Loyalty is the key – your goal is to keep other parties happy and loyal to your cause, otherwise they will cause problems in their area of influence. You can interact with any character involved in politics in the Faction Summary tab by promoting them, using underhanded methods such as bribery and embezzlement, adopting them into your family or even taking aggressive action against them.īy carefully managing characters of political importance and engaging in the various political actions available to you, it is possible to establish a firm grip upon the ruling power in your faction. However, not all other parties will sit idle and watch you rule, for they have their own agenda and aspirations. This in turn increases the area of influence your party has throughout your provinces. Many characters in your campaign contribute their gravitas to your party’s political power within your faction.
Your faction leader is the head of that party. When you select a faction, you also take the reins of the ruling party or family within its political system.