Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-3293219-20150422184124/@comment-5543592-20150423233652

"Much like becoming a Thane in Skyrim, or a Knight in Cyrodiil, joining a great house in Morrowind, or anything like that; you'd have to do something impressive and noteworthy.  Let's say there's a band of irritating bandits that have been patrolling this one road and are hurting commerce."

"You approach the King, offer to wipe them out, and he sends you on your way." He moved one hand to her chest, and walked his fingers along it, as if acting out what he was saying. "You get some gear, maybe gather a group of warriors, it doesn't matter.  You do the duty, report back to the king, and he'd decide whether that was enough.  If it was, he'd knight you and you'd swear fealty ot him..  You'd become Ser Karin the First, get a fancy manor in the city.  If you wanted it, you could get your own plot land, and be able to tax any serfs who you grant the right to live on your land.  You'd be able to build yourself a castle, marry other nobles, and be expected to, if the king asks of it for any reason, assemble an army from your serfs."