Quote Originally Posted by Didz
So, playing Scotland, I physically have to eliminate England. Making them a vassal state would effectively lose me the game, but I would never be able to anyway becuase they are a 'Shadow Faction' for Scotland.
No, you wouldn't loose the game. No alliance lasts forever, and the vassalage is not an exception. When the time comes, break the alliance and conquer them to win the game.