SSHIM Guide

Piety

Religious devotion.

For priests and imams it is their strength at converting people and resisting heresy. For family members it measures devotion: it matters on crusades and jihads, and in SSHIP a faction leader needs Piety 6+ to be crowned.

See also: Crowns

Click a trait or ancillary to see exactly how it's gained. Trait levels need the listed number of points.

Raised by

Traits 64

AgentPiety hidden +10 10 ways
Natural Inquisitor Skill +2 Intuitive Inquisitor+4 Hunter of Heretics+6 Born Inquisitor when the agent is recruited
Good Denouncer +1 Servant of God+2 Enemy of Heretics+3 Purger of Heretics+4 Conqueror of Heretics+5 Grand Inquisitor 11 ways
Heretic Persuasion +1 Mind Reader+2 Understands the Heart+5 False Prophet 11 ways
Public Faith +1 Religiously Proper+2 Religiously Minded+3 Religiously Devout+5 Pious Ruler 92 ways
Magic Tricks +1 Simple Tricks+2 Unexplainable Tricks+4 Eyes Can't Believe 8 ways
Priest Level +1 Bishop+1 Cardinal+4 Patriarch+4 The Antipope 8 ways
Religion Starter hidden +2 Religionstarter Difficulty Veryhard+3 Religionstarter Difficulty Hard+4 Religionstarter Difficulty Normal 18 ways
Religious Activity +1 Religious+2 Dutifully Religious+3 Religiously Active+4 Devoutly Religious 54 ways
Strong Faith +1 Growing Faith+2 Strong Faith+3 Shining Faith+4 Unquestionable Faith 26 ways
Adored By Pope +1 Respected by Pope+2 Adored by the Pope+3 Exalted by Pope after completing a council mission
Crusader History +1 Crusader+2 Great Crusader+3 Grand Crusader 4 ways
Divine Protection Pagan +1 Blessed by the Gods+2 Protected by the Gods+3 Chosen by the Gods 22 ways
Forced Religious +1 Conforming+2 Reverent+3 God-fearing sufferdenouncementattempt
Growing Conviction +1 Growing Conviction+2 Strengthened Resolve+3 Feeling Invulnerable 12 ways
Jihad History +1 Holy Soldier+2 Holy Defender+3 Holy Warrior 4 ways
Missionary +1 Missionary+2 Spreader of Faith+3 Beacon of Faith 17 ways
Natural Heretic Skill +1 New Faith+2 New Conviction+3 Spiritually Reborn 10 ways
Natural Priest Skill +1 Blessed+2 Divine Connection+3 Chosen One 23 ways
Pagan Priest +1 Pagan Priest+3 Pagan High Priest 13 ways
Pagan Priest Mongols hidden +1 Pagan Priest+3 Pagan High Priest 11 ways
Priest Pagan Doctrine +1 Versed in Pagan Doctrine+2 Versed in Pagan Doctrine+3 Versed in Pagan Doctrine 28 ways
Purifier +1 Battler of Heresy+2 Enemy of Heresy+3 Purger of Heresy 13 ways
SHOULD NOT BE VISIBLE: REPORT TO DEV TEAM IF YOU EVER SEE THIS!!! hidden +3 characternearheretic
Touched By The Gods +1 Servant of Heaven+2 Dramatic Visions+3 Vision of Prophecy 3 ways
AI Boost Difficulty hidden +1 SHOULD NOT BE VISIBLE: REPORT TO DEV TEAM IF YOU EVER SEE THIS!!!+2 AI Boost Hard+2 AI Boost Hard at the start of each turn
Divine Protection +1 Divine Protection+2 The Chosen One 3 ways
Eastern Edu +1 Hafiz+1 Faqih+2 Mujtahid 38 ways
Fair Prosecutor +1 Somewhat Fair+2 Fair and Just when the agent is recruited
Greek Edu +1 Apophoitos+1 Maistor+2 Didaskalos 38 ways
Hajj to Mecca +2 2 ways
Humane +1 Personal Loss+2 Doubts War's Point+2 War Is Hell 4 ways
Pilgrim to Jerusalem +2 2 ways
Strictly Religious +2 at the end of each turn
Theologians Guild Member +1 Theologians' Guild Apprentice+2 Theologians' Guild Journeyman 13 ways
Unfair Prosecutor +1 Somewhat Unjust+2 Unfair and Unjust when the agent is recruited
Vanquisher +1 Vanquisher (V)+1 Vanquisher (VI)+1 Vanquisher (VII)+2 Vanquisher (VIII)+1 Vanquisher (IX) 26 ways
Dogmatic +1 Dogmatic+1 Utterly Dogmatic 18 ways
Made a prayer at Hagia Sophia +1 2 ways
Miraculously Cured hidden +1 16 ways
Of Abbasid Princely Blood +1 4 ways
Of Aragonese Princely Blood +1 4 ways
Of Crusader Princely Blood +1 3 ways
Of Georgian Princely Blood +1 4 ways
Of Lithuanian Princely Blood +1 4 ways
Of Moorish Princely Blood +1 2 ways
Of Piast Princely Blood +1 4 ways
Of Scottish Princely Blood +1 4 ways
Orthodox Instruction +1 7 ways
Pilgrim to El Camino de Santiago +1 2 ways
Pilgrim to Jerusalem +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Pilgrim to Jerusalem +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Pilgrim to Medina +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Pilgrim to Rome +1 2 ways
Secretly Female +1 when the agent is recruited
Stricken Serious +1 2 ways
Stricken Silly +1 at the start of each turn
Strictly Religious +1 at the end of each turn
Strictly Religious +1 at the end of each turn
Versed in Catholic Doctrine +1 at the end of each turn
Versed in Islamic Doctrine +1 at the end of each turn
Versed in Orthodox Doctrine +1 at the end of each turn
Wantschool +1 Teenager+1 Teenager+1 Teenager+1 Teenager+1 Teenager+1 Teenager 10 ways
Western Edu +1 Baccalaureus Artium+1 Magister Artium+1 Doctor Philosophiae 37 ways

