Named by the game's script · Start screen character · DNA in the game files
Ælla Northumbria
Also “Petty King Ælla”
Northumbria on 867.1.1
- Culture
- Anglo-SaxonWest Germanic
- Faith
- Chalcedonianism
- Dynasty
- Northumbria
- Born
- 824.1.1
- Died
- 867.3.21, aged 43
- History ID
163103
Ælla Northumbria is a historical character of Crusader Kings III (also named Petty King Ælla): a man of Anglo-Saxon culture of the Chalcedonianism faith of the Northumbria dynasty, born 824.1.1, died 867.3.21. On the start dates: 867 — Northumbria (10 counties). Playable on the bookmark challenge_character_aella_northumberland (867.1.1, rated Advanced). The game's script names him by ID in 2 places. History ID 163103. 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 Ælla Northumbria's character ID in CK3?
- History ID 163103 — console: hello_history 163103.
- Can you play as Ælla Northumbria in CK3?
- Yes: challenge_character_aella_northumberland, 867.1.1 (the game rates it Advanced).
- Which CK3 start dates is Ælla Northumbria alive on?
- 867.1.1 (age 43).
Playable · challenge_character_aella_northumberland · 867.1.1 · Advanced (the game's rating)
His lands besieged by foreign invaders, Ælla's death at their hands marked the end of meaningful resistance, his successor little more than a Norse puppet.
Where the game names him
Every place in the game's script (common/ and events/, test and debug files left out) that names Ælla Northumbria by ID — character:163103 — with the lines as written.
Events 1
- 157: limit = { this = character:163103 }
- 169: limit = { this = character:163103 }
game/events/bookmark_events.txt
Scripted effects 1
bookmark_867_northmen_aellas_capture_war_imprisonment_effect
- 9: this = character:163103
- 17: character:163103 = { is_imprisoned = yes }
game/common/scripted_effects/00_bookmark_effects.txt
On the start dates
What history/titles gives Ælla Northumbria on each start date he is alive on: titles, the realm counting vassals, liege and court.
867 867.1.1
Age 43
5 titles, 10 counties in the realm counting vassals
- Northumbria
- Dunbar
- Lanarkshire
- Lothian
- Northumberland
Married to Ecgwyn (828–894)
Traits and skills
3Diplomacy
5Martial
7Stewardship
6Intrigue
5Learning
–Prowess
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
- Oswulf Northumbria (father, 775–836)
Spouses 1
- Ecgwyn (from 840.1.1, 828–894)
Children 2
- Blæja Northumbria (841–893)
- Ælfgar Northumbria (843–867)
Brothers and sisters 1
- Osberht Northumbria (half, 805–866)
In his history file
- 860.1.1Rival: Björn Ironside (826–868)
- 860.1.1Rival: Sigurdr Snake-in-the-Eye (840–917)
- 860.1.1Rival: Halfdan Whiteshirt (828–875)
- 867.1.1Rival: Ivar the Boneless (845–873)
Family and house
From game/history/characters/anglo_saxon.txt, history id 163103, and the files that name him, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.