Mount and Blade: Warband is an incredibly deep game, with many intertwining mechanics.
In Mount and Blade: Warband, you play a character of your creation, and lead their life through Calradia as you please.
You may command a large army, and lend them out as a mercenary group; or, if you are renowned enough, offer your sword in vassalage to a king.

Or, perhaps you prefer to go solo, and prove yourself through the many tournaments that are held across the land; or, you may enlist as a soldier in a lord's army and rise through the ranks, gaining wealth and prestige.

Whatever path you choose, you will find incredible depth, and an arduous