Effects
Modifier values for patch 1.20.1.2 are listed below. Check the in-game tooltip for availability and current setup.
| Modifier | Value |
|---|---|
| Martial | +2 |
| Monthly Piety | +20% |
| Faith Conversion Cost | +20% |
| Character spiritual fulfillment gain | +25% |
| Character spiritual fulfillment loss | +100% |
| Opinion of Different Faiths | -35 |
| Zealot Vassal Opinion | +15 |
| Personal Tenets | +1 |
| Opinion of characters with an opposite trait | -10 |
| Opinion of Zealous characters of the same faith | +15 |
In play
Zealous: martial rises by 2, monthly piety rises by 20%, faith conversion cost rises by 20%, character spiritual fulfillment gain rises by 25%, character spiritual fulfillment loss rises by 100%, opinion of different faiths falls by 35, zealot vassal opinion rises by 15, personal tenets rises by 1, opinion of characters with an opposite trait falls by 10, and opinion of zealous characters of the same faith rises by 15. Zealous feeds martial and piety, and characters of another faith take it badly. Same-faith zealous characters approve. Cynical is the opposite.
How to get Zealous
- Gain: Zealous is offered in childhood events beside Brave and Calm, or Ambitious and Sadistic. A Zealous guardian helps, and the Strong Believers tradition makes it more common. Adults on the Learning lifestyle get Theology, Scholarship and Medicine focus events with a zealous choice: picking it removes Cynical first, and picking it again grants Zealous. If your faith counts Cynical as a sin, the pilgrimage event with a local guru and the Mendicant Mystics tradition event A Mystic's Wrath can swap it for Zealous.
- Remove or lose: The cynical choices in the same Learning lifestyle events remove Zealous, and prison stress (Mental Break: Prison Problems) can replace it with Cynical.
Sources: ck3db: Zealous (patch 1.20.1.2)
Questions about Zealous
How do you get the Zealous trait in CK3?
As a child, have a Zealous guardian when the personality events fire around ages 9 to 13; the Strong Believers tradition also makes it more common. As an adult, take the Learning lifestyle (Theology is the usual focus) and pick the zealous options in its events. If you are Cynical, the first zealous choice removes Cynical and a later one grants Zealous.