Honor

Honor acts like karma in Pendor; virtuous deeds increase your honor whilst unethical deeds decrease it, resulting in correspondingly positive or negative consequences.

Your character's honor starts at 0 (even thought some starting choices will make the player start with up to 13 honor), and can range from -99 to +99.

Honor affects your interactions with other lords and causes certain events. A high honor can increase the likelihood of a mercenary accepting an offer, or of you being elected as marshal. Some lords will like you for having positive honor; every 3 points in honor will increase your relation score by 1. Low honor can result in a bounty being placed on your head or in war being declared on your faction.

Unlike Controversy, honor will not change due to the passing of time.

Gaining Honor

The following actions will increase your honor:

Action	Result
Decline reward for defeating bandits after training peasants	+1
Defeat bandits at village during infestation	+1
Accept reward after dueling for a lady	+1
Accepting blame during intrigue against a lord quest	+1
Allow prisoner lord to go free after battle	+2
Refuse reward after dueling for a lady	+2
Rejecting quest to incriminate a lord	+2
Allow defeated lord to go free after battle	+3
Failing to incriminate a lord	+3
Refusing to sacrifice to incriminate a lord	+3
Refuse reward for killing a fugitive	+3
Refuse reward after persuading lords to make peace	+3

Losing Honor

The following actions will decrease your honor:

Action	Result
Attacking a faction without provocation while faction leader	-1
Reject ransom for imprisoned lord	-1
Confirm ransom demand for captured lady	-2
Deflecting blame during intrigue against a lord quest	-2
Cause provocation to start a war	-5
Failing while dueling for a lady	-5
Breaking a truce while faction leader	-5
Failing to join a faction during join faction quest	-5
Incriminate a lord	-10
Abandon the cause of a claimant	-20