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Your subjects determine the course of your kingdom inThe Elder Scrolls: Castles, and keeping them happy will prove to be a difficult yet rewarding endeavor. Of course, you can always let their feelings fall aside, but the consequences could be lethal to other subjects and your ruler.
To keep your subjects happy, you’ll need to monitor them and intervene when things get rough. We’ll show you how to maintain a great atmosphere for your subjects and improve their lives one day at a time. Here are the best tips and tricks to keep your commoners and nobles in line while you sit on the throne.
Assign Subjects To Stations
Subjects can become distressed over time, so it’s important togive them a breakand have them relax. This can be done byassigning the miserable commoners to the Music Stage or Bookcase.
Sophisticated subjects' moods will improve fasterat these stations!
Both the Music Stage and Bookcasewill increase happinessby giving subjects a break and allowing them toenjoy some leisure time. You’ll only need towait a few minutes for them to be happyagain, so you canrotate unhappy subjects through these stationsto keep morale up.
Removing Problematic Subjects
Sometimes, youcan’t avoid miserable subjects. Those that havetraits like Bossywill make life abyssmal for everyone around them. You canbanish them to permanently remove them, but what happens when you get a subject with great traits and theystill cause trouble?
These subjects can be brought to you by an affected subject during your rulings. Here, you’ll have thechance to lecture themor let their behavior slide. Itwon’t change the personality trait, but it will impact relationships. Do your best tokeep the peacewith gold.
When all else fails, toavoid an unexpected assassination, you canunassign the difficult coworkerto give everyone else a break for a while.
Make The Right Rulings
When making a ruling, yourdecisions can impact happiness. Sometimes it’s as simple as giving someone’s relative a lump sum of gold, and other times you’ll bepicking a sidein an ongoing conflict between races.
Youcan’t make everyone happy, but you canminimize the damagedone to your subjects' feelings. When someone is angry, look for the middle ground. If two subjects are having trouble getting along,give them gold instead of picking a sideto promote unity.
However, some subjects will cause more trouble by asking to be appointed as your heir.Telling them no is risky, but agreeing to their requestcan be fatal.
In these cases, go with your gut andimmediately assign the offended party to the Bookcase or Music Stageto keep them busy and improve their mood.
Fostering Friendships And Relationships
Subjects arehappier when they have relationships, whether romantic or platonic. Friends will keep their moods up as they socialize and grow closer. Lovers can improve each other’s happiness as well byspending time togetheror making children together.
However,relationships can be ruined by having affairsand illegitimate children.
Keeping relationships with your subjects positive willreduce their misery and odds of lashing out. A watchful eye will prevent tragedy later on, thoughsubjects can be unpredictable at times–especially theDevious, Emotional, and Volatile ones.
