Achievements

Crusader Kings II has 161 different achievements, all using the Steam achievements mechanics. Achievements have no in-game effects; the achievement just pops up in-game, and is then added to the player's Steam profile. It is possible to see the achievements sorted by the percentage of users that managed to complete each achievement by going to the game's global achievements at Steam.

The difficulty of each achievement varies; some achievements are very easy (e.g. Marrying another character), while some are more difficult (e.g. Reconquering all historical Roman territories). The below list groups the various achievements by a difficulty level as assessed by the wiki editors.

Achievements can only be gained in single-player Ironman games. You cannot unlock achievements if you used the Ruler Designer to start a campaign. They can be earned while playing older versions of the game as long as said achievements were present in that version. Playing game in offline mode (saving game in offline even once) permanently disables achievements for this savegame. Certain game rules will also disable achievements for the savegame; usually, such rules make the game easier.

It is not possible to gain achievements if the checksum has been changed - either by tampering with game files, or by running the game using mods that affect gameplay mechanics (graphical mods do not affect checksum), or a corrupted installation (the Ironman mode icon will change to reflect this).

List of achievements

The "Notes" column lists helpful short tips/strategies.

The column denotes achievements which can't be completed without the use of DLC mechanics (currently 111 out of 161). Multiple expansion icons mean either can be used. The Random World or the Shattered World buttons mean that they are mandatory to fulfill the achievement (currently 5 out of 161). For achievements without the icons, the buttons must not be selected.

The Starting conditions column may denote the requirements needed for the player character before the achievement requirements are fulfilled.

The Religion column denotes achievements which can't be completed without the specified religion. (currently 43 out of 161). Multiple religion icons mean either can be used.

The "Ver" column indicates in which version a certain achievement was added. Achievements cannot be earned prior to the version they were added in.

The "DI" column is for difficulty as assessed by wiki editors. VE = Very Easy (Can be achieved through normal play or can be achieved in minutes), E = Easy (Can be achieved easily although might take some time), M = Medium (Can be achieved by most players although some aspects will be difficult), H = Hard (Can be achieved in a full campaign or requires difficult to trigger events), VH = Very Hard (Difficult to achieve and often requires an ahistorical playstyle), I = Insane (Almost unachievable due to the large amount of work and difficult requirements), UC = Uncategorized.

Achievement	Starting conditions	Requirements	Religion	Notes		Ver	DI
A Curious Trinket Send an invaluable artifact (Quality: 4 or 5) to the Emperor of China.	Have a Level 4 or 5 Artifact	Sent an artifact to the Chinese Emperor		The Byzantine Emperor can send the Crown of Thorns right away in 1066.		2.8	VE
All Three Popes Play a game where there are two simultaneous antipopes		There are 2 people with a claim on the Papacy		Start in the "High Middle Ages" bookmark as an independent ruler. Wait for someone to create an antipope, then create your own. This achievement doesn't actually require any player input and may occur on its own.		2.0	VE
Always Bet On Duke Work your way up from Count to Duke with a single character	Primary title is a County	Primary title became a Duchy		At the 769 start, select Count Budic of Tregor in Brittany. Borrow from the Jews and create your title. Alternative: Select any count or countess, whose liege is an independent duke or duchess. Start any faction, state your demand and go to war. At the "Rise of the Hansa" bookmark, choose Count Theodoros of Kaliopolis (Nicene Empire). You will almost immediately be given the duchy of Thrace. As you are heir to the throne of the Nicene Empire, once the current emperor dies you will become the emperor, granting the "It's Better to be Emperor" achievement.		2.0	VE
A Pope of My Own Set up an antipope	Does not have a vassal with a claim on the Papacy	Created a vassal with a claim on the Papacy		Have 500 prestige to spare and a Bishop who likes you more than the Pope. Go to "Religion" tab and select "Make Antipope" button. Requires the Free Investiture law. Despite also having a papacy and antipope mechanics, this achievement cannot be attained as a Fraticelli character.		2.0	VE
Aptly Named Die from the Black Death.	has the The Reaper's Due DLC enabled	died while having the Plague		Set Major Epidemics to "Deadly". Don't go into seclusion when the Black Death arrives so you can catch the disease. The Plague gives your character -7 health which will most likely kill him or her. If you have the Way of Life DLC try switching out of focuses that increase your character's health to increase the probability of dying.		2.6	VE
Beyond the Indus As a ruler of non-Indian culture, conquer a King or Emperor title in India		has the Rajas of India DLC enabled is not part of the Indo-Aryan or Dravidian Culture Group owns the Empire of: Rajasthan Deccan Empire Bengal Empire India Or any Kingdom under the above Empires		This achievement does not check by region: the title must be in de jure Rajastan, Deccan Empire, Bengal Empire, or Empire of India. If you start as a ruler who already fulfills the requirements you will be blocked from receiving the achievement. Starting as the Ghaznavid Sultanate in 1066, one can easily obtain this achievement by simply forming the Kingdom of Punjab. All requirements are met except for actually creating the kingdom.		2.1	VE
Black Widow As a woman, have three different husbands killed	Is Female Is at least 16 years old	Have 3 spouses who are: not alive is murdered by player				2.0	VE
Bless my Reign down in Africa As a King or Emperor, have one of your domain [sic] Counties under the influence of a successful Rain Dance.		Owns a Kingdom or an Empire any demesne province has the modifier: Africa_rain_dance_successful		Occasionally an event pops up in counties within the regions of East and West Africa that allows you to perform a rain dance. You will get a success pop up if this works, and if you are or become a King or Emperor while the success is active the achievement will activate. There is no culture or religion requirement and the kingdom or empire title need not be in Africa.		3.0	VE
Bön Appétit! Eat a character of the Bön religion.		Eat a person with the Bön religion via event WOL_Carousing_Events Hashshashin_Order_events RIP_seclusion_events HL_wolfs_events or Execution		Try starting as a Bön ruler in a secure position, such as the ruler of Ü-Tsang in 867, and go into seclusion () as soon as possible. Eventually, you will run out of food and have the option to eat a courtier. Carousing () while you are, or with someone who is, an Impaler , Lunatic , or Possessed can give you an option to eat a guest. The chance of this is increased if you are Gluttonous . If you are attempting this without any DLCs, consider the difficulty to be insane.		2.8	VE
Casanova Successfully seduce 10 people by targeted seduction with one character		Seduce 10 people		Requires Seduction focus . Strategos Konstantinos II of Samos in 1108 (Reachable by going forward 27 years from "The Alexiad" bookmark) has both the attractive and groomed traits for a total of +45 attraction opinion. Before unpausing the game, open the character finder and invite all the unmarried lustful women who are willing to join your court. Note that you MUST start from a bookmark: Games played in Bronzeman mode, such as Monarch's Journey characters, are not eligible for achievements.		2.3	VE
Child of the Dragon Request an Imperial Marriage from China.		Asked for an Imperial marriage from the Emperor of China		Start as Konstantinos X of the Byzantine Empire in 1066. Immediately send the Crown of Thorns to China, then request an Imperial Marriage. You're married, so pick someone else in your court. Also earns the "A Curious Trinket" achievement.		2.8	VE
Crusader King Starting in the "High Middle Ages" bookmark, hold the Kingdom of Jerusalem	Start date is 1066.9.15 High Middle Ages (1066)	owns the Kingdom of Jerusalem		Creating the Kingdom of Jerusalem requires Christian religion, but the achievement itself has no religious requirements. A non-Christian can inherit or usurp the title if it exists. Easily cheesed as Fatimids. Marry a Miaphysite, destroy the Shia Caliphate, secretly convert to Miaphysite, publicly adopt secret religion, create the Kingdom of Jerusalem.		2.0	VE
Dream Home As a Patrician dynasty, build every upgrade for your Family Palace	Does not have a fully upgraded Family Palace	Have a fully upgraded Family Palace Mansion Level 4 Grand Palace Barracks Level 3 Armory Bowyer Level 3 Crossbow Workshop Cellar Level 3 Dungeon Complex Garden Level 3 Hedge Maze Shipyard Level 3 Naval Arsenal Shrine Level 3 Grand Library Stable Level 3 Horse Breeder Warehouse Level 3 Administrative Office Vault Level 3 Hidden Chamber		Genoa and Venice in the "Rise of the Hansa" bookmark only require one more upgrade.		2.0	VE
Follow Me Successfully intervene in a youth's development to force one of your own traits onto them.	has the Conclave DLC enabled Child's educator is the player	Child's traits changed via event		Educate a child whose childhood traits can be steered to match your own traits. For example, if you are Ambitious , educate a Haughty child.		2.5	VE
From the Ashes Starting in a Shattered World, rule an Empire.	is Shattered World	owns an Empire title		Start as a nomadic ruler in a Shattered world. The achievement will be unlocked instantly.		3.0	VE
Full House Sire five children		Make 5 children		Likely to happen with any character who marries young. Muslims and other religions/government types which allow concubinage can take extra wives or concubines to reach this faster. You have to actually sire the children; pre-generated children from the history files do not count.		2.0	VE
Hospitable Build a Hospital.	has the The Reaper's Due DLC enabled	Built a level 1 Hospital		Hospitals are built in the extended province window, like Trade Posts and Forts. Nomadic and tribal governments can't build hospitals. Pick a Christian or Muslim ruler and borrow from the Jews to expedite this.		2.6	VE
I can see its Stripes Kill a tiger by your own hand		Selected the Hold Tiger Hunt Decision then find and kill a tiger via event chain		Has about a 25% chance of triggering each time you use the "Hold Tiger Hunt" decision.		2.1	VE
I'm Sorry, Desiderata Divorce a Lombard Princess as a Christian		Divorce someone who is: Lombard culture Female Whose father owns either a Kingdom or an Empire		The future divorcée must have Lombard culture and her father must be a king or emperor. As Charlemagne, marry one of the King of Lombardy's unmarried daughters on Day 1. Attempt divorce as soon as you reach 50 Piety. Or, follow Charlemagne's event chain for marrying and then divorcing a Lombard princess. Without the Charlemagne DLC, this may be easiest coupled with Iron Crown, as Lombard culture is nearly extinct in 1066. Does not actually require being a Christian.		2.2	VE
It's Better to be the Emperor Work your way up from Count to Emperor with a single character	Primary title is a County	Primary title became an Empire		In 769, Sheikh Al-Mahdi of Hamadan is a son of Caliph Al-Mansur and usually inherits the empire. If you don't have the Charlemagne DLC then select Count Theodoros of Kaliopolis, who should inherit the Nicene Empire on his father's death. Does not actually need to be completed within a single character's lifetime as long as your first character was a count.		2.0	VE
