Perhaps the banner could have added a dynamic to the game where if you go to Istiana (the Imperial rout) it would make convincing imperial clans easier and cheaper, but also make non-Imperial clans harder and more expensive. The opposite would of course be true if you join Arzagos (the anti-Imperial rout). I just wished TW would start doing As the player in Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord, itโ€™s up to you to choose a side and help them achieve victory or strike out on your own and forge a new world. With a host of factions to choose Bannerlord 2. Main questline help. (SOLVED) Found a video on this topic. The settlement you take needs a governor, talk to them and proclaim a new kingdom. Then go talk to the quest npc. I have met all requirements for the Create an imperial faction quest yet i cannot continue. The option to continue the quest is greyed out. More Fandoms. Fantasy. Assemble the Dragon Banner is a quest in Bannerlord, given by Istiana or Arzagos, which is part of the Dragon Banner quest line. Preceded by: (TBD) Sub-quests: Create an Imperial Kingdom (Istiana) Support an Imperial Kingdom (Istiana) Create an Non-Imperial Kingdom (Arzagos) Support an So if you pick a Battanian character, you can still become a vassal to non-Battanian kings, and you can even establish a non-Battanian kingdom. Having said all that: Empire is a good culture to pick, not just looking at the culture perks, but also looking at how the "Imperial" is the largest culture on the map, with the most towns/castles being @Whiskey Sour if you are talking about the quest of creating a kingdom, you have two options and both are open to you, look at one and the other quest and you will see that you have a castle that fulfills the task of establishing a non-imperial kingdom. - Extract the zip file to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Mount & Blade II Bannerlord\Modules - Start the Bannerlord launcher and then tick Developer Console in the Singleplayer > Mods tab. -- Navigate to "Modules > DeveloperConsole > bin > Win64_Shipping_Client" in your game files. Probably the best way would be to take an imperial settlement back from a non imperial source if possible. Can confirm that's the only way I managed to fulfill this quest requirement. Search encyclopedia for Empire castles -> Check which ones are not currently owned by a Imperial faction -> pick and conquer one of those -> Profit ! .

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