I've been digging around some of the game files for interesting 769 start characters and locations. I've figure I'd share my findings since min/maxers or people who want to play an interesting character might find some of this info relevant.

Below is a list of all spawned bloodlines and artifacts available at the 769 start.

Bloodlines:

• Carolingian - Frankish/Cathholic

• Pala - Bengali/Buddhist

• Songtsen Gampo - Bodpa/Bon

• Merovingian - Frankish/Norse

• Solomon - Ethiopian/Miaphysite

• Attila - Bolghar/Tengri

• Ashina - Khazar/Tengri

• Bagratid - Armenian/Zoroastrian

• Parthian - Persian/Zoroastrian

• Parthian - Kurdish/Zoroastrian

• Parthian - Georgian/Miaphysite

• Sassanid - Persian/Zoroastrian

• Niall - Irish/Pagan

• Nortigern - Welsh/Catholic

• Caratacus - Welsh/Pagan

• Ragnarr Lodbrok¹ - Norse/Norse

Associated culture/religion of each bloodline's founder is listed to show their descendant's general locations, as well as to show their boons since each spawned bloodline grants opinion bonuses based on the founder's culture and/or religion.

However not all descendants share the same culture/religion as their founder, or even have landed characters available.

Artifact spawns:

• Iron Crown of Lombardy - King of Italy

• Bones of St. Peter - Pope

• Nail of the True Cross - Byzantine Emperor

• The Tooth of Buddha - King of Lanka

• Seamless Robe of Jesus - Count of Trier

• Cloak of Mohammad - Count of Bukhara

• Crown of Thorns (bugged?²⁾ - Duke of Jerusalem

• Right Hand of St. Demetrius (50% spawn chance) - Duke of Thessalonike

• Ark of the Covenant - King of Abyssinia (or one of his courtiers/barons)

Random landed characters have a chance to generate an artifact upon a game's first loading, but the chances of that happening are rare, and highly dependent on a character's religion and location.

^1. Found on character Ragnar Sigurdrsson with bloodline not shown/active. Emerges via event by year 818.

^2. According to the files, the Crown of Thorns should have a 100% chance to spawn for the holder of the county of Jerusalem before 1066, however in game I don't really see it spawn leading me to believe that artifact might currently be bugged, unless I'm misreading something.