Tenets

Tenets represent various concepts a Faith believes in. Each Faith has 3 Tenets.

Tenet	Effects	Max Piety cost	Religions	Requirements
Asceticism	Enables the Meditate in Seclusion decision Makes Temperate a Virtue Makes Gluttonous a Sin Makes Greedy a Sin Makes Eager Reveler a Sin Makes Famous Reveler a Sin Makes Legendary Reveler a Sin	500 if Christian, Dualist, Buddhist, Jain or Taoist 1500 Zoroastrian or Pagan 1000 if any other	All	None
Astrology	+25% Naval Speed Enables the Divine the Stars decision	500 if Zoroastrian or Pagan 1500 if Christian, Muslim or Jewish 1000 if any other	All	None
Carnal Exaltation	+25% Fertility Makes Lustful a Virtue Makes Chaste a Sin	500 if Hindu 1500 if Christian or Jewish 2000 if Buddhist or Jain 1000 if any other	All	None
Communal Identity	+10 Same Faith Opinion +50% Culture Promotion Speed if same Faith +50% County Conversion Speed if same Culture -50% County Conversion Speed if different Culture	1000 if Buddhist or Jain 500 if any other	All	None
Esotericism	Learning Education may also grant the Wise Man trait Makes Wise Man a Virtue Makes Mystic a Virtue Makes Miracle Worker a Virtue	500 if Hindu, Jain, Zoroastrian or Pagan 1500 if Christian 1000 if any other	All	None
Legalism	-10% Law Cost per Virtue trait +10% Law Cost per Sin trait Characters are less likely to join Factions if the Liege has a Virtue trait Characters are more likely to join Factions if the Liege has a Sin trait Electors are more likely to vote for the Liege's choice if it has the Just trait Makes Just a Great Virtue Makes Arbitrary a Great Sin	500 if Muslim, Jewish or Zoroastrian 1500 if Buddhist, Jain or Pagan 1000 if any other	All	None
Pursuit of Power	-50% Title Creation Cost -50% Tyranny Gain -10 Direct Vassal Opinion Grants the Conquest Casus Belli Grants the Invasion Casus Belli Makes Ambitious a Virtue Makes Content a Sin	1000 if Muslim, Hindu or Pagan 1500 if Jewish 100 if any other	All	None
Religious Law Variant Names: Fatwa (Islam) Halakha (Judaism)	-10% Law Cost Enables the Temporal Condemnation interaction with Vassals	500 if Muslim or Jewish 1500 if Christian, Hindu, Zoroastrian or Pagan 1000 if any other	All	None
Ritual Cannibalism	Cannibal is no longer Criminal Makes Cannibal a Great Virtue	1000 if Christian or Pagan 1500 if Hindu 2000 if any other	All	None
Ritual Celebrations	+5 Vassal Opinion +5 Courtier Opinion +100 Piety when holding a Feast -100 Piety when refusing to attend a Feast	500 if Hindu, Zoroastrian or Pagan 1000 if any other	All	None
Sacred Lies	+50 Piety when successfully completing a Scheme +20 Agent Acceptance Makes Deceitful a Virtue Makes Honest a Sin	1000 if Pagan 1500 if Muslim or Jewish 2000 if any other	All	None
Sanctity of Nature	+5 Popular Opinion +5 Advantage in Forest, Jungle and Taiga terrain -25% Attrition in Forest, Jungle and Taiga terrain +10% Building Construction Gold Cost	500 if Pagan 1500 if Hindu 2000 if Abrahamic 1000 if any other	All	None
Tax Nonbelievers Variant Names: Jizya (Islam)	+20% Domain Taxes if different Faith +25% Levy Reinforcement Rate if same Faith -25% Levy Reinforcement Rate if different Faith	500 if Muslim or Pagan 1500 if Christian or Dualist 1000 if any other	All	None
Unrelenting Faith	+4 Prowess +2 Faith Hostility Advantage Members of the clergy can serve as Commanders or Knights	500 if Muslim, Jewish or Pagan 1500 if Buddhist or Jain 1000 if any other	All	None
Vows of Poverty	Enables the Take Vow of Poverty decision Makes Generous a Great Virtue Makes Greedy a Great Sin	500 if Christian, Dualist, Buddhist or Jain 1500 Zoroastrian or Pagan 1000 if any other	All	None
Gnosticism	+2 Learning -2 Stewardship Giving away titles reduces Stress: -5 Stress when granting a County Title -15 Stress when granting a Duchy Title -65 Stress when granting a Kingdom Title -160 Stress when granting an Empire Title Faiths with the same tenet are considered Righteous Makes Temperate a Virtue Makes Gluttonous a Sin	500 if Dualist, Zoroastrian 1500 if Muslim, Jewish, Hindu or Pagan 1000 if any other	All	Eastern Syncretism tenet
Mendicant Preachers	+33% County Conversion Speed Completing a pilgrimage grants a Holy Order Hire Cost modifier Makes Temperate a Virtue Makes Gluttonous a Sin	500 if Christian, Dualist, Buddhist or Jain 1500 if Hindu, Zoroastrian or Pagan 1000 if any other	All	Hedonistic tenet
Monasticism	Enables the Ask to Take Vows interaction with Courtiers Makes Temperate a Virtue Makes Gluttonous a Sin	500 if Christian, Dualist, Buddhist or Jain 1500 Zoroastrian or Pagan 1000 if any other	All	Hedonistic tenet
