This article is timeless and should be accurate for any version of the game.

The Character finder is a powerful tool. It can be opened by clicking a button at the bottom right of the screen, or by pressing the period key ( . ). Be aware that using this tool will reduce the game's challenge, immersion, and possibly fun.

Free text search [ edit ]

By typing into the box at the top, you can narrow the search by:

Given names

Dynasty names

Names of claimed titles

Names of artifacts

Traits Displayed trait names up to the first space Internal trait names after any underscore For example, "leader" matches many leadership traits, including Unyielding because its internal name is unyielding_leader . Search for multiple traits: "genius strong" to jumpstart your eugenics program



Other fields [ edit ]

Field Values Notes Gender Men, Women, Both In prison Yes, No, Any Married Yes, No, Any Betrothed characters are considered married Ruler Yes, No, Any Diplo Range Yes, No, Any Join Court Yes, No, Any Religion Mine, My group, Not mine, Not my group, Any, Has secret religion Right-click another character and select "Explore Character Opinions" to make "My Religion" refer to their religion, etc Culture Mine, My group, Not mine, Not my group, Any Adult Yes, No, Any Great House Yes, No, Mine, Any Dynasty holds or held at least a count-level title (?)

Quirks [ edit ]

Sorting by "dynasty" only sorts by dynasty name.

Sorting by "age" only sorts by integer floor of age.

It is often necessary to refresh the list by clicking the left-hand buttons, or the sort order by switching to another sort and back.

If you filter after scrolling down, you may see no matches at all until you scroll up.

To search for lowborn characters, type "no_dynasty".

To clear the text field, use ^Ctrl + ←Backspace (even on Mac)

Mods [ edit ]

Mods can add traits in order to improve the character finder. The following mods add purely informational traits:

Pact Traits - characters with whom you could negotiate NAPs and alliances

Heir Traits - title heirs by rank

The mods below are Ironman-compatible, and available via Steam workshop: