There go my hopes of becoming Saoshyant with my starting character...
Just 11 provinces short of creating Persian Empire...!
Well, this game got interesting. Managed to conquer Azerbaijan with my second character, then Shia Caliphate declares Holy War for Kingdom of Mesopotamia with its blasted 30k event troops.
My 20k stack got wiped out. To try and dodge the blow I convert. Luckily, my younger brother and heir swiftly demands for both of my remaining kingdoms. I, of course, concede. Realm governed by good Zoroastrian again!
Fittingly losing my "craven" trait, I divorce my sister to make sure no unwelcome heir interferes and start looking for ways to die... Perhaps an accident during Hajj? No dice. Starve to death during Ramadan? No. All right. Imprison half a dozen courtiers and make sure every last vassal, councillor and courtier hates my guts to -100. Also, I become poet, cause why the hell not.
In the meantime, my brother loses Mesopotamian kingdom to another Shia Jihad. Manages to put down other internal revolts though, with the help of cash I send his way. Sunnis take Anatolia from Byzantines but lose Jerusalem to Crusaders.
Five years later... my damn Spymaster has 25 intrigue and minus 100 opinion and he has no decency to poison my wine or something?! Enough is enough. Maybe Oubliette shall speed the process along? Declare war on brother, then immediately surrender.
Damn fool picks up Kinslayer executing me. Has diplomacy rating of 2 left.