Faith

Each character will follow a faith, a specific denomination of one religion which dictates how a character should live.

Fervor

Fervor is a measure of how righteous adherents believe that a faith is and ranges from 0% to 100%. Fervor determines how expensive it is for rulers to create new faiths and how likely counties and characters are to convert.

Fervor increases at a rate of +3.5 each year, modified by the virtues and sins of religious leaders, particularly the head of faith. Fervor grows more slowly for faiths followed in more than 20 counties. New faiths start at 100% fervor, while historical ones start at 50%. A faith without a head of faith will gain +50 Fervor if the head of faith title is created.

At below 40% Fervor, Heresies can happen, with the chance increasing every 10% below that. When the outbreak occurs, each ruler that embraces the heresy will add 15% fervor to the religion they are defecting from.

Fervor is modified by the Holy War casus belli. Attackers in holy wars lose fervor, while defenders gain fervor.

Conversion

Each character can convert to a different faith at any point. To do so, click on the Faith button on the bottom left corner of the screen (between the House and Culture buttons) and select the desired Faith from the Other Faiths menu.

Conversion costs piety based on the difference between the doctrines of the new faith and the doctrines of the old one. The cost can also be affected by the following:

• −1% per Learning attribute of character
• −15% if old faith has Pluralistic doctrine
• −20% if holding Stonehenge special building in Salisbury
• −25% if both old faith and new faith has Pluralistic doctrine
• −25% if converting to the faith of a concubine
• −35% if converting to an existing faith
• −50% if converting to an existing faith within the same religion
• −50% if converting to the faith of a spouse
• −50% if converting to the faith of an attacker in a Holy War
• −50% if character's dynasty has 3 legacies in the Adventure tree
• −75% if character has the Apostate lifestyle perk
• −150% if the new faith exists in the realm or a neighboring realm and same religious family
• −225% if converting to an organized faith from an unreformed faith
• −225% if converting to the faith of a concubine while old faith is unreformed
• −250% if converting to the faith of a spouse while old faith is unreformed
• −250% if converting to the faith of an attacker in a Holy War while old faith is unreformed
• −250% if the new faith exists in the realm or a neighboring realm and different religious family
• +25% if the new faith is unreformed while having clan government
• +50% if the new faith is unreformed while having feudal government
• +75% if the new faith is unreformed while having republican government
• +100% if the new faith belongs to a different religion within the same religious family
• +200% if the new faith belongs to a different religious family
• +500% if the new faith is unreformed while the old faith is organized
• +500% if the new faith's religion is dead

New faiths

A ruler who is at peace can create a new faith for a religion once per lifetime by spending a very large amount of piety. The farther the new faith's tenets will be from the character's original faith, the more piety it will cost to change it. Once a new faith is created, the ruler, their close family and their realm capital will instantly convert. Vassals may convert depending on their opinion and difference in  learning. New faiths inherit the holy sites of the original faith.

A ruler who is a vassal cannot create a new faith unless their primary title rank is at least duke.

A new faith cannot have both its tenets and doctrines entirely identical to those of an existing faith.

Reformation

Faiths that are unreformed can be reformed by a ruler who controls at least 3 holy sites by spending a large amount of  piety. Upon reformation, the new faith will keep the name of the old faith while the old faith will be renamed.

When reforming their faith, AI rulers will never change tenets or doctrines except possibly for those regarding the head of faith.

List of Abrahamic faiths

Christianity

Christian faiths have the special doctrine Teachings of Jesus, which makes them treat faiths with the Christian Syncretism tenet as hostile instead of evil, and neutralizes opinion penalties with them. Some of them also have the Ecumenism main doctrine, which treats faiths with the same doctrine as astray instead of hostile.

