do not marry heathen saracen women, no matter how lovely they are
seljuk rum has been nothing but a tiny kingdom in anatolia for hundreds of years, trapped between the byzantines west and jerusalem to the east. however, they have a host of lovely daughters, young and almost perfect in charm. my scottish royal family is no stranger to their lovely women, we actually have one of their princesses in the previous century marry into the main line. sure, there were some negative effects, but it really didn't matter, i noticed nothing wrong. having several of these daughters seems to have kept rum alive through diplomacy, where georgia and the mongols could not (they were also one-city states).
however, i noticed almost all my generals have 0 loyalty now. i check and what do i see? they have a trait where none of them can stand that their leader is of a different faith. my entire nobility is absolutely disgusted with my king. he's a scottish MUSLIM. i knew he was obsessed with her when they got married and i immediately saw a 0 year old baby the very next turn. his beautiful wife was able to convert him. i never knew that could happen, it didn't with my previous marriage. the trait kills your piety by -8, and he already wasn't a faithful man to begin with, that's why he could never be crowned. its a good thing he commands absolute authority, and the empire is very stable with garrisons, mass priest propaganda, and a network of assassins to murder any heretics or foreign priests. otherwise this would be the largest civil war ever seen in west to east europe.
don't be tempted by a lovely foreign face. she's a witch who has used her heathen magic on our king. he should have found a good, honest scottish woman
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Originally Posted by valerius karamanus
