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Each landed character has a court, which consists of the unlanded characters of a realm. A court may contain family members, knights, lovers, courtiers and guests.

Courtiers

Courtiers are unlanded characters living at a ruler's court. They can be appointed as councilors, commanders, knights or vassals. If a courtier does not have a court position or minor title they have a 2% chance to leave each month. The chance is decreased by -0.1% for each 10 points of opinion above 0 and increased by +0.1% for each 10 points of opinion below 0. In addition the chance to leave can be modified by the following:

Condition	Chance to leave
Child	-3%
Any claim	-1%
Pregnant trait	-1%
Married to the liege	-0.5%
Low health	-0.3%
Liege or another courtier is a friend	-0.2%
Liege or another courtier is a lover	-0.2%
Liege or another courtier is a close family member	-0.2%
Bastard trait	+0.3%
Liege is a rival	+0.5%

Guests

Guests are unlanded characters that stay at a ruler's court for three years and then have a monthly chance to leave. During this time they will interact with other members of the court and may take part in random events. They can be convinced to stay permanently in the realm by being given a seat on the council, a court position or a landed or minor title, or by using the seduction scheme. Guests can also be directly recruited by paying a variable amount of Gold — the base amount is 10 gold, and increases if the guest has claims, useful traits or high skills. Guests are more likely to visit a court if they have a definite reason, such as the ruler being strong enough to press their claims, or the ruler or one of its adult children being unmarried. The fewer courtiers a character has the more guests it will receive.

Unlanded characters can be asked to visit a court with the "Invite to Court" interaction. The base reluctance is -50 and typically cannot be overcome without a hook.

If a guest with claims is about to leave, the liege will be given the option to convince the guest to stay for one year.

Court positions

Court positions are specialized roles that can be granted to courtiers and direct vassals and grant increasingly powerful benefits but cost a monthly salary in Gold and cannot be revoked or replaced without paying 200 Prestige. Characters who are imprisoned cannot be given court positions with the exception of Executioners.

The bonuses of a court position depend on the courtier or vassal's Aptitude. Aptitude goes through 5 levels, each level requiring 20 points of Aptitude. Family members of the same culture gain +20 Aptitude if the culture has the Family Business tradition.

