Pictavia Ideas:
	The Picts have a long and storied history of martial prowess in Western Europe dating to the usurpation of the Pictish throne by the Circinn dynasty in the late 8th century. Up until the 15th, the Picts have played a central and key role in the preservation of Catholicism, acting both as the primary defender of Catholicism during the First Reformation in the 9th and 10th centuries, as well as the driving force behind the Iberian Crusades. Picts became known as “Papal Shock Troops” for their effectiveness in battle and the terror their blue-painted chain-and-plate armour inspired in Saracens and heretics alike. The Picts were so prolific in their role as the martial arm of Catholicism that they even inspired the Arabic saying, “Hayth yujad altala’, hunak damun”, meaning “where there’s paint, there’s blood”. The Picts weren’t just Papal puppets, however. The Anti-Papal Wars (1119 - 1383) pitted the Pictish kingdom against their former allies, the Pope and his continental followers, after Pictavia refused to outlaw secular investiture. The two-century long conflict resulted in the Pictish sacking of Rome and imposition of puppet Popes a number of times, but was finally ended in the 14th century with the Pictish Reconciliation of Llundain, where the Pictish throne willingly allowed Papal Investiture and acknowledged past faults. More importantly, however, the Picts have a significant history of southwards migration and colonization, assimilation, and destruction of Anglo-Saxon culture on the island. Pictish homesteading, assisted by government seizures of Anglo-Saxon land, resulted in the re-Celtification of much of Britain, and now Pictish, not English, rules the island.
Traditions:
+15% Shock damage
-10% culture conversion cost
Ambition:
-10% Stability Cost Modifier

Pictish Succession
	After long periods of political instability, Pictish succession was confirmed in 1176 by the Edict of Ce. Since then, the Pictish kings have been able to consolidate their rule effectively.
+1 Yearly Legitimacy

Southward Expansion
	The Re-Celtification of Lloegyr didn’t happen through diffusion. Brave Picts, from before even the 10th century have been moving southwards and assimilating the Anglo-Saxon populace.
+1 colonists

Blue paint
	While our ancestors stripped naked and painted themselves to go to battle, we sensibly wear armour now. The paint remains, however.
+15% Infantry Combat Ability

Pictish Homesteads
	Pictish colonies remain very rural, with their population spread throughout the countryside. This appeals to much of the overcrowded population on the Isles.
+20 Global Settler Growth

An Athcuir
	Pictavia played a key role in the First Reformation and Iberian reconquista. To this day, the kingdom is a bastion against heresy and heathenry.
+2% Missionary Strength
-2 Tolerance of Heretics

Warrior Tradition
	The Picts come from a long line of fierce warriors. They are a proud, martial race, and this tradition is kept alive by extensive government programs and the encouragement of the nobility.
+5% Discipline

Papal Relations
	The relationship between Pictavia and the Pope has long been troublesome. By normalizing relations, Pictavia will be more stable.
+3 yearly Papal Influence