Nicknames are epithets granted to characters. They are displayed either before or after the character's name.[1] They can mainly be gained through 
decisions or events. Some are reserved for historical characters and can only be obtained through console commands.
Nicknames are classified as "good" or "bad". Typically, a "good" nickname will replace any "bad" one, but not an existing "good" one.
List of nicknames
| Nickname | Good? | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| the Avenger | Good | Avenge the Battle of Tours decision
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| the Saoshyant | Good | Become the Saoshyant decision
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| the Man/Woman of Glass | Good | Build a Glass Monument decision
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| the Dragon | Good |  Cannibal secret exposed (above  50 dread)
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| the Cannibal | Bad | Cannibal secret exposed (below 50 dread)
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| the Divine | Good | Consecrate Bloodline decision (head of faith)
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| the Anointed | Good | Consecrate Bloodline decision (not head of faith)
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| the Triumphant | Good | Defeating a character with the nickname "the Undefeated" |
| the Stupor Mundi | Good | Empower the Sicilian Parliament decision (Holy Roman Emperor controlling all of de jure Sicily, or mentally or treatably ill)
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| the Lawgiver | Good | Empower the Sicilian Parliament decision (otherwise)
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| the Devourer | Good | Faith Cannibalism decision
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| the Knight of Gabriel | Good | Form the Outremer Empire decision (20% chance, male only)
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| the Virgin's Maiden | Good | Form the Outremer Empire decision (20% chance, female only)
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| the Holy | Good |
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| the Messenger of Christ | Good | Form the Outremer Empire decision (20% chance)
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| the Sword of God | Good | Form the Outremer Empire decision (20% chance)
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| the Great | Good |
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| the Blessed | Good |
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| the Pious | Good |
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| Blue Snake | Good | Historical (Signjótr Rurikid, deceased brother of Rurik) |
| Bluetooth | Good | Historical (Harald Gormsson af Gorm, king of Norway 970–986) |
| Canmore | Good | Historical (Malcolm III Dunkeld, king of Scotland in 1066) |
| Fairhair | Good | Historical (Harald Halfdansson Yngling, king of Norway 872–931) |
| Hard Ruler | Good | Historical (Harald IV Sigurðrsson Yngling, king of Norway in 1066) |
| Harthacnut | Good | Historical (Knud Knudsson Knytling, 11th century king of Denmark and England) |
| Wartooth | Good | Historical (Haraldr Skjöldung, duke of Sjælland 729–770) |
| Loðbrók | Good | Historical (Ragnar Sigurdrsson af Sigurdr, father of the leaders of the Great Heathen Army) |
| Ring | Good | Historical (Sigurdr Randversson af Sigurdr, jarl of Uppland 761–800) |
| Snake-in-the-Eye | Good | Historical (Sigurdr Ragnarrson af Sigurdr, duke of Sjælland 860–917) |
| the Bald | Good | Historical (Charles II Karling, king of West Francia 840–877) |
| the Boneless | Good | Historical (Ivar Ragnarsson Ivaring, petty king of the Isles 855–873) |
| the Builder | Good | Historical (Nerses III Mangaphas, Catholicos of the Apostolic Church 641–661) |
| The Cucumber King | Good | Historical (Nyaung-u Sawrahan, duke of Pagan 956–1001) |
| Curthose | Good | Historical (Robert de Normandie, count of Maine in 1066) |
| the Deep-Minded | Good | Historical (Auðr Flatnefr, countess of Vestisland 867–900) |
| the Destroyer | Good | Historical (Máel-Coluim Ailpin, king of Scotland 1005–1034) |
| the German | Good | Historical (Ludwig Karling, king of East Francia 843–876) |
| the Illuminator | Good | Historical (Gregory I Gregorid, Catholicos of the Apostolic Church 288–325) |
| the Martyrophile | Good | Historical (Gregory II, Catholicos of the Apostolic Church in 1066) |
| the Missionary | Good | Historical (Hasan Alavid, Atabeg of Tabaristan 864–884) |
| the Peaceful | Good | Historical (Prince Olav Haraldsson Yngling of Norway, count of Ránriki in 1066, but didn't earn the name until he became king) |
