Editing Expedition leader

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{{Noble
|noble= Expedition Leader
|function= 
* Meet with foreign dignitaries
* Talk with unhappy citizens
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The '''expedition leader''' is an [[Noble|administrative]] position automatically filled on [[embark]]. It is the job of this official to speak with, and console or simply hear the complaints of unhappy dwarves, and to entertain foreign diplomats. Once the population reaches 50, a [[mayor]] will be [[elected]] and the expedition leader position will be removed.

An expedition leader or mayor is required to appoint other administrators; they are also able to appoint replacements for elected positions, including their own, or remove current appointments, leaving the position empty. Should your leader suffer an [[unfortunate accident]] or be removed, you will have to wait for a new leader to be elected to be able to appoint any administrators; this can happen within a day. However, if the civilization is dead, the election will never happen and you will be unable to appoint a new leader or other officials.

There is a certain set of [[skills]] that are relevant for an expedition leader. There are also certain [[Personality|personality traits]] that influence whether experience is gained in the skill whatsoever. Furthermore there are [[Attributes#Soul_Attributes|soul attributes]] that affect the skills and other skills that affect the same attributes ([[cross-training]]); the ones relevant for an expedition leader are as follows:
{| {{prettytable}}
|- style="background:#ddd"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"                   | Skill (relevant for Expedition Leader)
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"                   | Personality Trait (needed to gain Social Skill)
!             colspan="2"                   | Attribute (affected by Social Skill)
|-
!                         style="width:1em" | Body
!                         style="width:1em" | Soul
|-
| rowspan="6" | Social - Other
| rowspan="3" | [[Consoler]]
| rowspan="3" | Straightforwardness (Honesty)
| rowspan="3" | > 39
| rowspan="3" | 
|               Linguistic Ability
|-
|               Empathy
|-
|               Social Awareness
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Pacifier]]
| rowspan="3" | Cooperation (Compromising)
| rowspan="3" | > 39
| rowspan="3" | 
|               Linguistic Ability
|-
|               Empathy
|-
|               Social Awareness
|-
| rowspan="23"                   | Social - Broker
| rowspan= "3"                   | [[Comedian]]
| rowspan= "3" style="width:5em" | Self-consciousness (Neurosis)
| rowspan= "3" style="width:1em" | < 76
| rowspan= "3"                   | Agility
|                Creativity
|-
|                Kinesthetic Sense
|-
|                Linguistic Ability
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Conversationalist]]
| rowspan="3" | Friendliness (Reserved)
| rowspan="3" | > 39
| rowspan="3" | 
|               Linguistic Ability
|-
|               Empathy
|-
|               Social Awareness
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Flatterer]]
| rowspan="6" | Straightforwardness (Honesty)
| rowspan="3" | < 61
| rowspan="3" | 
|               Linguistic Ability
|-
| Empathy
|-
| Social Awareness
|-
| rowspan="3" | Liar
| rowspan="3" | < 40
| rowspan="3" | 
|               Creativity
|-
|               Linguistic Ability
|-
|               Social Awareness
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Intimidator]]
| rowspan="2" | Cooperation (Compromising)
| rowspan="2" | < 61
| rowspan="2" | Agility
|               Kinesthetic Sense
|-
|               Linguistic Ability
|-
| rowspan="3"             | Judge of intent
| rowspan="3" colspan="2" | 
| rowspan="3"             | 
|                           Intuition
|-
|                           Empathy
|-
|                           Social Awareness
|-
| rowspan="3"             | [[Negotiator]]
| rowspan="3" colspan="2" | 
| rowspan="3"             | 
|                           Linguistic Ability
|-
|                           Empathy
|-
|                           Social Awareness
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Persuader]]
| rowspan="3" | Assertiveness (Leadership)
| rowspan="3" | > 39
| rowspan="3" | 
| Linguistic Ability
|-
| Empathy
|-
| Social Awareness
|-
|}
The better match with the skills, traits and attributes in the table, the better an expedition leader the dwarf will be; try to avoid traits that halt experience gain for a relevant skill, otherwise time will be lost training a dwarf that will never get better at that skill.

== Bugs ==
* It has long been debated whether their being able to replace or remove elected positions including themselves is a bug.{{bug|2512}}
* If the fortress population drops to 1 child or insane dwarf, can't appoint or elect nobles when migrants arrive.{{bug|5299}}
* After passing the 50-dwarf-threshold, election for Mayor doesn't happen until any change is made to nobles screen.{{bug|8514}}
* An empty expedition leader position cannot be refilled in a dead civilization and thus appointed positions also cannot be filled.{{bug|11559}}

{{gamedata|	[POSITION:EXPEDITION_LEADER]
		[NAME:expedition leader:expedition leaders]
		[SITE]
		[NUMBER:1]
		[REPLACED_BY:MAYOR]
		[RULES_FROM_LOCATION]
		[RESPONSIBILITY:MEET_WORKERS]
		[RESPONSIBILITY:RECEIVE_DIPLOMATS]
		[RESPONSIBILITY:MILITARY_GOALS]
		[PRECEDENCE:110]
		[DO_NOT_CULL]
		[ACCOUNT_EXEMPT]
		[DUTY_BOUND]}}
{{Nobles}}
{{Category|Elected Nobles}}