Quote Originally Posted by fomalhaut View Post
don't forget ethnicity, it's not as evident in, let's say for a Babylonian, but Macedonians are almost pains in the asses to have in your family. Drunken, incestual, idiotic, uncultured louts who if they weren't the best cavalry commanders in the western world, would never be in my family. Keep them out of cities! only good for their great tactical minds and their ability to make babies, which will grow up to be an incestual drunk just like daddy!
HAHA, true :)

Well, to the questions:
Basically a lot has been said already...

to 5) Well, it's important to always, if possible without risking revolts, have high tax rate, because otherwise he will get traits like "Bad with numbers" and such... Very high encourages corruption traits so that should be avoided too...

to 6 and 7) have him kill and battle with the group. As long as he doesn't die only good things come from it. He will get more hitpoints, better morale and such. Cowardly generals aren't an option in EB ;)