Salah al-Din Yusuf

King of Egypt

Difficulty: Easy

Realm

The Ayyubid Sultanate

Age

Faith

Ash’arism

Dynasty

Ayyubid

“Ability and faith will lead me to victory”

— Salah al-Din Yusuf

The great Salah al-Din Yusuf spearheads the military campaign against the Crusades, bringing together disparate Muslim lands under his banners of conquest. With guile, leadership, and energetic skill, the Ayyubid-founding Saladin’s ambition reaches all the way to the gates of Christian-held Jerusalem.

Cement your legacy as the one who unifies the Muslim faith or suffer inglorious defeats that will forever tarnish your legacy.

How to play with this character

Lifestyle trait: Martial

The Martial lifestyle is one of war and conquest. It is the way of the warrior, and the path of the conqueror.

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Martial Lifestyle

Each Lifestyle contains a number of Focuses, one of which must be chosen upon selecting the Lifestyle. Focuses provide passive bonuses and influence the types of events that appear.

Characters can switch between Focuses within the same Lifestyle without losing the ability to gain experience in that Lifestyle.

The Martial Lifestyle can evolve through 3 different Focuses: Strategy, Authority and Chivalry:

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Strategy FocusAims at enhancing military strategy and tactics. Boosts your ability to win battles with strategic advantages, such as better use of terrain and counteracting enemy tactics.

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Authority focusConcentrates on improving control and vassal management. Enhances your ability to maintain order in your realm and keep vassals loyal, reducing the likelihood of rebellions.

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Chivalry FocusFocuses on personal prowess and knight effectiveness. Ideal for leaders who lead their troops in battle, increasing your combat skills and the effectiveness of your knights.

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