It's Good to be the King Work your way up from Count to King with a single character	Primary title is a County	Primary title became a Kingdom		Start as Count Ramiro of Nájera in 1066, attempt (and fail) to imprison a vassal, and surrender. You will abdicate and end up playing the King of Navarra. Does not actually need to be completed within a single character's lifetime as long as your first character was a count.		2.0	VE
Keeping it in the Family Sire a child that has the Inbred trait		Breed a child with the Inbred Trait		1066, Countess Urraca of Zamora can immediately marry her cousin, King Antso IV of Navarra. Or play a Zoroastrian.		2.0	VE
Mercotransaction Create a mercenary band and have them bring in money for you.	has the Conclave DLC enabled Created a Mercenary Company	AI hired the Mercenary Company		Send your courtier to establish a mercenary band and wait for someone to hire them. Costs 50 .		2.5	VE
Mr. Doge-Elect As a Patrician, win an election and become Doge		Win a Patrician Election		Invest in the election fund until you have the most Respect for any candidate and then wait for the Doge to die or have him killed.		2.0	VE
No Solicitors Go into Seclusion.	has the The Reaper's Due DLC enabled	Selected the Go into seclusion decision.		Don't start as a tribe or as nomads. Restart until your character has the paranoid trait, then shut your gates. Alternatively, wait for an epidemic to hit your county, and then close the gates.		2.6	VE
One is not Amused As a ruler have a council that is not content.	has the Conclave DLC enabled	Council is not content		Upset your council by acting against their vote. Or, wait for a succession		2.5	VE
Over Your Dead Body As a Tribal ruler, gain a title you have a claim on by duelling the holder.	is Tribal	Win a claim duel		The Duke of Fortriu (Moray) in 769 has a strong claim on the Kingdom of Scotland and can challenge his liege to a duel for it on day 1. Be sure to take the war focus first to increase your personal combat skill.		3.0	VE
Papal Mache Have elephants trample the Pope/Caliph.	has the The Reaper's Due DLC enabled	One of the following characters has been executed by elephants: Primary title is the Papacy Primary title is The Fratecelli Papacy Owns the Sunni Caliphate Owns the Shia Caliphate Owns the Ibadi Caliphate Owns the Kharijite Caliphate		This execution method is available for anyone with a capital in the India, Persia, Middle East, or East Africa regions. Execution methods are random, but when the target is a religious head, elephants are especially likely. Valid targets are the Pope, the Fraticelli Pope, the Sunni Caliph, the Shia Caliph, the Ibadi Caliph, and the Kharijite Caliph. The Miaphysite Pope and Monophysite Pope do not count, nor do anti-popes. Strategy: This achievement can be accomplished in seconds as Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur in 769. Grant the Caliphate title to one of your landed sons. Have your marshal suppress revolts in your son's capital and take intrigue focus to increase the chance of a successful arrest. Arrest and execute your son. If the arrest is unsuccessful or the wrong execution method is used, simply restart.		2.6	VE
Paragon of Virtue Fulfill the Paragon of Virtue ambition		Gain 2000 piety while Become Paragon of Virtue Ambition is selected.		"The Alexiad" bookmark. Set the ambition, win the crusade.		2.0	VE
Pay to Win Win a war using Mercenaries.	has the Conclave DLC enabled	Owns Mercenaries enforce demands during a war.		Win a war, while you have hired Mercenaries.		2.5	VE
Pilgrim Go on a Christian Pilgrimage		Completed the Go on Pilgrimage Decision		Decision available in the Intrigue Interface (requires Theology focus selected if Way of Life is enabled). All Christian religions can go on a pilgrimage.		2.0	VE
Prester John As a Catholic, have a border with Miaphysite Abyssinia		is Catholic any realm province is neighboring a province whose owner is: the owner of the Kingdom of Abyssinia Miaphysite		Start as a Miaphysite neighbor of Abyssinia, and convert to Catholicism by marrying a Catholic and converting secretly by spending 250 Piety. You must be publicly Catholic for the achievement to unlock.		2.0	VE
Red Sea Resort Convert Mecca to Hinduism, Buddhism or Jainism		has the Rajas of India DLC enabled Is Hindu, Buddhist, or Jain Mecca must be within the realm and is the same Indian Religion as the player		Start as Abbasids in 769. Diplomatically vassalize the Bajanid and Taid Emirates, then declare holy war for the county of Bamian. There's a Buddhist holy site there that you can use to secrely convert. Destroy your Caliphiate title, leave your society if you're in one, and found the religious cult. Use the "Prepare Ground" action on Mecca. Once it receives "Secret Buddhist Community" modifier, openly adopt faith through the decisions menu. Can also be done quickly by settling feudal in the county of Mecca as an Indian religion nomadic horde, if you have . As a nomad, completely destroying all holdings in Mecca will also change the county's religion.		2.1	VE
Royal Blood Achieve a score of 10,000	Does not have a score of 10,000	Has a score of 10,000				2.0	VE
Snipped off to China Send a Eunuch to the Chinese Emperor.		Sent a eunuch to the Chinese Emperor		The character you send doesn't have to have the Eunuch trait . The actual procedure for characters without it is done in China.		2.8	VE
Stargazer Build an Observatory		Selected the Build an Observatory Decision and follow the event chain.		Requires Scholarship focus . Take the decision in the Intrigue menu.		2.3	VE
Sword to Ploughshare Settle a steppe mercenary with more than 20 martial in your lands.				Requires settling a mercenary, not just any adventurer. Does not actually require the mercenary to have over 20 martial. To settle a mercenary they must be your friend. There is an event chain for a hired mercenary to become your friend. It fires for you, not the mercenary leader, so hiring multiple mercenaries does not make it fire faster. It won't fire unless the ruler who sent the mercenary away (generally his father) is still alive, and the mercenary is residing in your capital, which happens when he is removed from leading troops. Once he is your friend, dismiss him and then use the "Settle Adventurer" diplo-action on him. This achievement is simple with the Charlemagne and Conclave DLCs. In the 769 start as Charlemagne/Karl, wait for Roland to join your court and wait until the event fires for you to become friends. Once you are friends, have him assemble a mercenary company (50 gold) by right-clicking his portrait, and then you can settle him straight away by right-clicking his portrait and awarding him one of your counties (not through "Grant Landed Title", you need to choose the "Settle Mercenary" option).		2.4	VE
The Marriage Game Marry another character	Is not married	Is married		Click the "Arrange Marriage" rings next to your portrait on your character's screen. Marry somebody.		2.0	VE
To Mecca! Go on a Hajj to Mecca		Completed the Go on Hajj to Mecca Decision		On the Intrigue Interface, click "Go on Hajj to Mecca" when prerequisites are fulfilled. All Muslims except Qarmatians can go on Hajj.		2.0	VE
Trade Empire Your Republic maintains trade posts in 80 provinces	Does not have a total of 80 Trade Posts	Have a total of 80 Trade Posts		You cannot unlock this by starting with 80 trade posts or more, like in the 1337 Venice start. You have to first have less than 80 trade posts, and then have 80 or more. Genoa in May 1273 has 79 trade posts, building a trade post in Abkhazia costs about 250 gold which can be obtained with a loan from Jewish merchants.		2.0	VE
Turbulent Priest Assassinate a vassal bishop that likes the Pope better than you	is Catholic	A priest: is Assassinated by their Catholic non-AI Liege likes their Religious Head more than their Liege has Theocracy government		The vassal must be killed in a method which makes the kill show up in your kills list (such as execution, assassination, sacrifice, etc;).		2.0	VE
Typhoid Mary Contract three symptoms.	has the The Reaper's Due DLC enabled	have 3 symptoms				2.6	VE
Until Death Do Us Part Have your spouse assassinated		Player has killed their spouse.		Marry a low-intrigue foreigner. To speed this up, select "Intrigue" as your focus (if you have Way of Life) and imprison them first.		2.0	VE
We're In Business Successfully establish a trade route		Establish a trade route via business focus events.		Requires Business focus . More likely to succeed if the opinion is high at the end of the event chain.		2.3	VE
You Owe Me Have someone owe you a Favor	has the Conclave DLC enabled	have a character owe a favor to the player		You can simply buy a Favor for Gold. Courtiers are cheapest.		2.5	VE
Baptism of Rus’ As an East Slavic Pagan King or Emperor with your capital in the Eastern Europe region, successfully ask the ruler of Byzantium for a mass conversion.		Follow the HF Baptism events when character is: in the East Slavic culture group Owns a title higher than a Duchy Capital is in Eastern Europe Baptism Sponsor owns the Byzantine Empire		Start in 867 with the Duchy of Potolsk, select the Ambition 'Become King of Ruthenia' and on day 1 attack the Duchy of Turov with the subjugation CB. Once you have won the war, you have to gather the gold needed to create the kingdom of Ruthenia and pass the tribal organization up to "medium"; then, request mass conversion to the leader of the Byzantine empire Alternatively, start in 936 as King Yngvar of Kievan Rus, who is already a king at the start; use the intrigue decision to convert to Russian culture and Slavic paganism, increase your tribal organization, and, through war, gather the 500 prestige needed to request a mass conversion.		3.0	E
Bring it On Win 7 duels with one character		Win 7 duels.		Easiest in a warrior lodge. The important modifier for dueling is the personal combat skill.		2.3	E
By the Gods Gain the Theologian trait		Get the Theologian Trait via the Theology focus events.		Requires Theology focus for a long time. It's best to start on a young character and keep the focus for a long time. Alternatively, with Monks and Mystics, a character with rank four in the Hermetic Society can spend 150 esoteric power to take the character action "Choose Hermetic Art" and gain the Theologian Trait.		2.3	E
Celebrity Amass more than 15,000 in prestige	Does not have 15,000 Prestige	Have 15,000 Prestige		Doable as any large empire. Creating Jerusalem gives 5K lump prestige. Alternative: As a Norse ruler, unite an empire (Scandinavia or Britannia should be easy) and run amok across Europe and Asia—conquer and raid from the sea.		2.0	E
Crusader Fulfill the goal of a Crusade		Win a Crusade, Jihad, or Great Holy War on the attacker's side		"The Alexiad" bookmark. A crusade for Thrace is quickly called.		2.0	E
Deus Vult Create the Empire of the Outremer.		Selected the Form an Empire of the Outremer Decision		To know what you need to hold, use "Find title or region" (bottom of minimap) and type "Near East". This can be done fairly easily as the Abbasids in 769 - all required territory except the small Ibadi realm in Oman is either already held by you or will accept vassalization. To convert to Catholicism, either marry a Catholic and secretly convert or revoke the county of Jerusalem and secretly convert via the holy site there. If there are no Catholics in your realm, publicly adopt a religion in the Christian group so that Catholic rulers outside your realm are willing to consider marriage requests. Each decision costs 250 piety and you will have to destroy or give away the Sunni Caliphate title prior to converting. Once you have the required 5000 prestige, publicly adopt Catholicism and create the empire through the Intrigue menu. Note that you must personally hold the county of Jerusalem, merely controlling it isn't enough.		3.0	E
Dragon Blood Achieve a score of 50,000	Does not have a score of 50,000	Has a score of 50,000				2.0	E
Dwarf Fortress Have seven courtiers with the Dwarf trait		have 7 courtiers with the Dwarf Trait		Wait 50–100 years into the game for lots of courtiers to appear. Enter "dwarf" as a search term in the Character Finder. Marry, tutor, bribe and invite, or simply imprison eligible characters.		2.0	E