Position	Effects on liege	Effects on position holder	Base salary	Category	Positions	Requirements	Aptitude	DLC
Antiquarian	-7% to -35% Artifact Decay Reduction 0 to -80% Chance to lose Artifacts in Raids and Sieges Enables the Commission Artifact decision Can Repair and Reforge artifacts	+5 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige Cannot have another position	0.15	Common	1	Councilor candidate Spouse candidate Vassal candidate	+2.5 per Learning (max 60) +10 if Administrator +10 if Shy +30 if completed an Inspiration
Chief Eunuch	+2% to +32% Hostile Scheme Power +2% to +32% Hostile Scheme Resistance +5% to +15% Monthly Court Grandeur Change 0 to +2 Court Grandeur	+5 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige Powerful Agent	0.25	Special	1	Kingdom or Empire title rank Court Eunuchs or Byzantine Traditions Eunuch candidate Vassal candidate	+2.5 per Diplomacy (max 50) +2.5 per Intrigue (max 50) -50 if Blind -50 if Infirm
Chief Qadi	+1 Learning per Level of Devotion +2% to +10% Monthly Piety	+10 Opinion of Liege +1 Diplomacy +0.5 Monthly Prestige	0.25	Special	1	Kingdom or Empire title rank Islam religion Islam religion candidate Learning Education candidate View on Gender doctrine allows it	+2.5 per Learning +15 if Generous +15 if Just +15 if Scholar +15 if Temperate -10 if Arbitrary -10 if Greedy
Court Gardener	+10 Courtier and Guest Opinion +0.1 to +0.7 Development Growth in Realm Capital	+5 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige Cannot have another position	0.5	Special	1	Culture has Garden Architects tradition Councilor candidate Vassal candidate	+2.5 per Stewardship (max 60) +5 if Architect +10 if Herbalist +10 if Patient +20 if Gardener
Court Jester	25% chance to reduce stress each year +10% to +20% Monthly Court Grandeur Change 0 to +2 Court Grandeur	-0.5 Monthly Prestige -25% Hostile Scheme Power -10% Hostile Scheme Success Chance -5 Opinion of Liege if Lowborn -20 Opinion of Liege if Noble Cannot have another position	0.25	Common	1	Duchy or above title rank Councilor candidate Indirect Vassal candidate	+2.5 per Diplomacy +10 if Athletic +10 if Poet +20 if Gregarious +20 if Shrewd +20 if Stubborn
Court Physician	+10% to +25% Monthly Court Grandeur Change 0 to +2 Court Grandeur Tries to treat illness traits	+5 Opinion of Liege +1 Learning +0.5 Monthly Prestige Powerful Agent	0.1	Common	1	Vassal candidate	+1.75 per Learning (max 50) +10 if Herbalist +5 if Wise Woman +10 if Mystic +20 if Miracle Worker +10 if Novice Physician +20 if Physician +40 if Renowned Physician -50 if Blind -75 if Infirm
Cup-Bearer	20% Chance to prevent a Poison Murder scheme +5% to +15% Monthly Court Grandeur Change 0 to +2 Court Grandeur	+10 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige Cannot have another position Powerful Agent	0.25	Royal	1	Kingdom or Empire title rank Councilor candidate Spouse candidate Vassal candidate	+2.5 per Diplomacy (max 50) +10 if Honest +10 if Trusting -10 if Deceitful
Garuda	+5% to +15% Monthly Court Grandeur Change 0 to +10% Dread Gain 0 to -10% Dread Decay Less likely to be captured battle Less likely to die in battle	+5 Opinion of Liege +8 Prowess -0.2 Monthly Prestige	0.25	Special	5	Kingdom or Empire title rank Culture has Garuda Warriors tradition Knight candidate	+2 per Prowess (max 50) +2.5 per Martial (max 50) +5 if Aspiring Blademaster +15 if Blademaster +30 if Legendary Blademaster
High Almoner	+1 Court Grandeur +5% to +20% Monthly Piety 0 to +20% Monthly Court Grandeur Change	+10 Opinion of Liege +1 Learning +0.5 Monthly Prestige	0.25	Royal	1	Kingdom or Empire title rank Vassal candidate	+2.5 per Learning (max 50) +20 if Compassionate +20 if Devoted +20 if Generous -10 if Avaricious -10 if Greedy -10 if Profligate
Keeper of the Swans	+1 Diplomacy per Level of Fame 0 to +2 Court Grandeur	+10 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige	0.25	Special	1	Kingdom of England title Direct Vassal candidate	+4 per Stewardship (max 50) +5 if Novice Hunter +10 if Hunter +20 if Master Hunter
Master of the Horse	+1% to +8% Knight Effectiveness +5% to +20% Monthly Court Grandeur Change 0 to +2 Court Grandeur	+10 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige	0.5	Royal	1	Kingdom or Empire title rank Direct Vassal candidate	+2 per Prowess (max 50) +2.5 per Martial (max 50) +10 if Overseer
Master of the Hunt	+10% to +20% Monthly Court Grandeur Change 0 to +2 Court Grandeur Enables special Hunt Activity events	+10 Opinion of Liege +1 Prowess +0.5 Monthly Prestige	0.25	Royal	1	Kingdom or Empire title rank Direct Vassal candidate	+1.5 per Martial (max 50) +2 per Prowess (max 50) +5 if Brave +20 if Novice Hunter +30 if Hunter +40 if Master Hunter -10 if Craven