Ancillaries 246

Antipapa Romanus +4 at the end of each turn
Beki Tengri Qam +4 at the end of each turn
High Priest of the Eternal City +4 at the end of each turn
Imam al-Azam al-Baghdadi +4 at the end of each turn
Krivis Krivaitis +4 at the end of each turn
Patriarcha Oecumenicus Constantinopolitanus +4 at the end of each turn
Patriarcha Romanus Orthodoxus +4 at the end of each turn
Patriarcha Romanus Orthodoxus +4 at the end of each turn
Al-Imām al-Aʿzam Rūmiyya +3 at the end of each turn
Al-Imām al-Aʿzam al-Qustantīniyya +3 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Compostellanus Custos Sancti Iacobi +3 at the end of each turn
Caliph of Freiberg +3 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Catholicos Armeniae +3 at the end of each turn
Catholicos-Patriarcha Georgiae +3 at the end of each turn
Decanus Sacri Collegii Cardinalium +3 at the end of each turn
Fragment of the Black Stone +3 3 ways
Imam Makkah al-Aʿzam +3 at the end of each turn
Metropolita Kioviensis et totius Rus' +3 at the end of each turn
Metropolita Nicaenus +3 at the end of each turn
Nazir al-Haram al-Sharif +3 at the end of each turn
Noita Magnus Aboensis +3 at the end of each turn
Patriarcha Alexandrinus +3 at the end of each turn
Patriarcha Alexandrinus +3 at the end of each turn
Patriarcha Antiochenus +3 at the end of each turn
Patriarcha Antiochenus +3 at the end of each turn
Patriarcha Constantinopolitanus Latinus +3 at the end of each turn
Patriarcha Latinus Hierosolymitanus +3 at the end of each turn
Patriarcha Orthodoxus Hierosolymitanus +3 at the end of each turn
Patriarcha Orthodoxus Hierosolymitanus +3 special events
Patriarcha Tarnovensis +3 at the end of each turn
Qam Saqsiniensis Magnus +3 at the end of each turn
Qam Ulug Bulgar +3 at the end of each turn
Waidelotas Magnus Rigensis +3 at the end of each turn
Waidelotas Magnus Twangstensis +3 at the end of each turn
Anthony of Padua +2 when a building he governs is finished
Archiepiscopus Bracarensis, Primas Lusitaniae +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Caesaraugustanus, Primas Aragoniae +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis, Primas Angliae +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Cordubensis +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Dublinensis +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Gnesnensis, Primas Poloniae +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Lundensis, Primas Scandinaviae +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Moguntinus, Sacri Romani Imperii Archicancellarius +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Nidrosiensis +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Novgorodensis +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Panormitanus +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Pisanus +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Remensis, Primas Galliae +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Sancti Andreae +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Serbiae +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Strigoniensis, Primas Hungariae +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Toletanus Primas Hispaniarum +2 at the end of each turn
Archiepiscopus Upsaliensis +2 at the end of each turn
Banner of Constantine the Great +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Banner of Herakleios +2 after a battle
Banner of Justinian +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Bon Homme Cathar +2 at the end of each turn
Caliph of Jerusalem +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Cardinal Ring +2 at the end of each turn
Chevalier de Bayard +2 after a battle
Conetable of Jerusalem +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Count of Champagne +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Count of Edessa +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Dai Nizari +2 at the end of each turn
De Civitate Dei +2 7 ways
Duke of León +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Earl of Northumbria +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Edessa +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Episcopus Aboensis +2 at the end of each turn
Episcopus Orthodoxus Turkuensis +2 at the end of each turn
Episcopus Pragensis Maior +2 at the end of each turn
Episcopus Sambiae Regiomontensis +2 at the end of each turn
Exarch of Jerusalem +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Francesco Petrarca +2 when a building he governs is finished
Francis of Assisi +2 2 ways
Fātih Rūm +2 at the end of each turn
Grandmaster of the Temple +2 at the end of each turn
Hafiz ad-Din Misr +2 at the end of each turn
Head of John the Baptist +2 when he captures a settlement
Hildegard von Bingen +2 when a building he governs is finished
Holy Grail +2 4 ways
Holy Lance +2 6 ways
Holy Mantle +2 3 ways
Holy Qur'an +2 3 ways
Ibn Khaldun +2 when a building he governs is finished
Imam Dimashq +2 at the end of each turn
Imam al-Bulghar al-A´zam +2 at the end of each turn
Imam al-Jami al-A´zam bi-Qurtuba +2 at the end of each turn
Imam al-Mawṣil +2 at the end of each turn
Imām Isfahān al-Muʿazzam +2 at the end of each turn
Imām al-Rūm +2 at the end of each turn
Jeanne d'Arc +2 after a battle
Maqalat al-Islamiyyin wa Ikhtilfa al-Musallin +2 12 ways
Meister Eckhart +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Pagan Magician +2 at the end of each turn
Patriarcha Antiochenus Latinus +2 at the end of each turn
Patriarcha Venetiarum +2 at the end of each turn
Qadi Antiochensis +2 at the end of each turn
Shard of the True Cross +2 4 ways
Strategos of Edessa +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Leon +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Northumbria +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Sword of Basil Bulgaroktonos +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Sword of Constantine the Great +2 after a battle
Sword of Nikephoros Phokas +2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
The Book of Kells +2 when he captures a settlement
Typikon +2 6 ways
Vexillum Sancti Petri +2 at the end of each turn
Al-Raya as-Sawda +1 at the end of each turn
Amir of Eger +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Aquila Imperii Romani +1 at the end of each turn
Bridle of Constantine +1 4 ways
Caliph of Antioch +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Caliph of Barcelona +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Caliph of Kiev +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Caliph of Marrakesh +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Caliph of Medina +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Caliph of Navarra +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Caliph of Nicaea +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Caliph of Qurtuba +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Catapan of Antioch +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Catapan of Apulia +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Catapan of Barcelona +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Catapan of Saxony +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Chancellor +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Chief Qadi +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Choir Boy +1 when the agent is recruited
