diff --git a/common/culture/cultures/00_central_germanic.txt b/common/culture/cultures/00_central_germanic.txt
index c99c83e7..b8013571 100644
--- a/common/culture/cultures/00_central_germanic.txt
+++ b/common/culture/cultures/00_central_germanic.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 saxon = {
 	color = saxon
-	created = 843.1.1
-	parents = { old_saxon }
 	
 	ethos = ethos_stoic
 	heritage = heritage_central_germanic
 	language = language_saxon
 	martial_custom = martial_custom_male_only
 	traditions = {
-		tradition_stand_and_fight
-		tradition_ruling_caste
+		tradition_ancient_miners
+		tradition_staunch_traditionalists
 		tradition_religious_patronage
+		tradition_hard_working
 	}
 	
 	name_list = name_list_saxon
@@ -30,17 +29,16 @@
 
 franconian = {
 	color = { 0.5 0.5 0.5 }
-	created = 640.1.1 # Frankish settlements appeared along the Rhine during the 7th century
-	parents = { frankish }
 	
 	ethos = ethos_courtly
 	heritage = heritage_central_germanic
 	language = language_high_german
 	martial_custom = martial_custom_male_only
 	traditions = {
-		tradition_hereditary_hierarchy
-		tradition_astute_diplomats
-		tradition_castle_keepers
+		tradition_swords_for_hire
+		tradition_zealous_people
+		tradition_artisans
+		tradition_brewery
 	}
 	
 	name_list = name_list_franconian
@@ -66,11 +64,18 @@ swabian = {
 	language = language_high_german
 	martial_custom = martial_custom_male_only
 	traditions = {
-		tradition_mountain_homes
-		tradition_parochialism
 		tradition_hard_working
+		tradition_brewery
+		tradition_gardening
+		tradition_swords_for_hire
 	}
 	
+	dlc_tradition = {
+		trait = tradition_fp3_beacon_of_learning
+		requires_dlc_flag = legacy_of_persia
+		fallback = tradition_philosopher_culture
+	}
+
 	name_list = name_list_swabian
 
 	coa_gfx = { german_group_coa_gfx western_coa_gfx } 
@@ -118,14 +123,16 @@ rottisch = {
 bavarian = {
 	color = { 0.55 0.55 0.55 }
 	
-	ethos = ethos_spiritual
+	ethos = ethos_courtly
 	heritage = heritage_central_germanic
 	language = language_high_german
 	martial_custom = martial_custom_male_only
 	traditions = {
-		tradition_zealous_people
-		tradition_stand_and_fight
+		tradition_brewery
+		tradition_astute_diplomats
 		tradition_hereditary_hierarchy
+		tradition_ruling_caste
+		tradition_castle_keepers
 	}
 	
 	name_list = name_list_bavarian
@@ -211,9 +218,11 @@ austrian = {
 	language = language_high_german
 	martial_custom = martial_custom_male_only
 	traditions = {
-		tradition_zealous_people
-		tradition_stand_and_fight
-		tradition_hereditary_hierarchy
+		tradition_mountain_homes
+		tradition_artisans
+		tradition_storytellers
+		tradition_festivities
+		tradition_staunch_traditionalists
 	}
 	
 	name_list = name_list_bavarian
@@ -239,9 +248,11 @@ NEOW_pomeranian = {
 	language = language_saxon
 	martial_custom = martial_custom_male_only
 	traditions = {
-		tradition_stand_and_fight
-		tradition_ruling_caste
-		tradition_religious_patronage
+		tradition_seafaring
+		tradition_maritime_mercantilism
+		tradition_republican_legacy
+		tradition_music_theory
+		tradition_city_keepers
 	}
 	
 	name_list = name_list_saxon
@@ -267,9 +278,10 @@ brandenburger = {
 	language = language_saxon
 	martial_custom = martial_custom_male_only
 	traditions = {
-		tradition_stand_and_fight
 		tradition_ruling_caste
-		tradition_religious_patronage
+		tradition_legalistic
+		tradition_formation_fighting
+		tradition_city_keepers
 	}
 	
 	name_list = name_list_saxon
@@ -295,8 +307,8 @@ low_saxon = {
 	language = language_saxon
 	martial_custom = martial_custom_male_only
 	traditions = {
-		tradition_stand_and_fight
-		tradition_ruling_caste
+		tradition_agrarian
+		tradition_artisans
 		tradition_religious_patronage
 	}
 	
@@ -323,11 +335,15 @@ hessian = {
 	language = language_high_german
 	martial_custom = martial_custom_male_only
 	traditions = {
-		tradition_hereditary_hierarchy
-		tradition_astute_diplomats
-		tradition_castle_keepers
+		tradition_metal_craftsmanship
+		tradition_hard_working
+		tradition_parochialism
+	}
+		dlc_tradition = {
+		trait = tradition_fp3_beacon_of_learning
+		requires_dlc_flag = legacy_of_persia
+		fallback = tradition_philosopher_culture
 	}
-	
 	name_list = name_list_franconian
 
 	coa_gfx = { german_group_coa_gfx western_coa_gfx } 
@@ -351,9 +367,11 @@ palatine = {
 	language = language_high_german
 	martial_custom = martial_custom_male_only
 	traditions = {
-		tradition_hereditary_hierarchy
-		tradition_astute_diplomats
-		tradition_castle_keepers
+		tradition_metal_craftsmanship
+		tradition_hard_working
+		tradition_religious_patronage
+		tradition_fervent_temple_builders
+		tradition_maritime_mercantilism
 	}
 	
 	name_list = name_list_franconian
@@ -374,14 +392,15 @@ palatine = {
 kuhjung = {
 	color = { 0.6 0.7 0.5 }
 	
-	ethos = ethos_courtly
+	ethos = ethos_bellicose
 	heritage = heritage_central_germanic
 	language = language_high_german
 	martial_custom = martial_custom_male_only
 	traditions = {
-		tradition_hereditary_hierarchy
-		tradition_astute_diplomats
+		tradition_martial_admiration
+		tradition_reverence_for_veterans
 		tradition_castle_keepers
+		tradition_diasporic
 	}
 	
 	name_list = name_list_franconian
@@ -407,9 +426,9 @@ turkisch = {
 	language = language_high_german
 	martial_custom = martial_custom_male_only
 	traditions = {
-		tradition_hereditary_hierarchy
-		tradition_astute_diplomats
-		tradition_castle_keepers
+		tradition_diasporic
+		tradition_culinary_art
+		tradition_culture_blending
 	}
 	
 	name_list = name_list_franconian