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Ecumenism	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Catholicism	Armed Pilgrimages  Communion  Monasticism			Theocratic	Spiritual	Yes	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Canterbury Cologne Jerusalem Rome Santiago
Orthodoxy	Communion  Monasticism  The Pentarchy			Theocratic	Spiritual	Yes	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Alexandria Antioch Constantinople Jerusalem Rome
Coptic	Alexandrian Catechism  Communal Identity  Monasticism			Theocratic	Spiritual	Yes	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Aksum Alexandria Antioch Jerusalem Napata
Apostolic	Aniconism  Communal Identity  Communion			Theocratic	Spiritual	Yes	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Antioch Beirut Dwin Jerusalem Koloneia
Insularism	Monasticism  Vows of Poverty  Rite			Theocratic	Spiritual	Yes	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Armagh Canterbury Iona Jerusalem Rome
Krstjani	Mendicant Preachers  Monasticism  Pastoral Isolation			Theocratic	None	Yes	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Shunned Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Esztergom Jerusalem Ragusa Rome Visoki
Conversos	Communal Identity  Communion  Jewish Syncretism			Theocratic	Spiritual	Yes	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Familial is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Jerusalem Rome Santiago Toledo Cordoba
Nestorianism	Eastern Syncretism  Mendicant Preachers  Monasticism			Theocratic	Spiritual	No	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Antioch Baghdad Farz Jerusalem Kerala
Bogomilism	Gnosticism  Mendicant Preachers  Pacifism			Lay Clergy	None	No	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Alexandria Antioch Constantinople Jerusalem Rome
Catharism	Gnosticism  Pacifism  Reincarnation			Theocratic	None	No	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Disallowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Albi Canterbury Cologne Jerusalem Rome
Iconoclasm	Aniconism  Communion  The Pentarchy			Theocratic	Spiritual	No	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Alexandria Antioch Constantinople Jerusalem Rome
Lollardy	Aniconism  Literalism  Pacifism			Lay Clergy	Spiritual	No	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Canterbury Cologne Jerusalem Rome Santiago
Paulicianism	Aniconism  Gnosticism  Unrelenting Faith			Theocratic	Spiritual	No	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Alexandria Antioch Constantinople Jerusalem Rome
Waldensianism	Aniconism  Mendicant Preachers  Vows of Poverty			Lay Clergy	Spiritual	No	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Canterbury Cologne Jerusalem Rome Santiago
Messalianism	Carnal Exaltation  Divine marriage  Esotericism			Lay Clergy	None	No	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Unrestricted marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Accepted Female adultery: Accepted Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Accepted Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Antioch Baghdad Constantinople Farz Jerusalem
Adamitism	Communal Identity  Natural Primitivism  Sanctity of Nature			Lay Clergy	None	No	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Unrestricted marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Accepted Female adultery: Accepted Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Accepted Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Alexandria Carthage Fes Jerusalem Rome
Mozarabism	Adaptive  Communion  Rite			Theocratic	Spiritual	Yes	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Jerusalem Rome Santiago Toledo Cordoba
Adoptionism	Religious Law  Communion  Literalism			Theocratic	None	No	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Lyon Rome Santiago Toledo Carthage

Islam

Muslim faiths have the special doctrine Teachings of the Prophet, which makes them treat faiths with the Islamic Syncretism tenet hostile instead of evil, and neutralizes opinion penalties with them. They also have the main doctrine Muhammad's Succession, which divides them into the Sunni, Shia, Muhakkima and Zandaqa sub-groups. Members of sub-groups largely treat each other as astray instead of hostile; only the Zandaqa group still treats others as hostile, but will also get  +5 advantage against co-religionists. Some Muslim faiths don't have access to the Undertake the Hajj decision.

