Right, and the concept of Great Houses more or less imitates political parties. But I found that too "specific", since I think most nobles aren't on the same line as political parties nowadays try to be. Hence why I'm opting for a union of people who have their mind set on one common goal but differ on others. But hey, maybe I just create a Great House myself.
Definitely create a Great House!
But the difference between Great Houses and Political parties in a realm is that there are few things to oppose in terms of realm direction, all the nobles pretty much want the same thing for their realm, but the Great Houses are for the benefit of the individual noble, and the direction is continental direction rather than just realm focused. That's at least how I differed the two ideas. Scale, and focus.
