Bookmark · 867.1.1
Fathers of the Faithful
Needs the By God Alone DLC.
Christendom stands on uncertain ground. Across Europe, patriarchs write of primacy, bishops contend bitterly for authority, while kings and emperors bend the faith to their own greedy ends. In the west, Carolingian pride clashes with Roman ambition. In the east, Constantinople guards its ancient rights with unwavering resolve. Between them lie newly converted realms and pagan frontiers, where church authority is both requested and reviled. Will you guide Christianity toward unity, forsaking lust for power? Or will you lead the Great Schism of the Church?
Characters
King Boris
MediumBulgaria · Feudal · Bulgarian · Chalcedonianism · age 42
79 counties, vassal of Strymon
Only a few years have passed since Boris was baptized at Pliska, tying the Bulgarian elite to the Christian Church. Many powerful boyars, led by the royal heir Vladimir-Rasate, still cling to the old ways and seek a return to the Blue Sky of Tengriism. And, at his doorstep, a horde of horsemen stand ready to strike. War is imminent. Can you honor your holy baptism, and survive the turmoil that threatens to tear the kingdom apart?
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King Rostislav
EasyGreat Moravia · Feudal · Slovien · Chalcedonianism · age 52
27 counties, independent
Great Moravia stands between Rome and Constantinople, and power-hungry clerics squabble for authority over its court. Wary of foreign control, Rostislav seeks his own Christian tradition. Can you defend Rostislav's vision, and establish a lasting Slavic Christianity? Can you keep Moravia united against all who would break it?
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Prince-Archbishop Rimbert
AdvancedHamburg · Ecclesiastical · Dutch · Chalcedonianism · age 37
3 counties, vassal of East Francia
Along with the Archbishopric of Hamburg, Rimbert inherited the mantle of the 'Apostle of the North' and the holy mission to convert pagan Scandinavia. From his seat at the very edge of Christendom, he looks out over pagan Scandinavia: where Danish and Swedish kings still worship pagan idols, where but the very first seeds of baptism have been sown. Can you walk in Archbishop Ansgar's footsteps, bring the Northmen into the fold, and turn Hamburg into the metropolitan see of a strong Christian North?
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Salzburg · Ecclesiastical · Bavarian · Chalcedonianism · age 58
5 counties, vassal of East Francia
Adalwin commands Salzburg, an incredibly powerful seat of the church: one rivaled only by Constantinople and the Papal States. His mastery of canon law is his chief instrument of power. By it, he hopes to bind every church office to his chancery. Can you manipulate both king and church, concentrate authority in your see, and claim the most powerful seat of all Christendom?
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Prince-Archbishop Lupus
AdvancedAquileia · Ecclesiastical · Cisalpine · Chalcedonianism · age 47
2 counties, vassal of Italy
Within a Prince-Bishopric choked by the brutal ambitions of secular potentates, Lupus turns to doctrinal lawyering and courtly intrigues as his means to power. Can you outlearn your rivals, outscheme your neighbors, and establish a lasting place in Aquileia for men of the Church... and men of your House?
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Source: game/common/bookmarks/bookmarks/00_bookmarks.txt (bm_867_christianity) and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3.