For other uses of the term, see Missionary.
The Missionary is a type of agent in Total War: Shogun 2.
Description[]
General Information[]
Missionaries are available only to Christian factions. Should a Christian faction convert to Buddhism, all missionaries automatically disband. Missionaries are recruited from towns that have a chapel or higher tier Christian building. They cost 500 koku to train; one may be trained from one province per turn, and up to five missionaries in total may be recruited. Missionaries trained in provinces with cathedrals gain +2 levels of experience as soon as they're recruited, plus a retainer. Unlike monks, missionaries do not benefit from the Holy Site line of buildings.
Missionaries can take several actions. He can gain extra zeal for each type of action through leveling up, attaining retainers, and attaining traits.
- Inspire Castle Town: Determines the Increases to happiness when ministering to a province.
- Character Conversion: Determines the ability to make an enemy agent retire temporarily or permanently.
- Population Conversion: Determines the ability to convert a province religion to Christianity.
- Demoralisation: Determines the chance of inflicting a morale penalty upon an enemy army.
- Incitement to Revolt: Determines the chance of causing a rebellion in an enemy province.
- Inspire Army: Determines the given morale bonus when attached to an army.
In addition to direct actions he can take, missionaries can passively increase the rate at which chi arts are mastered.
Missionaries are similar to Monks and Ikko Monks, but are better at certain actions. Missionaries are much better at inciting rebellious unrest in regions, and they also grant a larger boost to chi arts mastery.
Below is the table containing info on the effects and descriptions of various skills of a missionary.
Skill | Effects | Description |
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Spiritual Advisor | Level 1
Level 2
|
Doing God's work, and the work of the Church, cleanses all sins. |
Preacher | Level 1
Level 2
|
Grievous sin lies in not educating sinners. |
Wordly | Level 1
Level 2
|
He who stands apart from the world will never change the world. |
Inspiring | Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
|
A man needs two waraji: faith and reason. |
Proselytizer | Level 1
|
Persuasion in the service of the Lord has no limits. |
Agitator | Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
|
"There is no spirit of injustice!" |
Heterodoxy | Level 1
|
There are more roads to God than there are to Rome. |
Pilgrim | Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
|
Walk the earth to find the light. |
Scripturalist | Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
|
There is only the Word, and his Holiness. All else is falsehood. |
Confessor | Level 1
Level 2
|
All sins can be washed away by the blood of the Lamb. |
Hellfire & Brimstone | Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
|
"The fires and torments of Hell await thee, heathen beasts!" |
Doctor Of The Church | Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
|
Study of scripture leads to the correct path in every life. |
Father Of The Church | Level 1
Level 2
|
The Church is the Faith, and must be defended and strengthened. |