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Conversion
When you conquer a province with a religion different than that of your own, you can
choose to convert it to the state religion. This is done with the help of a Cleric assigned
as governor of the province. A province with a different religion increases the unhappiness
and risk of rebellion in the province.
Accepting new Religion
You can change your kingdom’s religion at any time, although you need to have
enough provinces of the chosen religion in your possession. It also costs you gold
and piety. When you do this, your Kingdom Power will drop dramatically and you will
have to convert all your provinces to the new religion one by one. It is not possible to
embrace Paganism.
Religious figures
Throughout history each religion has had its focus points. In Knights of Honor we have
recreated the Vatican and The Byzantine Patriarchy.
The Pope
The Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic church. He is the principal
of the only unplayable kingdom in the game The Papal States. He has
a special status because he can excommunicate kingdoms that have
strayed from the path of god or call crusades against infidels (including
excommunicated Catholic kingdoms). When the Pope dies a new one is elected from
all available Clerics in all Royal courts from all catholic kingdoms. The stronger the
kingdom and the higher the Cleric’s level the better the chance of his being elected
Pope. If your cleric gets elected Pope you will be able to excommunicate and call
crusades through him. But be careful; if you abuse this power the Pope can even get
angry at you.
Patriarch
The Patriarch has no special functions except that if you have an independent
church and you assign your Patriarch as governor, he will
perform his duties far better than an ordinary Cleric.
Note: When a kingdom has been excommunicated or has declared independence,
the religious symbols change into flaming icons.
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