宗族

A Dynasty represents an unbroken Noble line descending from the same Landed character who founded the Dynasty. Each Dynasty is made up of multiple Houses working towards bringing Renown upon the Dynasty. A Dynasty can be renamed by the Dynasty Head at any point. All Dynasty members have +5  Opinion towards each other.

家族

Each Dynasty will have a Founding House, usually of the same name as the Dynasty, which is the first House of that Dynasty. Ruling Dynasty members of Feudal or Clan Government who are distant by blood to the current House Head may choose to create a Cadet Branch, a new House under the Dynasty. Each House has its own name and motto, usually inspired by the location in which they are founded and the founding character, which can be changed at will by the House Head. They will also have a unique coat of arms that has two quarters copied from the Dynasty coat of arms.

Creating a Cadet Branch has the following requirements:

• The character must be blood-related to their current House Head
• The character must not stand to inherit any of their current House Head's titles
• The character must have sufficient Prestige
• All ancestors of the character are dead

If a House Head demands the religious conversion of a House member and the member refuses, it will result in the creation of a new Cadet Branch.

Each character born from a Marriage will belong to the father's House unless the marriage is Matrilineal.

家主

The House Head is the leader of a House. House Heads have the power to legitimize bastards, call House members to war and demand that they convert to their Faith. In addition House Heads will get a  Weak Hook on all newly born House members and gain +0.02 Monthly Prestige for every living member of the House. When a House Head dies its Primary Heir becomes the next House Head.

When character creates a Cadet Branch it becomes its House Head, becoming free from the direct influence of their old House Head unless he or she was the Dynasty Head.

宗族族长

The most powerful House Head of a Dynasty will always become the Dynasty Head upon the death of the current one. The Dynasty Head gains +0.01 Monthly Prestige for every living member of the Dynasty and has access to the following interactions:

Interaction	Effects	Cost
Call Dynasty Member To War	Targeted Dynasty Member may join the Dynasty Head's current war	None
Claim Title	Gain an  Unpressed Claim on the targeted Dynasty Member's Primary Title and a temporary -50  Opinion	None
Disinherit	Targeted Dynasty Member gains the Disinherited trait and a permanent -75  Opinion	75  Renown and 150  Prestige if Dynasty Member is Unlanded 225  Renown and 900  Prestige if Dynasty Member is Landed
Denounce	Targeted Dynasty Member gains the Denounced trait and a permanent -50  Opinion	50  Renown and 150  Prestige if Dynasty Member is Unlanded 125  Renown and 500  Prestige if Dynasty Member is Landed
End Dynasty Wars	All wars between members of the same Dynasty end in White Peace	75 Renown
Forgive	Targeted Dynasty Member loses the Denounced trait and the  Opinion malus	25  Renown
Restore Inheritance	Targeted Dynasty Member loses the Disinherited trait and the  Opinion malus	75  Renown

宗族威望

Renown is a resource accumulated by a Dynasty and is used for the most powerful Dynasty Head interactions, unlocking Dynasty Legacies and increasing a Dynasty's level of Splendor. A Dynasty gains Monthly Renown for the following:

• +0.02 for each living member
• +0.12 for each independent baron
• +0.25 for each independent count
• +0.5 for each independent duke
• +1 for each independent king
• +2 for each independent emperor
• +0.1 for each member married to a baron
• +0.2 for each member married to a count
• +0.4 for each member married to a duke
• +0.8 for each member married to a king
• +1.6 for each member married to an emperor

宗族威望等级

Firstly, all renown earned by a Dynasty counts towards its Level of Splendor, which determines how known the Dynasty is in the eyes of the world, how much Prestige characters get from being born or marrying into it the maximum long reign Opinion characters can get and how decorated the Dynasty's coat of arms will be. Having a high level also makes it much easier to arrange marriages, especially with Dynasties with a Lower Level of Splendor. The Level of Splendor will never decrease. Peasant Dynasties start at Base Origins.

Level of Splendor	Birth Prestige	Marriage Prestige	Max Long Reign Opinion	Max level for guest Congenital traits	Required renown
Base Origins	0	-100	+5	1	0
Obscure	+100	0	+10	1	0
Insignificant	+200	+100	+15	1	700
Noteworthy	+300	+200	+20	2	1000
Reputable	+400	+300	+25	2	2000
Well-known	+500	+400	+30	2	3000
Significant	+600	+500	+35	2	4000
Famous	+700	+600	+40	3	5000
Glorious	+800	+700	+45	3	6000
Fabled	+900	+800	+50	3	7000
Legendary	+1000	+900	+55	3	8000

宗族传承

Dynasty Legacies are permanent modifiers and unlocks that can be unlocked by the Dynasty Head and affect every member of a Dynasty. Each Legacy contains five unlocks, each costing a progressively higher amount of  Renown to unlock. If an AI character becomes Dynasty Head it will only unlock Legacies belonging to the tree with the highest current progress.

Tree	Legacy 1 effects	Legacy 2 effects	Legacy 3 effects	Legacy 4 effects	Legacy 5 effects
Warfare	+2 Prowess +15 Knight Effectiveness	-20% Casus Belli Cost	+10% Monthly Martial Lifestyle Experience	+5 Advantage	+1 Max number of Men-at-Arms Regiments Can recruit House Guard Men-at-Arms
Law	+5 Popular Opinion	+0.2 Monthly Control Growth	+10% Monthly Stewardship Lifestyle Experience	+5 Powerful Vassal Opinion	+1 Domain Limit
Guile	+20% Dread Gain	+10 Hostile Scheme Success Chance	+10% Monthly Intrigue Lifestyle Experience	-0.05 Monthly Tyranny	77% chance to prevent one Murder of each Dynasty member
Blood	+30% Chance to inherit good congenital traits +30% Chance of new good congenital traits	+30% Chance to reinforce congenital traits	-30% Chance to inherit bad congenital traits -30% Chance of new bad congenital traits	Select a congenital trait to become more common	+5 Years Life Expectancy
Erudition	+10 Courtier and Guest Opinion Better Guests are attracted	+10% Piety	+10% Monthly Learning Lifestyle Experience	+3 Same Faith Opinion	+10% Effectiveness of Councilor Tasks
Glory	+30 Marriage Acceptance	+10% Prestige	+10% Monthly Diplomacy Lifestyle Experience	-20% Short Reign Duration	+10 General Opinion
Kin	+10% Fertility	Dynasty members get better education	+10 Spouse Opinion Fewer pregnancy complications	+5 Dynasty Opinion +30% Personal Scheme Success on Dynasty members	+1 Random skill each year Prowess doesn't decrease with age

Breeding

Breeding is the process of passing Congenital traits to children. The chance of a Congenital trait being passed on is the following:

Has trait	Nobody	Father's parent (any)	Father
Nobody	0%	2%	25%
Mother's parent (any)	2%	10%	50%
Mother	25%	50%	80%

In addition if both parents have the same leveled Congenital trait there is a 50% chance for the child to have an improved version of the parents' trait.

Inbreeding is the process of two characters who are at least 4th degree relatives having children together. Such children can be born with negative congenital traits even if neither parent has them. However there is a small chance for the child to gain the Pure-Blooded trait instead. The chance to gain inbreeding traits is low in the first generation but each successive generation has a higher chance. Related characters are also harder to use the Seduction Scheme on unless the target character's Faith accepts it.