I too have found that my heirs tend to degrade while I sit peacefully raking in the money. Most of my heirs get the pride vice. I do not mind it so much, but when their daddy had eight stars and they end up having two after the vice shaves off three it is rather annoying.

On a silly note last night while I was playing the Croatians on the BKB Super mod. My king sadly passed away and his unhinged loon of a brother was poised to assume the throne..

Well as the computer made it's moves and such I started dreading seeing this insane fellow on the throne, but much to my surprise the king's sone had matured enough to sit on the throne, but to my chagrin he was had only two piety and some influence form his daddy to his name all other stats were fat zeros. Well he is my current king and hopefully his son,though a loser like his dad, will shape up... If not I think this will call for a little civil war with an awesome acumen general who has has boat loads of potential.