Exalted Among Men Fulfill the Become Exalted ambition		Gain 5000 prestige while Become Exalted among Men Ambition is selected.		"High Middle Ages" bookmark. Play as the Holy Roman Emperor and set the ambition. Creating titles generates 200-400 prestige and there is a large number of uncreated duchies and kingdoms. Just wait for money and then create the titles and hand them out randomly. If you kill your wife and remarry you can get 300 prestige. Can be done in under 10 years.		2.0	E
Great Indian Sultanate Rule the Empire of Rajastan and convert all its provinces to Islam		has the Rajas of India DLC enabled owns either the Empire of Rajasthan or India Any Independent ruler and any realm province within the above Empires is Muslim		Only requires the provinces of de jure Rajastan outside your realm to be Muslim. The easiest way to fulfill this is simply to completely control Rajastan, so this achievement may be easily combined with "My Very Own Subcontinent", or "Saint Thomas's Dream". You must hold Rajastan and be Muslim yourself. The quickest way is Tughluq in 1337: just four counties to claim with de jure CBs. If you become Samrat Chakravartin, and Rajastan no longer exists, the achievement is still possible: but the scope is the Empire of India instead.		2.1	E
Kali Maaa Sacrifice a King or Emperor tier character to Kali		Selected the Hold Kali Puja Feast Decision after imprisoning a king or an emperor		Character must not have Kind trait. Start as Tughluq in 1337, move your capital to one of the Hindu provinces, wait for 1000 Prestige in order to convert to local religion (Hindu), then simply imprison one of your several vassal kings. You could also secrely convert to Hindu via a concubine or the holy site at Varanasi and then openly adopt the faith. Alternatively, play a character under a king and use Intrigue focus to imprison the king. Dispose of all other prisoners except the king. Select Kali as your patron deity via decision or have your capital within the Bengal region. Next select Hold Kali Puja Feast via decision, then choose "Let's do something extra this year..." during event chain.		2.1	E
Kingdom of David As a Jew, create the Kingdom of Israel		Selected the Create Israel Decision		Start as Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur in 769. Revoke the county of Jerusalem, destroy the Sunni Caliphate, secretly convert to Jewish via the county of Jerusalem, found the religious cult, prepare ground on Jerusalem, and personally adopt faith once Jerusalem gets the "secret Jewish community" modifier and you have 500 prestige and piety.		2.0	E
L'Eglise, c'est Moi! As an Emperor, grab the crown out of the Pope's hands and crown yourself.		Coronate self via the HF Coronation Events		Presented as an option after choosing to be crowned by the pope and spending extravagently. Ruler needs to be 16+, an emperor, and either a lunatic, possessed, ambitious with imperial administration, or a member of the satanists.		3.0	E
Let's Play Gain the Hedonist trait through carousing		Get the Hedonist Trait via the Carousing focus events.		Requires Carousing focus . After your third party, choose the option that mentions carousing.		2.3	E
Lord of the Flies Start a Random World as a 0 year old Count, with the maximum character age set to 0, become King or Emperor within 16 years.	is Random World is not age 1 is not higher tier than a Count has Alternate Start setting: Age Span is between 0 and 0	Title is a Kingdom or an Empire total years played is not 16		Try creating the Kingdom of the Lanka or the Sápmi since these kingdoms only have 5 counties in them. Simply start as a child count who already controls all of the land in a small kingdom or most of it. To increase your odds of getting a good start to generate, set the number of duchies, kingdoms, and empires to zero. Also set the number of holding per character to its maximum value. As a child it is not possible to select the become king ambition, so the kingdom creation cost discount is not available. So to keep the cost of conquering or usurping manageable, start the game at the latest starting date so all your holdings are highly developed so they generate more money and piety.		3.0	E
Love is a Battlefield Find love after a duel.		Get the Love is a battlefield Character Flag in the duel events.		One approach requiring only the required Holy Fury DLC is to start as High Chieftess Khatyako of Zavarot in 936 ("The Iron Century"), join a Warrior Lodge and wait for a mission to duel a male opponent. Ensure the following is true at the time the duel occurs and until the event chain ends: You and your opponent are not homosexual, are not rivals, are not lovers, and are not close relatives. You have not tortured or mutilated your opponent and neither party is in prison. Mutual opinions between you and your opponent are greater than 45 (i.e. "Opinion of Me" and "My Opinion of [Opponent]" as visible on your opponent’s character portrait). It greatly helps, but is not required, for you and your opponent to have no lovers. Start to sway your opponent and then send an army to loot their realm to make them hostile. Whilst hostile you will often get a special event to sway your opponent during conflict. When the event occurs choose the option to "honor the bravery" of their troops (the last option in the list). A good outcome is more likely if you have high martial skill. Keep playing until this event repeats and succeeds enough to raise mutual opinion above 45, then duel your opponent and win with both parties still being alive. After the duel if your opponent chooses to pursue the romance (highly likely, but not guaranteed) you will get an event approximately one month later. Choose the option to pursue the romance and the achievement is obtained. If your opponent did not decide to pursue the romance you will instead probably get an event about friendship and will need to try again, probably with a new duel opponent.		3.0	E
Merchant Prince Amass more than 20,000 in wealth	Does not have 20,000 Gold	Have 20,000 Gold		Probably simplest as a Muslim emperor or a merchant. Achievable in less than 20 years as Venice in 1337. Also easy as Norse; with enough troops (particularly retinues) and enough vassal fleets, just go raiding until you fill your coffers. Can easily also give the "Viking Raider" achievement. With Horse Lords or Jade Dragon expansions holding Silk Road Trade posts will fill your coffers rapidly.		2.0	E
Mudslinger Successfully slander 20 people with one character		Slander 20 people		Requires Intrigue focus . Spy on the lowest intrigue characters in your realm with the aid of the character finder, for a greater chance of success. Any kind of event which spreads rumors, uncovers plots, or uncovers dirt in some way will count. Use the option to stop spying on characters who haven't given any results for a while. Some suggested targets are: Characters that you've demanded religious conversion from - the character will likely be practicing their previous religion in secret and may also be in the religion's secret cult. Characters with one or more of: cannibal , clubfooted , hunchback , impaler , lunatic , stressed , stutter , ugly , or weak , - these traits are often given by demon worshipper cults. Ambitious , deceitful , and envious characters, as they are more likely to start plots. Characters of a different religion.		2.3	E
Not so Great Starting in a Shattered World, defeat a Great Conqueror in a war.	is Shattered World	Won a defensive or offensive war against a Great Conqueror		Start in 769, set holding types to nomadic & tribal, max ruler age 16 (so the target doesn't die), max great conquerors, disable consolidation CB, shatter into counties. Choose a nomad and blob until you have at least 75% of the troops of the nearest great conqueror (find them under bloodlines in the ledger or search "sword" in the character finder). Use your Subjugation CB.		3.0	E
Off with their heads! Execute 10 or more prisoners in a single action.	Have 10 or more prisoners	Selected the mass Execute button on the Intrigue window		Requires the prisoner management feature of Monks and Mystics.		2.7	E
On English Neck a Norman Yoke Starting in the "High Middle Ages" bookmark as William the Bastard, become the King of England	Start date is 1066.9.15 High Middle Ages (1066) Is playing William the Bastard of Normandie	William the Bastard owns the Kingdom of England		Normandy walkthrough		2.0	E
Pax Mongolica Build 3 fully upgraded silk road trade posts.		have 3 demesne provinces with Trade Posts that are level 3		Requires all three trade posts to be in your demesne. Building and upgrading them all yourself is not actually necessary. The revamp in patch 2.8 only requires you to have level 3 Major Silk Road City in the 3 trade posts; Tughluq in 1337 holds many eligible counties.		2.4	E
Persistent Survivor Play a game all the way through from 867 to 1453	Start date is 867.1.1 Viking Age (867)	Date is 1452.12.30		Cannot be combined with Seven Centuries.		2.0	E
Rise of Civilization In a Shattered World with ‘Holding Types’ set to ‘Tribal’ or ‘Tribal & Nomadic’, adopt Feudalism or Republicanism.	Alternate Start is on alternate start settings: Holding types are Tribal or Nomadic	Selected the Adopt Feudalism Decision or the Adopt Republicanism Decision		Start as Venice because you do not need to conquer anything for being able to create the duke title (which is required to adopt Republicanism). This could be done easily within the first century, just borrow some money from the Jews using the decision tab and start building the market line. Do not forget to change the law too!		3.0	E
Saint Amass more than 10,000 in piety	Does not have 10,000 Piety	Have 10,000 Piety		See piety for tips		2.0	E
Saint Thomas's Dream Rule an Indian Kingdom or Empire as a Christian and convert all its provinces		has the Rajas of India DLC enabled owns either a Kingdom or an Empire that is within the region of India Any title that is not within the above is Christian		Only requires the provinces of a held kingdom or empire outside your realm to be Christian. The kingdom or empire must be in the India region. The easiest way to fulfill this is to completely control any Indian kingdom as a Christian. Temporary titles count towards this acheivement, so if as a Christian count in India under a king (and after converting your province), you declare an independence war, the requirements are fufilled. (Use the "De jure Kingdoms" map mode to find small kingdoms.) Alternatively: as any large Indian realm (such as Tughluq in 1337), conquer Mahodayapuram, secretly convert to Nestorian, found the religious cult, prepare ground on your capital, and personally adopt the faith once it gets the "secret Nestorian community" modifier.		2.1	E
Seven Centuries Play a game all the way through from 769 to 1453	Start date is 769.1.1 Early Middle Ages (769)	Date is 1452.12.30		The game tends to run slower the more holdings there are in your realm (and the more large realms there are generally), so when combining this achievement (or "Persistent Survivor") with grand conquest, it may be best to grant independence to many vassals in the late game. Alternatively, you can play as a nomad with HL (Khazaria would be the fastest) and burn the world, so there are fewer and fewer courts (so fewer and fewer characters to slow the game down). With this method you will likely spend a busy 200-300 first years and then you can just set the game at max speed and wait for the end. If you have The Reaper's Due, setting both the Black Death and Minor Epidemics to "Deadly" and "More" respectively will make severe cuts in the number of characters alive, improving performance.		2.2	E
Survivor Play a game all the way through from 1066 to 1453	Start date is 1066.9.15 High Middle Ages (1066)	Date is 1452.12.30		Must begin with the "High Middle Ages" bookmark.		2.0	E
