Iberian struggle

The Iberian Struggle is a long-term conflict that that affects every character present in the region of Iberia and has a very large number of effects.

Involvement

A faith or culture will become involved in the Iberian Struggle if 80% of the counties that follow it are present in the region of Iberia. In addition the following faiths and cultures will always be involved:

• Faiths:  Mozarabism,  Catholicism,  Muwalladism,  Ash'arism,  Rabbinism
• Cultures: Andalusian, Asturleonese, Basque, Catalan, Castilian, Galician, Portuguese, Bedouin, Maghrebi, Mashriqi, Baranis, Sephardi, Aragonese

All characters will be considered Involved, Interloper or Uninvolved in the Iberian Struggle, which determines how much they can influence it and how much they can be influenced by it.

Involvement level	Catalyst progress	Holy Wars in Iberia	Inter-faith marriages in Iberia	Requirements
Involved				Realm capital within the region of Iberia Faith is involved Culture is involved
Interloper				Realm capital within the region of Iberia or courtier in Iberia Faith is involved Culture is involved
Uninvolved				Realm capital within the region of Iberia or courtier in Iberia

Phases

The Iberian Struggle goes through four phases that change 3 months after 1000 Catalysts, actions that push the struggle towards the next phase, take place. The Iberian Struggle always starts in the Opportunity phase.

A diagram showing possible transitions between phases.