Communion	Enables the Seek Indulgences interaction with the Head of Faith Head of Faith can Excommunicate characters Makes Honest a Virtue Makes Deceitful a Sin Makes Excommunicated a Crime	500 if Christian or Jewish 1500 if Pagan 1000 if any other	All	None head of faith doctrine
Ecclesiarchy Variant Names: The Pentarchy (Christianity)	+0.1 Monthly Fervor per Holy Site Completing a pilgrimage grants a Clergy Opinion modifier	1000 if Christian, Hindu or Zoroastrian 1500 if any other	All	Pluralist religious attitude doctrine
Adaptive	+30% County Conversion Resistance +15 Different Faith Liege Opinion -25% Different Faith Popular Opinion Different faith vassals are less likely to join Independence and Populist factions	500 if Jewish, Buddhist, Jain or Pagan 1500 if Christian or Muslim 1000 if any other	All	Pluralist religious attitude doctrine
Divine Marriage	+100% Fertility with Close Family members +10 Vassal Opinion if married to a Close Family member +1000 Piety if first marriage is with a Close Family member and is Monogamous	1500 if Muslim, Dualist, Buddhist or Jain 1000 if any other	All	Unrestricted Marriage consanguinity doctrine
Polyamory	No penalties from extramarital relationships	500 if Hindu 1500 if Abrahamic, Buddhist or Jain 1000 if any other	All	Shunned male adultery doctrine Criminal male adultery doctrine Shunned female adultery doctrine Criminal female adultery doctrine
Natural Primitivism	+25% Stress Loss -25% Stress Gain +50% Law Cost +100% Tyranny Gain Characters don't wear clothes if the Character Nudity game rule is set to Default	1000 if Hindu or Jain 1500 if Christian, Dualist, Buddhist or Pagan 2000 if any other	All	Criminal same-sex relations doctrine Criminal male adultery doctrine Criminal female adultery doctrine Criminal deviancy doctrine Criminal witchcraft doctrine Criminal kinslaying doctrine
Hedonistic	+100 Piety when holding a Feast Makes Gluttonous a Great Virtue Makes Temperate a Great Sin	500 if Hindu 1500 if Muslim or Jewish 2000 if Christian, Buddhist or Jain 1000 if any other	All except Dualism	Mendicant Preachers tenet Monasticism tenet
Sanctioned False Conversions Variant Names: Taqiya (Islam)	+30% County Conversion Resistance Counties and characters may sometimes reconvert to this faith	500 if Zoroastrian 1500 if Dualist, Buddhist, Hindu or Jain 1000 if any other	All except Christianity	None
Christian Syncretism	+30 Christian Faith Opinion Christian faiths cannot be considered or consider this faith Evil Makes Compassionate a Virtue Makes Callous a Sin Makes Sadistic a Sin	500 if Muslim or Dualist 1000 if any other	All except Christianity	Islamic Syncretism tenet Jewish Syncretism tenet Eastern Syncretism tenet Syncretic Folk Traditions tenet
Islamic Syncretism	+30 Muslim Faith Opinion Muslim faiths cannot be considered or consider this faith Evil Makes Generous a Virtue Makes Arbitrary a Sin Makes Greedy a Sin	500 if Christian or Dualist 1000 if any other	All except Islam	Christian Syncretism tenet Jewish Syncretism tenet Eastern Syncretism tenet Syncretic Folk Traditions tenet
Jewish Syncretism	+30 Jewish Faith Opinion Jewish faiths cannot be considered or consider this faith Evil Makes patient a Virtue Makes Cynical a Sin Makes Greedy a Sin	500 if Christian or Dualist 1000 if any other	All except Judaism	Christian Syncretism tenet Islamic Syncretism tenet Eastern Syncretism tenet Syncretic Folk Traditions tenet
Eastern Syncretism	Faiths of eastern religions cannot be considered or consider this faith Evil Makes Honest a Virtue Makes Wrathful a Sin	500 if Dualist or Pagan 1500 if Muslim 1000 if any other	All Abrahamic All Pagan	Gnosticism tenet Christian Syncretism tenet Islamic Syncretism tenet Jewish Syncretism tenet Syncretic Folk Traditions tenet
Syncretic Folk Traditions	+30 Unreformed Faith Opinion Faiths of unreformed religions cannot be considered or consider this faith Evil Makes Humble a Virtue Makes Arrogant a Sin	1000	All Abrahamic All Eastern	Christian Syncretism tenet Islamic Syncretism tenet Jewish Syncretism tenet Eastern Syncretism tenet
Pacifism	Cannot declare Holy Wars or Raid +10 Opinion of Other Pacifists Rulers at peace for at least two years will have their Piety change by 1 each month Makes Calm a Virtue Makes Wrathful a Sin	500 if Christian or Taoist 1500 if Muslim 1000 if any other	All Abrahamic All Pagan Zoroastrianism Taoism	Armed Pilgrimages tenet Human Sacrifice tenet
