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Honor & Factions

Every commander swears a colour on their first login and earns Honor with every deed. Honor influences march speed; factions share weekly title buffs across the whole colour.

Honor Scale

  • Honor ranges from −200 (outlaw) to +200 (paragon).
  • Positive honor speeds your marches (up to −10% at +200).
  • Negative honor slows your marches (up to +10% at −200).
  • Honor is gained by helping allies, hunting bandits, and completing “virtuous” quests.
  • Honor is lost by attacking much weaker keeps and by successful sacks that raze buildings.

The Four Factions

  • Every new commander is randomly assigned Red, Blue, Green, or Purple.
  • Faction is public and shown on the world map, chat, and profile.
  • Changing faction costs 1000 Writs — a real commitment, not a whim.
  • Each faction has its own private chat channel visible only to members.

Weekly Titles

  • At weekly reset, the top player in each leaderboard category earns a title.
  • Titles carry a personal buff for the following week.
  • 25% of that buff extends to the winner's entire faction, so a champion lifts their colour with them.
  • Title wins are tracked on your profile as lifetime achievements.

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