Should I marry her?

**bikersmoke** · September 01, 2013, 11:38 PM

I have seen a couple of threads that say marry my prince off as soon as he comes of age. I have also seen some the say try to get good traits. I had a preposal from one with two charm stars and declined also I couldnt see which traits she had said traits unknown. First off should I marry her any way and second can I see her traits if I use a spy or something?

**~~Sweetie Belle~~** · September 02, 2013, 12:19 PM

I always try to marry my prince with a foreign family member, in order to steal him from them, However, it''s a bit risky, because I my princess might be disgraced. Anyway, if you are afraid of the risk, I suggest declining all the offers from your faction, and try to marry her with another heir, in order to boost your diplomatic ties.

**Dude with the Food** · September 02, 2013, 02:40 PM

Unless it's the first 10 turns, a 2 heart princess is amazing for the AI. The amount of manhunters in the world there are either go for the 2 or wait for an internal marriage proposition to open up.

**Kahath** · September 04, 2013, 09:34 PM

It depends on what you mean.... are you talking about "should you marry one of your princesses to someone else", or "should I marry one of those pop-up generals to marry into your family"?

If it's one of yours I wouldn't because a princess can be a powerful diplomat, and if you do marry her make sure the person your marrying her to is worth while(such as a prince for a strong relation bonus, or general with lots of perks if she is enchanting enough).

If it's just a pop-up general I would keep my princess rather than marry her, since you don't get many princesses but generals are a dime-a-dozen.

I don't really know what you mean so let me give you a third suggestion. If it's a pop-up general that wants to marry into your family and you don't need one don't do it. I can't confirm this for sure, but I believe it is possible to gain a new princess on the campaign map if she is not married off. Not sure though, maybe someone else will be able to clarify it for you.

**UndrState** · September 05, 2013, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by Kahath

It depends on what you mean.... are you talking about "should you marry one of your princesses to someone else", or "should I marry one of those pop-up generals to marry into your family"? If it's one of yours I wouldn't because a princess can be a powerful diplomat, and if you do marry her make sure the person your marrying her to is worth while(such as a prince for a strong relation bonus, or general with lots of perks if she is enchanting enough). If it's just a pop-up general I would keep my princess rather than marry her, since you don't get many princesses but generals are a dime-a-dozen. I don't really know what you mean so let me give you a third suggestion. If it's a pop-up general that wants to marry into your family and you don't need one don't do it. I can't confirm this for sure, but I believe it is possible to gain a new princess on the campaign map if she is not married off. Not sure though, maybe someone else will be able to clarify it for you.

I believe Bikersmoke is writting about whether he should allow his Faction Heir to marry a foriegn princess of 2 Charm immediately, or wait for something better (not that your advice is bad - just trying to clarify

).@Bikersmoke: The reason there is pressure to marry off your Faction Heir as quickly as possible is to have him produce children ASAP; if you are interested in keeping your bloodline "pure", so that all your Faction Leaders are decendents of your original leader, it is definitely important to breed soon and often. However, a 2 Charm princess might come with some negetive traits that can taint your Faction Heir as well as their children. If I were you I would rather wait until I had a better choice (3 or better) of princess, or one of the non-character "wives" that your faction will offer you to just get married already. These don't give your character any good traits, but won't give them any bad ones either.

**UndrState** · September 05, 2013, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by bikersmoke

...second can I see her traits if I use a spy or something?

Also, the answer to this question is "yes". You might even be able to see her traits through other sources - try having a diplomat speak with her and when you are done see if there are any other details that you couldn't see before the diplomatic exchange (if you don't have a spy nearby, that is).

**bikersmoke** · September 09, 2013, 07:47 AM

Thanks for all the help. I was talking about the random pop ups that will happen when a princess from another faction is around your castle or city. I waited and married one a couple of turns later but by then my prince was 33 and his father the faction leader is 59. I see now why i should marry him off quickly because the faction leader is gonna die before the next prince is 16. I am on turn 55 now and still havent had a princess yet but now I have some ideas on how to use one if it ever happens.