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Alien Character Portrait

Alien Guide

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An unnamed alien who appears in the kingdom, evading investigators while requesting cover from the ruler.

👤 Role: Suspicious extraterrestrial visitor fleeing detection by detectives Skelly and Molder, seeking royal protection.
🛡️ Risk: Safe

💡 Quick Tip: Clicking NO because it feels ‘lawful’—most variants punish you with small happiness/population hits for no real upside.

Quick Verdict

Usually say YES and cover the Alien—it's low risk, sometimes pays gold, and NO is the only path that reliably creates penalties.

  • Risk profile:
  • Newbie friendly: No
  • Best value:
  • Biggest trap: Clicking NO because it feels ‘lawful’—most variants punish you with small happiness/population hits for no real upside.
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Strategic Mastery

The Golden Rule

"Protect the alien for possible gold; exposing it risks minor losses—net positive to cover."

Phase 1

Early Game

YES cover for potential +50g if it appears.

Phase 2

Mid Game

YES to aid detectives first, then cover alien for reward.

Phase 3

Late Game

Irrelevant; YES for fun.

Decision Matrix — What You Should Actually Choose

Alien is a low-stakes, mostly narrative chain that rewards you for being discreet. In practice it’s a simple rule: covering the Alien is usually free (or mildly positive), while refusing tends to cause small happiness/population penalties through the detective follow-ups.

✅ Recommended Choices

Cover Request

Recommended
A1

"Alien asks you to lie/cover for them when detectives inquire."

✅ Why This Is Worth Taking

YES keeps the chain clean and avoids minor happiness loss; NO tends to produce small negative fallout via detective outcomes.

YES
  • gold 0
  • population 0
  • happiness 0
NO
  • gold 0
  • population 0
  • happiness -1
💡 Triggers Molder/Skelly follow-up; unique.

Post-Cover Plea

Recommended
A2

""Please don't tell the detectives I'm here!""

✅ Why This Is Worth Taking

YES is typically neutral and can sometimes provide a small gold upside; NO is the penalty branch.

YES
  • gold +50 (sometimes)
  • population 0
  • happiness 0
NO
  • gold 0
  • population -2 (detectives act)
  • happiness -1
💡 Variant from Molder investigations.

Related Characters

Skelly

Detective side-quest lead-in; investigations can foreshadow or connect into the Alien chain.

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Molder

Often tied to the ‘weird sightings’ / investigation flavor that leads into Alien appearances.

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Royal Advisor

Contrast character: Advisor petitions are civic/legitimacy flavored, while Alien is secrecy/conspiracy flavored.

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