Great Prophet

Great Prophet
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Abilities	Can found, enhance, and spread Religion. Can construct a Holy Site.

The Great Prophet is a Great Person acquired through Faith purchasing.

Overview

"Great Prophets" explore the boundaries of religious belief, conveying their unique insights to guide the moral and ethical decisions of a civilization. They found religions, spread the word of god, and bring faith to the people. They provide hope to the nation during even the direst of times.

Strategy

Great Prophets are in the center of the new Religion system. Great Prophets are earned as the result of collecting  Faith, and are the only unit that can found or enhance a religion. Once you've accumulated enough Faith (at least 200 in a standard speed game), you have a chance to spawn a Great Prophet. You first use them to Found and Enhance a Religion, and then you may choose either to Spread it, or to create a Holy Site. As with other Great People, one will provide an immediate benefit, while the other will provide a long-term benefit. Be warned that once you start spreading religion with a Great Prophet, it can't create a holy site anymore.

• The Great Prophet, besides being able to spread religion more times than a Missionary, is able to remove existing religions from a city when converting, despite having the same strength (1000). Sometimes it's good to use it instead of Missionaries, when you need to spread your religion to a particularly resistant city.

• The Pathfinder (the Shoshone replacement for Scout) is able to generate a Great Prophet when uncovering an Ancient Ruins after turn 20 (on standard speed). If you have not yet founded a religion you will receive a large amount of  Faith.

Unique Unit Replacements

Icon	Unit	Civilization	Abilities
	Abiiru	Rwanda (Rwabugiri)	When expended, +10% increase for a random yield (except Tourism) in the Capital
	Apostle	Greenland (Hans Egede)	May found Cities on foreign continents. Cities founded by an Apostle begin with two extra Citizens, and exert double Religious pressure.
	Buyeis	The Kalinago (Kairouane)	Can be obtained by expending citizens which scales with era +2 Happiness when stationed in a City
	Chyquy	The Muisca (Nemequene)	May get Holy Offerings from City-States or Gold, Silver, Gems, or Copper in neutral territory. Yields Faith and Gold upon returning to a city. Removes the resource.
	Fox-Man	Poverty Point (Táhera)	Bonus changes depending on your current Spirit Guardian
	Guru	Punjab (Ranjit Singh)	May create a Great Work of Writing.
	Jalgangurru	The Bunuba (Jandamarra)	Enemy units within two tiles are Frightened (-10% Combat Strength) and receive no Combat Bonus from Flanking. Units may freely Airdrop between your Capital and Cities with a stationed Jalgangurru.
	Kwaaypaay	The Kumeyaay (Chisli)	While stationed in a city, provides +1 Gold and +1 Faith for every sea or land resource within the city's territory, depending on if the city is coastal or not.
	Llallogan	Strathclyde (Rhydderch Hael)	May construct a Prophecy within 5 tiles of an enemy unit stacked with a Great General, severly injuring the unit and killing the General. If within 5 tiles of a defeat, may become a Barbarian and conduct Prophecies against you.
	Magus	The Medes (Cyaxares)	The religion founded by a Magus begins enhanced Upon being expended for any reason other than proselytizing, a Piety Policy is adopted.
	Mamikonian	Armenia (Tiridates III)	Also replaces the Great General. Cannot found a Religion. Nearby mounted units gain the Nakharar Promotion: 33% bonus vs cities. Additional Gold plundered from cities of different Religions.
	Metinuwak	The Lenape (Tamanend)	May conduct a trade mission in the territory of other civilizations, granting 500 Gold and a boost of Tourism.
	Nomiyin	The Khoshuts (Güshi Khan)	Less Religion Spread charges, but spawns in double quantity. Can be expended to Culture Bomb on Holy Sites.
	Pajaom	The Payomkawichum (Pablo Tac)	May not be used to Found or Enhance a Religion. May be used to Perform a Tannis Dance, which generates the Points required for the soonest-spawning Great Person, plus a small lump sum of Culture.
	Sacred Drummer	The Dene (Thanadelthur)	Ignores terrain penalties. Upon birth, triggers a Prophet Dance: Lasts 8 turns. Cities connected to the Capital gain +25% Great Person generation and +3 Happiness.
	Tulku	Bhutan (Jigme Dorji Wangchuck)	After your religion is founded, may be born with the ability to be expended for Culture, Golden Age Points, or Tourism.
	Yekamush	Yaghan (Masémikensh)	May heal a city when adjacent up to three times. When embarked or on a coastal tile, nearby Whale resources passively migrate towards the unit.