Maybe they arent Spies?
Have you checked: Corruption, Governers Trait, Garrison Levels etc
Well garrison levels only affect public order in general AFAIK? This is not really a matter of public order but of unrest. I have some disloyal cities that are far from the capital and have culture penalties, squalor etc but no unrest. The city in question is otherwise ok. In other cities it's always been rival faction spies creating unrest (crossed swords icon).
I'm going to check the governor's traits though, that is a good point. Though I'm sure the same governor has not always been there, it's strange that during a plague I move two family members and all of my spies out to prevent them getting infected. The unrest then disappeared. Is this normal during a plague? because if not then I'm thinking that one of my governor's traits is indeed causing this.
How is corruption a factor in unrest? I thought that was a separate factor contributing to a public order penalty and loss of income?
Many thanks for the reply.
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Unrest is totally independent, not being affected by any other matter (e.g. law affects corruption).
Unrest is only caused by two things - spies, governor's traits and the temporary upheaval caused by invasion (unlikely in this case).
One explanation for your problem may be that this guy in your settlement is just an awesome "super spy", another could be, as said, governor's traits, some of which do directly affect unrest levels (+1 unrest = +5% unrest). If the governor's traits and the level of unrest are not equal, then you probably still have some left over discontent from the original invasion, or a spy stirring things up.
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Thanks Koga and Omanes
It was a governor's traits causing the unrest. He had "works during races" and "harsh judge". Both give a +3 unrest. For some reason this adds up to 5?! I can't see any other traits that he has that would be taking -1 from unrest.
My spies can step down now at least. I can't believe I didn't notice that though. I will be paying much more attention to traits in future. The good thing about the governor in question is that he has other good traits that more than offset the unrest.
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“The majestic equality of the laws prohibits the rich and the poor alike from sleeping under bridges, begging in the streets and stealing bread.” - Anatole France
"The law is like a spider’s web. The small are caught, and the great tear it up.” - Anacharsis
“The majestic equality of the laws prohibits the rich and the poor alike from sleeping under bridges, begging in the streets and stealing bread.” - Anatole France
"The law is like a spider’s web. The small are caught, and the great tear it up.” - Anacharsis
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