Comes Palatinus +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Comes Poloniae Maior +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Comes Poloniae Maior +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Comes Rostoviae +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Count of Auvergne +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Count of Barcelona +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Count of Tripoli +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Deacon +1 when the agent is recruited
Doux of Nicaea +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Alba +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Apulia +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Arta +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Attaleia +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Burgos +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Calabria +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Chandax +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Cordoba +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Damascus +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Liguria +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Navarra +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Rascia +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Ray +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Zaragoza +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Dux Bohemiae +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Dux Kioviensis +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Dux Novogardiensis +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Dux of Eger +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Acre +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Attaleia +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Auvergne +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Bohmen +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Chandax +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Damascus +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Kutaisi +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Liguria +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Lund +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Novgorod +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Rascia +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Ray +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Rostov +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Tbilisi +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Tripoli +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Eristavi of Kutaisi +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Eristavi of Kutaisi +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Eristavi of Tbilisi +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Eristavi of Tbilisi +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Exarch of Alba +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Exarch of Rostov +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Exarch of Russia +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Exarch of Spain +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Executioner +1 denouncementmission
False Relic +1 priestbecomesheretic
George of Antioch +1 after a battle
Ghazi Warrior +1 2 ways
Graf von Bremen +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller +1 at the end of each turn
Grandmaster of the Knights of Santiago +1 at the end of each turn
Hair from Mohammed's Beard +1 3 ways
Herzog von Bayern +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Herzog von Niederlothringen +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Herzog von Oberlothringen +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Holy Chalice +1 4 ways
Holy Prepuce +1 6 ways
Holy Shroud +1 4 ways
Hospitaller Knight +1 4 ways
Icon not Made by Hands +1 4 ways
Iron Crown of Lombardy +1 4 ways
Jarl í Skáney +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Jarl í Skáney +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Keeper of the Privy Seal +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Key to Holy Kaaba +1 3 ways
Knight of Santiago +1 9 ways
Librarian +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Lock of Kaaba +1 3 ways
Madrasa Scholar +1 at the end of each turn
Mohammed's Footprint +1 3 ways
Monk +1 at the end of each turn
Nun +1 when the agent is recruited
Pierre Abélard +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Priest +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Prince of Acre +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Prince of Antioch +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Protector Ecclesiae +1 at the end of each turn
Royal Seminarian +1 when the agent is recruited
Sacrum Labarum Imperii Romanorum +1 at the end of each turn
Soil of Mohammed's Grave +1 3 ways
Standard of Mohammed +1 3 ways
Strategos of Acre +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Arta +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Attaleia +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Auvergne +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Bavaria +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Bohmen +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Burgos +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Calabria +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Chandax +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Damascus +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Eger +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Liguria +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Lower Lorraine +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Navarra +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Nicaea +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Novgorod +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Poznań +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Ray +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Tripoli +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Upper Lorraine +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Sword of Mohammed +1 3 ways
Templar Knight +1 6 ways
Teutonic Knight +1 7 ways
The Seal of the Emperor +1 at the end of each turn
Tooth of Mohammed +1 3 ways
Tutor +1 when he comes of age
Veil of Veronica +1 4 ways
Wasir +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Witch Hunter +1 2 ways
Young Qari +1 at the end of each turn
Zealous Disciple +1 2 ways
Župan of Rascia +1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement

