


Obviously you have to be levelled up, kitted out and in command of a large, well trained army. The problem is keeping your empire and avoiding a crushing attack from the other factions. In simple terms you simply have to seize a town or city as an independent. We have established the basic process of how to create your own faction. This is excluding the possibility of running into a roving hostile band. Since troops are completely unnecessary it is best to just use a bare bones party of heroes and free all the lords possible. In total, this is one of the most effective ways to increase honor and relations as an unfactioned lord, and goes a long way towards building a future kingdom. In addition, if the captive lord has relatives, you can speak to the relative to receive a quest to rescue the captive lord, further increasing your relationship with him (by 1 when you accept the quest and by 8 when you successfully complete it), monetary, and experience gains. There are no negative effects with the ruling lord or faction. There is also honor associated with ending their incarceration. It raises your relationship by 7 with the rescued lord as well as increasing your relation by 2 points with his home faction. This is more attractive than attempting to sneak past the guards as it allows you to retain your normal adventuring equipment, which makes fighting a half dozen guard units quite a bit easier. It is also possible to rescue lords from a castle or town if they are held by a faction that is neutral to you.