Seneschal	+0.1 to +0.5 Monthly Control Growth	+5 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige Cannot have another position	0.5	Common	1	Councilor candidate Spouse candidate Vassal candidate	+2.5 per Stewardship (max 50) +20 if Administrator +20 if Overseer
Bodyguard	50% Chance to prevent an Assassination Murder scheme	+5 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige Cannot have another position Powerful Agent	0.5	Common	2	Gender matches Martial Custom Councilor candidate Spouse candidate Vassal candidate	+4 per Prowess (max 50) +5 if Aspiring Blademaster +5 if Gallant +10 if Blademaster +10 if Paranoid +15 if Legendary Blademaster +20 if Brave +20 if Shieldmaiden -15 if Craven	Royal Court
Court Artificer	10% to 30% Yearly Chance to gain Inspiration 0 to +2 Court Grandeur	+10 Opinion of Liege +2 Monthly Prestige Cannot have another position Will leave the Court if fired	0.5	Royal	3	Kingdom or Empire title rank Inspired or completed an inspiration Councilor candidate Spouse candidate	+1 per any skill	Royal Court
Court Musician	+1 to +3 Court Grandeur 0 to +20% Monthly Court Grandeur Change +30 Opinion for 10 years from Feasts without Musical Theorists +65 Opinion for 10 years from Feasts with Musical Theorists	+5 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige Cannot have another position	0.25	Royal	1	Kingdom or Empire title rank Councilor candidate Spouse candidate Vassal candidate	+2.5 per Diplomacy (max 50) +10 if Poet +20 if Musical Theorists tradition +30 if Gregarious -10 if Shy	Royal Court
Court Poet	10% to 30% Yearly Chance to gain Inspiration +1 to +3 Court Grandeur 0 to +20% Monthly Court Grandeur Change	+5 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige Cannot have another position	0.25	Royal	1	Kingdom or Empire title rank Poet candidate Councilor candidate Spouse candidate Vassal candidate	+1 per Learning (max 50) +2.5 per Diplomacy (max 50) +15 if Gregarious +20 if Refined Poetry tradition	Royal Court
Court Tutor	+4 to +20 Learn Language Scheme Power Enables the Have Child Study Language Interaction Improves Education Outcomes	+5 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige Cannot have another position	0.5	Common	1	Councilor candidate Spouse candidate Vassal candidate	+2.5 per Learning (max 50) +10 if Shrewd +10 if Patient +10 if Quick +20 if Intelligent +20 if 15 points in every skill +40 if Genius -10 if Reclusive -20 if Shy	Royal Court
Cultural Emissary	+0.1 to +1 Monthly Prestige +2 to +20 Different Culture Opinion	+5 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige	0.25	Special	1	Customs dynasty legacy level 4 8 Diplomacy candidate	+2.5 per Diplomacy (max 50) +10 per Known Language (max 100) +15 if Gregarious +15 if Just +30 if Diplomat	Royal Court
Executioner	Can publicly execute prisoners +5% to +25% Dread Gain -5% to -25% Dread Decay	+5 Opinion of Liege -0.2 Monthly Prestige Existing crimes are forgiven Cannot have another position	0.25	Royal	1	Kingdom or Empire title rank Criminal or Imprisoned candidate Councilor candidate Spouse candidate Vassal candidate	+2 per Prowess (max 50) +2.5 per Intrigue (max 50) +20 if Sadistic +25 if Torturer	Royal Court
Food Taster	33% Chance to prevent a Poison Murder scheme +1 to +3 Court Grandeur 0 to -10% Enemy Hostile Scheme Success Chance Can lose weight more quickly	+5 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige Cannot have another position Powerful Agent	0.25	Royal	1	Kingdom or Empire title rank Councilor candidate Spouse candidate Vassal candidate	+3 per Intrigue (max 50) +15 if Comfort Eater +15 if Herbalist +20 if Culinary Artists tradition +25 if Gluttonous -50 if Inappetetic	Royal Court
Lady-in-waiting	+10% to +20% Stress Loss +1 to +10 Hostile Scheme Resistance	+5 Opinion of Liege +1 Monthly Prestige Cannot have another position Powerful Agent	0.5	Royal	2	Kingdom or Empire title rank Female Female candidate Councilor candidate Vassal candidate	+2.5 per Diplomacy (max 50) +10 if Honest +40 if Gregarious	Royal Court
Personal Champion	Can take the ruler's place in Trial-by-Combat duels -25% to -25% Dread Decay 0 to +0.4 Monthly Prestige	+5 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige	0.25	Common	1	Gender matches Martial Custom Vassal candidate	+4 per Prowess (max 50) +5 if Aspiring Blademaster +15 if Blademaster +20 if Brave +20 if Shieldmaiden +30 if Legendary Blademaster -15 if Craven -50 if Blind -50 if Maimed -75 if Infirm	Royal Court
Royal Architect	-5% to -30% Building Construction Time	+5 Opinion of Liege +0.5 Monthly Prestige	0.5	Royal	1	Kingdom or Empire title rank Direct Vassal candidate	+2.5 per Stewardship (max 50) +40 if Architect -50 if Blind	Royal Court

