Ok obviously I know you are adding personal hostility towards a nation. But what of the nations themselves? I think it would be cool if similar to the orc fort seige mission nations have their own politics and lay seiges to other towns and villages. And you could choose a side or even remain neutral similarly to mount and blade or world of warcraft. Nations could have their own reputation with each other and the seiges could be like random encounters but much rarer. You hear tales of an advancing army while having a stout ale enjoying some gossip giving some insight to what may come. And maybe if you die during a raid you get captured or something. Just an idea to have a sense of a real world going on behind the scenes while your doing your own thing. Hopefully there is a way to implement this down the road or in an expansion