

The closest foreign nations to Westeros are the Free Cities, a collection of nine independent city-states along the western edge of Essos. The vast continent of Essos is located east of Westeros, across the Narrow Sea. A massive wall of ice and old magic separates the Seven Kingdoms from the largely unmapped area to the north. Those kingdoms are spread across nine regions: the North, the Iron Islands, the Riverlands, the Vale, the Westerlands, the Stormlands, the Reach, the Crownlands, and Dorne. Most of the story takes place on the continent of Westeros and in a large political entity known as the Seven Kingdoms.

Martin take place is divided into several continents, known collectively as The Known World. Īltogether, it seems like playing as a woman is overall a disadvantage, as it seems the cons outweigh the pros.The fictional world in which the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. One last thing: female characters also can marry a Hero, which male characters cannot do. The wiki page suggests that a female character "may gain more from a marriage than her male counterpart", but it doesn't elaborate on this. It is very direct - find the lord you want to marry, increase your relationship with him, and then ask to "cement the alliance to their house". The system for marriage for women may be considered simpler, but possibly more difficult.

The marriage system for men and women is also different. If you play as a woman, the lord who owns the castle associated with your village granted to you will deny you entry into his castle. In addition, it is more difficult to get a fief as a woman, unless you have a large amount of Renown (700). The base requirement to join a faction is 150 for men, but 200 for women. A similiar change in starting skills applies to a woman of nomad background compared to the male counterpart.Īs a female character, you will need more Renown to do things. In addition, a woman of noble background will have different starting skills to a man of noble background: women will get Riding, Wound Treatment, and First Aid instead of Power Strike and Tactics. When you play as a female character, your starting stats will change - you will, relative to a male character, have +1 AGI and +1 INT, but -1 STR and -1 CHA. The following information was gained entirely through secondary sources. Disclaimer: I have never played Mount and Blade.