Reincarnation	+20% County Conversion Resistance 4% Chance of a child to gain the Reincarnation trait and an ancestor's personality trait at age 9	500 if Dualist, Buddhist, Hindu or Jain 1500 if Muslim 1000 if any other	All Eastern All Pagan Islam Dualism Miletê Tawûsê Melek	None
Human Sacrifice	Grants the Raid for Captives Casus Belli +50 Piety per executed Count +100 Piety per executed Duke +500 Piety per executed King +1000 Piety per executed Emperor	1000 if Pagan 1500 if Hindu 2000 if any other	All Eastern All Pagan Dualism Miletê Tawûsê Melek	Dharmic Pacifism tenet Pacifism tenet
Warmonger	Members of the clergy can serve as Commanders or Knights Grants the Conquest Casus Belli Grants the Invasion Casus Belli No Offensive War Opinion Being at peace for more than 6 months lowers Vassal Opinion Can declare Great Holy Wars if Faith has a Head of Faith and is Organized	2000 if Buddhist, Jain or Taoist 1000 if any other	All Eastern All Pagan Miletê Tawûsê Melek	Dharmic Pacifism tenet Pacifism tenet
Ritual Hospitality Variant Names: Pūjā (Hinduism)	+0.3 Piety per Powerful Vassal on the Council Enables the Host as Honored Guest interaction with landed characters Makes Generous a Virtue Makes Callous a Sin	500 if Buddhist, Hindu or Jain 1000 if any other	All Eastern All Pagan	None
Sky Burials	Enables the Give your Ancestor a Sky Burial decision Small Disease Resistance Boost	500	All Eastern All Pagan	None
Consolamentum	-50% Short Reign Duration Enables the Initiate Consolamentum decision	1500 if Dualist, Hindu or Jain 1000 if any other	All Eastern Christianity Dualism Miletê Tawûsê Melek	None
Aniconism	-33% Temple Holding and Building Construction Cost -33% Temple Holding and Building Construction Time	500 if Christian, Muslim or Jewish 1000 if Dualist or Miletê	All Abrahamic	None
Literalism	Enables the Literalist Debate interaction with characters of the same faith Makes Scholar a Virtue Makes Astute Intellectual a Virtue Makes Mastermind Philosopher a Virtue	500 if Muslim or Jewish 1000 if Christian, Dualist or Miletê	All Abrahamic	None
Ancestor Worship	+100% Prestige from Level of Splendor +5 Close Family Opinion +50% Maximum Long Reign Opinion Bonus Completing a pilgrimage grants Close Family Opinion modifier	500	All Pagan	None
Inner Journey	Enables the Meditate in Seclusion decision Makes Patient a Virtue Makes Impatient a Sin	500	Buddhism Hinduism Jainism Taoism	None
Dharmic Pacifism	+20% County Conversion Resistance +10 Opinion of other Pacifists Cannot declare Holy Wars or Raid Makes Calm a Virtue Makes Wrathful a Sin	500 if Buddhism or Jainism 1000 if any other	Buddhism Hinduism Jainism Taoism	Armed Pilgrimages tenet Human Sacrifice tenet
Armed Pilgrimages	-20% Holy War Piety Cost +25% County Conversion Speed per owned Holy Site if no Head of Faith Can declare Great Holy Wars if Faith has a Head of Faith Completing a pilgrimage grants a Monthly Piety from Knights modifier	500 if Christian 1000 if Jewish	Christianity Judaism	Dharmic Pacifism tenet Pacifism tenet
Struggle and Submission	+50% Piety and Devotion from Holy Wars +25% County Conversion Speed per owned Holy Site if no Head of Faith Can declare Great Holy Wars if Faith has a Head of Faith Completing a pilgrimage grants a Same Faith Opinion modifier	500 if Muslim 1500 if Dualist	Islam Dualism	None
Sacred Childbirth Variant Names: Kūdikis Lemti (Baltic)	+10% Fertility -50% Pregnancy Complication Chance	500	Baltic Oromo-Somali	None
Alexandrian Catechism	+20% Monthly Learning Lifestyle Experience	1000	Christianity	Fundamentalist religious attitude doctrine
Pastoral Isolation	+10 Different Faith Liege Opinion +30% County Conversion Resistance -10% Monthly Development +20 Enemy Demand Conversion Acceptance Christian Faiths are considered Righteous Counties and characters may sometimes reconvert to this faith	500	Christianity	None head of faith doctrine Sanctioned False Conversions tenet
Bhakti	Enables the Determine Bhakti decision	1000	Hinduism	None
Adorcism	Enables the Seek Aid of the Spirits decision Makes Possessed a Great Virtue	500	Hausa	None
Auspicious Birthright	5% Chance a child is born with the Miracle Worker trait Makes Miracle Worker a Great Virtue	500	Uralic	None
Sun Worship	-25% Attrition in Desert and Desert Mountains terrain Enables the Sun Trial interaction with Prisoners Hosting Feasts during summer months grants Piety	1000	Zunbil	None