| the Red | Good | Historical (several characters) |
| the Seer | Good | Historical (Helgi Ruriksson, king of Ruthenia 882–912) |
| the Slayer of the Snake | Good | Historical (Galadima Bayajidda Durbawa, high chief of Kano 865−910) |
| the Stranger | Good | Historical (Dyre Oskyldr, Grand Prince of Kiev 860–882) |
| the Whetstone | Good | Historical (Prince Harald Svendsen Estrid of Denmark, duke of Jylland in 1066) |
| the White | Good | Historical (Olafr Guðröðrsson Yngling, earl of Dublin 855–866) |
| the Wild | Good | Historical (Eadric Eadricson Aelfricson, earl of Shropshire in 1066) |
| the Younger | Good | Historical (Ludwig Karling, king of Lotharingia 877–882; Louis II Karling, king of Italy 855–875) |
| Troublemaker | Good | Historical (Rurik Umilasson Rurikid, grand prince of Novgorod 862–879) |
| Whiteshirt | Good | Historical (Halfdan Ragnarrson Hvitserk, duke of Deira 866–875) |
| the Heartbreaker | Bad |  Intrigue lifestyle event
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| the Mindbreaker | Good | Intrigue lifestyle event
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| the Flayer | Good | Intrigue lifestyle event
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| Fear-Eater | Good |  Martial lifestyle event
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| the Brave | Good |
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| the Foolish | Bad | Martial lifestyle event
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| the Fury | Good | Martial lifestyle event
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| the Hawk | Good | Martial lifestyle event
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| the Imperious | Good | Martial lifestyle event
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| the Merciless | Good | Martial lifestyle event
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| the Stalwart | Good | Martial lifestyle event
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| the Unrelenting | Good | Martial lifestyle event
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| the Ecumenist | Good | Mend the Great Schism decision
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| the Conqueror | Good |
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| the Peacemaker | Good |  Diplomacy lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Tuatha Dé Danann | Good | Reclaim Britannia decision as a character of Irish culture
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| the Shepherd | Good | Restore Israel decision (50% chance)
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| the Judge | Good | Restore Israel decision (50% chance)
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| the Dane | Good | Restore the Danelaw decision
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| the Glorious | Good | Restore the Roman Empire decision
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| the Greedy | Bad |
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| the Honorable | Good | Sell Minor Titles decision
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| the Scholar | Good | |
| the Wise | Good |
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| the Bully | Bad |  Stewardship lifestyle event
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| the Meticulous | Good | Stewardship lifestyle event
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| the Father/Mother of Spain | Good | Unite the Spanish Thrones decision
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| the Undefeated | Good | Winning 100 battles in a row (currently disabled) |
| Little | Good, prefix | Easter egg character |
| Pendragon | Good | Reclaim Britannia decision as a character of Welsh culture
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| the Accursed | Bad | Historical (Ioannes II Lantpertidi, duke of Salerno 983–999) |
| the Affable | Good |
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| the Apostle | Good | Historical (the first three Nestorian Popes, plus St Andrew, considered the first Ecumenical Patriarch) |
| the Architect | Good | Stewardship lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Bard | Good | Easter egg character |
| the Bastard | Bad | Historical (William I de Normandie, duke of Normandy in 1066; Arnaud Taillefer, count of Angouleme 976–998) |
| the Beautiful Beard | Good | Easter egg character |
| the Benevolent | Good | Stewardship lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Blind | Bad | Historical (Manso II Musconidi, doge of Amalfi intermittently 1028–1051; Louis III Bouvinid, king of Italy 902–905) |
| the Blood-Father/Mother | Good | Strengthen Bloodline decision
