### Steam Store Description

For centuries, the abbeys of Europe have had a sacred mission – to keep the
flame of holy knowledge burning through an era of strife and to keep the
secular powers on a righteous path. To the east, a mysterious new sect seeks
out those who stray from the Prophet’s path, using not-so-gentle means to
remind the impious of the power of God. And, in the shadows, alchemists and
religious usurpers challenge the current order. Rumors of dark sacrifices are
whispered in taverns throughout the known world.

In Monks and Mystics, your characters can follow new paths in their search for
religious enlightenment and holy blessing, joining sacred societies or secret
brotherhoods that open new opportunities for role-playing and story-telling in
one of the most popular historical strategy games ever made.

Features of Monks and Mystics include:

## Societies:

Characters earn new powers and encounter new events as they climb the ranks of
religious societies

## Monastic Orders:

Stay on the holy path of charity and good works, building churches and serving
the poor

## Devil Worship:

Secretly worship the masters of darkness in a quest for great powers that will
smite your enemies and extend your life

## Assassins and Hermetics:

Join a secret brotherhood of sacred murderers, striking at all who undermine
the faith or try to fuse the holy and the mundane through study of alchemy and
astrology.

## Relics and Special Items:

Characters can acquire holy relics, masterwork weapons or elaborate pieces of
jewelry. Store them in your treasury to gain prestige and other benefits.

## New Orders for Councilors:

Your closest advisors will never be idle, with new general instructions that
let them use their Talents while sitting safe in your castle.

## Monks and Mystics also includes new portraits and army designs for English
and German cultures.

Crusader Kings II: Monks & Mystics