Quote Originally Posted by econ21 View Post
If a Duke dies without naming a successor, the King picks the successor from among the highest ranked Nobles in their House.
Why retrain the King to picking the successor from the deceased Duke' s House ? If the KIng could choose to allot the land to any high-ranking noble (Count or above, say) it would help keep some Dukes in line or would enable to shift the balance of power between Houses.

What if an avatar who dies has no son of age yet ? Can the future heir be named in the will ? Will a steward be named until the avatar appears in game ?