I know a lot of players don't stick to a monotone cultural getup when they play, but a lot of players probably do what I do; try to stick to culturally appropriate armours and weapons for the culture I am playing. I take this mentality with me to smithing as well, where I try to smith and use weapons that suit my characters culture appropriately. But I have some exceptions; I often use animal pelts for shoulder armour when playing as a Vlandian or Imperial. If I play as a Sturgian I may use some Khuzait armour. And if I play as a mercenary or Lord for a different cultural faction than my character is from, I may use a mix of regional armours and use my own culture for a weapon. Example; I played a Nord corsair mercenary for the Empire. I used gilded scale Imperial armour with gilded scale shoulderguards, golden pirate gauntlets and boots, and a brass Aserai helmet with a Nord one handed sword with gilded pummel and handguard. Anyone else give themselves similar cultural restrict...
So in my universe, I’m playing as an Aserai emir, second generation after my first character died of old age.
World situation is wild, Aserai domain borders the Khuzaits, and we’re allied. Battanians, Sturgians, and most of the Empire are gone, our alliance cover 50% of the map. The Southern Empire is reduced to one city, but it has around 15 clans packed into it. Only real powers left are the Nords domain in the far north and the Vlandians dominating the “Europe” side of the map.
Here’s the strange part:
No one attacks the Southern Empire. They don’t attack anyone either. I tried convincing my king to finish them off, but he refuses every time. So I took matters into my own hands and started converting their clans instead. I bribed about 10 clans, usually costing me 1M+ denars per clan, and brought them into the Aserai.
Now the real problem begins. Every time we take a Vlandian fief, my king gives it to one of these fiefless ex-Empire clans.
And almost every single time, 2 minutes later they switch sides and join Vlandia, taking the fief with
I can’t stop it. I can’t influence it. I can’t even talk them out of it. Siege > losing troops/time > vote > Tais granted … > … left Aserai > Tais declares war on…
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