Elements That Influence Fief Effectiveness

The single most important element you have control over is the bailiff. This can be you or, more likely, an NPC. Player or NPC skills (or "gifts") can have enormous positive or negative effect on intrinsic characteristics referred to (leadership, management, stature, etc.). The Bailiff (player or NPC) will, via various personal characteristics influence the working of the fief. The higher the average value the more likely loyalty will increase.

Item Influenced               Personal Characteristics      Effect                        

Loyalty                       Stature/Leadership            +/- .1 per Season             

Graft                         Management/Leadership         No effect to +/-graft
         

+/- means that as the characteristic goes up, bad effects go down, and vice versa.