Hashashin gone wild

[Zigzag2312]

Hi everyone, just posting due to a bit of confusion:

I'm the Basileus of the Byzantine Empire, and I have all DLC installed. However, several courtiers are killed by the Hashashin every year, and I have no idea why. I was under the impression that Hashashin only killed Muslims with high decadence, but I and my dozens of murdered courtiers are all Orthodox. I've never played as Byzantines prior to this expansion. Anyone know why the Hashashin are so active?

Thanks!

 

[Dracko81]

If you hold the Kingdom of Jerusalem they also murder your courtiers. I am not sure on all the requirements for thier events, but it is not only for muslims.

 

[Spartanlemur]

March into their territory, besiege their castles and kill them all. Revenge feels good.

 

[Casiru]

##########
# Random #
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# Courtier is killed
character_event = {
id = 88025
desc = "EVTDESC88016"
picture = "GFX_evt_shadow"
border = GFX_event_normal_frame_intrigue

This is the start of the event in the hashshashin_order events file.
OR = {
religion_group = muslim
liege = { has_landed_title = e_byzantium }
liege = { has_landed_title = k_jerusalem }
}
This is the part that allows byzantium and jerusalem to be targeted.

 

[Zigzag2312]

That makes sense, thanks! Every thread I had looked at simply said that the key was lowering your decadence, but obviously this is impossible for a Basileus. Anyone know how to make it less common? Is it triggered by repeated Holy Wars for example? I have extended to Alexandria using that

 

[Formosus XVI]

Its odd that the Hasashin are terrors for some, but not others. In my current game as the Zagwe dynasty, I've conquered Mecca and Medina, converted the people to Monophysitism, and I've got nary a peep from the assassins.

In fact, I've had a grand total of one Jihad called against me after ruling there for over 100 years. Muslims are extremely aggresive regarding things tied to real history, but oddly pacific about things that are not.

 

[Frozen_Predator]

Here's an amusing situation: A very powerfull faction had arisen and they just wouldn't disband themselves, eventually all members of the faction were on my council just to try and make them happy.

But I was Jerusalem and the Hashashin decided to hit me where it would hurt. They wiped out my councill members for over a year, with the entire faction replaced by underage kids.

 

[gornard]

That makes sense, thanks! Every thread I had looked at simply said that the key was lowering your decadence, but obviously this is impossible for a Basileus. Anyone know how to make it less common? Is it triggered by repeated Holy Wars for example? I have extended to Alexandria using that

Its random, if you are a muslim than low decadence won't help, if you are byzantium of Jerusalem then there isn't anything you can do either...unless you get rid of the title

 

[grumphie]

or destroy the hasasins. just make sure to be ready to attack all their strongholds at once.

 

[Goodfortune99]

Weird. For me the Hashashin killed only killed one random courtier of mine, no other.

 

[Dartheal]

They keep killing my Eunuchs who double as my councilmen. Those things are hard to come by! Randomly, anyways, I -could- always make some, but then they might hate my guts.