Decision · Roman Decisions

Found the Varangian Guard

For years, warriors from the remotest lands in the North have collected in Constantinople, attracted by our riches. They offer their services as mercenaries, an art at which they excel, and have no loyalties except those to coin and their own pride. If we could organize their presence around the Emperor, we would get an invincible military force at our personal service!

Requirements

The lines the game itself shows for this decision's conditions:

Has at least 5 Courtiers with norse culture

Shown to a character when (is_shown) (10 lines of game script)

primary_title.tier >= tier_empire
culture ?= {
	has_cultural_parameter = unlock_maa_varangian_guards
}
NOT = {
	primary_title = {
		has_variable = founded_varangian_guard
	}
}
has_ep3_dlc_trigger = yes

As written in game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/ep3_decisions.txt.

Can be taken when (is_valid) (17 lines of game script)

prestige_level >= 3
OR = {
	any_realm_county = {
		culture = culture:norse
	}
	custom_tooltip = {
		text = has_5_norse_courtiers
		any_courtier = {
			count >= 5
			culture = culture:norse
		}
	}
	any_ally = {
		culture = culture:norse
	}
}
is_available_at_peace = yes

As written in game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/ep3_decisions.txt.

Effects

Unlocks the Court Position Akolouthos and the Varangian Guards Men-at-Arms for E Byzantium.

Effect (12 lines of game script)

primary_title = {
	set_variable = founded_varangian_guard
}
send_interface_toast = {
	title = unlocked_varangian_guard_desc_tt
	type = event_toast_effect_neutral
	left_icon = root
	custom_tooltip = unlocked_varangian_guard_desc
}
create_character_memory = {
	type = found_varangian_memory
}

As written in game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/ep3_decisions.txt.

Source: game/common/decisions/dlc_decisions/ep3_decisions.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3.