What happened to my general?

[Parva Corvus]

I saw that Leon-Castile (my ally) had a brilliant 10* general in their capital. My 10* princess was sent from my genoese capital on a long expedition to woo him and bring him over to our side.

It worked! The only two problems was that it was such a catch that he was given the attribute 'Wife is utterly manipulative'. On the journey back to my country he also developed an abhorrence of drink. Nothing much to write home about though, ultimately.

And he suddenly became a 2* general

There is a penalty on his recruitment ability due to him being too far from the capital + being less than a 3 * general - is this perhaps related to his sudden crash in leadership ability? Is it a bug - or will he return to full capacity when he reaches my homelands (he is currently being guarded by a small flotilla from Moorish attack as he passes through the Mediterranean). What happened?

My king also went from 10* authority to 3* in a matter of turns after his coronation - but I think this was due to a general who was ordered not to return to Genoese soil acting as a governor. Strange....

[Holsety]

Generals under AI command get a boost to their command stars, to help counter act the fact that the player is probably a better strategist.

And Wife is Domineering/Utterly Manipulative comes from how many charm points she has, the higher it is the more chance of them developing it.

[bɑne]

Generals under AI command get a boost to their command stars, to help counter act the fact that the player is probably a better strategist.

Exactly.

You wont get as many stars as the AI in BGR because you learn with your brain and the ai does not have one, so it gets more stars.

[Amaranth]

Not %100 sure but Drink trait can also be gained during long naval journeys, if that is what you used for tranport back home.

[Medkirtys]

I had the same problem, thanks for explaining

[HolyDevil]

not sure, but to get an estimate on the generals value take their displayed stars and subsract like 4, then u usually get what they are really worth, thats what i concluded anyway

[bɑne]

Send a spy and have a look at their traits. If it doesn't add up or if it shows traits you never heard about (like "Cohesive Battle Unit~") then you can be sure that the general will be downgraded in the next turn.