Quote Originally Posted by Dayve
Shouldn't it tell you if he dies or not? I have 2 heirs now so i'm using one in battle since he has such a high command star rating, the other is in a castle in Wessex safe as houses.

One thing though... I accidentally clicked the 'rout' command instead of the 'group' button and my general started to run away, then after the battle got the 'good runner' trait, saying he had run away more than once, and -3 morale... What's up with that?
Generals get virtues and vices after battles, and this is dependent on how they behave on the battlefield. If general runs away, he get good runner vice. If you throw him into thick of battle, he get good battle virtues like: Mighty warrior or somethink similar.

As for heirs....try to keep them out of the fighting, and store them up in your central province. Many heirs have low loyalty, so keep them near your king, so they dont start civil war. Also, when one of your heirs have vices that are not tolerable(unhinged loon for egs.) throw him into battle. Obviously, he must not survive that battle.