Their army specializes in heavy cavalry and i think personally their bonus is the best overall as its gonna let you always be a higher level than your enemies. but the people think the descendants of Osric Iron-Arm deserve a king strong of arm. They are led by King Derthert who prefers to rule by negotiation. The Vlandian monarchy, located on the west coast of Calradia is based on the Norman Vikings and the french.

Its actually just where your character is from but In terms of the game it only really affects the bonus you get as you can end up siding with any faction in the game and your place of spawn on the map is the same for each. So, character culture is also known as your faction.