Supplement your income with ransomed prisoners or raiding parties on neighboring realms.Hire mercenaries and Holy Orders for your major wars.Research new technologies to increase the wealth and military might of your realm.Recruit man-at-arms units and powerful knights to supplement your royal levies.Violent characters may develop a fearsome reputation, cowering your timid subjects into obedience with the dread you inspire.But what do you do if the legal heir is not quite up to the job? Choose appropriate guardians for your heirs, or train them yourself.Acquire character traits that will guide your actions, but beware if you act against your nature! The stress from denying your truest self could bring a new host of troubles!.Adopt one of five different lifestyles, perfecting your skills in military strategy or kingdom management.Knights, peasant revolts, pilgrimages, Viking raiders.experience the drama and pageantry of the Middle Ages.
Gather new lands and titles to cement your legacy.