The Contest of Claws

The Contest of Claws is a unique dilemma for the Dark Elves race introduced in Total War Warhammer II and part of the loyalty game mechanic.

This random chance dilemma can only be triggered once for a low loyalty lord and gives the player a choice between a major lord loyalty increase in exchange for a big money payment; or receive a moderate money payment but see the loyalty fall further by a minor amount which can, ultimately, cause defection.

The name of the lord that triggered this event is displayed under the dilemma name.

In-game description
"The battle of the Beastmasters is upon us! Clar Karond and Karond Kar throw their greatest monsters at one another in a show of strength, pride, and cunning. Malekith is said to favour Clar Karond this season; maybe something should happen to the opposition?"

Requirements

 * Player is a Dark Elves faction
 * Player has a lord with low loyalty (4 or less)

Trigger timing

 * As soon as all requirements are met there is a random chance chance the dilemma will trigger immediately.

Option 1: Rig the battle

 * Loyalty: +3
 * Treasury: -3500"By whispering the most propitious thing into the ear most inclined to hear it, you indirectly inform the With King of just who was responsible for saving his face this day..."

Option 2: Leave them to their power struggle

 * Loyalty: -1
 * Treasury: +2500"Why let Malekith reap a reward he does not deserve? Especially when there is a fortune to be gained!"

Strategy

 * It pays off to improve lord loyalty to avoid defection and ensuing revolt attempt which can support your campaign strategy.
 * Low loyalty dilemmas are triggered only once per lord so it may be helpful to consider how your choice fits in with your long term strategy.
 * Lords with low loyalty (4 or less) have a random chance to defect though the lower the loyalty the bigger the chance. If the loyalty ever reaches 0, then there is a 100% chance the lord will revolt the following turn!