To get control over the heir, a nomad ruler can send his most promising brothers or sons to become mercenaries. Mechanics include splitting/absorbing clans that get too large/small, and proclaiming feuds and blood oaths. This is compensated by a variable number of member Clans, that fight for dominance.
Clan politics: With mostly empty holdings, nomads tend to have a lot fewer normal vassals than other realms.A large fraction of the total population counts as Manpower, which is used to raise regiments (similar to retinues). Nomad hordes simply have a total population, which grows relative to how many empty holding slots exist in their provinces (steppe provinces are best, but some other terrain types are also acceptable). Nomadic rule: Contrary to tribal governments, nomads do not have permanent settlements.The DLC goal is to give some unique gameplay and flavour when playing as a nomadic ruler, different from the fixed settlements of Europe, while struggling to become the Great Khan – the Ruler of the Sky.
