In jail, he cannot raise an army, raid your villages, defends his fiefs, etc. The other option is to keep the lord jailed for as long as you can, so that his faction is bereft of his services. If he escapes, you get nothing, of course. Just be aware that every time you refuse a ransom, your honor drops, and that the lord can escape on his own. Those are usually in the amount of a few thousands, and will grow if you keep refusing them. The first is to wait for a ransom, which his faction will sooner or later offer for him. If you choose to keep a lord in chains, you have basically two options:
The lords of an 'аssноlе' personality (debauched, sadistic, quarrelsome, self righteous, merciless) will actually hate you for releasing them, in the long run.
It gives you honor, which is very important for a king-to-be, as it improves your relations with the 'saintly' lord personalities (upstanding, good natured, and benevolent) It also improves your relation with the lord you are letting go, at least if he is of a 'saintly' or 'wise аss' (martial, circumstantial, calculating, cunning) personality. Well, the first thing you can do with a lord you've caught before he can escape is to let him go free. Ursprungligen skrivet av Mackntosh:captured lord.Īre you asking what to do with a captured lord?
