¶ Adversities
Not everything can always go smoothly while governing the country. No country in world history has ever been free from revolts, natural disasters, corruption, crime or other misfortunes.
Adversities are represented by 
black cubes that are placed on map components and in the player zone. Adversities emerge, multiply, and spread through event effects.
¶ Adversity Types
Black cubes of adversity can be on
units, then they are rebels. They turn into enemy units against you (anyone), and you can no longer control them.
religion tokens, representing heresy. You lose control over the religious community with heresy and do not receive any bonuses from it.
areas of the player mat, representing the corruption. You now need to spend 2 action cubes even for the first activation of this area.
structures, symbolizing damage and destruction. Such structures reduce their 
hit points by 1 for each black cube placed on them. For cities / castles, each such reduction in their hit points also decreases your influence in the province, which may lead to losing control over it. Additionally, during a battle, less damage is required to destroy such structures. However, they remain under your control and continue to provide all their benefits.
on the map hexes, meaning calamities, landslides, fires, pest outbreaks, etc. You cannot gather resources or construct on affected hexes. The structures built there before continue to function as usual.
technology cards, showing a certain malfunction, thus the inability to use that technology.
In your turn, you can overcome the adversities if you pay the price. You gain 
for every black cube discarded.