

Named by the game's script · Start screen character · DNA in the game files
Hereweard the Wake
Also “Hereweard 'the Wake'”
Men of the Fens on 1066.9.15
- Culture
- Anglo-SaxonWest Germanic
- Faith
- Catholicism
- Dynasty
- Oslac
- Nickname
- the Wake
- Born
- 1044.1.1
- Died
- 1094.1.1, aged 50
- History ID
90028
Hereweard the Wake is a historical character of Crusader Kings III (also named Hereweard 'the Wake'): a man of Anglo-Saxon culture of the Catholicism faith of the Oslac dynasty, born 1044.1.1, died 1094.1.1. On the start dates: 1066 — Men of the Fens. Playable on the bookmark The Wandering Exiles (1066.9.15, rated Advanced). The game's script names him by ID in 23 places, among them the casus belli Invasion, the event There Is Another, the event A New England, the event The Hammer Falls and 3 more. History ID 90028. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/history/characters/anglo_saxon.txt.
This section as JSON: /raw/historical-characters.json
Quick answers (3)
- What is Hereweard the Wake's character ID in CK3?
- History ID 90028 — console: hello_history 90028.
- Can you play as Hereweard the Wake in CK3?
- Yes: The Wandering Exiles, 1066.9.15 (the game rates it Advanced).
- Which CK3 start dates is Hereweard the Wake alive on?
- 1066.9.15 (age 22).
Playable · The Wandering Exiles · 1066.9.15 · Advanced (the game's rating)
Special Story Content Available Exiled and branded an outlaw by Edward the Confessor, Hereweard has traveled to Flanders to seek his fame and fortune.
Where the game names him
Every place in the game's script (common/ and events/, test and debug files left out) that names Hereweard the Wake by ID — character:90028 — with the lines as written.
Story cycles 1
story_cycle_harrying_of_the_north
- 228: character:90028 = {
- 241: character:90028 = {
game/common/story_cycles/ep3_story_cycle_harrying_of_the_north.txt
Events 7
There Is Another
ep3_laamps.7001- 8343: character:90028 ?= {
game/events/dlc/ep3/ep3_laamp_events.txt
A New England
ep3_laamps.7002- 8460: character:90028 ?= {
game/events/dlc/ep3/ep3_laamp_events.txt
The Hammer Falls
ep3_story_cycle_harrying.0001- 37: this = character:90028
- 70: this = character:90028
- 104: this = character:90028
game/events/dlc/ep3/ep3_story_cycle_harrying_of_the_north_events.txt
The Return
ep3_story_cycle_harrying.0002- 129: this = character:90028
- 161: this = character:90028
- 195: this = character:90028
game/events/dlc/ep3/ep3_story_cycle_harrying_of_the_north_events.txt
Uncertain Times
ep3_story_cycle_harrying.0003- 235: this = character:90028
- 269: this = character:90028
game/events/dlc/ep3/ep3_story_cycle_harrying_of_the_north_events.txt
A New Opponent
war_event.2001- 143: character:90028 = {
game/events/war_events/war_events.txt
- 264: character:90028 = {
- 287: character:90028 = {
game/events/war_events/war_events.txt
Casus belli 1
Invasion
norman_conquest_cb- 103: character:90028 = { save_scope_as = hereward }
game/common/casus_belli_types/00_event_war.txt
On actions (script run on game events) 1
on_game_start_after_lobby
- 5566: character:90028 ?= {
- 5573: NOT = { is_courtier_of = character:90028 }
game/common/on_action/game_start.txt
Scripted effects 11
ep3_become_landed_transfer_effect
- 910: limit = { character:90028 ?= this }
game/common/scripted_effects/07_dlc_ep3_scripted_effects.txt
purchase_land_interaction_effect
- 1319: limit = { character:90028 ?= this }
game/common/scripted_effects/07_dlc_ep3_scripted_effects.txt
purchase_land_interaction_shortened_effect
- 1426: limit = { character:90028 ?= this }
game/common/scripted_effects/07_dlc_ep3_scripted_effects.txt
ep3_increase_pacification_effect
- 12359: character:90028 = {
- 12366: character:90028 = {
game/common/scripted_effects/07_dlc_ep3_scripted_effects.txt
ep3_increase_pacification_large_effect
- 12436: character:90028 = {
- 12443: character:90028 = {
game/common/scripted_effects/07_dlc_ep3_scripted_effects.txt
ep3_increase_resistance_effect
- 12513: character:90028 = {
- 12520: character:90028 = {
game/common/scripted_effects/07_dlc_ep3_scripted_effects.txt
ep3_increase_resistance_large_effect
- 12590: character:90028 = {
- 12597: character:90028 = {
game/common/scripted_effects/07_dlc_ep3_scripted_effects.txt
ep3_decrease_pacification_effect
- 12669: character:90028 = {
- 12676: character:90028 = {
game/common/scripted_effects/07_dlc_ep3_scripted_effects.txt
ep3_decrease_resistance_effect
- 12749: character:90028 = {
- 12756: character:90028 = {
game/common/scripted_effects/07_dlc_ep3_scripted_effects.txt
demand_pastureland_adventurer_interaction_effect
- 13518: limit = { character:90028 ?= this }
game/common/scripted_effects/07_dlc_ep3_scripted_effects.txt
ep3_adventurer_ai_contract_find_next_kingdom_effect
- 1343: character:90028 ?= scope:story.story_owner
game/common/scripted_effects/07_dlc_ep3_story_cycle_adventurer_ai_scripted_effects.txt
Scripted triggers 2
game_rule_rig_norman_conquest_for_hereward_trigger
- 259: character:90028 ?= { is_ai = no }
- 262: NOT = { this = character:90028 }
game/common/scripted_triggers/00_game_rule_triggers.txt
disable_interaction_for_hereward_trigger
- 115: limit = { scope:recipient = character:90028 }
game/common/scripted_triggers/00_laamp_triggers.txt
On the start dates
What history/titles gives Hereweard the Wake on each start date he is alive on: titles, the realm counting vassals, liege and court.
Traits and skills
Skilled Tactician
Ambitious
Vengeful
Wrathful
Forder
Veteran Adventurer
Blademasterfrom 1060.1.1
Gallowsbaitfrom 1060.1.1
5Diplomacy
11Martial
–Stewardship
–Intrigue
–Learning
10Prowess
Base skills as written in the character's history (– = not set: the game rolls it). In the game, traits, education and age add to them.
Family
From history/characters (father, mother, add_spouse). Names with a link have a page of their own.
Parents 1
- Fredrik Oslac (father, 1017–1065)
Spouses 1
- Turfida (from 1060.1.1, 1046–1096)
Brothers and sisters 1
- Ordgar Oslac (half, 1040–1068)
In his history file
- 1054.7.16Faith → Catholicism
- 1060.1.1Pressed claim on Cambridgeshire
- 1060.1.1Nickname → the Wake
Family and house
From game/history/characters/anglo_saxon.txt, history id 90028, and the files that name him, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.
