Religions with higher moral authority more easily convert characters and provinces to their faith, while religions with lower moral authority are less likely to gain converts and are suscepitible to heresy.Ī religion's moral authority is dependent on the attributes of the religion's head, the number of holy sites held by the relgion, success in religous wars and other considerations. Certain actions such as excommunications, sanctioned invasions and relgious reformation require a minimum moral authority. The other pagan religions get a normal high priest who is a vassal to the ruler who reformed the religion. The Norse leader is the Fylkir, a title held by a Norse ruler, which functions much like the Caliphate. Pagan religions start without a religious head, but gain one once the religion has been reformed. These individuals may or may not be playable depending on the relgion, and often have unique mechanics. These people are recognised by the adherents of that particular faith to be the leader of the religion. Each of these except Zoroastrian and Jewish is subdivided into multiple branches, which may in turn have their own sub-branches known as heresies.Ī list of religions is given below. There are six main religious groups in Crusader Kings II. Each character in Crusader Kings II has a religion, and the religion of the player's character determines what mechanics are available to the player. Religion is a key concept in Crusader Kings II, and the different religions and their interactions greatly affect how the game is played.

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