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Jam's New Cultures and Map Edits for EK2

Current Elder Kings 2 version: 0.15.1
Current Crusader Kings 3 game version: 1.15.0.2

This submod for Elder Kings 2 adds 30 new cultures to the game, already established and playable on the world map, as well as several small map edits here and there changing around county culture and religion. This is just a silly little personal mod based on some plausible and semi-plausible lore that I’ve decided to release to the public. Some changes might mess up the devs’ designs for the map or some of the implied plotlines, but it’s just how I like my map to be at game start.

The cultures are as follows:

~Minotaur
~Men-of-Tor
~Giant
~Dunkreathi
~Karthholder
~Bendmarcher
~Duadri
~Bangkorite
~Elinhiri
~Wealdish
~Gideonese
~Hackdirter
~Rhaltese
~Cybiadi
~Doragoni
~Volkihar
~Gray Islander
~Snow Orc
~Ruby Orc
~Sea Orc
~Marsh Orc
~Ogre
~Tall Goblin
~Anchoriti
~Oreyni
~Ara-Almeshini
~Xanmeeri
~Senchalese
~Kitsothiit
~Cyro-Imga

Other changes include:

~Added a Dominion Scion tradition and ask mechanic, an Imperial Scion equivalent for the Altmer and Aldmeri Dominion. REQUIRES the Aldmeri Dominion to have already been formed to use! Given to the Salabosmer by default.
~Re-added a new Malacathite faith for the Ogres, Ogre Shamanism
~Added a new Hircinian faith for the Minotaurs, Minotaur Shamanism
-Added a new Atmoran faith for the Giants, Tall Totems
~Added Five new cultural traditions: 'Empirilla Gorillas' for the Cyro-Imga, 'City Orcs' for the Ruby Orcs, 'Hackdirt Intolerance' for the Hackdirters, 'Brute Strength' for the Giants, Ogres, and Minotaurs, and 'Dwemer Artifact Retooling' for the Karthholders (the last of which is also available to any culture which has Dwemer ruins in their lands)
~The Salabosmer now speak the Altmeris language as opposed to Bosmeris
~The Pellitinians now have the Spiritual ethos to better contrast with the Senchalese culture
~Ojel can now spawn with the Naga, Sarpa, or rarely even Paatru ethnicities
~Changed the culture of various characters to my personal preference, most to some of the new cultures or to account for the new map changes
~Lots of county culture and faith changes across the map, such as making cosmopolitan Cyrodiil slightly more diverse and the Westholder/Eastmarcher split in Skyrim slightly less jagged
~Added new lore-friendly names to the Imga culture namelist
~Changed the government types of a few titles to Pirate or Tribe based on new cultures and lore
~Changed the holding types of various counties from Tribal holdings to Castle holdings
~Added a few Hist trees in the Nibenese Lowlands bordering Black Marsh (and one slightly anachronistic one in Sleeping Tree Camp in Whiterun)

Find an error or bug? Let me know so I can fix it! This is my first mod, and issues are sure to arise. I appreciate your patience.

Please note that some of the screenshots above included may no longer be accurate.

Compatibility with other submods is tricky and this submod might not work with everything in your modlist. I'm planning on making some compatches for a few mods soon, but I can't promise one for every single submod this mod doesn't play nicely with.

Credit to Thona for their original Ogres for Elder Kings 2 mod, of which has been outdated for some time but I’ve been able to update to the newest game version in this mod! Big thanks!

Also a big thanks to the Elder Kings 2 Discord and the EK2 devs who were a huge help with the coding of this mod. Never would’ve been able to make this without them!

You’re completely free to edit, repost, patch, compatch, or reupload any part of this submod with no credit to me necessary - with the exception of anything relating to the Ogres, which were made by Thona and does require credit given to him.