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Muhammad's Succession	Hajj	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Ash'arism	Fatwa  Jizya  Struggle and Submission			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Sunni	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Baghdad Jerusalem Mecca Medina Sinai
Muwalladism	Adaptive  Jizya  Struggle and Submission			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Sunni	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Cordoba Fes Mecca Medina Jerusalem
Maturidism	Fatwa  Literalism  Struggle and Submission			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Sunni	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Baghdad Jerusalem Mecca Medina Samarkand
Almohadism	Literalism  Struggle and Submission  Warmonger			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Sunni	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Fes Jerusalem Mecca Medina Tinmallal
Mu'tazilism	Fatwa  Legalism  Struggle and Submission			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Sunni	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Baghdad Jerusalem Mecca Medina Sinai
Isma'ilism	Jizya  Struggle and Submission  Taqiya			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Shia	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Damascus Jerusalem Mecca Medina Nadjaf
Zayidism	Legalism  Struggle and Submission  Taqiya			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Shia	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Damascus Jerusalem Mecca Medina Nadjaf
Nizarism	Fatwa  Struggle and Submission  Taqiya			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Shia	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Damascus Jerusalem Mecca Medina Nadjaf
Imamism	Fatwa  Legalism  Taqiya			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Shia	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Baghdad Jerusalem Mecca Medina Nadjaf
Hafizi	Struggle and Submission  Unrelenting Faith  Jizya			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Shia	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Damascus Jerusalem Mecca Medina Nadjaf
Ibadism	Fatwa  Literalism  Taqiya			Lay Clergy	None	Muhakkima	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Basra Jerusalem Mecca Medina Nizwa
Najdatism	Esotericism  Fatwa  Struggle and Submission			Lay Clergy	Spiritual	Muhakkima	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Bahrein Jerusalem Mecca Medina Yamama
Azraqism	Legalism  Struggle and Submission  Warmonger			Lay Clergy	None	Muhakkima	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Jerusalem Kufa Mecca Medina Siffa
Sufrism	Literalism  Struggle and Submission  Taqiya			Lay Clergy	None	Muhakkima	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Jerusalem Mecca Medina Siffa Sijilmasa
Druze	Gnosticism  Reincarnation  Taqiya			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Zandaqa	No	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Beirut Jerusalem Mecca Medina Zozan
Alawism	Communion  Esotericism  Reincarnation			Lay Clergy	Spiritual	Zandaqa	No	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Damascus Jerusalem Mecca Medina Nadjaf
Alevism	Esotericism  Inner Journey  Literalism			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Zandaqa	No	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Disallowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Damascus Jerusalem Mecca Medina Nadjaf
Ikhtilafism	Esotericism  Struggle and Submission  Taqiya			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Zandaqa	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Damascus Jerusalem Mecca Medina Nadjaf
Qarmatianism	Gnosticism  Mendicant Preachers  Unrelenting Faith			Lay Clergy	None	Zandaqa	No	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Damascus Jerusalem Mecca Medina Nadjaf
Quranism	Fatwa  Literalism  Taqiya			Lay Clergy	None	Zandaqa	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Baghdad Jerusalem Mecca Medina Sinai

Judaism

Jewish faiths have the special doctrine Teachings of Moses, which makes them treat faiths with the Jewish Syncretism tenet as hostile instead of evil, and neutralizes opinion penalties with them.

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Kuzarism	Legalism  Halakha  Syncretic Folk Traditions			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Accepted Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Familial is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Itil Jerusalem Panticapaeum Samarkand Sinai
Haymanot	Communal Identity  Esotericism  Halakha			Theocratic	Spiritual	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Familial is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Alexandria Jerusalem Semien Sinai Sufed
Rabbinism	Communal Identity  Legalism  Halakha			Theocratic	Spiritual	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Familial is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Alexandria Jerusalem Semien Sinai Sufed
Karaism	Communal Identity  Literalism  Halakha			Theocratic	Spiritual	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Familial is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Alexandria Jerusalem Semien Sinai Sufed
Malabarism	Communal Identity  Eastern Syncretism  Halakha			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Familial is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Jerusalem Kerala Kochi Manipur Sinai
Samaritanism	Communal Identity  Esotericism  Literalism			Theocratic	Spiritual	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Familial is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Alexandria Mount Gerizim Semien Sinai Sufed

Dualism

Dualist faiths have a special doctrine "Gnosticism", inheritable by new faiths, which makes them treat faiths with the Gnosticism doctrine or tenet as Righteous, as well as applying all other effects of the "Gnosticism" tenet. In both start dates Manicheanism is the only dualist faith remaining. However, dualist faiths can pop up rarely as heresies of other Abrahamic religions. Mandeaism, Priscillianism, and Cainitism are possible Christian heresies. Manicheanism, Sabianism, and Valentianism are possible Muslim heresies. Sethianism is a possible Jewish heresy.

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Potential Parent Religion	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Manicheanism	Mendicant Preachers  Adaptive  Esotericism			Theocratic	Spiritual	Islam	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, Revocable	Ahvaz Khotan Samarkand Udabhanda Yijinai
Cainitism	Reincarnation  Esotericism  Hedonistic			Theocratic	Spiritual	Christianity	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Accepted Female adultery: Accepted Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Accepted Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, Revocable	Nok Kundi Takht-i-Sangin Takht-e Soleyman Ushi-darena Yazd
Mandeaism	Pacifism  Esotericism  Christian Syncretism			Theocratic	Spiritual	Christianity	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, Revocable	Baghdad Basra Damascus Farz Jerusalem
Priscillianism	Asceticism  Esotericism  Christian Syncretism			Theocratic	Spiritual	Christianity	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, Revocable	Cordoba Jerusalem Memphis Sinai Toledo
Sabianism	Islamic Syncretism  Esotericism  Literalism			Theocratic	Spiritual	Islam	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, Revocable	Baghdad Basra Damascus Farz Jerusalem
Sethianism	Communal Identity  Esotericism  Inner Journey			Theocratic	None	Judaism	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, Revocable	Alexandria Jerusalem Rome Sijilmasa Sinai
Valentinianism	Asceticism  Esotericism  Legalism			Theocratic	Spiritual	Islam	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, Revocable	Alexandria Jerusalem Rome Sijilmasa Sinai

