Possible Trait: Masterful
Modifiers: -25% Edict Cost, +50% Edict Length, +2 Leader Pool Size
This ruler projects a near-supernatural aura of authority. Subjects feel oddly compelled to follow their commands.

Possible With: Robust
Modifiers: -50% Colony Ship Cost, +50% Colony Development Speed, +1 New Colony Pops
This leader cuts corners in standard colonization procedures, pushing the limits of adaptation.

Possible With: Eusocial
Modifiers: +20% Empire Unity, +5% Pop Happiness
This leader is exalted amongst their kind and adored by their people.

Possible Trait: Natural Physicists
Modifiers: +2 Planet Sensor Range, +2 Ship Sensor Range
This leader is a master at cracking ciphers and revealing hidden data.

Possible Trait: Natural Sociologists
Modifiers: -25% Election Cost, -10% Planetary Crime, +1 Influence
This ruler understands the importance of a vast intelligence apparatus in galactic politics.

Possible Trait: Natural Engineers
Modifiers: +15% Pop Assembly Speed, +5% Robot Output
This ruler believes wholeheartedly in the promises of an automated future, and encourages the same belief in their citizens.

Possible Trait: Unbound
Modifiers: +10% Pop Output, +20% Trade Attractiveness, +100% Ethics Shift Speed, -25% Slave Output, +25% Planetary Crime
This leader champions the values of individual freedom above all else.

Possible Trait: Charismatic
Modifiers: +20 Trust Cap, +50% Trust Growth, -20% Diplomatic Upkeep Costs, +20% Growth from Immigration
The galaxy is dark and full of terrors, but this leader does not intend to face them alone.

Possible Trait: Intrepid
Modifiers: +25% Defense Army Damage, +25% Starbase Damage, +25% Defense Platform Damage, -25% War Exhaustion
This fearless ruler inspires troops to repel any invader with righteous rage and unyielding resolve.

Possible Trait: Time Lords
Modifiers: +2 Research Options
This leader can dedicate resources to a wide variety of projects with no loss of efficiency.

Possible Trait: Erudite
Modifiers: +5% Research Speed
This ruler is practically an organic supercomputer.

Possible Trait: Emotion Emulators
Modifiers: +20 Trust Cap, +50% Trust Growth, -20% Diplomatic Upkeep Cost, +20% Growth from Immigration
This leader is adept at finding ideal solutions to conflicts of interests, beliefs, and software alike.

Possible Trait: Natural Intellectuals (Presapient)
Modifiers: +25% Megastructure Build Speed, -25% Modify Species Cost, +50% Psionics Research Speed
This ambitious leader dedicates themselves to monumental projects.

Possible Trait: Proles (Presapient)
Modifiers: +15% Ship Fire Rate, +2 Max Rivalries
This ruler favours the simpler solutions to the challenges of leadership.

Possible Trait: Starborn (Presapient)
Modifiers: -20% Outpost Cost, -20% Starbase Module and Upgrade Cost
This ruler seeks belonging and wealth amidst the stars and the vast emptiness of the cosmos.

Possible Trait: Any (But more likely for Iconoclasts)
Modifiers: +50% Influence from Factions
This ruler seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.