* Vaegir dedication to the bow leaves their Infantry much weakened, requiring them to rely on ranged support more * Vaegir bow might is unmatched, being the only faction which maxes out the Power Draw skills and with access to elite bows * Crush your enemies with the stalwart Paladin and convert them to your cause with the Priest Heavy Cav, the latter of which uses exclusively blunt weapons * They have the best access to heavy armors and heavy warhorses, including unique Swadian platemails and horses * Swadia's focus on Cavalary leaves their ranged prowess weakened, leaving them as the faction with the poorest crossbow users and no archers * Swadia reigns supreme with their Heavy Cavalry, being the only faction with access to premium Warhorses and full-body armored Elites The three specialist factions: Swadia, Vaegirs and Nord * Generalist factions have lower level caps, but have a more diverse troop tree and no weaknesses * Specialist factions see higher level caps in their specialty and higher level elites * All faction soldiers adhere to the strict leveling guideline, which ensures all soldiers could be realistically built by the player * All factions are now either a generalist or a specialist in a particular field of Infantry, Archers and Cavalry * All factions now adhere to 1 of 2 standard troop trees, with a maximum of 5 upgrades needed to reach the end of the tree

Rescue or ransom a prisoner warband