diff --git a/common/coat_of_arms/coat_of_arms/NEOW_easteurope.txt b/common/coat_of_arms/coat_of_arms/NEOW_easteurope.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84ef7d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/coat_of_arms/coat_of_arms/NEOW_easteurope.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+e_poland_lithuania = {
+    sub = {
+        parent = "k_lithuania"  # defined elsewhere
+        instance = { offset = { 0.0 0.0 } scale = { 0.5 0.5 }  } # top left
+        instance = { offset = { 0.5 0.5 } scale = { 0.5 0.5 }  } # bottom right
+    }
+    sub = {
+        parent = "k_poland"  # defined elsewhere
+        instance = { offset = { 0.5 0.0 } scale = { 0.5 0.5 }  } # top right
+        instance = { offset = { 0.0 0.5 } scale = { 0.5 0.5 }  } # bottom left
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/scripted_character_templates/00_pool_repopulation_character_templates.txt b/common/scripted_character_templates/00_pool_repopulation_character_templates.txt
index 0ecd33f6..84a364e9 100644
--- a/common/scripted_character_templates/00_pool_repopulation_character_templates.txt
+++ b/common/scripted_character_templates/00_pool_repopulation_character_templates.txt
@@ -868,9 +868,6 @@ pool_repopulate_local_flavor = {
 	random_culture = {
 		culture:ashkenazi = {
 			trigger = {
-				NOT = {
-					root.faith = { religion = { is_in_family = rf_pagan } }
-				}
 				root.capital_province = {
 					OR = {
 						geographical_region = world_europe_east
@@ -884,11 +881,7 @@ pool_repopulate_local_flavor = {
 		}
 		root.culture = {
 			trigger = {
-				OR = {
-						root.faith = { religion = { is_in_family = rf_pagan } }
-						root.faith = { religion = { is_in_family = rf_antediluvianist } }
-						root.faith = { religion = { is_in_family = rf_esoteric } }
-				}
+				always = yes
 			}
 		}
 		culture:NEOW_sephardi = {
@@ -944,205 +937,13 @@ pool_repopulate_local_flavor = {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-#		culture:kurdish = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					geographical_region = world_middle_east_persia
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:rajput = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					geographical_region = world_india
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:hindustani = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					geographical_region = world_india_rajastan
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:gujarati = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					geographical_region = world_india_rajastan
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:marathi = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					OR = {
-#						geographical_region = world_india_rajastan
-#						geographical_region = world_india_deccan
-#					}
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:tamil = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					OR = {
-#						geographical_region = world_india_deccan
-#						geographical_region = world_asia_southeast_islands
-#					}
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:telugu = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					geographical_region = world_india_deccan
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:kannada = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					geographical_region = world_india_deccan
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:bengali = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					OR = {
-#						geographical_region = world_india_bengal
-#						geographical_region = world_burma
-#					}
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:burmese = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					OR = {
-#						geographical_region = world_india_bengal
-#						geographical_region = world_burma
-#					}
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:butr = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					geographical_region = world_africa
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:zaghawa = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					geographical_region = world_africa
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:assyrian = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					OR = {
-#						geographical_region = world_steppe_east
-#						geographical_region = world_steppe_tarim
-#					}
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:khitan = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					OR = {
-#						geographical_region = world_steppe_east
-#						geographical_region = world_steppe_tarim
-#						geographical_region = world_tibet
-#						geographical_region = world_asia_north_east
-#					}
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:han = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					OR = {
-#						geographical_region = world_steppe_east
-#						geographical_region = world_steppe_tarim
-#						geographical_region = world_tibet
-#						geographical_region = world_burma
-#						geographical_region = world_asia_north_east
-#						geographical_region = world_asia_china
-#						geographical_region = world_asia_korea
-#						geographical_region = world_asia_southeast_mainland
-#					}
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:bodpa = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					geographical_region = world_tibet
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:somali = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					OR = {
-#						geographical_region = world_middle_east
-#						geographical_region = world_middle_east_persia
-#						geographical_region = world_africa_north_east
-#						AND = {
-#							geographical_region = world_india
-#							county.holder.faith = {
-#								religion_tag = islam_religion
-#							}
-#						}
-#					}
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:swahili = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					geographical_region = dlc_tgp_swahili_coast_region
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:yemeni = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					geographical_region = dlc_tgp_swahili_coast_region
-#					county.holder = {
-#						NOT = { government_has_flag = government_is_tribal }
-#						faith = { religion_tag = islam_religion }
-#					}
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:persian = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					geographical_region = dlc_tgp_swahili_coast_region
-#					county.holder = {
-#						NOT = { government_has_flag = government_is_tribal }
-#						faith = { religion_tag = islam_religion }
-#					}
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:japanese = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = { geographical_region = world_asia_japan }
-#			}
-#		}
-#		culture:khanty = {
-#			trigger = {
-#				root.capital_province = {
-#					geographical_region = world_siberia
-#				}
-#			}
-#		}
+		culture:vlax = {
+			trigger = {
+				root.capital_province = {
+					geographical_region = world_europe_south_east
+				}
+			}
+		}	
 	}
 	
 	learning = {
@@ -1234,6 +1035,31 @@ pool_repopulate_local_flavor = {
 			}
 		}
 		
+		if = {
+			limit = {
+				culture = root.capital_province.culture
+			}
+			random_list = {
+				10 = {
+				}
+				2 = {
+					set_character_faith = faith:raelian
+				}
+				10 = {
+					trigger = { root.capital_province = { faith.religion = religion:novelist_religion } }
+					set_character_faith = faith:absurdist
+				}
+				10 = {
+					trigger = { root.capital_province = { faith.religion = religion:novelist_religion } }
+					set_character_faith = faith:rocambolist
+				}
+				10 = {
+					trigger = { root.capital_province = { geographical_region = world_europe_west_britannia } }
+					set_character_faith = faith:aslanite
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
 		if = {
 			limit = {
 				culture = culture:traveller