Named by the game's script
William the Lion
Scotland on 1178.10.1
hello_history 202999- Culture
- ScotsWest Germanic
- Faith
- Catholicism
- Dynasty
- Dunkeld
- Nickname
- the Lion
- Born
- 1143.1.1
- Died
- 1214.12.4, aged 71
- History ID
202999
William the Lion is a historical character of Crusader Kings III: a man of Scots culture of the Catholicism faith of the Dunkeld dynasty, born 1143.1.1, died 1214.12.4. On the start dates: 1178 — Scotland (20 counties). The game's script names him by ID in 1 place. History ID 202999. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/history/characters/scottish.txt.
This section as JSON: /raw/historical-characters.json
Quick answers (3)
- What is William the Lion's character ID in CK3?
- History ID 202999 — console: hello_history 202999.
- Can you play as William the Lion in CK3?
- Not from the start screen's picks; he holds land on 1178, so he can be picked on the map.
- Which CK3 start dates is William the Lion alive on?
- 1178.10.1 (age 35).
Where the game names him
Every place in the game's script (common/ and events/, test and debug files left out) that names William the Lion by ID — character:202999 — with the lines as written.
Scripted effects 1
base_1178_tributary_setup_effect
- 1551: character:202999 = {
game/common/scripted_effects/00_tributary_setup_effects.txt
On the start dates
What history/titles gives William the Lion on each start date he is alive on: titles, the realm counting vassals, liege and court.
1178 1178.10.1
Age 35
6 titles, 20 counties in the realm counting vassals
- Scotland
- Albany
- Lothian
- Gowrie
- Linlithgowshire
- Mearns
Traits and skills
5Diplomacy
8Martial
7Stewardship
5Intrigue
–Learning
–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 2
- Henry Dunkeld (father, 1114–1152)
- Ada Warenne (mother, 1120–1178)
Spouses 1
- Ermengarde Beaumont-au-Maine (from 1186.1.1, 1170–1220)
Children 4
- Ela Fife (1159–1209)
- Robert London (1159–1205)
- Ada Dunkeld (1164–1214)
- Alexander Dunkeld (1198–1249)
Brothers and sisters 4
- Ada Dunkeld (1140–1204)
- Malcolm Dunkeld (1142–1165)
- David Dunkeld (1144–1219)
- Margaret Dunkeld (1145–1201)
In his history file
- 1178.1.1Rival: Donald Uilleim (1150–1187)
- 1186.1.1Nickname → the Lion
Family and house
From game/history/characters/scottish.txt, history id 202999, and the files that name him, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.