Quote Originally Posted by Homo Sapiens
I don't know if this has been said already, or if it's even possible, but what if your family members could go into mourning? Perhaps if a general were to die, others could recieve a trait such as:

In Mourning
This man has become wracked with grief over the recent loss of a dear friend. He locks himself in his room for hours at a time, hardly eats, drinks, or sleeps, and spend a good deal of time at the temple in meditation and prayer.
-2 Command, -2 Management, -2 Influence, -50% Movement

This trait would only last a few turns, and those that were unselfish, pessimistic or loyal would be most likely to be affected. It could increase the likelyhood of the affected general gaining religious traits, or go the other way and increase of the likelyhood of engaging in illicit activities.
Good Idea, but it should not happen unless the general had spent a long time with the General that had died. So perhaps it could only happen if the dead general had stayed with the general in question for a long time of at least 3 turns in the same army or town or if it was the general's son/father/grandfather e.c.t.

And Homo Sapiens trait has inspired me to make up two others:
Adores his wife (only achieved if unselfish):
This man loves his wife and tries to spend as much of his time with her as possible, he even takes her out on campaign with him. Game Effects: Increase Chance of Having Children, Decreases the chance of getting female ancillaries (e.g Concubine, Mistress e.c.t.) and decreases his chances in taking part in illict activities.

And if the general has that trait and his wife dies then he has a 90% chance of getting this trait:
Mourning his wife:
The man once loved his wife, but now he can love her no more. She has passed away to the afterlife never to return. He cannot stand the pain of her loss and spends all of his time when he should be working at the temple praying for her soul. -1 Command, -4 Management, -1 Influence, -25% Movement.
This trait could be like the "in mourning" one above. It could have the same effects except that it increases his chances of him getting female ancillaries such as mistress, concubine e.c.t.