Quote Originally Posted by Servius1234
Rufus, I never got BI, so can you explain about how you can "create" nobles in BI?
If you're short on family members to serve as governors, you can create a unit of Noble Cavalry or something (the name varies but I think all factions can do it) and the unit will be led by a named character who is a general, can serve as governor of a settlement but is not a family member (I think), so he can't inherit leadership of the faction. It's very expensive, requires about 3 turns to create the unit, and you can't do it till you have the most advanced cavalry stables, but it can come in handy sometimes, particularly when you have lots of family members around the same age and they all kick the bucket around the same time. Also, these generals usually appear with at least one star and a useful ancillary immediately.