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| the Bogatyr | Good | Unite the Slavs decision (if male)
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| the Bold | Good | Historical (Bolesław II Piast, king of Poland in 1066) |
| the Chaste | Good | Historical (Aldefonso II de Asturias, king of Asturias 791–842) |
| the Chronicler | Good |  Learning lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Crow | Good | Intrigue lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Crowned | Good | Unite the Southern Slavs decision
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| the Cruel | Bad | Historical (Fruella I de Asturias, king of Castille 757–768) |
| the Crusader | Good | Form the Outremer Empire decision (20% chance)
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| the Defender of [God] | Good | Defenders of [God] decision
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| the Devil | Bad | Unused (historical: Robert de Montgomery, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, in 1066 a 9 year old courtier in the County of Bayeux) |
| the Diplomat | Good | Diplomacy lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Drunkard | Bad | Historical (Michael III Amorios, basileus of the Byzantine Empire 842–866) |
| the Eager | Bad | Easter egg character |
| the Elegant | Good | Stewardship lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Enlightened | Good | Learning lifestyle nickname (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Fair | Good | Historical (Donald Dunkeld, brother of King Malcolm III of Scotland in 1066; Eadgifu Swanneshals, countess of Bedford in 1066; Eadwig of Wessex, king of England 955–959) |
| the Fat | Bad | Historical (Umar Hafsid, emir of Crete 827–855; Sanchu I de León, king of Castille, León and Galicia intermittently 956–966; Guiges d'Albon, heir to the county of Viennois in 1066) |
| the Fearless | Good | Historical (Richard I de Normandie, duke of Normandy 942–996) |
| the Fishy | Bad | Learning lifestyle event
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| the Fowler | Good | Historical (Heinrich I Ludolfinger, Holy Roman Emperor 918–962) |
| the Fox | Good | Historical (Robert de Hautville, duke of Apulia in 1066) |
| the Gardener | Bad | Stewardship lifestyle event
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| the Generous | Good | Stewardship lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Girthy | Good | Easter egg character |
| the Good | Good | Historical (Richard de Normandie, duke of Normandy 996–1026; Hywel II Dinefwr, prince of Deheubarth (and later the rest of Wales) 909–950; Parsman Parnavaziani, count of Tblisi 116–135) |
| the Gouty | Bad | Historical (Bermudu II de León, king of Castille, León and Galicia 984–999) |
| the Guardian | Good | Martial lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Hammer | Good | Historical (Karl Karling, count of Vermandois 714–741) |
| the Handsome | Good | Historical (Ota Přemyslid, count of Olomouc in 1066; Elidyr Rheged, duke of Lancaster 560) |
| the Heathen | Bad | Historical (Prince Erik Emundrsson af Munsö, duke of Uppland in 1066) |
| the Historian | Good |
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| the Hunchback | Bad | Historical (Prince Pepin Karling, son of Karl the Great, Holy Roman Emperor) |
| the Hunter | Good | Historical (Hugues de Lusignan, count of Lusignan 915–930) |
| the Impaler | Bad | Intrigue lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Inevitable | Good | Easter egg character |
| Ironside | Good | Historical (Björn Ragnarsson af Munsö, jarl of Uppland 860–868; Eadmund II of Wessex, king of England 1016) |
| the Just | Good | Stewardship lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Kind | Good |
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| the Lord/Lady of the Ganges | Good | Take Stewardship of the Sacred River decision
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| the Liberator | Good | Historical (Tengil Karmanjaka, courtier in the Republic of Visby in 1066 – this is an ironic reference to the novel The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren) |
| the Lion | Good | Historical (Guiraud d'Armagnac, count of Armagnac 1010–1011; Sangrama I Vijaya, king of Khotan 130–132) |
| the Lionheart | Good | Unused (historical after 1066) |
| the Lisp and Lame | Bad | Unused (historical after 1066) |
| the Little | Bad | Mental break when having or gaining  Comfort Eater (ironic)
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| the Loyal | Good | Historical (Þórvar Umilasson Rurikid (brother of Rurik), count of Pskov 860–862) |
| the Magnanimous | Good | Diplomacy lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Magnificent | Good |
