Assassins are the only other way to deal with heretics and witches besides priests. While one must request a Crusade from the Pope, a Imam with sufficient piety is capable of calling for a Jihad.Īssassin Main article: Assassin (Medieval II: Total War)Īssassins are recruitable by all factions in the game and serve the purpose they did in previous games. Operates similarly to the Priests of the Christian factions, except they have no central church to call upon their religious war.
Imam (Islamic) Main article: Imam (Medieval II: Total War) Priests in the service of a Catholic nation can be promoted to Cardinals in the Catholic church, making them immune to heresy, and giving their faction additional votes when the pope dies and the Papal elections occur. In addition, Priests will also denounce heretics and witches with their chances of success dependent on their Piety rating or level. They spread the faith of their faction in its regions along with whatever religious buildings have been built, and also provide a mobile way to spread their faith in other regions or territories. Priests are trained in a settlement or castle with religious buildings, and serve the following functions.
Priests (Catholic and Orthodox.) Main article: Priest (Medieval II: Total War)