Miletê Tawûsê Melek

All Miletê faiths except Yazidism start as dead in both start dates and are identical in doctrines to each other.

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Yazidism	Communal Identity  Islamic Syncretism  Reincarnation			Lay clergy	Temporal	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: Allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Dashtestan Sinjar Baalbek Lalish Nishapur
Kitêbacilweism	Islamic Syncretism  Literalism  Ritual Celebrations			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Dashtestan Sinjar Baalbek Lalish Nishapur
Meshefaresism	Islamic Syncretism  Reincarnation  Ritual Celebrations			Lay Clergy	Temporal	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Dashtestan Sinjar Baalbek Lalish Nishapur

List of eastern faiths

Buddhism

All Buddhist faiths have no head of faith.

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Nangchos	Dharmic Pacifism  Esotericism  Monasticism			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Accepted Female adultery: Accepted Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Accepted Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Alms and pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Bodh Gaya Lhasa Lumbini Purang Sa'gya
Vajrayana	Dharmic Pacifism  Esotericism  Ritual Hospitality			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Accepted Female adultery: Accepted Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Accepted Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Ajanta Bodh Gaya Lumbini Sanchi Sarnath
Theravada	Dharmic Pacifism  Literalism  Monasticism			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Atamasthana Bodh Gaya Dagon Lumbini Sarnath
Mahayana	Asceticism  Dharmic Pacifism  Mendicant Preachers			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Amaravati Bodh Gaya Lumbini Sanchi Sarnath
Ari	Communal Identity  Esotericism  Ritual Celebrations			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Accepted Female adultery: Accepted Kinslaying: Accepted Deviancy: Accepted Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Ava Bodh Gaya Dagon Lumbini Sittaung

Hinduism

All Hindu faiths have no head of faith and is only religion to have 7 holy sites while the rest have 5

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Shaivism	Monasticism  Pūjā  Reincarnation			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Close-kin Taboo	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Ayodhya Dwarka Haridwar Kanchipuram Mathura Ujjayini Varanasi
Vaishnavism	Bhakti  Esotericism  Reincarnation			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Close-kin Taboo	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Ayodhya Dwarka Haridwar Kanchipuram Mathura Ujjayini Varanasi
Krishnaism	Esotericism  Monasticism  Reincarnation			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Close-kin Taboo	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Ayodhya Dwarka Haridwar Kanchipuram Mathura Ujjayini Varanasi
Smartism	Bhakti  Monasticism  Reincarnation			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Close-kin Taboo	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Ayodhya Dwarka Haridwar Kanchipuram Mathura Ujjayini Varanasi
Advaita Vedanta	Inner Journey  Monasticism  Reincarnation			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Close-kin Taboo	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Ayodhya Dwarka Haridwar Kanchipuram Mathura Ujjayini Varanasi
Srikula Shaktism	Inner Journey  Pūjā  Reincarnation			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Close-kin Taboo	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Ayodhya Dwarka Haridwar Kanchipuram Mathura Ujjayini Varanasi
Kalikula Shaktism	Esotericism  Pūjā  Reincarnation			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Close-kin Taboo	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Ayodhya Dwarka Haridwar Kanchipuram Mathura Ujjayini Varanasi

Jainism

All Jain faiths have no head of faith. New Janist faiths based off of Digambara will inherit the Naked Priests doctrine.

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Naked Priests	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Digambara	Asceticism  Dharmic Pacifism  Ritual Hospitality			Theocratic	None	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Ellora Palitana Ranakpur Shikharj Sittannavasal
Svetambara	Asceticism  Dharmic Pacifism  Monasticism			Theocratic	None	No	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Ellora Palitana Ranakpur Shikharj Sittannavasal
Yapaniya	Asceticism  Dharmic Pacifism  Vows of Poverty			Theocratic	None	Yes	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Shunned Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Alms and pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Ellora Palitana Ranakpur Shikharj Sittannavasal

Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism can only be selected as a starting religion in 867. While it still exists in 1066, there aren't any landed characters that practice it. It is the only Eastern religion that treats other faiths within the religion as hostile.

