I'm currently working on a mini-mod for the Varangians in Rus (Which itself is for HIP), currently using the Varangian culture list from the big culture list on this forums (http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...w-Cultures&p=13920985&viewfull=1#post13920985) to get my names and I just made up some dynasty for them (using historical references from the net :blush.
I have also given them a new religion which I have just called Norraennar(meant to be "Norrænnar" but the "æ" kept coming out funny) which is "Norse" in Icelandic (closet modern day language to Old Norse which I know off) which allows them to use boats to raid, also gave them so holy sites which are just the four Russian kingdom capitals and one over in Sweden to represent their "Swedish" Ancestory (yes I know not every single Varangian ancestor were from Sweden but a fair majority were to most sources I read), the religion is semi-historical (not the name of course) as Perun and Thor are very similar and one wouldn't be wrong to assume a Varangian wouldn't see the connections (Yes I know poor I'm standing on weak foundations here but games limitations are game limitations)
I was going to make some events which would have Novgorod(Guadriki) expand into Kiev and then from there flip to Russian then too Orthodox (all via set date/conditional decisions and events) but I didn't want to get a head of myself as well it would be a lot of upkeep as it does require to edit the "landed_titles" file due to the Varangian names having to be placed *so you don't see Novgorod instead of Guadriki*.
I'm more then happy to give this work over too anyone of the mods that contribute to HIP as I'm a huge fan of this mod idea which I see as the community pooling it's resources together to make a good game a GREAT GAME!!
I have also given them a new religion which I have just called Norraennar(meant to be "Norrænnar" but the "æ" kept coming out funny) which is "Norse" in Icelandic (closet modern day language to Old Norse which I know off) which allows them to use boats to raid, also gave them so holy sites which are just the four Russian kingdom capitals and one over in Sweden to represent their "Swedish" Ancestory (yes I know not every single Varangian ancestor were from Sweden but a fair majority were to most sources I read), the religion is semi-historical (not the name of course) as Perun and Thor are very similar and one wouldn't be wrong to assume a Varangian wouldn't see the connections (Yes I know poor I'm standing on weak foundations here but games limitations are game limitations)
I was going to make some events which would have Novgorod(Guadriki) expand into Kiev and then from there flip to Russian then too Orthodox (all via set date/conditional decisions and events) but I didn't want to get a head of myself as well it would be a lot of upkeep as it does require to edit the "landed_titles" file due to the Varangian names having to be placed *so you don't see Novgorod instead of Guadriki*.
I'm more then happy to give this work over too anyone of the mods that contribute to HIP as I'm a huge fan of this mod idea which I see as the community pooling it's resources together to make a good game a GREAT GAME!!