I was very confused by your talking from this perspective for a few moments...
Yeah, before I was a political thorn in the side, I was a military leader of the North.
Actually, my BoM Marshal is my first, less talkative and less successful character... But the flavor of BoM makes me enjoy him more. There's something nice about being able to just ignore everything else but the wild tales of Viking lore and the fighting. The military aspect is what has really kept me in the game. I didn't actually know what to do when it looked like Ravendon should start staying at home. The lack of assassination attempts have eased my mind, though.