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Mazdayasna	Divine marriage  Ritual Celebrations  Sky Burials			Theocratic	Spiritual	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Unrestricted marriage	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Nok Kundi Takht-e Soleyman Takht-i-Sangin Ushi-darena Yazd
Behafaridism	Vows of Poverty  Sky Burials  Islamic Syncretism			Theocratic	Spiritual	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Close-kin Taboo	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: Allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Nok Kundi Takht-e Soleyman Takht-i-Sangin Ushi-darena Yazd
Gayomarthianism	Esotericism  Ritual Celebrations  Sky Burials			Theocratic	Spiritual	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Nok Kundi Takht-e Soleyman Takht-i-Sangin Ushi-darena Yazd
Khurmazdism	Adaptive  Esotericism  Sky Burials			Theocratic	Spiritual	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Nok Kundi Takht-e Soleyman Takht-i-Sangin Ushi-darena Yazd
Khurramism	Adaptive  Pacifism  Reincarnation			Lay Clergy	Spiritual	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Accepted Female adultery: Accepted Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Accepted Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Nok Kundi Takht-i-Sangin Takht-e Soleyman Ushi-Darena Yazd
Arewordik	Adaptive  Unrelenting faith  Sanctioned False Conversions			Theocratic	Spiritual	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Nok Kundi Takht-i-Sangin Takht-e Soleyman Ushi-Darena Yazd
Mazdakism	Esotericism  Vows of Poverty  Reincarnation			Theocratic	Spiritual	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, for life	Nok Kundi Takht-i-Sangin Takht-e Soleyman Ushi-Darena Yazd

Taoism

All Taoist faiths are not practiced in any county. In 867, Duke Huaishen of Guiyi is one of the few playable characters who practices it. Their number of holy sites also differ.

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Quanzhen	Esotericism  Inner Journey  Pacifism			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Bodh Gaya Lhasa Purang Suzhou Udabhanda
Shangqing	Asceticism  Monasticism  Pacifism			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Bodh Gaya Lhasa Purang Suzhou Udabhanda
Zhengyi	Communion  Esotericism  Mendicant Preachers			Theocratic	Spiritual	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: Disallowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, for life	Bodh Gaya Khotan Lhasa Purang Suzhou Udabhanda

List of pagan faiths

Tibetan

Tibetan is the only religion to have both organized and unreformed faiths at game start. Since a reformed faith in the same religion already exists,  Khyarwé Bönpo cannot be reformed.

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Organization	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Gyur Bön	Eastern Syncretism  Monasticism  Sky Burials			Theocratic	Spiritual	Organized	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Balkh Gilgit Khotan Lhasa Purang
Khyarwé Bön	Esotericism  Human Sacrifice  Sky Burials			Theocratic	Spiritual	Unreformed	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Balkh Gilgit Khotan Lhasa Purang

Mandé

Both Mandé faiths are unreformed.

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Siguism	Adaptive  Ancestor Worship  Sanctity of Nature			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Polygamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Awkar Jenne Kisi Kukiya Niani
Bidaism	Adaptive  Ancestor Worship  Human Sacrifice			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Awkar Jenne Kukiya Niani Wadan

Hsexje

Both Hsexje faiths start unreformed.

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Vvluphixje	Asceticism  Communal Identity  Sanctity of Nature			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Accepted Female adultery: Accepted Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Accepted Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Chakla Gyaitang Maowün Ngawa Rebgong
Melie	Ancestor Worship  Astrology  Ritual Celebrations			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Accepted Female adultery: Accepted Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Accepted Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Alxa Ngawa Rebgong Xingqing Yijinai

Tanism

Both Tani faiths start unreformed.

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Donyi-Poloism	Ancestor Worship  Religious Law  Sanctity of Nature			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Ilam Itanagar Pemako Rima Tezu
Sedism	Inner Journey  Religious Law  Sanctity of Nature			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Ilam Itanagar Pemako Rima Tezu

Mundhumism

Both Mundhum faiths start unreformed.

Faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Holy sites
Kiratism	Ancestor Worship  Eastern Syncretism  Reincarnation			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Garwhal Ilam Jumla Kathmandu Varanasi
Yumaism	Ancestor Worship  Eastern Syncretism  Ritual Celebrations			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Only men Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable	Garwhal Ilam Jumla Kathmandu Varanasi

Single faith religions

The following religions start unreformed and have only a single faith. The faith Paganism does not refer to a specific faith but all faiths that are not present ingame but for history purposes (i.e. Celtic and Arabian paganism)

Religion and faith	Tenets	Gender views	Religious attitude	Clerical tradition	Head of faith	Marriage doctrines	Crime doctrines	Clergy doctrines	Exists	Holy sites
Hausa Bori	Adorcism  Esotericism  Ritual Celebrations			Theocratic	Spiritual	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Accepted Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Only women Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Daura El-Fasher Garumele Igbo Wandala
Steppe Tengriism	Ancestor Worship  Esotericism  Warmonger			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Karakorum Kerch Preslav Qayaliq Tavan Bogd
Finno-Ugric Ukonusko	Ancestor Worship  Communal Identity  Sanctity of Nature			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Accepted Female adultery: Accepted Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Akkel Hiiumaa Perm Raivola Toruń
Slavic Slovianska Pravda	Communal Identity  Ritual Celebrations  Sanctity of Nature			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Barlad Kyiv Novgorod Plock Rügen
Oromo-Somali Waaqism	Communal Identity  Sacred Childbirth  Sanctity of Nature			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Danakil Harar Kaffa Makhir Mogadishu
Yoruba Orisa	Ancestor Worship  Esotericism  Reincarnation			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Shunned	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Bono Ife Igbo Kukiya Kumasi
Akan Akom	Adorcism  Ancestor Worship  Ritual Celebrations			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Monogamous Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Bono Ife Jenne Kumasi Nikki
Baltic Vidilism	Ancestor Worship  Kūdikis Lemti  Sanctity of Nature			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Braslau Hiiumaa Pokaini Rügen Toruń
Kordofan Kushitism	Ancestor Worship  Ritual Suicide  Esotericism			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: No bastards Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Control Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Aswan El-Fasher Naqis Sennar Wadi el-Milk
Senegambian Roog Sene	Ancestor Worship  Communal Identity  Reincarnation			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Kasa Kayor Kisi Sherbro Wadan
Norse Ásatrú	Ancestor Worship  Human Sacrifice  Warmonger With Northern Lords DLC:  Patron Gods  Warmonger  Blót			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Jórvík Könugarðr Paderborn Ranaheim Uppsala
Siberian Turumism	Ancestor Worship  Ritual Celebrations  Sanctity of Nature			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Accepted Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Only Men Clerical marriage: Allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Perm Tyumen Surgut Ob Olkhon
Uralic Táltosism	Ancestor Worship  Astrology  Auspicious Birthright			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Kerch Olvia Pest Poszony Sarysyn
Euskal Erlijioa Era Zaharrak	Cthonic Redoubts  Christian Syncretism  Communal Identity			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Monogamy Divorce: Must be approved Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: Allowed Clerical appointment: Spiritual, Revocable		Viscaya Aneto Bordeaux Santiago Cordoba
North-African Achamánism	Megalithic Constructions  Sacrificial Ceremonies  Volcanic Veneration			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Polygamy Divorce: Allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Accepted Kinslaying: Dynastic is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Alms and Pacification Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: Allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Mount Teide Carthage Madeira Alexandria Cartagena
Greco-Roman Hellenism	Astrology  Communal Identity  Esotericism			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Avunculate marriage	Same-sex relations: Accepted Male adultery: Shunned Female adultery: Shunned Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Shunned Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Alexandria Athens Carthage Rome Mount Olympus
Zunbil Zunism	Eastern Syncretism  Sun Worship  Unrelenting faith			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Criminal Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Criminal	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Bost Kabul Memphis Multan Nishapur
Pagan Paganism	Ancestor Worship  Astrology  Sanctity of Nature			Theocratic	None	Marriage type: Consorts & Concubines Divorce: Always allowed Bastardry: Legitimization Consanguinity: Cousin marriage	Same-sex relations: Shunned Male adultery: Criminal Female adultery: Criminal Kinslaying: Close Kin is Criminal Deviancy: Criminal Witchcraft: Accepted	Clerical function: Recruitment Clerical gender: Either Clerical marriage: allowed Clerical appointment: Temporal, Revocable		Haridwar Hiiumaa Khotan Paderborn Sinai

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