Kingdom of Rhodoks

The Kingdom of Rhodoks is ruled by King Graveth while the claimant to the throne is Lord Kastor of Veluca.

Artimenner provides some insight to the origins of the Kingdom when you go near Culmarr Castle. He states that the Rhodoks were originally part of the Kingdom of Swadia, but the Rhodoks rebelled and founded their own kingdom. This is reflected in their troop types, and choice of territory, pikemen and crossbowmen in mountainous terrain to defeat the knights of Swadia as they lacked cavalry and thus relied on pike and bow to prevail over the Swadian Knights.

In Mount&Blade: Warband, unlike in the original Mount&Blade, the Rhodok lords are called counts.

Starting in the Kingdom of Rhodoks could be regrettable, as it lacks cheap special goods to be purchased and sold. The countryside is also plagued by Mountain Bandits, which can be troublesome early in the game.