The coat of arms shape will remain the same for a dynasty, even if at the time of the creation the shape would depend on the religion or culture of the founder (shield for Christians/Persians, octogonal for Muslims/Bedouins, round for Pagans (except Zunbil), Buddhists, Taoists and Hindus).Ĭhildren of a legal marriage, or born from a concubine, are of their father's dynasty. Lowborn courtiers, while receiving a barony (under Feudal / Iqta governments only), will create their dynasty following a slightly different mechanic: Christians will use the of syntax, meanwhile Muslim baron-rank characters will use the +id or +id syntax. Their name will still be able to be used by later dynasties, but these will use an aleatory chosen coat of arms in order to mark the difference between the families. Their coat of arms will be their historical one. Historical dynasties which have not already appeared can also be created in such way if the character meets the cultural requirements. For instance, Bedouins and Persians will use often the +id syntax for dynasty names, while Greeks will prefer an already existing last name, such as Kekaumenos, Philagotos. A lowborn character who receives a feudal county or merchant republic is raised to the nobility, becoming the founder of a new dynasty whose name and coat of arms will be chosen in an aleatory way according to the culture and the religion of the character. It lacks any coat of arms or surname, never grants prestige, and does not give rise to opinion modifiers or alliances. Technically, Lowborn is itself a 'dynasty,' as seen in marriage negotiations as 'Marrying into House Lowborn'. The dynasty gives the character a coat of arms and a surname.Ĭharacters without a dynasty are referred to as lowborn. In general, characters in CKII belong to a dynasty. Appears only for your illegitimate children, the ones of other members of your dynasty won't have this icon. If the player character's spouse belongs to the same dynasty, (s)he also has this icon Siblings and half-siblings, parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, uncles and aunts, nephews and nieces. The player character's immediate successor to their primary title. The current character controlled by the player

The icon above a character's portrait designates their level of kinship toward the player character: The dynasty is key to character succession, in which a player controls a sequence of rulers of the same dynasty rather than merely a noble title.

Thus, it is the most important aspect of the game. In Crusader Kings II, the playthrough revolves around the survival and growth of the player's dynasty. A dynasty is a set of characters considered as members of the same family.

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