Dark Authority

:Not to be confused with Imperial Authority, a very different mechanic for The Empire.
 or simply Authority is a unique mechanic for Warriors of Chaos factions in Total War: Warhammer III.
==How it works==
===What is Authority?===
* When you play as a Warriors of Chaos faction, each separate Lord has separate authority scores that affect their army. There are 5 types of Authority: Undivided, Khorne, Nurgle, Tzeentch and Slaanesh. These are all displayed in the bottom left of the screen, just above the Lord's portrait and Character Info Panel when they are selected.
* Different factions' Lords have access to different kinds of Authority:
** : Undivided and Nurgle
** : Undivided and Khorne
** : Undivided and Tzeentch
** : Undivided and Slaanesh.
** , , and : All 5 types.
* Each type of authority score has a minimum of 0, and maximum of 10.
===What does it do?===
* Having a higher Authority score gives bonuses to units with the corresponding mark in the Lord's army. For instance, Chaos Warriors of Khorne have the mark of Khorne, and are boosted by higher Khorne Authority.
* Different lords in the same faction can have different levels of authority, so each army may boost different units within it.
==List of Authority bonuses==
For instance, a Khorne Authority score of 4/10 confers -8% Upkeep for Khorne units in the Lord's army, but not for Slaanesh, Tzeentch, Nurgle and Undivided units.
Authority	Replenishment 	Upkeep 	Recruitment 	Warband
1/10 	 	 	 	
2/10 	Casaulty replenishment rate: +2% 	Upkeep: -4%	Recruitment cost: -6% 	Warband upgrade cost: -4%
3/10 	Casaulty replenishment rate: +3% for units	Upkeep: -6%	Recruitment cost: -9% 	Warband upgrade cost: -6%
4/10 	Casaulty replenishment rate: +4% 	Upkeep: -8%	Recruitment cost: -12%	Warband upgrade cost: -8%
==Increasing Authority==
Methods to increase Authority: 
*Character traits
** Legendary Lords:
*** Prince of Nightmares - Belakor - All Authority +2 factionwide.
*** Vessel - Archaon the Everchosen - All Authority: +1 (Lord's Amry)
**Generic Lords:
***Brass Collar of Khorne - Khorne Authority +1
***Allure of Slaanesh - Slaanesh Authority +1
***Nurgle's Rot - Nurgle Authority +1
***Infernal Dominance - Undivided Authority +1
*Campaign effects:
** Kormak - Undivided Authority +1 (Hero's army)
*Items
** Unique:
*** The Slayer of Kings - Khorne Authority: +1 (Lord's army), Undivided Authority: +1 (Lord's army)
*** Armour of Morkar - Undivided Authority: +2 (Lord's army)
*** The Eye of Sheerian - Tzeench Authority: +2 (Lord's army)
*** The Crown of Domination - All Authority: +1 (Lord's army)
*** The Hammer of Harry - Undivided Authority: +2 (Lord's army)
** Generic:
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*Followers
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*Technology
** Warriors of Chaos tech tree (Shadow Legion, Warhost of the Everchosen, Heralds of the Tempest, The Decadent Host):
*** Daemonic Pact: All Authority +1 (all armies)
***Gaze of the Dark Gods: All Authority +1 (all armies)
** Legion of the Gorequeen tech tree
*** Sacrificial Altar: Khorne Authority +1 for each active Gift of Khorne
** The Fecundites tech tree
*** Rotten Altar: Nurgle Authority +1 for each active Gift of Nurgle
** The Ecstatic Legions tech tree
*** Echo Chamber: Slaanesh Authority +1 for each active Gift of Slaanesh
** Puppets of Misrule tech tree
*** Mystical Banner: Tzeentch Authority +1 for each active Gift of Tzeentch
==See also==
* Loyalty