Gonna post this again, as it probably didn't caught enough attention. Can there be a unique event for Igor (the ruler of Kievan Rus' at the 936 start date) and Olga (Igor's wife) to give birth to Sviatoslav the Brave?
What is so special about him you ask? Well, here's his story summary if anyone's interested:
So, my suggestion is to either:
Option 1: Since his EXACT birth date is unknown, he could already start as the heir of Igor and a child of destiny with the age of 0. (According to wikipedia, he is born at approximately ~942 AD, but that could be a speculation.)
Option 2: There can be a unique event for Igor from which he will gain a Child of Destiny heir named Svyatoslav.
What is so special about him you ask? Well, here's his story summary if anyone's interested:
'Svyatoslav was a Grand Prince of Kiev[2][3] famous for his persistent campaigns in the east and south, which precipitated the collapse of two great powers of Eastern Europe, Khazaria and the First Bulgarian Empire. He also conquered numerous East Slavic tribes, defeated the Alans and attacked the Volga Bulgars,[4][5] and at times was allied with the Pechenegs and Magyars...
...His decade-long reign over the Kievan Rus' was marked by rapid expansion into the Volga River valley, the Pontic steppe, and the Balkans. By the end of his short life, Sviatoslav carved out for himself the largest state in Europe...'
This dude united the Kievan Rus', annhilated the Khazars (aka the strongest power in Eastern Europe and the Steppe for over 3 centuries which also dominated the silk road. If you don't think that's impressive, here's another fact - Khazars defeated the armies of Ummayad and Abbasid caliphates multiple times!), weakened Bulgaria (aka the state from which the Byzantines were repeatedly getting their ass tossed for 4 centuries. The Byzantines were barely coping from Bulgarian incursions.) so much that Basil the Slayer was able to conquer Bulgaria 4 decades later. Svyatoslav the Brave was renowned throughout Europe for his military conquests and never losing his battles. Because of this, he thought he was invincible (which is probably the reason of the King's downfall). Svyatoslav eventually invaded Byzantium and besieged Adrianople, which caused massive panic on the streets of Constantinople due to his fearsome reputation. Eventually, however, his luck ran out when he invaded Byzantium and was defeated in the March of 970 at the battle of Arcadiopolis by Bardas Skleros. Sviatoslav then retreated to Dorostolon, where he was besieged for sixty-five days by the Byzantines. Cut off and surrounded, Sviatoslav agreed to the terms of the Byzantine emperor. Eventually the King of Rus' died, because the Byzantine emperor feared that peace would not last, so John Tzimiskes, the then Roman Emperor bribed the Pechenegs to kill Svyatoslav before he could reach Kiev. Unfortunately, the Pechenegs were successful in killing the great king of Rus'.'
Svyatoslav's story is pretty interesting. If the game ever had a start date of 958 then he definately should be the major interesting character there.
Here's his wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sviatoslav_I_of_Kiev
...His decade-long reign over the Kievan Rus' was marked by rapid expansion into the Volga River valley, the Pontic steppe, and the Balkans. By the end of his short life, Sviatoslav carved out for himself the largest state in Europe...'
This dude united the Kievan Rus', annhilated the Khazars (aka the strongest power in Eastern Europe and the Steppe for over 3 centuries which also dominated the silk road. If you don't think that's impressive, here's another fact - Khazars defeated the armies of Ummayad and Abbasid caliphates multiple times!), weakened Bulgaria (aka the state from which the Byzantines were repeatedly getting their ass tossed for 4 centuries. The Byzantines were barely coping from Bulgarian incursions.) so much that Basil the Slayer was able to conquer Bulgaria 4 decades later. Svyatoslav the Brave was renowned throughout Europe for his military conquests and never losing his battles. Because of this, he thought he was invincible (which is probably the reason of the King's downfall). Svyatoslav eventually invaded Byzantium and besieged Adrianople, which caused massive panic on the streets of Constantinople due to his fearsome reputation. Eventually, however, his luck ran out when he invaded Byzantium and was defeated in the March of 970 at the battle of Arcadiopolis by Bardas Skleros. Sviatoslav then retreated to Dorostolon, where he was besieged for sixty-five days by the Byzantines. Cut off and surrounded, Sviatoslav agreed to the terms of the Byzantine emperor. Eventually the King of Rus' died, because the Byzantine emperor feared that peace would not last, so John Tzimiskes, the then Roman Emperor bribed the Pechenegs to kill Svyatoslav before he could reach Kiev. Unfortunately, the Pechenegs were successful in killing the great king of Rus'.'
Svyatoslav's story is pretty interesting. If the game ever had a start date of 958 then he definately should be the major interesting character there.
Here's his wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sviatoslav_I_of_Kiev
So, my suggestion is to either:
Option 1: Since his EXACT birth date is unknown, he could already start as the heir of Igor and a child of destiny with the age of 0. (According to wikipedia, he is born at approximately ~942 AD, but that could be a speculation.)
Option 2: There can be a unique event for Igor from which he will gain a Child of Destiny heir named Svyatoslav.
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