Sturgians are based on a group of city-states in medieval Russia.

You want some room to breathe from the other cultures on the continent.

You want to focus on infantry in your army.

Limited options for Ranged or Mounted units.

Cultural bonus is really only useful in Sturgian lands, nowhere else in Calradia.

Their noble troop tree doesn’t really stand out at all.

Infantry units are exceptional when used in a shield wall.

Location on the northern tip of the map gives them limited borders to defend.

Cultural bonus gives you 20% less of a speed penalty in snow.

Descended from mercenaries and merchants from further north, they conquered the Northern regions of Calradia as the Calradian Empire began to decline in power. The Sturgians are a strong warrior culture from Northern Calradia. So let’s go through each of them, and look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of Bannerlord’s cultures. This is because each of the six cultures you can choose from give you a stat boost, some of which are incredibly useful and some of which.are less so. This choice will have a small, but consistent impact on the rest of the game. The first real decision you are faced with in Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord, is what culture you want your character to be from.

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