The Conqueror Starting as a Norse character, rule the Kingdom of England (or the Empire of Britannia) as an English cultured character of a Christian religion.	is Norse	is English is Christian Primary title is the Kingdom of England or the Empire of Britannia		Before you begin, set the Culture Conversion game rule to "Faster Melting Pots." First, rule French/Occitan/Breton provinces before 1150 to become Norman, then rule Anglo-Saxon provinces in the de jure Kingdom of England after 1100 to become English. Note that you may not get an alert for the English culture event, so keep checking the eligible provinces when the time comes. Note that the culture events can happen in any province in the de jure Kingdom of England, not just the ones you own. The Petty King of Suðreyjar in 867, King Ivar 'the Boneless', begins with nearly 6,000 event troops and in an invasion of Northumbria. Although the Invasion CB will allow you to take all occupied territory upon successful conclusion of the war, all of Catholic Britannia is likely to join the invasion against you and your ally in Jorvik who are both Germanic pagans. You get to keep your event troops after the war, so it's recommended to get the war over with quickly and use the Germanic pagan county conquest CB to attack neighboring and coastal counties instead. You can become Norman by ruling the counties of Cornwall or Devon, which are Breton. Note that the English melting pot event will not fire here however, as it's not part of the region of England. The Petty King of Jorvik in 867, King Halfdan 'Whiteshirt' begins in a similar state as King Ivar and has more event troops, but has feudal government. This means you cannot use the Subjugation CB, which makes both conquering Scotland and eventually betraying your Germanic ally for sole dominance of Britannia more time consuming. This may especially be a problem if Haesteinn of Nantes launches a prepared invasion of England — he will very likely succeed and be difficult to remove using only the County Conquest CB. Haesteinn of Nantes in 867 is another good start, as he can easily take all of Brittany and then prepare an invasion of Western Francia without too much difficulty. If conquering England early, be sure not to eradicate Anglo-Saxon culture before 1100.		2.8	E
Under the Power of the Eternal Heaven As a member of the Ashina clan, solidify your divinity by ruling as Religious Head of the Reformed Tengri religion.	Is playing the dynasty of Ashina	Reformed the Tengri Religion owns the The Sky-Temple		The Ashina clan is landed in 769 as Khagan Bagatur of Khazaria, and in 867 as High Chief Zachariah of Crimea; note that Zachariah is Jewish. During the Tengri reformation, you must choose the Temporal leadership style.		3.0	E
Venetian Guile Win a Crusade targeting Byzantium.		Win a crusade The target is someone who owns the Byzantine Empire		The Fourth Crusade events only trigger after the first crusade and if the Byzantine Emperor has unlanded dynasty members older than 12 who are not heirs to any title. During a crusade preparation, there is a chance for the target to switch to Thrace. A good time to start is just before the real-world Fourth Crusade (1202) - the Angelos have a few possible candidates.		3.0	E
Viking Ummah Have a capital province with Norse culture and Muslim religion		Capital Province is: Norse Muslim		As a tribal Norse pagan, raise your tribal organization to at least medium and request a mass conversion from a Muslim ruler. As a Norse pagan, simply wait for a Muslim ruler to send you a missionary. Capture a Muslim woman while raiding as a Norse pagan and convert to her religion before using your Court Imam to convert your capital province. Playing as a tribal Muslim, educate a heir with Norse culture. After the heir takes over, use the Steward action 'Settle Tribe' to slowly convert any province you control to your culture. All forms of Islam qualify for this achievement.		2.2	E
What Could Have Been Start a Random World with all possible settings set to ‘Random’ and play for 200 years.	is Random World	total years played is 200				3.0	E
An Honest Mistake From Seclusion, kick someone out who did not have the plague.	has the The Reaper's Due DLC enabled	Kicked out someone while at seclusion via event if they don't have the Plague		At least one symptom trait is required on the subject to trigger the event that gives the achievement. They can have a disease, just not the Black Death. The event triggers more easily for Paranoid and/or Craven rulers.		2.6	M
Birthright As the Anti-Christ/spawn of Satan, become Grandmaster of the Satanists.	Is a member of the Lucifer's Own Has Character Flag demon_child_non_pagan or demon_child	Is Grandmaster of the Lucifer's Own		As a demon child, be Grandmaster of Lucifer's Own which is exclusive to the Christian, Muslim, Mazdan, Jewish and Zunist religion groups. It will not fire if the child is a grandmaster of the other demon worshipers of other religions. A special event "Demon Child" from SoA can happen once in one gametime (MTTH = 500 years), which will turn one of your child under age 3 into a demon child. When the demon child turns 16, he will automatically become Grandmaster of Lucifer's Own and have unbelievable attributes. One method to unlock this achievement is to make sure the demon child is your heir, then retire your current character before the child turns 16. Inheriting as a character who has already done this will *not* unlock the achievement. Though it is possible to leave the society, rejoin, and become Grandmaster again. Strategy: Although males can use the unholy impregnation decision, the resulting child will be born with an unknown father and will not inherit anything. Therefore, we're going to keep women on the throne. Start as Navarra at any time when it's a single county Kingdom, such as the "Age of the Mongols" bookmark. With your first ruler, switch to elective monarchy. You have no duke-tier vassals so you will be the sole elector, allowing you to choose your heir freely. With your second ruler, convert to Basque culture if you aren't already and switch to absolute cognatic succession. Choose a female heir, ideally with many sinful traits and high intrigue in order to gain dark power faster. At society rank 3, you may be given the unholy impregnation mission which allows you to use the decision immediately. Otherwise, you have to reach rank 4 in order to use it freely.		2.7	M
Bloody Line As a religion worshipping Bloodthirsty Gods, sacrifice enough people to found a Bloodline.		Worship a reformed religion with Bloodthirsty Gods Found a bloodline by sacrificing		Easiest by taking Seabound or Sons of Ragnarok as the second doctrine when reforming a religion, as raids allow you to capture large amounts of prisoners of infidel religions you can then sacrifice.		3.0	M
Close Call From Seclusion, kick someone out who had the plague.	has the The Reaper's Due DLC enabled	Kicked out someone while at seclusion via event if they have the Plague		They must have the Black Death, not just any disease.		2.6	M
Dark Lord Become Grandmaster of any devil-worshiper society.	Is a member of the Demon Worshippers	Is Grandmaster of the Society		Be Grandmaster of the Cult of Kali Purusha, the Plaguebringers, the Cold Ones, The Fellowship of Hel, or Lucifer's Own. Inheriting as a character who has already done this will *not* unlock the achievement.		2.7	M
Decadent Warrior As a Muslim, crush a Decadence revolt		Enforce a demand defending in a Decadence Invasion		Must have Iqta or Tribal government. Fatimids in 1066 have high decadence. Stockpile money to hire mercenaries so that you can beat the revolt.		2.0	M
Defender of the Holy Sepulchre Starting as Eustache de Boulogne (the Count of Boulogne in France) in 1066, choose to play as your beneficiary after they are made King or Queen in Jerusalem after a Crusade.	is playing Eustache de Boulogne of Boulogne	Switched to Crusade Benefactor Completely controls the County of Jerusalem Has a title higher than a Duchy		Hire the best chancellor you can get and fabricate claims on the other counts in Flanders. Then fabricate or plot for the duchy title. There is also a castle barony in Boulogne you can revoke. Use your marshal to replenish levies faster after conquest. Save up money and around a hundred days before the crusade starts borrow money from the Jews, hire a mercenary band and sail for Jerusalem. With around 6-8000 troops you can easily attack smaller Muslim armies, which gives more contribution points than only sieges. Success simultaneously awards "Crusader King" (hold the kingdom of Jerusalem). Afterwards conquer the middle eastern region to get "Deus Vult" (hold the Empire of the Outremer)		3.0	M
Divine Blood Achieve a score of 100,000	Does not have a score of 100,000	Has a score of 100,000		Fairly easy as a Norse realm—getting > 100,000 from 867 to 1100 is fairly easy if you conquer and raid a lot.		2.0	M
Empire of the Sun Rule as Emperor with the Reformed Zun Faith		owns an Empire is Reformed Zunist		This achievement is most easily accomplished as the Abbasids in 769. Conquer or vassalize all 5 Zunist holy sites, then convert by either personally holding a holy site and secretly converting or by moving your capital to a county with Zunist religion and then adopting the local religion. You will need to give away or destroy the Caliph title for the decision to convert to show up. Before converting, stockpile 750 piety so you can immediately reform the religion once you convert.		2.2	M
Family Bliss Have 6 close family members as friends		6 close relatives are friends		Requires six close relatives as friends. Use the Carousing focus and party without aiming for gamer or flings. If a character has an outlined blood drop in their portrait, he is a close relative (other characters might count as well). You can only carouse with people in the same realm, so avoid marrying close relatives in ways that have them leave the realm.		2.3	M
Family First As a character with a religion that practice Divine Marriages, have one of your siblings, parents and children as spouses/consorts at the same time.		Any consort or spouse is a parent of the current character Any consort or spouse is a sibling of the current character Any consort or spouse is a child of the current character		Concubines count as well as spouses.		3.0	M
From Servant to Saint Have a character you used to play be proclaimed a saint and have their Saintly Bloodline running in your veins.		Has a saintly bloodline whose founder was a played character.		Join a priestly order to remove sinful traits and add virtuous ones. See Sainthood for a list of requirements and chance of canonization modifiers. Note that playing as a child of a saint is not necessary. The achievement is obtained when you manage to have your character proclaimed saint and then play as someone with his bloodline, no matter how many characters you played in between.		3.0	M
Hard Ruler Starting in the "High Middle Ages" bookmark as Harald of Norway, become the King of England	Start date is 15.9.1066 High Middle Ages (1066) Is playing Harald Hårdråde of Norway	Harald Hårdråde owns the Kingdom of England		Take hunting, family, or theology focus for a small health bonus - there's a very good chance you may die of old age before the invasion is over. Raise your vassal fleet levies, and take your army home so you aren't targeted by either England or Normandy. Once William inevitably wins his invasion, return to England and begin assaulting holdings as quickly as possible. As a result of winning his invasion, William's new holdings will have the "recently conquered" negative modifier which disables that holding's levy for one year, making assaults much easier.		2.0	M