Prisoners

Prisoners are characters who are held at someone's court unwillingly. A character can obtain prisoners via the Abduction scheme, occupying a character's realm capital while at war or following battles if the enemy commander has low Prowess. A ruler can attempt to imprison any character within their realm but this will incur tyranny, particularly if the prisoner is Noble, unless they are guilty of a Crime. An imprisoned character can be released, ransomed, tortured or executed. Characters will be imprisoned in either the dungeon or under house arrest and can be freely moved between the two. By default prisoners are held in the dungeon if Lowborn and house arrest if Noble. Prisoners suffer the following penalties:

	House arrest	Dungeon
Diplomacy	-5	-5
Natural Dread	-20	-30
Dread Loss	-100%	-100%
Monthly Lifestyle Experience	-75%	-150%
Stress Gain	0	+50%
Prisoner Family Opinion	0	-15
Health Penalty	None	Severe
Illness Risk	None	After 5 years

A prisoner will gain stress while in prison and will eventually die if he has too much stress.

Negotiate release

A ruler can offer to release a prisoner in exchange for one or more of the following:

Condition	Acceptance	Opinion
Banish	-50	-20
Demand conversion	-20	-10
Gain Weak Hook	-80	-20
Recruit	-10	-15
Renounce claims	-25	-30
Take the vows	-30	-10

Ransom

A ruler can ransom imprisoned characters, exchanging gold or a weak hook for the prisoner's freedom. The Ransom interaction is used on the prisoner, not the recipient. The character who is sent the ransom is decided in the following order:

The prisoner themselves if they are landed
Their direct liege if prisoner is a courtier
The prisoner themselves, if they are unlanded

Prisoners and their direct liege may also offer to pay ransom to the jailer, with an additional option of using a hook on the jailer. Vassals and courtiers who have their ransom paid for by their liege gain +5 opinion for 1 year.

Ransom cost

When paying with gold, the ransom cost of a given prisoner depends on the ransom recipient's primary title rank as well as the prisoner's relation with the recipient. If a spouse is also the primary heir and/or close family, only the spouse price applies. If the ransom recipient is unable to afford the full price of the ransom, the price is reduced to as much gold as they have left.

Rank	Ransom cost
Rank	Ruler / primary heir	Spouse	Close family member	Other
Unlanded	—	—	—	10
Baron	30	15	10	10
Count	50	25	15	10
Duke	100	50	25	10
King	200	100	50	20
Emperor	500	250	125	50

If the jailor has the Golden Obligations perk, all ransom costs are increased to approximately 6 times the jailor's tax income (minimum of 50, maximum of 300 gold).

Characters who are unlanded and liegeless cost 100 gold to ransom if the jailer has the Golden Obligations perk (can be increased further) or if the character at least 100 gold to spare.

Punishment

Execution

A ruler can execute any imprisoned character. Each execution will give -20 Opinion with the victim's dynasty and -30 Opinion with the victim's friends and lovers as well as +2 Tyranny unless the prisoner is guilty of a very severe crime or follows a faith considered Hostile or Evil. There are 4 execution methods:

If the prisoner follows the same faith and the faith does not have the Gruesome Festivals tenet the prisoner will be beheaded. Beheading costs 25 Piety if the character is Unlanded, Baron or Count and 100 Piety if the character is Duke, King or Emperor and grants Dread based on their realm size.
If the prisoner follows a different faith and the faith does not have the Gruesome Festivals tenet the prisoner will be burned at stake. Burning at stake grants Dread based on their realm size as well as 25 piety if the faith has the Fundamentalist doctrine.
If the faith has the Gruesome Festivals tenet the prisoner will be sacrificed. Sacrificing grants 17 Dread and 50 Piety if the prisoner follows the same faith and 250 Piety if it follows a different faith.
Characters with the Cannibal trait can devour the prisoner. Devouring grants Dread based on their realm size and give -35 Stress at the cost of a 20% chance to gain the Ill trait.

