History Heartwarming / CrusaderKings

* There is an event when, playing as a Norse ruler, you send your son to the Varangian Guard, and he returns home having embraced Christianity, Greek culture and "Greek love". So how does your macho, berserker, High Priest of Odin ruler respond to meeting his greekified, gay, Christian son?
--> I'm just happy to have him home.

* In II, your character's friends can make a LastRequest for you to take care of their child, offering the child friendship, YouAreNotAlone indeed

* Using the Intrigue Focus [[RescueRomance to rescue your wife]] [[SexSlave from the Pagan who kidnapped her]]. That a character would go to this effort instead of simply remarrying is a testament to ThePowerOfLove.
* If a Germanic Pagan Ruler calls a Great Blot while his adult son is imprisoned, there is a special text for deciding whether or not to hang him. The option to stay his execution reads "[[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes I can't do this ... not to my own boy]] ...".

* Some of the interactions with China can be this.
** Sending relief convoys to China. You take some of your own food reserves to help alleviate the famine in this faraway land. The letter that the Western Protector sent to you is genuinely grateful and not the least bit haughty. [[DefrostingIceQueen You aren't a Western Barbarian, you're a friend giving food to starving strangers]].
** The decision to marry a Chinese Princess (or Prince) is this. The event describes how excited you are to welcome this person into your family. When this person dies, the Western protector sends his condolences as well [[TragicKeepsake as an artifact that the dead Chinese Princess was fond of]]. It's especially potent if the Chinese Princess is your wife or mother.
** There's one event where a Chinese Courtier comes to your court begging for asylum [[LastOfHisKind after The Emperor killed his entire family]]. If you shelter him, and the Emperor's assassin's don't look for him, he'll leave in the night and gift you a Chinese Robe as thanks for saving his life.
** As you look at the list of past Protector Generals, you'll see the usual causes of death (diseases, old age...). But, you may stumble upon some who returned home to China. This meant that the character managed to survive a posting hundreds (if not thousands) of miles away from home while serving his liege and country, and lived to return home.

* In II, your character's friends can make a LastRequest for you to take care of their child,offering the child friendship, YouAreNotAlone indeed
* There is a chance if you seclude your character in Penance that one of your children will come looking for you, because they miss you. Even better you can take some time off to read the bible together, in context of the times a very sweet choice.

* As seen [[here https://www.reddit.com/r/CrusaderKings/comments/dd3mc3/goddamnit_why_this_game_gotta_hit_me_so_hard]], it's possible to have the "Drunkard" trait removed following pressure and support from your family members. Notable as it could still be very relevant for many families even today.

* Using the Family focus leads to a lot of this. These include settling disputes between your children and relatives amicably and having you and your wife, [[AltarDiplomacy whom you invariably married for pragmatic reasons]], [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage falling in love with each other for real]].

* If a Germanic Pagan Ruler calls a Great Blot while his adult son is imprisoned, there is a special text for deciding whether or not to hang him. The option to stay his execution reads "I can't do this ... not to my own boy ...". EvenEvilHasLovedOnes.

* As you can gain and loose traits by random events it is very possible for [[HeelFaithTurn a Cynical character to become Zealous after waking up with the stigmata]], [[HeelFaceTurn a Cruel Character to become Kind by sparing a poacher]], [[DefrostingIceQueen a Shy Character to become Gregarious during a county fair]], [[TookALevelInBadass a Craven Character to become Brave in battle]], [[WeHelpTheHelpless a Greedy Character to become Charitable after encountering poor people while on a Pilgrimage]], and many other forms of self-improvement.

* Being on the receiving end of a plot to free you from imprisonment. Especially [[LeftForDead if you were in]] [[HellholePrison the Oubliette]] [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat and expected to die soon]]. Considering how many people would need to support this plan to reach the necessary plot power, it also counts as WeReallyDoCare. If your character avoids being re-imprisoned and spends the rest of his life focusing on family, then it also counts as EarnYourHappyEnding.

* If a Germanic Pagan Ruler calls a Great Blot while his adult son is imprisoned, there is a special text for deciding whether or not to hang your son. The option to stay his execution reads "I can't do this ... not to my own boy ...". EvenEvilHasLovedOnes.