Grievance and Demand

As part of diplomacy, when an Empire's choices create a situation that is deemed offensive or otherwise unacceptable by another, a Grievance will be generated for the other Empire.

Grievances can be Renounced to maintain positive relations between two Empires, or be pressed as a Demand, to request a compensation appropriate to the Grievance. Each Grievance will grant a one time +5War Support; and if not doing anything with it, the Grievance will expire in the next 10turns. Unlike Reputation Badges Grievances expire at 0turns.

Demands, or pressed compensations for Grievances, are usually about transferring the control of a border Territory, paying a sum of Money, changing a civic or state religion, joining a war, etc. Demands can be accepted, refused/withdraw, or defused; an unsettled ongoing Demand will cause an embargo, suspending the trade between the Empires.

Actions[]

Note: Changes in attitude not listed!

Renounce (grievance)[]

Gain +5Leverage against causative Empire. (Only with Together We Rule Expansion Pack)

Demand (grievance)[]

Demand the grievance
If you have more demands than the opponent you gain +3War Support per turn

Withdraw your Demands[]

Gain +5War Support per demand
The opponent's demands remain active and they will gain +3War Support per turn
The opponent's demands cannot be refused until you activate a new grievance
Your unused grievances are not lost

Refuse their Demands[]

Only possible if you also have demands
The opponent gains +5War Support per demand
The opponent is forced to either withdraw their demands or declare war/break the Alliance

Accept their Demands[]

Gain +10War Support per accepted demand
Fulfill the demand terms
Your demands are lost with no benefit
Your unused grievances are not lost
Return to a stable diplomatic state

Propose Defusal[]

Only possible when both empires have demands
Both empires withdraw their demands
Unused grievances are not lost
Return to a stable diplomatic state

List of Grievances and corresponding Demands[]

Note: If the original reparation of a Grievance is no longer possible, the corresponding Demand will always be "Give a sum of Money".

Grievance	Cause of the Grievance	Demand
Allied with my Enemy	Empire A is allied with an Empire which Empire B is at war with.	Break the Alliance with the said Empire
Annexed my Territory	Empire A bought Empire B's Territory using the Expansionist Affinity. Unique Grievance unlocked by an Expansionist empire using the Under One Banner ability to annex a Territory.	Give the said Territory
At Peace with my Enemy	Empire A is at peace with an Empire which Empire B is at war with.	Declare war on the said Empire
At War with Ally	Empire A is at war with an Empire that Empire B is allied with.	Surrender to the said Empire
Attacked Me	Empire A attacked one of the Empire B's Units/Armies. Happens when the Military Accords Treaty of both Empires is at Tolerate Skirmishes. Attacks during a war don't count towards this Grievance.	Give a sum of Money
Claimed a Territory on my Border	Empire A claimed a Territory adjacent to one of the Empire B's attached Territories.	Give the said Territory
Destroyed my Outpost	Empire A ransacked Empire B's Outpost.	Give a sum of Money
Heresy	Empire A has a different State Religion than Empire B. Unique Grievance unlocked by the Religious Hostility civic choice of Religious Tolerance civic.	Convert to the said Religion
Holy Site	Empire A and Empire B have different State Religion, and Empire B controls a Holy Site of Empire A's Religion. Usually happens after a war, when a Territory contains a Holy Site had been annexed by an other Empire.	Give the said Territory
Opium of the Masses	Empire A's Territory is under the influence of Atheism, and Empire A is not Secular or Atheist. Unique Grievance unlocked by the State Atheism civic choice of Irreligion civic. Invalid if Empire A chose Secularism for Irreligion civic.
Oppressing my People	Empire A's Territory is under Empire B's cultural influence.	Give the said Territory
Oppressing the Faithful	Empire A's Territory is under the influence of Empire B's State Religion, and Empire A is not Secular. Invalid if Empire A chose Secularism for Irreligion civic.	Covert to the said Religion
Refused Civics Osmosis	Empire A refused a petition to enact Empire B's Civic choice. Only refusing Civics with a global diplomatic effect - civics that are marked by a globe symbol - will trigger this Grivenance.	Change the said Civic
Stole my Independent People	Empire A annexed the City of an Independent People that Empire B was the patron of.	Give the said City (Territory)
Stole my Natural Wonder	Empire A claimed a Territory containing a Natural Wonder that Empire B had discovered first.	Give the said Territory
Stole my Population	Empire A used the Agrarian affinity to siphon away Empire B's Population. Unique Grievance unlocked by an Agrarian Empire using the Greener Pastures ability to remove other Empires' Populations.
Stopped Trade	Empire A's diplomatic or army action caused a Trade Route of Empire B to be destroyed.	Give a sum of Money
Surrendered to my Enemy	Empire A and Empire B are allied, and Empire A surrendered to or made peace with an Empire which Empire B is at war with.
Treaty Proposal Refused	Empire A refused Empire B's Treaty proposal. This Grievance would still be active even if Empire A proposes the same proposal to Empire B later on and Empire B accepted.	Accept the said Treaty
Trespassing	An army of Empire A is trespassing a Territory of Empire B. Happens when the Border Policy Treaty of both Empires is at Closed Borders, and Empire A's Army moved into Empire B's border. Crossing borders during a war doesn't count towards this Grievance. Expansionist cultures, despite having the Ambition ability, would still receive this Grievance when trespassing.	Give a sum of Money