Asturia in 867 - where does my army come from?

[Katte]

Hi,

I wonder the origin of the army my Kingdom starts with. It is not a raised levy. Where does it come from? What game mechanic is that? Can I reinforce it?

EDIT: despite the title I was referring to a 769 start.

 

[eastcoastceojam]

Most likely these are event troops. They cost no upkeep to leave raised, don't die to attrition, and you can freely declare war with them. However, unlike normal levies, they won't reinforce, so when they die in battle or sieges, they are gone.

The devs added event troops to certain historical rulers to give them a better chance to defend themselves early on, or to make historical conquests more likely. There is a list of them here:

Event troops - Crusader Kings II Wiki

ck2.paradoxwikis.com

 

[DPS]

There aren't any event troops listed for Austuria in 867, though, just in 769. Katte, did you mean the 769 start, not the 867 start?

 

[Katte]

DPS, you are right. I was referring to 769, my fault.