Why has the Holy Order I just contracted dissapeared?

[No idea]

The Pope calls a crusade. I join it and I spent 175 piety in the Hospitallers and, after just one moth, they simply banish. They are no longer mine. And they can´t be “bought” again, as if they were already contracted by other country. What did happen?

PS. By the way, I should maintain them for free (as I was IN the crusade) but in the military tab it was said I had to pay 10 for them

 

[Comradebot]

My guess would be they joined the same Crusade.

 

[Magnive]

You only get them for free if you are defending in a holy war, IIRC.

 

[unmerged(346511)]

I once recruited 2 holy orders, too, and one just disappeared. Awwsumm.

Especially when you're a backwater duchy like verona, and really needed those troops to make a difference at all.

 

[generalolaf]

Comradebot is probably right. They, as a holy order, can join the crusade themselves at which point they stop fighting for you.

 

[Zireael]

Shouldn't it be fixed so that they can't join themselves if they're in someone's employ?

 

[Sam L]

This happened to me too. Them joining and disappearing is all fine but I think I should get my piety back? No?

 

[No idea]

Shouldn't it be fixed so that they can't join themselves if they're in someone's employ?

THIS. Or, at least, they should give me my 175 piety back!

 

[kingsword]

Wow, this is plain absurd! 350 piety, WHOOOSH! Down the drain like that. Thank God for autosaves.

 

[Talq]

Yes, they are able to (and do) join the crusade themselves.

It is a bit unfair that you don't get a piety refund, or even a notice, especially as its hardly an obvious mechanic.