I thought I'd revive this thread a bit with some pics of my ongoing Hungarian campaign.
Having reached the end of his prime, Bela Kiraly looks over his domains...
The relative peace in which the realm now finds itself has been hard won.
Early in his reign, still untested as a ruler and warrior, Bela Kiraly faced down an invasion by the unscrupulous Eastern Romans. The war ended with the death of the emperor himself. Ever since that day, the Byzantines have tread carefully indeed around Hungarian interests in the region.
The Serbs are no more. In a war of attrition that lasted five years, over many a blood-soaked field, Bela Kiraly and his generals fought the Serbs down to their last stronghold, their last prince. No mercy was asked or given on either side.
Indeed, there were many close battles, and many heroic victories.
In 1162, the Venetians come knocking, with the thought that the Hungarians have overextended themselves. The Venetians learn to their cost that the Hungarian king deals harshly with those who would diminish his sovereignty.
Now Kiraly is poised to bring even the city of Zara into the Hungarian fold. Soon, the Venetians will no longer have a foothold this side of the Adriatic...
And then...the unthinkable happens:
For a man who has been in the vanguard of many furious battles to drop his sword and flee? Truly, this is an insult from God!
Campaign note:
I apologize for not providing more "in battle" shots. To be honest, I have been experiencing so many CTDs that I'm afraid to take too many in game pictures.
That said, it has been a fun campaign so far. This last siege of Zara had to be auto-resolved as it was CTDing every time the battle began. I'm not sure if the auto-resolve is the reason that my faction leader got the negative trait, or if there is some other hidden factor around ageing...
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this very basic write-up.