Ma Chao automatically leaves Ma Teng (Player)

[MOMO & YUNA]

In my Rise of Warlords campaign as Ma Teng, year 211 turn 106, Ma Chao automatically left me without a message and no obvious cause. He had high satisfaction (70 - 80) with a high title salary plus the heir position. I have no clue why he left me.

But he married a daughter of Dong many years ago (receiving marriage). His wife and kids are still with me.

I checked Dong's family tree and found him there with Dong's flag.

Is this a scripted event or some thing else?

I don't mind if this is a scripted event to follow the story, but at least it should give me a message to explain a little bit.

[Lain]

Should not be scripted or a story part.

I'd perhaps reload and make sure you didn't miss a message or a change in satisfaction.

Can you see if he got a grudge against your faction now that he's in Dong's?
If he got a grudge, it's likely his satisfaction tanked (gained rivalry, hostile spy actions, faction council actions etc).

[Fried Noodles]

Story events stop after a few years. I don't think there's anything that should happen around 211.
There's also no story precedent for Ma Chao to join Dong Zhuo's faction (which shouldn't even exist by that point).

There're a few things that could have caused this.

Were you vassal to the Dong faction? There is a faction council mission that the AI also has access to that can allow the overlord to 'kidnap' the heir of one of their factions.

Ma Chao's satisfaction was high at the time he left, but at any point his satisfaction dipped he could have been available as a turncoat to other factions since he does not have any particular 'loyal' traits.
It's possible that he was taken as a spy and then recalled on the turn he disappeared.

[MOMO & YUNA]

Originally posted by Fried Noodles:

Story events stop after a few years. I don't think there's anything that should happen around 211.
There's also no story precedent for Ma Chao to join Dong Zhuo's faction (which shouldn't even exist by that point).

There're a few things that could have caused this.

Were you vassal to the Dong faction? There is a faction council mission that the AI also has access to that can allow the overlord to 'kidnap' the heir of one of their factions.

Ma Chao's satisfaction was high at the time he left, but at any point his satisfaction dipped he could have been available as a turncoat to other factions since he does not have any particular 'loyal' traits.
It's possible that he was taken as a spy and then recalled on the turn he disappeared.

That is probably my case. Yes I was a vassal of Dong. And yes Ma Chao had an "X" with his daddy, and yes his satisfaction was low many years before.

Dang it, I should not have trusted Dong.

Thank you very much for your evaluation.

And also thank Lain for your time and answer.

[Kijin Eira]

Overlords of Vassals can take Heir's as hostages.

[MOMO & YUNA]

Will the overlord send the hostage back?

[Kijin Eira]

lolno.

[Jerroser]

Despite the game calling it a hostage event, its really just the overload pitching the heir of another faction an keeping them as their own general.

[Muerte]

You got Donged