Phase	Involved character effects	Interloper character effects	Catalysts
Opportunity	-30% Mercenary Hire Cost -50% Casus Belli Prestige Cost for war targets in Iberia +150 Prestige when learning a new Language +150 Prestige when granting a title to an Involved character -25% Culture Conversion Cost towards involved cultures -50% Faith Conversion Cost towards involved faiths +25% Convert Faith in County Task Speed +1 Cultural Acceptance from Increase Development in County tasks Fabricating Claims for Iberia costs Prestige instead of Gold Enables the Border Raid casus belli Enables the Commission Epic decision Enables the Sell Minor Titles decision for Kings and Emperors Enables the Bargain Fealty character interaction Enables the Contract Assistance character interaction Enables the Buy Claim character interaction with any Involved character Enables the Demand Payment character interaction with any Involved character Enables the Foment Revolt character interaction with any Involved character Enables the Purchase Truce character interaction with any Involved character Enables the Befriend scheme Enables the Abduct scheme against any Involved character Enables the Claim Throne scheme against any Involved character Enables the Fabricate Hook scheme against any Involved character	-50% Casus Belli Prestige Cost for war targets in Iberia -25% Culture Conversion Cost towards involved cultures -50% Faith Conversion Cost towards involved faiths +25% Convert Faith in County Task Speed -10% Holding Taxes -5 Popular Opinion Enables the Iberian Foothold decision	Towards Hostility +25 Break a Truce with an Involved character +10 Expose a Secret of an Involved character +10 Become Rival or Nemesis with an Involved character +10 Usurp a title de jure part of Empire of Hispania +5 Kill an Involved character +5 Convert an Involved character or a county in Iberia +5 Use a Hook on an Involved character +3 Construct a Building in a Castle Holding +3 Gain a Claim on a Title jure part of Empire of Hispania +3 Enforce Demands on an offensive war against an Involved character +1 Yearly Progress Towards Conciliation +25 Release an Involved character without any request +10 Grant Independence to a non de jure Vassal +10 Grant a County to a character of Involved culture +10 Convert to an Involved culture or faith +10 Become Best Friends or Soulmate with an Involved character +5 Invite an Involved character of different culture or faith to a Feast +5 Ransom an Involved character +5 Give a Right or lower Obligations to a vassal of different culture or faith +3 Construct a Building in a City Holding +3 Send a Gift or Artifact to an Involved character +3 Learn the Language of an Involved character +3 Purchase a Truce from an involved character +3 Become Friends or Lovers with an Involved character +3 Form an Alliance with an Involved character of different faith +1 Increase Development in a County of different culture or faith
Hostility	+1 Max Hostile Schemes +50% Same Faith Levy Reinforcement Rate +25% Different Faith Domain Taxes -30% Same Culture Mercenary Hire Cost -25% Holy Order Hire Cost +5 Advantage +50% Enemy Fatal Casualties +20% Army Pursuit +20% Army Siege Weapon Effectiveness -50% Struggle Clash Casus Belli Cost -50% Casus Belli Cost against characters of different faith -50% Casus Belli Piety Cost for war targets in Iberia -900 Days Truce Duration within Iberia -25% Convert Faith in County Task Speed -50% Promote Culture Task Speed -30% Development Growth -50% Cultural Fascination Progress -10 Different Culture and Faith Opinion -50% Cultural Acceptance Gain -250 Piety when marrying someone of different faith Enables the Border Raid casus belli Enables the Forced Vassalization casus belli Enables the Study the Art of Scheming decision Found Holy Order decision is available for Dukes Enables the Purchase Truce character interaction with any Involved character Enables the Claim Liege Title character interaction for Powerful Vassals Enables the Claim Throne scheme for Powerful Vassals against any Involved character	-25% Holy Order Hire Cost +50% Enemy Fatal Casualties -50% Casus Belli Cost against characters of different faith -50% Casus Belli Piety Cost for war targets in Iberia -900 Days Truce Duration within Iberia -30% Holding Taxes -25% Convert Faith in County Task Speed -50% Promote Culture Task Speed -40% Development Growth -25% Cultural Fascination Progress -15 Popular Opinion -25% Cultural Acceptance Gain Enables the Iberian Foothold decision	Towards Compromise +25 Release an Involved character without any request +10 Grant Independence to a non de jure Vassal +10 Grant a County to a character of Involved culture +10 Convert to an Involved culture or faith +10 Become Best Friends or Soulmate with an Involved character +5 Invite an Involved character of different culture or faith to a Feast +5 Ransom an Involved character +5 Give a Right or lower Obligations to a vassal of different culture or faith +3 Construct a Building in a City Holding +3 Send a Gift or Artifact to an Involved character +3 Learn the Language of an Involved character +3 Purchase a Truce from an involved character +3 Become Friends or Lovers with an Involved character +3 Form an Alliance with an Involved character of different faith +1 Increase Development in a County of different culture or faith +1 Yearly Progress
Conciliation	+1 Max Personal Schemes +30% Development Growth -50% Hybrid Culture Cost -25% City Building and Holding Construction Cost +10% Personal Scheme Success Chance +50% Befriend Scheme Power +25% Learn Language Scheme Power +20 Hostile Scheme Resistance +75 Prestige when befriending an Involved character +150 Prestige when releasing prisoners of different culture +150 Prestige when releasing prisoners of different faith +150 Prestige from Feast activities +100 Piety when marrying someone of different faith +100 Piety when learning a new Language -25% Building Construction Time +25% Cultural Fascination Progress +20 Popular Opinion +20 Different Culture and Faith Opinion +10 Different Faith Liege Opinion -50% Different Faith Popular Opinion +20% Cultural Acceptance Gain +25 Marriage Acceptance with Involved characters +900 Days Truce Duration within Iberia -0.01 Monthly Control when at War -10% Monthly Control Growth when at War -25 Agent Acceptance Struggle Clash casus belli is more expensive Struggle Clash casus belli can only target Counties Enables the Iberian Reclamation casus belli Enables the Build Pilgrim Roads decision Enables the Sponsor Jewish Sciences decision Gifts to different culture or faith characters make progress towards Friendship Granting titles to different culture or faith characters make progress towards Friendship Enables the Befriend scheme Cannot execute Involved characters Cannot use Invasion and Conquest casus bellis Cannot use the Convert Faith in County task in counties with involved faiths	+30% Development Growth -50% Hybrid Culture Cost -5% Building Construction Time +10 Popular Opinion +900 Days Truce Duration within Iberia -25% Holding Taxes -0.02 Monthly Control when at War -25% Monthly Control Growth when at War Struggle Clash casus belli can only target Counties Cannot use Invasion and Conquest casus bellis	Towards Compromise +25 Break a Truce with an Involved character +10 Expose a Secret of an Involved character +10 Become Rival or Nemesis with an Involved character +10 Usurp a title de jure part of Empire of Hispania +5 Kill an Involved character +5 Convert an Involved character or a county in Iberia +5 Use a Hook on an Involved character +3 Construct a Building in a Castle Holding +3 Gain a Claim on a Title jure part of Empire of Hispania +3 Enforce Demands on an offensive war against an Involved character +1 Yearly Progress
Compromise	+1 Max Learn Language Schemes +25% Garrison Size +50% Same Faith Levy Reinforcement Rate +50% Friendly Territory Levy Reinforcement Rate -25% Castle Building and Holding Construction Cost +5 Defender Advantage +50 Renown when granting titles to different culture or faith characters +75 Renown when granting independence +150 Prestige when releasing prisoners of different culture +150 Prestige when releasing prisoners of different faith +100 Piety when completing a building in a Temple holding +100 Piety when befriending an Involved character +100 Piety when forming an Alliance with an Involved character +50% Promote Culture Task Speed +10 Different Culture and Faith Opinion +50% Cultural Acceptance Gain +10 White Peace Acceptance +900 Days Truce Duration within Iberia -25% Convert Faith in County Task Speed +50% Prestige Casus Belli Cost when targeting characters of different faith Wards and Guardians establish Truces between their lieges Completing a building in a Castle holding may increase County Development Struggle Clash casus belli is more expensive Struggle Clash casus belli can only target one County Enables the Iberian Reclamation casus belli Enables the Enforce Truce character interaction with vassals if title rank is Duke or higher Cannot use Invasion and Conquest casus bellis	+1 Max Learn Language Schemes +50% Promote Culture Task Speed +5 Different Culture and Faith Opinion +10 White Peace Acceptance +900 Days Truce Duration within Iberia -25% Holding Taxes -10 Popular Opinion -5 Defender Advantage -25% Convert Faith in County Task Speed -0.01 Monthly Control when at War -25% Monthly Control Growth when at War +50% Prestige Casus Belli Cost when targeting characters of different faith Struggle Clash casus belli can only target one County	Towards Opportunity +25 Break a Truce with an Involved character +10 Expose a Secret of an Involved character +10 Become Rival or Nemesis with an Involved character +10 Usurp a title de jure part of Empire of Hispania +5 Kill an Involved character +5 Convert an Involved character or a county in Iberia +5 Use a Hook on an Involved character +3 Construct a Building in a Castle Holding +3 Gain a Claim on a Title jure part of Empire of Hispania +3 Enforce Demands on an offensive war against an Involved character +1 Yearly Progress

Endings

The Iberian Struggle can be ended in three ways by independent rulers that are Involved or Interloper. Each ending will grant the dynasty that ended the struggle 10000  Renown. Alternatively an Interloper character may end the struggle by taking the Iberian Foothold decision.

Ending	Effects	Requirements
Dominance	Gain the the Conquistador nickname Unlocks the creation of the Empire of Hispania title Choose a permanent reward This shall be a land of The Lord/God! House gains the Faith Hostility permanent modifier +1000 Piety -50% Holy War for Duchy Casus Belli Cost against Involved faiths +50% Convert Faith in County Task Speed in the region of Iberia +40 Stress if Cynical The settlement of this peninsula will be our focus. House gains the Cultural Hostility permanent modifier +1000 Renown -50% Conquer Duchy Casus Belli Cost against Involved cultures +50% Promote Culture Task Speed -50% Cultural Acceptance between all Involved cultures +40 Stress if Humble God/Allah has given Iberia to the [culture collective noun]. House gains the Domination Hostility modifier for 200 years +3000 Prestige -50% Holy War for Duchy Casus Belli Cost against Involved faiths -50% Conquer Duchy Casus Belli Cost against Involved cultures +50% Convert Faith in County Task Speed in the region of Iberia +50% Promote Culture Task Speed -75% Cultural Acceptance between all Involved cultures +40 Stress if Cynical +40 Stress if Humble All casus belli require one Level of Devotion less	Hostility struggle phase Every county de jure part of the kingdom title which hold your capital has the same culture and faith Any other independent Involved character controls 20% or more of the region of Iberia One of the following: Hold and completely control 2 kingdoms de jure part of Empire of Hispania Took the Unite the Spanish Thrones decision Completely control at least two of the following duchies: Balansiyyah Cordoba Galicia Gothia Tulaytulah
Status Quo	Gain the the Pragmatic nickname Empire of Hispania title is destroyed A de jure empire is created for each Kingdom title in Iberia with at least 5 Counties All Kingdoms too small become de jure part of a neighbor empire All completely controlled Duchies become de jure part of the primary Kingdom of their Top Liege +50% Holy War for Duchy Casus Belli Cost against Involved faiths +50% Conquer Duchy Casus Belli Cost against Involved cultures Houses of all independent Involved rulers gain the Compromise permanent modifier Realm Capitals of all independent Involved rulers gain the Regional Stronghold permanent modifier	Compromise struggle phase Peace between all independent Involved characters Any independent Involved character controls 50% or more of the region of Iberia One of the following: Level of Fame is at least Exalted Among Men Hold and completely control a kingdom de jure part of Empire of Hispania One of the following: 60 Opinion or Strong Hook with all independent Involved characters Any other independent Involved character is King or Emperor More than 25% of the region of Iberia is controlled by Interloper or Uninvolved characters Completely control at least one of the following duchies: Balansiyyah Cordoba Galicia Gothia Tulaytulah
Détente	Gain the the Equitable nickname Unlocks the creation of the Empire of Hispania title Enables inter-faith marriages between all Involved cultures Allows all characters of both Involved culture and Involved faith to join each other's defensive wars against characters of different culture and faith Disables Holy War casus bellis between all involved cultures Houses of all independent Involved rulers gain the Conciliation permanent modifier +50% Cultural Acceptance between all Involved cultures	Conciliation struggle phase Level of Fame is at least Exalted Among Men Hold and completely control a kingdom de jure part of Empire of Hispania Alliance with every independent Involved character Control 50% or less of the region of Iberia

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