They are deceptively important - every stack defeated and removed from the map reduces that faction's faction strength rating, which affects its lords' stack strength and when its settlements can be sieged.

Not every faction stack on the map is led by a lord all settlements spit out unled stacks in 3 basic size categories: scouts foragers/raiders patrols.

There is a small chance on defeat that a lord will be killed and permanently removed, likewise companions can be killed and always will be if their home settlements are destroyed before they are recruited.

Almost all settlements are razed rather than captured.

Gundabad Rhun & Khand Dol Guldur uses Mordor resource points note though several of the minor Shadow factions share resource points: Moria & Mt.

Rather than a universal 'denars' currency, each faction has its own currency called 'resource points' which is acquired and spent in their settlements.

There will only ever be one war ongoing and faction alliances will not change (until the Free Peoples lose at which point Sauron and Saruman go to war).

You begin aligned with a specific faction (determined during character creation) rather than a free agent, nor can you change faction.

The mod features many sharp variances from Native Mount & Blade gameplay in keeping with its theme and purpose: Reminiscent of Khergits from Native, but with afterthought infantry rather than no infantry. Eastern barbarians with dangerous horse archers. New Shadow settlements will appear all over the map, generals from every faction will begin campaigning, and small unled stacks will begin departing settlements and doing battle with each other all over the map. When he reaches level 8 note by default, can be set from level 6-20, the War of the Ring begins. Then, like in the original Mount & Blade, the character will have to hire soldiers, buy gears, and do quests to gain fame with the factions of his side. The player creates a character and begins alone near a camp or town of the faction which he chose, already attached to it, and equipped with the gear of a tier-1 unit of that faction (or tier-2 if you chose that in game creation).

It features three sides (Good, Sauron, Saruman - Sauron and Saruman begin as allies) divided in several smaller factions which act as traditional Mount & Blade factions(Gondor, Rohan, Mirkwood, Harad, Rhûn, Mordor, Moria, etc). It puts the player in the middle of the War of the Ring, with a lot of factions, units, and towns. Its draws its inspiration from The Lord of the Rings, especially the books (although some clothings and city appearances come from the movies). The Last Days (of the Third Age of Middle Earth) is a Game Mod for Mount & Blade and now Warband, a Strategy Game with tactical action and RPG Elements.

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