Torture

Torture is an intrigue action that can be performed upon prisoners and has the following effects:

The torturer character gains +20 dread.
The torturer character loses −100 piety if its faith forbids it.
The torturer character loses −10 stress if they have the Sadistic trait.
The torturer character gains +10 stress if they have the Trusting trait.
The torturer character gains +100 Stress if they have the Compassionate trait.
The tortured character loses −75 opinion for 50 years towards the torturing character.
The tortured character gains the Recently Tortured modifier for 5 years, giving −0.75 Health.
If the tortured character has or knows a secret it will have the option to reveal it to avoid torture.

Castration

Adult characters of a culture with the Amharic Highlanders, Byzantine Traditions or Court Eunuchs tradition can castrate male prisoners, giving them the Eunuch trait.

Blinding

Adult characters of a culture with the Byzantine Traditions or Merciful Blindings tradition can blind their prisoners, giving them the Blind trait.

Crime

Crimes are actions that allow a character to imprison someone from their realm without incurring tyranny and may remove tyranny from certain punishments. Crimes of courtiers and vassals may be pardoned, preventing just imprisonment in exchange for an opinion bonus. Crimes can be personal, familial or religious.

Personal crimes are caused by certain actions taken against a ruler and allows only the said ruler to imprison the criminal character
Familial crimes are caused by certain actions taken against a character and allows any ruler from the same family to imprison the criminal character
Religious crimes are caused by traits that are considered criminal by a faith and allows any ruler of that faith to imprison the criminal character

The following actions are crimes:

Crime	Requirements	Type
Attempted Abduction	Abduction scheme fails on the character	Personal
Attempted Arrest	Liege requests imprisonment and character refuses	Personal
Attempted Elopement	Elope scheme fails on the character's spouse	Personal
Slept With My Spouse	Caught sleeping with liege's spouse	Personal
Attempted To Murder Me	Murder scheme fails on the character	Personal
Blinded Me	Blinded the character	Personal
Botched My Treatment	Court physician's risky treatment of liege failed	Personal
Castrated Me	Castrated the character	Personal
Declared War	Declaring war upon the character	Personal
Elopement	An elope scheme succeeds on the character's spouse	Personal
Failed To Treat Me	Court physician's safe treatment of liege failed	Personal
Revolted against Me	Civil war ended in white peace or better for the liege	Personal
Refused Imprisonment	Vassal refuses imprisonment and realm has high crown authority	Personal
Refused Retraction	Vassal refuses vassal retraction and realm has High Crown Authority	Personal
Refused Revocation	Vassal refuses Title Revocation and realm has High Crown Authority	Personal
Scheming Against Me	Discovered as agent in a scheme against the character	Personal
Spying on Liege	Spymaster fails the Find Secrets task on the liege	Personal
Tortured Me	Tortured the character	Personal
Attempted To Murder Family Member	Murder scheme fails on a member of the character's family	Familial
Botched Treatment of Kin	Court physician's risky treatment of liege's family member failed	Familial
Failed To Treat Kin	Court physician's safe treatment of liege's family member failed	Familial
Murdered Family Member	Murder scheme fails secrecy on a member of the character's family	Familial
Tortured Family Member	Tortured a family member of the character	Familial
Unlawfully Executed Family	Executed a family member of the character without a valid reason	Familial
Excommunicated	Character has the Excommunicated trait and faith has the Communion tenet	Religious
Known Adulterer	Character has the Adulterer trait and faith has the criminal adultery doctrine for its gender	Religious
Known Cannibal	Character has the Cannibal trait and faith does not have the Ritual Cannibalism tenet	Religious
Known Deviant	Character has the Deviant trait and faith has the criminal deviancy doctrine	Religious
Known Fornicator	Character has the Fornicator trait and faith has the criminal / adultery doctrine for its gender	Religious
Known Sodomite	Character has the Sodomite trait and faith has the criminal same-sex relations doctrine	Religious
Known Witch	Character has the Witch trait and faith has the criminal witchcraft doctrine	Religious
Known Kinslayer	Character has a Kinslayer trait and faith has the criminal kinslaying doctrine for its severity	Religious
Denounced	Character has the Denounced trait	Dynastic