Hostage Situations

[Maizel]

Does anyone know whether there will be events and options regarding to prisoners?


Lets say, you are a guardian to the son of a vassal count whom is educated in your court.

If the count gets rebelious, I suppose you could imprison the son, with him being in your court, but will there be events and options in regarding to hostages, like the ability to trade them, or use them as leverage, ransoms?

This would make going to feats pretty dangerous as well, as a rebelious vassal count could be given a chance to snatch and imprison you, while you are at his court feasting.

 

[the_legion]

To imprison someone of your court is confirmed,
I didn't know about hostages, likely not possible.

 

[Dorevai]

I did see one of the players in a live stream capture an enemy during war via event. I don't recall if that fellow was released or ransomed deliberately or ever released after the war ended. He just got some event that he captured someone, and he had a muslim noble imprisoned afterward. Ransom is a diplomatic option for any prisoner, including that fellow.

As far as simply exchanging or taking hostages to insure peace between neighbors or vassals, I haven't seen any option like that.

 

[derbengal]

I did see one of the players in a live stream capture an enemy during war via event. I don't recall if that fellow was released or ransomed deliberately or ever released after the war ended. He just got some event that he captured someone, and he had a muslim noble imprisoned afterward. Ransom is a diplomatic option for any prisoner, including that fellow.

As far as simply exchanging or taking hostages to insure peace between neighbors or vassals, I haven't seen any option like that.

If I capture someone, can I offer to sell him back? Or do they have to ask first?

 

[Dorevai]

Ransom was one of the diplomatic options on the character in prison. I believe the response was even "Yes", but I don't think he tried to ransom him. The player seemed pleased he got a prisoner and moved on. Yes, it does seem like you can instigate a request to ransom prisoners you have in your possession.

I wasn't in control of this situation. I was just observing a stream of someone playing CK2.