Headhunter Found a Bloodline as a particularly cunning, ruthless and skilled Duelist.		Founded a duelist bloodline		Has a 20% chance (50% if you have no bloodlines) to occur each time you gain duel experience if you have the Duelist lifestyle and sufficient duel experience. Requires either 50 duel experience and 20 dueling kills (4 "Ruthless Duelist" modifiers) or 80 duel experience and 2 "Devious Duelist" modifiers (gained when using intrigue in dueling events) You must not already have a duelist bloodline. Strategy: Play a powerful tribal pagan such as Svitjod in 867. Your warrior lodge society will offer you non-lethal duels and the ability to choose the Duelist trait at rank 4, you can easily create rivals by raiding neighbors and taking their wife as a concubine, and if you choose to go the "Ruthless Duelist" route the "Merciless" modifier will negate itself for tribal vassals (note that you will still receive a -10 opinion modifier for all non-vassals in your court). Because duel experience is earned whether you win or lose, it's not necessary to win even a single duel. You may therefore find it more helpful to focus on intrigue so that you can force duels even when your opponent refuses them.		3.0	M
History is in my Blood Have 5 Historical Bloodlines on your character.		Own 5 Historical Bloodlines		In order to inherit a bloodline from outside the family, for a majority of them, the marriage must be matrilineal. Marry a daughter matrilineally into a bloodline. Their child will inherit the father's blood while being part of your dynasty. Then, have their daughter marry matrilineally to your heir if he is male. Their child will have the outside bloodline while still being part of your dynasty. To reduce inbreeding, start with a historic bloodline. Marry a first set of two different bloodlines matrilineally then do it with another set of two bloodlines. Then, marry the two sets together matrilineally. Then, marry a female dynasty member to the resulting son matrilineally. Then marry their daughter to your heir. In the 769 start date, there are three bloodlines very close to each other in Great Britain and Ireland: the Blood of Niall 'of the Nine Hostages', Vortigern and Caradog. The Carolingian Blood is closeby in mainland Europe. The Merovingian blood may become extinct early.		3.0	M
I am the Law As a vassal use a favor to change a law.	has the Conclave DLC enabled is not independent	Liege owes favor to the player Changed realm law using the favor				2.5	M
I Do Not Play Chess Have 100 kills in your Kill List.		Have 100 characters in the kill list		Play a pagan in a warrior lodge and fight a lot of battles/raid a lot. When you capture prisoners, you can automatically execute them, or leave them to die in the dungeons if you somehow don't want to execute them.		3.0	M
Iron Crown Hold any Emperor or King title as a Lombard after 1300		is Lombard owns either a Kingdom or an Empire is the year 1300		In 769 the king of Lombardy is already a king tier Lombard character. Simply survive for 531 years. Do not accept Carloman's wife if she tries to flee to your kingdom, because this will give Karl a strong claim on Lombardy. If you don't want to wait the last Lombard ruler available is the Count of Capua from 1092 through 1097. He is dwarfed by more powerful neighbors, so forming a kingdom will not be easy. This start becomes much easier with the Holy Fury DLC enabled. Starting as the count of Capua, in 1092, pick the Theology focus and stockpile enough piety to hire the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitallier as soon as they are formed. (Do not worry about going into debt whilst waiting for the crusade to be called, as they do not abandon you as mercenaries do if your treasury goes negative.) Regardless of whatever the crusade target is, march there with the holy orders immediately and instantly siege down provinces for contribution and warscore. When the crusade is won, you or your beneficiary should receive the Kingdom title, and then you will have a strong position to play as until the year 1300.		2.2	M
I Shed Blood of Saxon Men As a Christian non-Saxon, completely conquer Saxony in a game starting in 769	Start date is 769.1.1 Early Middle Ages (769) is Christian is not Saxon	Completely controls the Counties of: Luneburg Braunschweig Verden Altmark Magdeburg Bremen Celle Osnabruck Oldenburg Minden Munster Gottingen		This is most easily attainable by waiting for the Saxon invasion event as Charlemagne. The requirement is for any culture besides Saxon: Anglo-Saxon culture will still net you the achievement if you want to get both this and "Saxons Everywhere, Unite!".		2.2	M
Jihad Sultan As a Muslim King or higher, become Grandmaster of the Assassins.	Is a member of the Assassins is a King or an Emperor	Is Grandmaster of the Society		This achievement is pretty self explanatory. Can also be done when secretly muslim.		2.7	M
Lech, Czech, and Rus Unite the Kingdoms of the three brothers, Lech, Czech and Rus, into one Slavic Union.		Selected the Form the Slavic Union Decision				3.0	M
Let's go out into the Field Defeat a sibling in a war using the rival casus belli.		win a war against a sibling with a Rivalry Casus Belli		When your sibling is your rival, and an independent ruler, declare war using this CB, and win. Also possible to achieve as a defender. Fastest as Charlemagne or Carloman in 769. If playing as Charlemagne, don't send your mother to him or you'll have to win before he dies.		2.4	M
New Ways for Old Gods Reform one of the Pagan religions		Reformed a Pagan Religion		Probably easiest as Sviþjod or Ostlandet in the 867 start, or as Genghis Khan in the 1220 start.		2.0	M
Not a Tribe Play as a Tribal Ruler and Reform to Feudalism		Selected the Adopt Feudalism Decision		See Adopting Feudalism. Start as the chief of Ångermanland in Northern Sweden in the "Late Middle Ages" bookmark, borrow from the Jews (requires Sons of Abraham DLC), start building the last level of the hillfort, and reform. You can do all of this without unpausing.		2.2	M
Pagan Fury As a ruler with any Pagan religion, win a Christian Crusade targeting you.		is any Pagan Religion Win a crusade as the defender		Northern Crusade doesn't count. Start as Hülegü of the Ilkhanate in 1260. Immediately usurp the Kingdom of Armenia and declare war on Egypt by pressing the Emir of Edessa's claim. Use your 90k event troops to win the war before the crusade for Egypt starts. Upon victory, you should become the target of the crusade if it's still in preparation phase. Your levies + Chinese regiment + event troops + tributary allies should allow you to win without too much problem. Don't underestimate the amount of troops the crusaders can send though.		3.0	M
Res Publica Play as a Tribal Ruler and Reform to Merchant Republic		Selected the Adopt Republicanism Decision		See Founding a Merchant Republic. Start as the High Chief of Mann (coastal and ducal) and upgrade your Market Village to the max.		2.2	M
Run With the Wolf Play as a character with Wolf's Blood.	does not have character modifier Wolf Blood or Wolf Child	have character modifier Wolf Blood or Wolf Child from Wolf events		The supernatural events game rule must be set to on or unrestricted. Have a culture from the Altaic group other than Khitan, and wait for wolf-related events to occur. Eldest children of players have a 5% chance of being born with Wolf's Blood (you find out within a year), and a further chance of gaining it between ages 5 and 10. Childless rulers not of Jain religion have a passive chance of adopting one. So you have to keep your heirs childless until they inherit. When you have one, just make sure the wolf-like child inherits. Wait until you can adopt a wolf child via event. Do not marry and wait for your adopted son to inherit.		2.4	M
Russkaya Pravda As a Russian, hold the Empire of Russia.		Has the culture of Russian owns the Empire of Rus		Playing a tribal government is highly recommended. You are likely to face powerful nomadic tribes, and any territories you conquer from them will receive the "nomad agitation" negative modifier which will cause the territory to revert back to the nomad ruler's control upon your ruler's succession unless a certain condition is met. For tribal rulers, the condition is having one holding in the territory with at least two upgraded buildings (which can be purchased with prestige if the holding is a tribe). For feudal rulers, the condition is having at least two holdings in the territory, which can become extremely expensive very quickly as nomads can destroy holdings in the process of construction during their frequent raids. Start in "Old Gods" as Rurik of Holmgarðr, expand and subjugate naturally and then when ready to form the Kingdom use the RoI 'convert to local culture' decision to become Russian. Alternatively, start as a tribal Slavic pagan (Ilmenian, Volhynian, or Severian) in "Charlemagne" or "Old Gods" and choose the 'embrace Russian culture' personal decision (available by right-clicking your character's portrait). Rodislav Slovensky, High Chief of Ilmenia in 769, is ideally positioned for this. Consider playing as a tribal Romuva pagan. Eldership is an extremely powerful form of succession (especially for tribals) that allows you to keep your demesne intact upon succession and prevents game over from occurring as long as a single member of your dynasty is alive. Futhermore, Romuva is one of the easiest pagan religions to reform as the holy sites are relatively close to Romuva starting positions and the Romuva tribes begin surrounded by religious enemies which allows for easy expansion and religious MA bonuses through the pagan county conquest CB. Also, the third rank of the Romuva warrior society allows you to instantly upgrade the hillfort and watchtowers of a demesne territory at the cost of 150 renown for each level of upgrade. Finally, as a Baltic culture ruler, any East Slavic territories that you (or another ruler eligible for Russian culture flipping: see Culture#Melting_pots for a full list of requirements) personally control will flip to Russian culture on their own automatically. Completing this achievement also sets you up for the "Lech, Czech, and Rus" achievement. The Empire of Rus consists of 5/7 of the required kingdoms to form the Slavic Union. (Chernigov, Galicia-Volhynia, Kievan Rus, Novgorod, and Vladimir - you only need to form or conquer Poland and Bohemia) Note that while the game's title names have changed, the achievement text has not. Because of this the player is required to hold the empire of Rus, while the achievement text incorrectly says the empire of Russia.		2.0	M
Scarrrrrred for Life Become One-Eyed, One-Legged and One-Handed.	has the The Reaper's Due DLC enabled	have the traits: One-Eyed One-Handed One-Legged		As a Tengri, Slavic, Suomenusko, African, or Romuvan character, use the ancestor worship intrigue decision and choose to sacrifice a part of your body. The sacrifice will be a hand, a leg, or an eye. After performing this action three times, you will gain the achievement. As performing the sacrifice also gives Severely Injured , it is beneficial to do this with a young, healthy ruler (such as the High Chief of Prussia in 1066) and select the Hunting focus for the health boosts, which includes the base +1 and the +1 from the hunting dog. It's not required to get all 3 traits on your current character: the achievement can also be unlocked by having your character switched to one that already has all 3 traits. Also, consider performing the sacrifice if you somehow manage to get Severely Injured along with one of the three required traits, as Severely Injured does not stack.		2.6	M
The Frisian Coast is Long Be King of Frisia and hold the Atlantic coast from Léon in Brittany to Jylland		owns the Kingdom of Frisia Completely control all coastal counties from Léon to Skagen, namely: Léon Tregor Penthievre Rennes Avranches Caen Evreux Arques Eu Ponthieu Boulogne Guines Yperen Brugge Gent Zeeland Breda Holland Westfriesland Sticht Gelre Overijssel Friesland Ostfriesland Bremen Dithmarschen Slesvig Varde Skagen		You do not need to have Frisian culture to get this achievement, thus it is possible in any start date. Probably the easiest as Charlemagne, who already starts with all counties necessary save Penthièvre, French Léon (both of which will swear fealty to you if you create the Empire of Francia), Oldenburg, Bremen, Holstein (all three of which will be conquered in the invasion of Saxony, railroaded for Charles), Slesvig, Varde, and Skagen (which are obtainable in two holy wars).		2.2	M
