castle.