The Kingdom of Swadia

The Swadians are a faction in Native Mount and Blade, and many mods too. They were one of the two original factions in early versions of the game.

Overview
The Swadians occupy the centre of the map, and are signified by the colour orange. Their basis is in the medieval German and French states, with an army primarily comprised of heavy, mail-clad knights backed up by peasant crossbowmen and infantrymen. Their leader is King Harlaus, and their claimant to the throne is Lady Isolla of Suno.

Being more European in nature, the high-end troops are clad usually in the heaviest possible armour with the heaviest possible weapons, and the knights are almost impossible to take down quickly, especially on foot. Because of this, the Swadians are perhaps the toughest faction to beat, on a par with the Rhodoks. This can, however, be used to your advantage if you decide to serve under King Harlaus or attempt to help Lady Isolla, and the lower-end troops are surprisingly easy to take down. If you do decide to fight against them, it's best to use Khergits on the open field, as they can run rings around the infantry.

Southern Realms
The Kingdom of Swadia has changed little from Native - it is still essentially the same faction, with the geography a little tweaked. Its lords are now Dukes and Viscounts. It now has two troop trees, one for peasants and infantry and a second for the high-ranking units such as knights. Dhirim has been removed, and Suno is back where it was in older versions, where Yalen is in Native. The Swadians are pious Orinites, and support the Elector Bishop, Vimonan, to the hilt.

Avarice of the Exiled
Some may say, in the times of the Swadian empire being at its strongest, they deserved their downfall to the hands of the Nords. After being pushed back out of Old Calradia completely, the Swadian navigators and colonizers discovered that the alien lands beyond the realm of Calradia were perfect. The Swadians discovered and colonized vast amounts of this uncontrolled land, building great stone fortresses and cities. The lands they held now matched even the Nord region of Old Calradia, and pompous Swadian nobles planned a new future for the Swadian Empire. . They learned from the Rhodoks about the surprising benefits of recruiting a free man, usually young and trained by their fathers, militia from cities. They discovered how to smith steel, a metal made by combining iron and small amounts of carbon together, giving a stronger quality to their armour and weapons. The Swadian armies march to war. The day for further expansion has come.