Officer Recruitment
There are multiple ways to obtain new officers:
- Defeating an army in battle has a chance to let you capture an officer; some officers can be employed
- Confederating or “diplo-annexing” (vassalize then annex) a faction will also lead to all officers joining you
- Forcing a leader to abdicate to your rule (if you’re both leading kingdoms) will lead to the control of that entire faction as well
- A spy embedded in a faction may cause a civil war, and those loyal to your spy will join your faction
- The spy can also lower the satisfaction of officers in a rival faction, and they may leave that leader’s service
- Arranged marriages
- Roaming characters may also end up in your recruitment pool
- Defeated factions may have their characters scattered across all of China, and you may even encounter legendary heroes or former faction leaders
- A handful of events may lead to historical heroes being recruited
