diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/world_map/world_map.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/world_map/world_map.gd
index 105e09ff..c9810c27 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/world_map/world_map.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/world_map/world_map.gd
@@ -1125,28 +1125,17 @@ func _found_capital_from_tribe(tribe_unit: RefCounted) -> void:
 		push_warning("WorldMap: dwarf_tribe unit present but prologue is null")
 		return
 	var pid: int = int(tribe_unit.owner)
-	var result: Dictionary = (TurnManager.prologue as PrologueDriverScript).found_capital(pid)
-	if result.is_empty():
-		push_warning("WorldMap: PrologueDriver.found_capital returned empty for player %d" % pid)
-		return
-	var pop: int = int(result.get("population", 1))
-	var q: int = int(result.get("q", tribe_unit.position.x))
-	var r: int = int(result.get("r", tribe_unit.position.y))
 	var player: RefCounted = GameState.get_player(pid)
 	if player == null:
 		return
-	var city: RefCounted = CityScript.new()
-	city.owner = pid
-	var city_name: String = "%s Hold" % str(player.player_name) if str(player.player_name) != "" else "Capital"
-	city.found_with_population(city_name, q, r, true, 1, pop)
-	player.cities.append(city)
-	# Consume the Dwarf Tribe unit and forward chronicle events.
-	_units_helper.remove_unit(tribe_unit, player)
-	EventBus.unit_destroyed.emit(tribe_unit, null)
-	EventBus.city_founded.emit(city, pid)
-	PrologueDriverScript.dispatch_chronicle_events(
-		result.get("chronicle_events", []) as Array
+	var city_name: String = (
+		"%s Hold" % str(player.player_name) if str(player.player_name) != "" else "Capital"
 	)
+	var city: RefCounted = (TurnManager.prologue as PrologueDriverScript).found_capital_for_tribe(
+		tribe_unit, player, city_name
+	)
+	if city == null:
+		return
 	_deselect_unit()
 	_sync_units()
 
diff --git a/src/game/engine/src/modules/ai/ai_turn_bridge_dispatch.gd b/src/game/engine/src/modules/ai/ai_turn_bridge_dispatch.gd
index ea4b555b..d997b22f 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/src/modules/ai/ai_turn_bridge_dispatch.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/src/modules/ai/ai_turn_bridge_dispatch.gd
@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@ static func dispatch_found_city(
 		return false
 	if settler.position != Vector2i(int(at_hex[0]), int(at_hex[1])):
 		return false
+	# Dwarf Tribe (prologue founder) carries a Lucky-mode founding_pop_override
+	# computed at convergence; route through PrologueDriver so AI capitals
+	# receive the same bonus pop the player path applies.
+	if settler.type_id == "dwarf_tribe" and TurnManager.prologue != null:
+		var prologue: RefCounted = TurnManager.prologue
+		var founded: RefCounted = prologue.call(
+			"found_capital_for_tribe", settler, player, city_name
+		)
+		return founded != null
 	var city: RefCounted = CityScript.new()
 	city.player = player
 	city.owner = player.index
diff --git a/src/game/engine/src/modules/management/prologue_driver.gd b/src/game/engine/src/modules/management/prologue_driver.gd
index c2917150..38ae62b9 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/src/modules/management/prologue_driver.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/src/modules/management/prologue_driver.gd
@@ -117,6 +117,45 @@ func found_capital(player_id: int) -> Dictionary:
 	return _inner.call("found_capital", player_id) as Dictionary
 
 
+## Found the capital from a Dwarf Tribe unit, applying the prologue's
+## `founding_pop_override` (Lucky-mode bonus pop) and consuming the unit.
+## Used by both the player path (world_map.gd:_found_capital_from_tribe)
+## and the AI dispatch path (ai_turn_bridge_dispatch.dispatch_found_city)
+## so AI capitals receive the same Lucky bonus the player does.
+##
+## Returns the founded City on success, null when the prologue is unavailable
+## or returned an empty result. Caller is responsible for any post-found
+## bookkeeping (deselect, sync renderers).
+func found_capital_for_tribe(
+	tribe_unit: RefCounted, player: RefCounted, city_name: String
+) -> RefCounted:
+	if not _available or tribe_unit == null or player == null:
+		return null
+	var pid: int = int(tribe_unit.owner)
+	var result: Dictionary = found_capital(pid)
+	if result.is_empty():
+		push_warning(
+			"PrologueDriver: found_capital returned empty for player %d" % pid
+		)
+		return null
+	var pop: int = int(result.get("population", 1))
+	var q: int = int(result.get("q", tribe_unit.position.x))
+	var r: int = int(result.get("r", tribe_unit.position.y))
+	var city_script: GDScript = load("res://engine/src/entities/city.gd") as GDScript
+	var city: RefCounted = city_script.new()
+	city.owner = pid
+	city.found_with_population(city_name, q, r, true, 1, pop)
+	player.cities.append(city)
+	player.units.erase(tribe_unit)
+	var primary: Dictionary = GameState.get_primary_layer()
+	var layer_units: Array = primary.get("units", [])
+	layer_units.erase(tribe_unit)
+	EventBus.unit_destroyed.emit(tribe_unit, null)
+	EventBus.city_founded.emit(city, pid)
+	dispatch_chronicle_events(result.get("chronicle_events", []) as Array)
+	return city
+
+
 ## Forward chronicle events through EventBus. Called internally on state
 ## transitions and after found_capital.
 static func dispatch_chronicle_events(events: Array) -> void: