Start before the Renaissance on a map of the world as it was then. Choose from any of hundreds of nations and then rule up to the Age of Revolutions. Or, if you wish, start your game at any date in the span, with historical monarchs and other leaders. 
Hundreds of dynamic historical events are yours to experience, from merely troubling civil wars to world changing moments like the Protestant Reformation. Discover and settle the New World, or resist European conquest. 
Control the flow of trade by developing your trade power in key provinces, using ships and governmental policy to bring the wealth of the world to your own ports. 
Build alliances into iron bonds, cemented by royal marriage or play a flexible hand, keeping your options open. Strike when your enemies are weak, using your armies to grab new land and new potential riches. 
Your nation’s pace of development will be heavily influenced by the person on the throne. Experience rapid development under a skilled monarch only to see things slow down when a less competent heir takes over. Plan for the future by spending monarch power wisely. 
Four hundred years of research into new ways of war, administration and trade are available. Unlock new weapons, new buildings and new ship types. Over time, you can embrace national ideas that represent both your historic legacy and your ambitions for the future.
The 52 Garhs
Not unlocked yetAs Garhwal own and maintain 52 forts without going into debt
A Blessed Nation
Not unlocked yetAs a Coptic Nation, gain all 5 Blessings.
A Decent Reserve
Not unlocked yetHave a maximum manpower of at least 1 million.
A Hero’s Welcome
Not unlocked yetStarting as Karaman, form the Sultanate of Rum
A Manchurian Candidate
Not unlocked yetStart as one of the Jurchen tribes and form Qing.
A Pile of Gold
Not unlocked yetOwn 10 provinces which produce gold.
A Protected Market
Not unlocked yetHave 100% Mercantilism.
A Sun God
Not unlocked yetForm Inca, embrace all Institutions and own all of South America as core provinces.
A tale of two Families
Not unlocked yetStarting as Vijayanagar or Bahmanis conquer the other’s capital and have them not exist.
AAA Credit
Not unlocked yetAs a Great Power, take on over 1,000 ducats of another nation’s debt.
Absolutely
Not unlocked yetGain 100 Absolutism.
Abu Bakr II’s Ambition
Not unlocked yetStart as Mali and have 4 Colonial Subjects in South America.
Academical
Not unlocked yetAs Athens, own 50 universities.
AEIOU
Not unlocked yetComplete the Austrian mission tree.
African Power
Not unlocked yetOwn and have cores on all provinces in Africa as Kongo.
Aggressive Expander
Not unlocked yetOwn 200 provinces.
Albania or Iberia
Not unlocked yetAs Albania, own or have a subject own Iberia and the Caucasus.
All belongs to Mother Russia
Not unlocked yetStart as a country of Russian culture and form Russia.
All Blue
Not unlocked yetAs Portugal, all of Europe is owned by you or blue European countries that exist in 1444.
All That's Thine Shall Be Mine
Not unlocked yetAs a Greedy ruler, take all of a nation’s ducats in a peace deal.
All Your Trade Are Belong to Us
Not unlocked yetHave the highest trade power in Genoa, Venice and English Channel while having an income of at least 300 ducats per month.
Almost Prussian Blue
Not unlocked yetStarting as the Livonian Order, form Livonia and own the territory of the North German Confederation as core provinces.
An early Reich
Not unlocked yetForm Germany.
An Unlikely Candidate
Not unlocked yetStarting as Mzab, Touggourt or Djerid, reform Al-Andalus.