The One Who Brings Benefit As a Zoroastrian, become the prophesied Saoshyant		Selected the Become Saoshyant Decision		Zoroastrian strategy Fairly straightforward as the Abbasids in 769. After diplomatically vassalizing the Bajanid and Taid Emirates, you already control 86 of the 105 counties required for this achievement. Don't convert to Zoroastrian until you fulfill the requirements to become Saoshyant — you'll lose access to the Muslim Open succession law and all your titles will revert to Gavelkind, making an untimely death likely to split your empire in two! Alternatively, if you have Rajas of India, you can do this even faster by starting as Seljuk in 1081, revoking a Zoroastrian county, and decision-converting (only if patch version is before the further expansion of the Persian Empire is introduced.)		2.0	M
The Yes Men Have all members of your council be Loyalists.	has the Conclave DLC enabled	If primary title is: an Empire: Have 7 Councillors that are Loyalist a Kingdom: Have 6 Councillors that are Loyalist neither a Kingdom nor an Empire: Have 5 Councillors that are Loyalist		The "Greatest of Khans" has a huge boost to loyalism in his council. So play the historical Temujin after 1206, or else take the decision as another nomad ruler. Hire and fire non-loyalist councilors until you get the whole set. Look for characters with high opinion of you, who are content, and/or are close relatives, with low relative size and strength (or simply courtiers). Trusting characters and same-dynasty characters have a smaller boost. Your council must be empowered and full (i.e. 5 members as a count/duke, 6 as a king, 7 as an emperor).		2.5	M
United the Kingdoms Hold the kingdoms of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland		Owns the Kingdoms: England Scotland Wales Ireland		Edward III Plantagenet ("Late Middle Ages" bookmark) is the King of England, Wales, and possesses enough land to become the King of Ireland. You will then need some more provinces to create the empire - as the game begins, send your chancellor to create claims on a couple of Scottish counties, then declare war against the whole of Ireland at once (you will easily take them on with your 20k troops) after you are king of Ireland. To gain piety and gold, you may borrow and expel the Jewry, and join the Crusade that the Pope will certainly call for. Note that Wales, unlike England, initially has Gavelkind succession.		2.0	M
Viking Raider As a Viking, return home with 1,000 worth of loot		Is North Germanic Culture Group Is Germanic or Reformed Germanic Have 1000 loot		You must have Norse (Germanic) religion and North Germanic culture group, but you do not need the Viking trait. The loot must be returned all at once, so you'll need a fleet of at least 100 ships. Open the economy map view, identify green zones, send your raiders there.		2.0	M
Zero to Hero Found a Legendary Bloodline while part of a Warrior Lodge.		Found a Legendary Bloodline via the HF Warrior Lodge legends events or by dying		Works best for a young character with high personal combat score. Join a warrior lodge and go through the ranks until you become a hero and then start a legend. Complete the legend and form a new bloodline. You will very likely be injured several times during the legend quest which consists of increasingly difficult duels. The Bon warrior lodge, The Sentinels of Light, has a special ability that allows you to heal injuries instantly at the cost of renown.		3.0	M
And Stay Out! Throw the Aztec invaders back into the sea	Event Second Landing of the Aztecs has fired	Character who owns the Aztec Empire: has no regiments is not landed		Triggered when Aztecs lose all territory and all event armies. Make sure all Aztec armies are destroyed before imposing victory that removes their last territory. The Aztec Empire must have a title holder in order to be triggered. If the Aztec Emperor loses the title (via Muslim Holy War for example) the achievement will not fire. Does not actually need player involvement.		2.0	H
Black Pope Have a priest you corrupted (as a Satanist) become Pope.	A priest: Has Character Flag corrupted_by_player	the character owns the Papacy		You must corrupt the target first, then he must become Pope, by any means. It's possible to corrupt a bishop, make him an antipope, and then press the antipope's claim.		2.7	H
By Jupiter! Reform the Hellenic faith.		Reformed the Hellenic Religion		Easiest as the Byzantine Empire in 867 or 769 start dates. Fabricate claims on both Rome and Alexandria (You have the other three holy sites already). Once you control all five holy sites you just need to convert to Hellenism and press reform providing you have 750 piety. There are two easy ways to convert to Hellenism. There is one province in Greece that is still Hellenistic, simply change capital and convert via the decisions tab. Or you can set your focus to scholarship and a "Delve into the Classics" decision becomes available, which leads to conversion.		3.0	H
Empressive Play as three consecutive generations of empresses	Game Rule for Gender Equality must not be set to all	Is Female owns an Empire Their Mother owns an Empire Their Grandmother owns an Empire		You, your mother, and your maternal grandmother must all be empresses (alive or dead). It is okay if you play other characters in between, or even if one of the ancestors was a member of another dynasty ruling a different empire. The game rule for Gender Equality must not be set to "All". Use absolute cognatic elective succession and ensure your daughter is your heir. As a Muslim realm, you'll be able to give land to daughters after getting absolute cognatic succession. Easy to achieve as Byzantines, since Roma Imperial government considers all offsprings of the Emperor to be valid candidates without taking gender into account. Can also be done as a reformed pagan using the Enatic Clans doctrine, allowing only women to rule. Africa sounds ideal as it is kind of safe from Crusades or Jihads in a remote area. In 867 the bloodline Blood of Bayajidda and Magajiva enables holders to enact enatic-cognatic succession without any religious or cultural restrictions.		2.0	H
Eternity Denied Kill a character with the Immortal trait.	has the The Reaper's Due DLC enabled	An Immortal character is murdered or executed by player		Must become immortal first. Then there are four different ways. You can imprison vassals until they revolt, and surrender, thus abdicating to your heir. Plot to kill your immortal predecessor. The second way is to kill the mystic by whom you achieved immortality (the mystic will also gain the immortal trait if you are successful in the immortality event chain). Thirdly, one can develop the lunatic trait (easy through scholarship focus and following the Necronomicon event chain when building an observatory). When a lunatic you have the chance of obtaining Glitterhoof, and then an event appear where you have the option of sharing your blood with your horse. This makes Glitterhoof immortal, whom you can then imprison and execute without lessening public opinion. The fourth, most unlikely option is to wait for the immortal rival event chain to randomly occur, then kill your rival.		2.6	H
Got Land Start as the holder of Gotland and form the empire of Scandinavia.	Own the County of Gotland	Created the Empire of Scandinavia		From 1097-1161 and from 1285-1337 the holder of Gotland is also the king of Sweden. In 1337, he is also king of Norway, needing only 7 more counties to create the empire, and having CBs on 4 right away.		2.7	H
Great Hunter Kill your prey in the Epic Hunt		Trigger the Actually finds and kills animal event		Requires Hunting focus . Investigate the rumors of the legendary animal, and set out on the hunt (NOT the Grand Hunt event found on the Intrigue menu). Has about a 1% (1/91) chance of succeeding.		2.3	H
Heathenous Ways Starting as Erik the Heathen in 1066, rule the Kingdom of Sweden with the reformed Germanic Faith.	is playing Erik the Heathen af Munsö of Uppland	Has reformed the Religion owns the Kingdom of Sweden		Immediately conquer Jemtland with pagan conquest CB - it's de jure part of the Kingdom of Norway and Harald Hardrada will likely declare war for it, annhilating your liege's army in the process which makes for an easy war to press your claim on the Kingdom of Sweden. Before claiming the throne, falsely confess faith so you can take part in Crusades and avoid being the target of holy wars. After claiming the throne, start the secret Germanic cult and take part in the next Crusade. Make sure to select a beneficiary in order to be eligible for a gold reward at the conclusion of the Crusade. With the thousands of gold you'll receive at the conclusion of the Crusade, you can now afford to openly become Germanic. Rapidly build churches to boost your religious MA and hire mercenaries to conquer the two holy sites you don't start with if you don't have them yet. Note that the only requirement for this achievement is to start as Erik the Heathen, it's not necessary to complete the achievement within his lifetime or to remain Germanic.		3.0	H
Holy and Roman Found the Holy Roman Empire in a game starting in 769	Start date is 769.1.1 Early Middle Ages (769)	Selected the Form the Holy Roman Empire Decision		As Karl, wait for an event to marry a Lombard princess. When the events occur, divorce her, and send your mother to Carloman. When Carloman dies, you will gain a strong claim on the realm where the princess will flee towards a short time after the divorce. This realm will likely be Lombardy, but not always. (If all this hasn't happened by 772, the events have probably been derailed by someone's death.) The war for Lombardy ought to be easy. After doing this, you should have fulfilled all prerequisites, save perhaps the +25 opinion of the Pope. (If necessary, just grant him some land.) The Empire must be formed via the decision.		2.2	H
Holy Smoke Sacrifice another religion's head as a Norse or Aztec pagan		As a Germanic: Selected the Hold Great Blot Decision As an Aztec or a reformed pagan with a Bloodthirsty Gods doctrine: Sacrificed imprisoned another religion's head.		Starting as the Byzantine Emperor in 867, educate your heir with a Varangian Germanic pagan (but not in your court). Arrest the Ecumenical Patriarch and sacrifice him after succession. Alternatively, as a Germanic duke or count, use the coastal conquest CB to conquer a county adjacent to the Papacy, then swear fealty to the Pope and use Intrigue focus to imprison him. Another option (requires Holy Fury DLC) is to start as a horde, reform Tengri with Bloodthirsty Gods doctrine and subjugate Byzantium, which will vassalise the Orthodox Patriarch. You can then proceed to imprison and sacrifice him.		2.0	H
I Got Better Recover from the Black Death.	have the The Reaper's Due DLC enabled Have the Plague	Recovered from the Plague with waiting or with the Court Physician		Trivial as someone who has the Immortal trait: Immortal characters still get diseases, but they can't die from them - just beware your Court Physician, because he doesn't know this. Can also be achieved via risky treatment, costing your character a limb or earning them a lunatic trait. Note, that getting cured by any source other than physician or disease timer running out does not give the achievement.		2.6	H
Legacy of Rome Restore the Roman Empire		Selected the Restore Roman Empire Decision		Legacy of Rome walkthrough. The conquests can be done as a nomad, but the nomad must settle down and become feudal in order to get the achievement.		2.0	H
Little Brother Rules! Become Emperor of Francia as Carloman, brother of Charlemagne	Is playing Carloman of Middle Francia	Is playing Carloman of Middle Francia owns the Empire of Francia		As Carloman, with enough vassal support and mercenaries, you can take your brother's lands in a single war, giving you enough land to found Francia. Alternatively, you can take the war focus and immediately duel your brother, who is railroaded into becoming your rival. However, note that Karl's personal combat skill may be better than yours.		2.2	H
