# Crusader Kings III 1.19 "Scribe" Update - Available Now - Product: Crusader Kings III (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/crusader-kings-iii) - Vendor: Paradox Development Studio - Date: 2026-04-20 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1158310/view/552395313313219108 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/crusader-kings-iii/releases/2026-04-20-1.19-scribe-update-available-now What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Symbols of Authority unlock bonus for Chapter V - **added** — New Byzantine and Western cosmetics including crowns and hairstyles based on historical figures - **added** — Stories system in Situations tab showing personal character-bound narratives with names, icons, and modular elements - **added** — Updated most existing special event chains to use the new Stories system - **added** — Decisions associated with Stories now shown directly in the Story interface - **added** — New tiered Elder Traits including Faltering Heart, Fragile Bones, Clouded Eyes, and Withering Mind - **added** — Reworked Infirm trait into a tiered Elder Trait - **added** — New aging-related events tied to Elder Traits - **added** — New Infirm-style animation for characters with sufficient level of Infirm, Fragile Bones, or Faltering Heart - **added** — Game rule to choose between new Elder Traits system and older Infirm-only aging model - **added** — Setting to disable the map table for better rendering performance - **added** — Color picker for clothes in the Barbershop with up to 16 customizable colors - **added** — Travel-planner quick-edit mode while holding shift to add or remove waypoints - **added** — Points of Interest map icons clickable in the travel planner for adding waypoints - **added** — Event Nameplates showing character name, relationship and opinion - **added** — Setting to hide Event Nameplates - **added** — Knight Permissions system to manage who can serve as knights with prowess limits and character filters - **added** — Ability to customize court visuals through dedicated Court Visuals tab in Royal Court - **added** — New Royal Court type for Chinese culture - **added** — Adventuring Henry from Kingdom Come: Deliverance in 867, 1066 and 1178 start dates - **added** — Trosky Castle unique special building with model and illustration - **added** — 19 music tracks from Kingdom Come: Deliverance II to the in-game music player - **added** — New Ledger window with 9 pages for browsing realm, character and world information - **added** — Ability to favorite items in the Ledger - **added** — Podiums for top items in the Ledger to show achievement rankings - **added** — Multiple sorting and filtering options for Ledger pages including multiplayer leaderboard filters - **added** — War losses display in Ledger and war overview - **fixed** — Issue where you could accidentally paint your horses pink - **changed** — Improved color picker so it won't just make the color more saturated - **changed** — Improved travel planning with quick-edit support Hello everyone! Today we're releasing our 1.19 "Scribe" Update. This update includes support for Chapter V content, as well as a litany of bug fixes and new features for all Crusader Kings III owners. Check the changelog below for more details! --- ##### 1.19 "Scribe" Update Changelog ##### Symbols of Authority - Added the Chapter V unlock bonus: _Symbols of Authority_. - Added new Byzantine and Western cosmetics to the Barbershop as part of the Chapter V preorder bonus, including: - Crown of The Baptist for Western Rulers - The Palatine Crown for Western Rulers Early Crispinette for Western Rulers - Crown of Catherine (of Bulgaria) for Byzantine Rulers - Crown of Constantine for Byzantine Rulers - Hairstyle & beard based on a sculpture of John the Baptist for Western and Byzantine Rulers ##### Free Features - The ‘Situations’ tab now shows personal character-bound Stories, such as having a Pet Dog or being a Conqueror, with a name, icon, and modular elements ‘Stories’ is a new concept to make existing special event chains and similar content more visible - Most existing special event chains (story cycles) have been updated to use this new system, including but not limited to: All kinds of pets (dogs, cats, horses, eagles), unique event chains (doppelganger, imaginary friend, etc.), special character stories (Hasan-i-Sabah, Wallada, El Cid), and decision-triggered chains (Book Translations, Commissioning Epics). - Decisions associated with a Story are now shown directly in the Story interface, for example ‘Pet Dog’. Associated character modifiers are also shown there. - Stories can have a variety of modular elements, for example tracked characters, titles, and various kinds of progress bars - Older characters can now get new age-related ailments depending on factors such as lifestyle or genetics. These traits gradually get worse over time, with active mitigations the player can take. - Added new tiered Elder Traits: "Faltering Heart", "Fragile Bones", "Clouded Eyes", and "Withering Mind" - Reworked "Infirm" into a tiered Elder Trait - Added new aging-related events tied to Elder Traits and aging characters - Added a new Infirm-style animation which will appear in the character view if a character has a sufficient level of Infirm, Fragile Bones, or Faltering Heart - Added a game rule to choose between the new Elder Traits system and the older Infirm-only aging model - Added a setting to disable the map table for better rendering performance - Added a much requested color picker for clothes to the Barbershop - Added up to 16 customizable colors for clothes - Fixed an issue where you could accidentally paint your horses pink - Improved the color picker so it won't just make the color more saturated because it felt like it - Improved travel planning with quick-edit support - Added travel-planner quick-edit mode while holding shift, so you can add/remove waypoints quickly by clicking the left/right mouse button on the map - Made Points of Interest map icons clickable in the travel planner for adding waypoints - Added Event Nameplates, inspired by a popular mod by FUN (with contribution from Starving) - Event Nameplates show the name of the character, relationship and opinion to help you quickly see who they are - Moved character tooltips to Nameplates, when they are shown, to not cover portraits - Added a setting to hide Event Nameplates - Added Knight Permissions to manage who can serve as you knight, inspired by another popular mod created by Lrds (with contributions from Serp and Lord DGP) - Added controls to set minimum prowess limit for knights - Added filters to forbid certain characters from serving as knights, such as your heir or councillors - Made it so Acclaimed knights or those you forced to serve ignore the permissions, so you won't forbid them by accident - Added clearer explanations for knight eligibility and relevant cultural modifiers - Added the ability for players to custom _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1158310/view/552395313313219108]_