The Dark Crag (Dilemma)

The Dark Crag 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 minor lord loyalty gain in exchange for a moderate money payment, and do nothing and 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 power politics playing out at Hag Graef affect us all, Lord. The First Dreadlord controls trade and resources; having someone we can... 'trust' in the role will be of use to us in the future."

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: Influence the choice of candidate
"With the right Dreadlord in command, Hag Graef could be of immense help to our cause. We will do what we can to advance our chosen candidate."
 * Loyalty: +1
 * Treasury: -2500

Option 2: Leave them to their power struggle

 * Loyalty: -1"The petty squabbles of would-be tyrants are not our concern. This is another fight for a different time."

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!