Mandala court
Court Brahmin
Court Brahmin is a court position in Crusader Kings III; its aptitude rests on Learning. At excellent aptitude it gives Piety +0.7/month, Monthly legitimacy +0.7/month. Aptitude also comes from Is part of the Clergy (+20), Generous (+20) and Theologian (+20). Base salary 0.12 a month; revoking it costs 200 prestige. It needs All Under Heaven. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/court_positions/types/00_mandala_court_positions.txt.
Quick answers (3)
- What makes a good Court Brahmin in CK3?
- Learning Skill Learning × 2.5 (max 50), Is part of the Clergy +20, Generous +20, Theologian +20, Compassionate +20, Greedy -10, Profligate -10, Avaricious -10, Monastic Communities +20 and Plenty to Donate +30 (the game's aptitude breakdown, patch 1.20.0.3).
- What does the Court Brahmin give?
- Terrible: Piety +0.1/month, Monthly legitimacy +0.1/month; Poor: Piety +0.2/month, Monthly legitimacy +0.2/month; Average: Piety +0.3/month, Monthly legitimacy +0.3/month; Good: Piety +0.5/month, Monthly legitimacy +0.5/month; Excellent: Piety +0.7/month, Monthly legitimacy +0.7/month.
- What tasks can the Court Brahmin do?
- Increase Tribute, Accommodate Tributaries and Divine Charity.
A venerable priest found in Hindu and Buddhist courts alike, the Court Brahmin is responsible for performing rituals, overseeing ceremonies, and promoting the legitimacy of the ruler.
What it gives you, by aptitude
The holder's aptitude (see below) sets the level: levels start at 20, 40, 60, 80.
Terriblebelow 20
- Piety+0.1/month
- Monthly legitimacy+0.1/month
Poor20+
- Piety+0.2/month
- Monthly legitimacy+0.2/month
Average40+
- Piety+0.3/month
- Monthly legitimacy+0.3/month
Good60+
- Piety+0.5/month
- Monthly legitimacy+0.5/month
Excellent80+
- Piety+0.7/month
- Monthly legitimacy+0.7/month
What makes a good Court Brahmin
The game's own aptitude breakdown for this position — every part it adds up:
| Part | Aptitude |
|---|---|
| Learning Skill | Learning × 2.5 (max 50) |
| Is part of the Clergy | +20 |
| Generous | +20 |
| Theologian | +20 |
| Compassionate | +20 |
| Greedy | -10 |
| Profligate | -10 |
| Avaricious | -10 |
| Monastic Communities | +20 |
| Plenty to Donate | +30 |
The holder gets
- Piety+0.1/month
- Monthly Piety+10%
- Monthly Learning Lifestyle Experience+10%
Tasks
Increase Tribute
This character will diligently tend to amplifying the flow of wealth from tributary to suzerain.
Costs 0.05 prestige a month
Accommodate Tributaries
This character will make certain that the tributaries will fall in line with their suzerain, with whatever means necessary.
Cultural Acceptance will be increased by … between … and Tributary Cultures every year (max 50)
Divine Charity
This character is tasked with arranging charity in your name.
- Piety+1/month
Who may hire it (valid_position) (2 lines of game script)
is_landed_or_landless_administrative_or_theocratic = yes highest_held_title_tier >= tier_duchy
As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_mandala_court_positions.txt.
Who may hold it (valid_character) (5 lines of game script)
scope:employee = {
court_brahmin_validity_trigger = {
EMPLOYER = scope:liege
}
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_mandala_court_positions.txt.
Shown when (is_shown) (10 lines of game script)
has_tgp_dlc_trigger = yes
is_landed_or_landless_administrative_or_theocratic = yes
government_has_flag = government_is_mandala
trigger_if = {
limit = {
is_ai = yes
highest_held_title_tier <= tier_county
}
always = no
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_mandala_court_positions.txt.
Source: game/common/court_positions/types/00_mandala_court_positions.txt, common/court_positions/tasks, common/script_values and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3. Salary is the base before the realm-size and cultural-era multipliers.