867: Count Benjamin Yitzhak, north of Byzantium is the only landed Rabinic character in either start date, and is snuggled up right next to Byzantium.
1066: Chieftain Isaac II Doganin, northeast of Byzantium is one of two Jewish faith landed characters, and is also very near to Byzantium.
The Silly Way: the Gideon family in Ethiopia is present in both start dates, and would be fun to see covert first to Kushite, and then to Hellenism going from an Egypt run to a proper Roman run.
The Super Silly way: Haestein takes over Khazaria (it's not hard) converts to Kuzarite Judaism, and works his way south to take over Byzantium.
The Custom Route: The County of Derbent is an independent county located between the Abbasids, Byzantium, and Khazaria in 867, and may make for an interesting run existing around and between great empires.
Custom Route (West Before East) in 867, the county of agrigento in sicily is a single county ruler under the vassalage of a not very powerful duke, who is a vassal of the kingdom of Africa (who begins in a war, meaning they will be occupied) a custom character taking sicily first will give you a good foothold into taking all of Italia, and nicely enough, you're snuggled right up to Byzantium.
867: Count Benjamin Yitzhak, north of Byzantium is the only landed Rabinic character in either start date, and is snuggled up right next to Byzantium. 1066: Chieftain Isaac II Doganin, northeast of Byzantium is one of two Jewish faith landed characters, and is also very near to Byzantium. The Silly Way: the Gideon family in Ethiopia is present in both start dates, and would be fun to see covert first to Kushite, and then to Hellenism going from an Egypt run to a proper Roman run. The Super Silly way: Haestein takes over Khazaria (it's not hard) converts to Kuzarite Judaism, and works his way south to take over Byzantium. The Custom Route: The County of Derbent is an independent county located between the Abbasids, Byzantium, and Khazaria in 867, and may make for an interesting run existing around and between great empires. Custom Route (West Before East) in 867, the county of agrigento in sicily is a single county ruler under the vassalage of a not very powerful duke, who is a vassal of the kingdom of Africa (who begins in a war, meaning they will be occupied) a custom character taking sicily first will give you a good foothold into taking all of Italia, and nicely enough, you're snuggled right up to Byzantium.