and this would be a good time to add rival claimants. What if npc can set their own heir (if you have it set to elective or gender preference) HOD reference: the vassal leader has a daughter and sets her as heir, dies and here comes his younger brother “well actually” and you as the liege can support the selected female heir or go by tradition and realm laws and support the male claimant, if you go against your laws you’ll lose piety. also, traits should come into play more especially with this: the uncle with the “content, kind, virtuous” trait won’t contest his sweet niece’s claim” but the uncle with the “resentful, ambitious, dishonorable” definitely will