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| the Martyr | Good | Historical (many characters) |
| the Monk | Good | Historical (Alfonsu IV de León, king of León and Castille 925–931 (abdicated)) |
| the Noble | Good |
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| the Old | Bad | Historical (many characters) |
| the Philosopher | Good |
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| the Plump | Bad |
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| the Poet | Bad | Stewardship lifestyle event
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| the Polyanitsa | Good | Unite the Slavs decision (if female)
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| the Quarreller | Bad | Historical (Heinrich Ludolfinger, duke of Bavaria etc. intermittently 955–995) |
| the Restorer | Good | Historical (Kazimierz I Piast, king of Poland 1039–1058) |
| the Sage | Good | Learning lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Saint | Good | Historical (many characters, notably Ildebrando da Soana, future Pope Gregory VII, in 1066 a courtier in the county of Parma) |
| the Selfish | Bad | Mental break when having or gaining Comfort Eater
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| the Shadow | Good | Intrigue lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Silent | Bad | Historical (Bernat d'Armagnac, count of Armagnac 1011–1064) |
| the Sly | Good | Intrigue lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Spider | Good | Intrigue lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Stammerer | Bad | Historical (Louis II Karling, king of West Francia 877–879) |
| the Strong | Good | Historical (many characters, notably Sancho II Jimena, king of Castille in 1066) |
| the Tactician | Good | Martial lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Terrible | Bad | Mental break when having or gaining Comfort Eater
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| the Timid | Bad | Historical (Hugo Etichonen, count of Sundgau 820–837) |
| the Trojan | Good | Restore Dumnonia decision
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| the Trustworthy | Good | Easter egg character |
| the Truthseeker | Good | Learning lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Truthspeaker | Good | Historical (Saga Ingjerðrsdottir, fictional daughter of Halfdan Whiteshirt) |
| the Unifier of Africa | Good | Unite Africa decision
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| the Unready | Bad | Historical (Æthelræd of Wessex, king of England intermittently 978–1016) |
| the Unworthy | Bad | Mental break when having or gaining Comfort Eater
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| the Usurper | Good | Historical (Aeddan ap Blegywryd Ynys Môn, prince of Gwynedd 1005–1018) |
| the Valiant | Good | Martial lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Victorious | Good | Historical (Eirikr Björnsson af Munsö, first king of Sweden 970–995) |
| the Viking | Good | Easter egg character |
| the Wend | Good | Unite Western Slavs decision
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| the Whisperer | Good | Intrigue lifestyle (rarely after completing two perk trees)
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| the Wicked | Bad | Mental break when having or gaining Comfort Eater
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| the Young | Bad | Historical (many characters, notably Adalvard, prince-bishop of Skara in 1066; Centolh de Béarn, count of Bigorre in 1066) |
| Tiny | Good, prefix | Easter-egg character |
Nickname ID
The internal name of a nickname in the game's files can be found by following these steps:
- Take the nickname as displayed in-game.
- Turn all letters into lowercase (
A...Z->a...z). - Replace spaces (
-) with underscores (_). - Add
nick_to the beginning.
Nickname IDs that do not match their in-game name are included in the table below:
| Nickname | Internal name |
|---|---|
| the Man/Woman of Glass | nick_the_glass |
| the Virgin's Maiden | nick_the_maiden_of_virgin |
| Hard Ruler | nick_haardraade |
| Harthacnut | nick_hardeknud |
| Wartooth | nick_hildetand |
| Loðbrók | nick_lodbrok |
| Curthose | nick_the_curthose |
| Fear-Eater | nick_feareater |
| the Tuatha Dé Danann | nick_the_tuatha_de_danann |
| the Father/Mother of Spain | nick_the_motherfather_of_spain |
| the Blood-Father/Mother | nick_the_blood_motherfather |
| the Defender of (God) | nick_the_defender_of_highgod |
| the Flash of (God) | nick_the_flash |
| Ironside | nick_the_ironside |
| the Lord/Lady of the Ganges | nick_the_ladylord_of_the_ganges |
References
- ↑
game\common\nicknames\00_nicknames.txt,is_prefix = yes