Steppe court
Keeper of the Horses
Keeper of the Horses is a court position in Crusader Kings III; its aptitude rests on Martial. At excellent aptitude it gives Travel Speed +8%, Herd Gain +5%, Herd Capacity +10%. Aptitude also comes from Administrator (+15), Family First (+15) and Calm (+15). Base salary 0.05 a month; revoking it costs 200 prestige. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/court_positions/types/00_mpo_court_positions.txt.
Quick answers (3)
- What makes a good Keeper of the Horses in CK3?
- Martial Skill Martial × 2.5 (max 50), Diplomacy Skill Diplomacy (max 50), Administrator +15, Family First +15, Calm +15, Patient +15, Compassionate +15, Lifestyle Traveler +15, Wrathful -15, Impatient -15, Callous -15 and Sadistic -15 (the game's aptitude breakdown, patch 1.20.0.3).
- What does the Keeper of the Horses give?
- Terrible: Travel Speed +1%, Herd Gain +1%, Herd Capacity +1%; Poor: Travel Speed +2%, Herd Gain +2%, Herd Capacity +2%; Average: Travel Speed +3%, Herd Gain +3%, Herd Capacity +4%; Good: Travel Speed +5%, Herd Gain +4%, Herd Capacity +7%; Excellent: Travel Speed +8%, Herd Gain +5%, Herd Capacity +10%.
- What tasks can the Keeper of the Horses do?
- Oversee Breeding and Warhorse Grooming.
The Keeper of the Horses is a prestigious position in charge of their liege's steeds and stables.
What it gives you, by aptitude
The holder's aptitude (see below) sets the level: levels start at 20, 40, 60, 80.
Terriblebelow 20
- Travel Speed+1%
- Herd Gain+1%
- Herd Capacity+1%
Poor20+
- Travel Speed+2%
- Herd Gain+2%
- Herd Capacity+2%
Average40+
- Travel Speed+3%
- Herd Gain+3%
- Herd Capacity+4%
Good60+
- Travel Speed+5%
- Herd Gain+4%
- Herd Capacity+7%
Excellent80+
- Travel Speed+8%
- Herd Gain+5%
- Herd Capacity+10%
What makes a good Keeper of the Horses
The game's own aptitude breakdown for this position — every part it adds up:
| Part | Aptitude |
|---|---|
| Martial Skill | Martial × 2.5 (max 50) |
| Diplomacy Skill | Diplomacy (max 50) |
| Administrator | +15 |
| Family First | +15 |
| Calm | +15 |
| Patient | +15 |
| Compassionate | +15 |
| Lifestyle Traveler | +15 |
| Wrathful | -15 |
| Impatient | -15 |
| Callous | -15 |
| Sadistic | -15 |
The holder gets
Tasks
Oversee Breeding
This character is tasked with overseeing the breeding of the royal stables.
Warhorse Grooming
Only the best of steeds is worthy of a warlike ruler.
Who may hire it (valid_position) (2 lines of game script)
highest_held_title_tier >= tier_county government_has_flag = government_is_nomadic
As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_mpo_court_positions.txt.
Who may hold it (valid_character) (6 lines of game script)
scope:employee = {
liege = scope:liege
keeper_of_the_horses_validity_trigger = {
EMPLOYER = scope:liege
}
}As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_mpo_court_positions.txt.
Shown when (is_shown) (1 line of game script)
government_has_flag = government_is_nomadic
As written in game/common/court_positions/types/00_mpo_court_positions.txt.
Source: game/common/court_positions/types/00_mpo_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.