Looking East and West Be Emperor of both Persia and Rajastan		has the Rajas of India DLC enabled owns the Persian Empire owns either the Empire of Rajasthan or India		Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur in 769 can diplomatically vassalize the Bajanid and Taid Emirates, subjugate the Taghlibid Sultanate, and jihad or holy war the remaining Indian realms that make up the Empire of Rajasthan. The Seljuks in 1066 have 15,000 men. Stockpile money for mercenaries and use the Invasion CB into Rajastan. The Mongol Empire in the "Age of the Mongols" bookmark begins with 50,000 attrition-free event troops and several powerful CBs. Getting the achievement is still possible after becoming Samrat Chakravartin: the objective is now holding both the Persian Empire and the Empire of India.		2.1	H
Medieval Schlieffen Be simultaneously at war with the Aztecs and the Mongols		is not Mongol is at war against someone with Mongol culture is at war against someone with Nahuatl culture		You must be the primary aggressor or primary defender in both wars, not an ally. You cannot yourself be Mongol culture. One war must be against anyone of Nahua culture, and the other war must be against anyone of Mongol culture.		2.2	H
My Very Own Subcontinent Become Samrat Chakravartin		Selected the Become Samrat Chakravartin Decision		Completely control all kingdoms in the Empire of Rajastan, Deccan Empire, and Bengal Empire. Select the decision "Become Samrat Chakravartin". Requires Indian religion, feudal government, and a primary title inside India. The conquests can be done as a nomad, but the nomad must settle down and become feudal in order to get the achievement.		2.1	H
Nobody's Business but the Turks Conquer Constantinople as a Turkic steppe horde.		is Turkish Has Government type Nomadic Owns the Provinces of Constantinople		Must control the county of Constantinople while having Turkish culture and Nomadic government. While it is not necessary to start as a Turkish character, note that having a different culture disqualifies a character if the clan succession law is "nomadic succession"; following a reformed pagan religion with the Agnatic Clans or Enactic Clans will allow characters of different cultures to inherit. The Yabguids in 769 is a reasonable start.		2.4	H
One Arrow Alone can be Easily Broken but Many Arrows are Indestructible As a steppe horde, have a population of 150 000.		Has Government type Nomadic Have a Population of 150,000		Population and Manpower Guide for Newly Nomadic Players		2.4	H
Pentarch As an Orthodox Christian, hold Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem		is Orthodox Owns the Provinces of: Rome Constantinople Alexandria Antioch Jerusalem		Easiest as Byzantium in 867.		2.0	H
Prodigious Five Have at least one child with each of the five level four education traits.	have the Conclave DLC enabled	Has 5 children with one of each education traits: Grey Eminence Brilliant Strategist Midas Touched Elusive Shadow Mastermind Theologian		Use Seduction focus to have lots of children, or start with Svend II of Denmark in 1066. Select different childhood focus for each child and then education focus according to child's childhood traits. It is preferable to choose an unmarried young ruler with fertility bonus, for example, Kamarupa 1066. Once married, groom a heir ambition increases fertility. Bastards do count for this achievement.		2.5	H
Protector of the Holy Places Have Rome, Jerusalem, Mecca and Medina within your Realm		Owns the Provinces of: Rome Jerusalem Mecca Medina		Abbasids in 867 have claims on Mecca or may be able to vassalize its holder. Subjugate Tunisia to get in range to declare war for Rome. Alternatively, start as the HRE in 1066, create the Kingdom of Italy to have a de jure claim on Rome, earn Jerusalem in the First Crusade, then win a Holy War for Medina. This is also easily achievable when restoring the Roman Empire. The Abbasid Empire from the 769 start data controls Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem so fabricating a claim and going to war over Rome can get you this achievement as well.		2.0	H
Saxons Everywhere, Unite! As an Anglo-Saxon or Saxon ruler, be king of both Saxony and England	is Anglo-Saxon or Saxon	owns the Kingdom of England and Saxony		Requires starting the game as Anglo-Saxon or Saxon, but does not require remaining such. Since the Kingdom of Saxony only exists in 769 and the Catholics surrounding Saxony are very strong, it may be easier to start this as an Anglo-Saxon and create the Kingdom of England and then work into Saxony. Note that creation of the Kingdom of Saxony title requires Saxon culture (not Anglo-Saxon). It is a good idea to turn off the Charlemagne events in the game rules so the Karl (or Carloman if Karl is dead) doesn't get a strong claim on Saxony. Alternatively, as Saxony, subjugate Denmark and convert to Norse culture for the ships. Once the Germanic coastal CB becomes available, conquering England is easy.		2.2	H
There Can Be Only One Become immortal.	has the The Reaper's Due DLC enabled	gain the Immortal trait via the immortality events		The eternal life event chain has a MTTH of 250 years, but this is lowered by old age, disease, or poor health to a minimum of 50 years. The supernatural events game rule must be left on.		2.6	H
The Good Old Days Have the kingdom of Frisia as your primary title and have the duchies of Flanders and Brabant be dejure part of it.		Primary Title is the Kingdom of Frisia the Duchies of Flanders and Brabant is De Jure part of the Kingdom of Frisia		Try Charlemagne. Switch your kingdoms to elective, create Frisia, and destroy West Francia and Middle Francia. You must control the duchies for the number of years determined in the game rules at start while having the kingdom of Frisia as primary title; consider setting the rule to 50 years.		2.7	H
The Outside Bet Starting in the "High Middle Ages" bookmark as Svend II of Denmark, become the King of England	Start date is 1066.9.15 High Middle Ages (1066) Is playing King Svend II of Denmark	Svend II owns the Kingdom of England		Denmark walkthrough		2.0	H
Unwelcome Visitors As an assassin, assassinate a Crusader King in the Holy land.	Is a member of the Assassins	Has murdered someone who: is a King is Christian is at war with the Crusade Casus Belli on a target on the Middle East has a title in the Middle east		Must be a member of the Assassins. The target must be a king-tier Christian who either is located in the Middle East region, controls a title in the Middle East region, or is fighting in a crusade or jihad targeting a kingdom in the Middle East region. You can kill the target in any way that marks you as the killer, e.g., capturing and executing. Plotting to kill becomes easier after ranking up once, as you can invite other Assassins to your plot. If your capital is in Middle East, any prisoner will be considered as "in Middle East" on execution, which means that executing any imprisoned Christian King will give this achievement.		2.7	H
A Servant No More As Mu’nis al-Muzaffar of Galilee in 867, become an Emperor and have at least 100 realm size.	Is playing Emir Mu’nis of Galilee	Is playing Emir Mu’nis of Galilee is independent Primary title is an Empire Realm Size is 100		Mu'nis is a eunuch. Even if you remove the eunuch trait, this achievement must be earned within Mu'Nis's lifetime. Your ultimate goal is to become the Emperor of the Arabian (Abbasid) Empire. Begin by picking intrigue focus and joining the Assassins. You will want to become the grandmaster of the Assassins as quickly as possible in order to use the "Raise army of Assassins" decision. The Assassins can only have one rank 4 member however, so you will likely want to restart if the grandmaster is out of diplomatic (i.e., murdering) range. Expand to the south, capturing enough territory to form the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Be sure to capture Jerusalem itself so you can easily switch between Islam and Christianity: you will need to do so in order to form the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and you will want to immediately switch back to Sunni after forming the kingdom since there's no reason to remain Christian. If capturing Jerusalem is not an option, your inital capital of Sur and the neighboring county of Acre begin as Monothelite and Orthodox, respectively. Furthermore, if Conclave is enabled the "Acquire Title" ambition will likely see the Caliph grant you one of his demense counties, all of which besides Baghdad are Nestorian. With a king-level title, you can now fabricate a plot on your liege's emperor-level title. If the plot fails, simply re-invite the plotters and try again. Once the plot succeeds and you're given a strong claim on the empire, you can now start a faction to install yourself as Emperor. During this time, you should be spying on the Caliph. Attempt to have him abducted whenever possible. Once the Caliph is imprisoned, demand to be installed as Emperor. The Caliph will likely refuse, but you will win the 'war' instantly due to having them imprisoned. Finally, you're a servant no more. If you wish to continue the game, repeated use of the Satanist "Dark Healing" power can remove the eunuch trait. With a minimum intrigue of 16 (base + education + Intrigue focus ), Mu'nis has a decent chance at successfully completing the immortality quest through the intrigue option. Be warned: failure at the third stage leads to instant death! Alternatively, attempt to form the Empire of Abyssinia. A quick strategy is to expand into East Africa since it is fragmented. Try to first fabricate a claim on Trinkitat (in Blemmyia). Pick Theology focus for more Piety. Seek opportunity to invade Egypt when you have enough gold (preferably more than 2500) for hiring mercenaries. Finally, become independent and create the title.		2.8	VH
Go West Young Mongol As a steppe horde, have an independent tributary King or Emperor in the British Isles		Has Government type Nomadic Any Independent ruler: owns either a Kingdom or an Empire Pays tribute to player Primary title is in the British Isles		Vassalize holdings on the Baltic or the Black Sea to gain ships. The Nomadic Invasion CB has a very long range, use it to gain a foothold in Great Britain and/or Ireland. The tributary ruler's primary title must be in the Britannia region. Your government must be nomadic, but it is not necessary to be based in the Steppes or have Mongol culture.		2.4	VH
Legacy of the Indo-Norse Start as a Norse Character, hold a Kingdom in India as your primary title. Your capital must also be located in India and converted to Norse.	is Norse	is Norse Primary title is a Kingdom in India Capital is a Norse in India		Requires both starting and finishing as Norse culture. Germanic religion is not required. The primary title kingdom must be in the India region. If you acquire any empire titles, you will need to lose them to be able to set a kingdom as primary title. The main mechanism here, assuming you're not forming an intercontinental empire, is to use the coastal conquest CB available to Norse characters. Hæsteinn of Nantes (Brittany) walkthrough		2.7	VH
Norse-East As a Norse character, become King of Mongolia.		is Norse Owns the Kingdom of Mongolia		Norse culture is required, but Germanic religion is not. Does not require starting as Norse. If going from west to east, it is easier with Horse Lords disabled, as the steppes is then entirely tribal. Convert to Islam (or reform the Germanic faith) to get access to Holy Wars. The 867 Sudreyjar realm starts in Western Europe, and can combine this achievement with "Never Start a Land War in Asia".		2.4	VH
Not So Bad Survive the End Times.	has the The Reaper's Due DLC enabled	survived the end of days events.		The End of Days event chains can trigger when the Black Death is present in your realm.		2.6	VH
Peace in Our Time Enforce peace for 6 or more vassals.	has the Conclave DLC enabled	Enforced Realm Peace for 6 vassals.		Require actually ending at least 6 ongoing vassal wars. They can be revolts, faction or otherwise, as long as the two primary participants are both your direct vassals (whether temporarily because of the war, or not). Encourage vassal wars by transferring non-de jure counts, granting other duchies to counts under their de-jure duke, landing people with claims, pressing claims, etc.		2.5	VH