Lowered by

Traits 31

StrikeThree hidden -10 denouncementmission
Catholic -8 17 ways
Muslim -8 9 ways
Orthodox -8 8 ways
Pagan -8 4 ways
Listens Teachings hidden -2 More Faith-5 Protects the Sheep at the start of each turn
Public Atheism -1 Religiously Improper-2 Openly Agnostic-3 Atheist-5 Despises Religion 10 ways
Feck -1 Strong Language-2 Foul Mouthed-3 Spits Venom-4 Utterly Profane 18 ways
Perverted -1 Sexually Debauched-2 Sexually Perverse-3 Sexually Corrupt-4 Diabolically Degenerate 2 ways
Wavering Faith -1 Waning Faith-2 Wavering Faith-3 Damaged Faith-4 Lost Faith at the end of each turn
Bad Denouncer -1 Poor Prosecutor-2 Dubious Denouncer-3 Pathetic Prosecutor when the agent is recruited
Cursed -1 Blighted-3 Damned at the start of each turn
Genocide -1 Brutal Conqueror-2 Exterminator-3 Butcher when he exterminates a settlement
Lewd -1 Crude-2 Lewd-3 Shamelessly Lewd 3 ways
Waning Conviction -1 Waning Conviction-2 Questioning Cause-3 Feeling Vulnerable 4 ways
Excommunicated -2 at the end of each turn
Foolishly Excommunicated -2 at the end of each turn
Greedy Ruler -2 3 ways
Hardened -1 Tempered by Violence-2 Twisted by Violence 4 ways
Religious Inactivity -1 Neglects Religion-2 Religiously Ignorant 6 ways
Stripped -2 2 ways
Superstitious -1 Silly Beliefs-1 Superstitious-2 Slave to Superstition 4 ways
Wife Is Catholic -2 when he marries a princess
Wife Is Christian Orthodox -2 when he marries a princess
Wife Is Muslim -2 when he marries a princess
Wife Is Pagan -2 when he marries a princess
Afflicted with Pneumonia -1 at the end of each turn
Afflicted with Scurvy -1 at the end of each turn
Corrupted -1 4 ways
Disillusioned Pilgrim -1 2 ways
Stricken Serious -1 2 ways

Ancillaries 32

John Wycliffe -3 at the end of each turn
Martin Luther -3 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Caliph of Venice -2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Catapan of Venice -2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Count of Toulouse -2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Doge of Venice -2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Toulouse -2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Johannes Faustus -2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Pagan Magician -2 at the end of each turn
Regalia Imperii Occidentalis -2 at the end of each turn
Strategos of Toulouse -2 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Adulteress -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Astrologer -1 15 ways
Cardinale Legato -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Catapan of Zaragoza -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Chief of Bayt al-mal -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Belograd -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Pentapolis -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Duke of Sredets -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Eidikios -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Belograd -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Pentapolis -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Emir of Sredets -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Foreign Fruitcake -1 at the end of each turn
High Treasurer -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Ibn Rushd -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Moses Maimonides -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Outlander Adulteress -1 at the end of each turn
Seal of Solomon -1 4 ways
Strategos of Pentapolis -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Sirmium -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement
Strategos of Triadica -1 at the end of a turn spent in a settlement