Technically, Lowborn is itself a 'dynasty,' as seen in marriage negotiations as 'Marrying into House Lowborn'. The dynasty gives the character a coat of arms and a surname.Ĭharacters without a dynasty are referred to as lowborn. In general, characters in CKII belong to a dynasty. Appears only for your illegitimate children, the ones of other members of your dynasty won't have this icon. If the player character's spouse belongs to the same dynasty, (s)he also has this icon Siblings and half-siblings, parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, uncles and aunts, nephews and nieces. The player character's immediate successor to their primary title. The current character controlled by the player The icon above a character's portrait designates their level of kinship toward the player character: The dynasty is key to character succession, in which a player controls a sequence of rulers of the same dynasty rather than merely a noble title. Thus, it is the most important aspect of the game. In Crusader Kings II, the playthrough revolves around the survival and growth of the player's dynasty. A dynasty is a set of characters considered as members of the same family.
