At some point in the Public Beta progress the intrigue stats of William the Conquerer were lowered, I can't remember exactly why. But I believe it was to make the odds of a rebellion against him by the Leofricson brothers more likelier (realm duress). Nowthat we have rivals/friends I don't think this is necessary anymore.
I am currently reading a book that deals with William and there it says that all the sources describe him as follows
'he was feared as a peerless warrior, an able strategist and a ruthless politician. He was a cold, grim and overweeningly ambitious man, who could be extremely harsh and cruel and brooked no opposition to his personal will. He was violent but scheming, deadly as a snake when struck, but prepared to be as patient as Job to achieve his eventual ends.'
He f.e. was behind the poisoning of the counf of Vexin, Walter and his wife Biota, who died shortly after having a guests of William. Count Walter as claimant to the county of Maine, a county which William wanted to. Another claimant to the county of Maine was Herbert Bacco. Herbert offered his services to William. If William would support him in becoming count of Maine, Herbert would become his vassal. And if Herbert died childless William would be his heir. Immediately after the conquest of Maine, Herbert died mysteriously and childless.
In my opinion this means that William should have a much higher intrigue value, something around 10.
William also has the 'sceptical' trait, which is strange since he was firm supporter of the monastic reform movement in the 11th century. He himself built several monasteries. It would be better to give him the 'pragmatic' trait instead.
William also deplored drunkeness and he was also wasn't a man who like great, expensive meals. So making this would would make him 'temperate' to.
William's starts the scenario without friends, while he had at least to people who were very close to him, since they grew up together as children, those two are William FitzOsbern de Bretieul, count of Hereford and Gloucester and Roger de Montgomery, count of Shrewsbury and Sussex
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friend = {
primary = { type = 10 id = 140 }
secondary = { type = 10 id = 6806 }
startdate = { year = 1066 month = january day = 1 }
}
friend = {
primary = { type = 10 id = 140 }
secondary = { type = 10 id = 152 }
startdate = { year = 1066 month = january day = 1 }
}