Sakya Trizin Starting as the Count of Sakya in 1066, rule as an independent Buddhist King or Emperor and control all Buddhist Holy Sites.	Is playing Count Khon Sherab Tsultrim of Sakya	Primary title is a Kingdom or an Empire is independent is owns the Counties of: Bamian Varanasi Gaya Devagiri Lumbini		Try to marry/seduce your neighbor Tibet Queen (historical route by checking history in 1337). She won't accept a marriage at first though.		2.8	VH
Shadow Prince Sit on the council and have every other council member as well as the ruler owing you a favor.	has the Conclave DLC enabled	is not independent is a Councillor Liege owes favor to the player If Liege's primary title is: an Empire: Have 7 Councillors Empowered Council law enabled a Kingdom: Have 6 Councillors Empowered Council law enabled neither a Kingdom nor an Empire: Have 5 Councillors The Councillors are either the player or owes a favor to the player		If a councilor will not let you buy a favor, try raising his opinion of you or perhaps changing your position. Your liege, the most expensive one, is more likely to accept when he is low on cash and at war. Buy favors from other powerful vassals and any heirs involved (which is cheapest), and try to get them on the council by killing or waiting out the intransigent ones. As a Companion (Level 2) member of the Assassins, the Intimidate Ruler option becomes available. Try a start with a relatively young ruler with a lot of land to tax, such as the Duke of Aquitaine in 1066. Or, start as an independent king and swear fealty to the HRE or ERE, but beware opinion maluses for different culture and religion. Requires Empowered Council law to enable Advisor minor title for Kingdom and Empire and they owe you favors as well as the five normal positions.		2.5	VH
S.P.Q.R. As the Roman Empire, reclaim the old imperial borders		Completely control all Duchies of Historical Roman Empire		SPQR walkthrough. You must have a Christian or Hellenic religion. The conquests can be done as a nomad, but the nomad must settle down and become feudal in order to get the achievement. The achievement only requires the Roman Borders event which may be triggered with owning either the Byzantine Empire or the Roman Empire.		2.0	VH
Steppe by Steppe As a steppe horde, conquer the whole steppe region.		Has Government type Nomadic Completely controls the Steppe Region		Have Nomadic government and control the Steppes region. To check the territory, you actually need to press the Find Title or Region button in the lower right corner, under the map and type Steppe region. If you think you should have gotten the achievement check again carefully every single barony/county for independent ones (Religious Orders etc.).		2.4	VH
Ten Thrones Have your dynasty rule 10 independent Feudal/Iqta/Monastic Feudal Kingdoms or Empires with at least 25 realm size each. You must be one of them.		Primary title is a Kingdom or an Empire is independent Realm Size is 25 Is Feudal 9 other Dynasty members: are independent Realm Size is 25 are Feudal, Iqta, Monastic Feudal, Chinese Imperial, Holy Order, or Imperial		Use the "Your Dynasty" page of the Ledger and sort by realm size. Turning off Conclave is highly recommended: you're likely to make enemies of powerful vassals in the process of completing this achievement even without the added difficulty of Conclave. Start as Abbasids in 769 or Tughluq in 1337. Reclaim kingdom titles from vassals by revoking their duchy titles, granting them back, and revoking them again until they revolt or by retracting vassals from them. Your other vassals won't mind as revoking duchy titles and retracting vassals is tyranny-free as an Iqta government, but revolting vassals may be joined by other unhappy vassals so make sure your other vassals are pleased before revoking or retracting. You can't grant independence to de jure vassals of your religion, so you'll likely need to convert first. Hold on to Baghdad as Abbasids or Varanasi as Tughluq so you can easily convert via the holy sites there. It's recommended to grant vassals additional territory before granting independence, as they're likely to lose some territory to neighbors or revolts once they no longer have your protection.		2.8	VH
The Black Bishop Fund an immoral bishop and get him elected Pope	A Theocratic vassal must have: the trait Wicked Priest Has a liege that has the modifier = opinion_supported_pope from the character (liege spent money on the College of Cardinals window)	the Theocratic vassal became Pope via succession.		You must contribute to the election fund, and the bishop must remain your vassal until he is made Pope. See Papal succession#Strategies or follow Elvaril's walkthrough.		2.0	VH
The British Raj Rule the Empire of Britannia as a Hindu, Buddhist or Jain character	Has an Indian Religion.	Is Hindu, Buddhist, or Jain has the Rajas of India DLC enabled owns the Empire of Britannia		Start as a Germanic character, use prepared invasion and county conquest CB to work your way to the Emperor of Britannia. Send troops to raid in India until you have captured a female Hindu, Buddhist or Jain prisoner. Take concubine and convert by decision when you're ready. Alternatively, play as a nomadic horde with HL and use missionaries or concubines to convert.		2.1	VH
The Caliphate Strikes Back Starting in the "High Middle Ages" bookmark as the Abbasid Caliph, become independent and hold an empire title	Start date is 15.9.1066 High Middle Ages (1066) Is playing Caliph Al-Qa'im	is independent owns an Empire		Expand in Fatimid territory if they falter. The Seljuks have a tendency to fall apart once Alp Arslan dies.		2.0	VH
White Hun Starting as the last remnant of the White Huns (the Count of Mohadavasaka in 769) restore the borders of the Hephthalite Empire.	Is playing Count Thakur Toramana of Mohadavaska	Primary title is a Kingdom or an Empire is independent Completely Control the Kingdoms of: Rajputana Delhi Kashmir Transoxiania Khotan Punjab				2.8	VH
Who Needs Vasco da Gama? Own all the silk route ports in india as a European merchant republic.		has the Horse Lords DLC enabled Is a Patrician Capital is in Europe or Asia Minor Completely controls the Provinces of: Debul Navasarika Mahoyadapuram Vijayawada Candradvipa Goa Cholamandalam Kataka Samatata		Your capital must be in the Europe or Asia Minor regions. Before patch 2.8, there are five coastal Silk road provinces in India, visible on the trade routes map: Debul, Navasarika, Mahoyadapuram, Vijayawada, and Candradvipa. You don't need to have trade posts built on the provinces for the achievement to fire. The revamp in patch 2.8 adds more counties: Goa, Cholamandalam, Kataka, and Samatata.		2.4	VH
Wise Guy Gain the Legendary Wisdom modifier		Get the Legendary Wisdom modifier via the Rulership focus events.		Requires the Administrator trait and 12 or higher stewardship. The event to recieve the modifier is a yearly pulse with a weight of 100. Pick up the Administrator trait with success in Rulership focus . Once the Administrator trait has been acquired, the focus is no longer necessary and does not increase the chance of receiving the Legendary Wisdom random event. There are two playable characters that begin with the Administrator trait: Bey Keikavus of Daylam in 1066, located in northwest Seljuk Persia. Maharaja Parakramabahu of Lanka in 1153, reachable by going backwards 34 years from "The Third Crusade" bookmark.		2.3	VH
Aladdin Starting and staying as a Han Chinese character, be an independent King or Emperor and rule all of North Africa (the Maghreb region).	is Han	is Han Control all of North Africa Primary title is a Kingdom or an Empire is independent		Must completely control the North Africa / Maghreb region (from the northwest coast to the border of Egypt). Requires Han culture at start and at end, but not in between. Han duke of Jiuquan in 867 is a good choice. He can break out of tributary immediately (civil war in China) and Tibet Empire is fragmented. Taoist religion cannot declare holy war, so becoming Sunni through marriage and later Shia, by joining the Assassins allows faster conquest. All playable Han rulers are either Taoist or Buddhist, and RoI DLC unlocks both, so the JD DLC is not required.		2.8	I
Khan of Khans Conquer continental Western Europe as the Mongol Empire, starting in "Age of the Mongols" bookmark	Start date is 1220.2.1 Age of the Mongols (1220) Is playing Khagan Temüjin of the Mongol Empire	owns the Mongol Empire Completely Controls the Empires of: Rus Tartaria Wendish Empire Carpathia Holy Roman Empire Italia Byzantine Empire Francia Hispania		Before starting the game, be sure to turn off siege events in the game rules to avoid losing your valuable and irreplaceable event troops unnecessarily. Siege events don't scale to size and always kill a fixed percentage of troops, making them especially devastating to large stacks. Requires that all the counties and baronies be within your realm, within the empires of Rus, Tartaria, Wendish Empire, Carpathia, HRE, Italia, Byzantium, Francia, and Hispania. If you believe you should get the achievement, but you haven't, check the ledger for the Independent States. If there are any realms there other than yours, check them to see if they picked up a random barony and you have a county claim casus belli on them.		2.0	I
"Never start a Land War in Asia" Start in Western Europe and completely conquer the region of Mongolia.	Primary title is in Western Europe	Completely controls the Eastern Steppe Region (Mongolia)		Requires starting as a character with primary title in the Western Europe region, and controlling the Eastern Steppes region. You need to build at least 2 levels of structures in a county's holdings to lock your hold on Nomad counties. Tribal works best, as they can field a large army even in the empty steppe. Easier with Horse Lords disabled, as the steppe is then entirely tribal. Sudreyjar in 867 is a solid choice: tribal, access to the Coastal County conquest for a fast bridgehead in the Baltics, and part of the Great Heathen Army. Create Ship Builders in your holdings and use the downtime to become King of Scotland, as a Kingdom title will stave off the worst from Gavelkind. Should you lose your capital, make a beeline for the civilized areas near the Taklamakan Desert.		2.4	I
Smash the Patriarchy As female Messalian/Bogomilist/Cathar Ruler own all 5 baronies which make up the Orthodox Pentarchies and have a female temple holder control them.		Is Female Is Messalian, Bogomilist, or Cathar The owner of the Baronies of: Alexandria (Alexandria) Jerusalem (Jerusalem) Antiocheia (Antioch) Hagia Sophia (Constantinople) Roma (Rome) Is Female Is a vassal of the player or is the player.		Hold the counties of Rome, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Constantinople directly, and leave wrong-religion bishops in the temple holdings, until you have all five and meet the other conditions. Then, revoke the temples. Lower the moral authority of the three Christian religions to help heresies to appear, or adopt the Christian religion and ask your Court Chaplain to research technology. Easiest as part of a regular Byzantine game, as the Emperor's daughters are always valid candidates for succession.		2.7	I
What Schism? Convert both Rome and Constantinople to the same (Indian) religion		has the Rajas of India DLC enabled Is Hindu, Buddhist, or Jain Rome and Constantinople must be within the realm and is the same Indian Religion as the player		With Horse Lords, conquer the county of Rome and the county of Constantinople as an Indian religion nomadic horde, releasing all other non-nomadic land, and then settling feudal in one of the provinces. As long as population is over 1000 times the number of baronies in the other province, it will convert to your culture and religion. As a nomad, completely destroying all holdings in the two counties will also change the counties' religion.		2.1	I

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