munchiepoo said:
It is a mix of things that can affect this, I have played female characters and recieved no fiefs for AGES (and started with non), pretty sure it's just a mix of renown, honor, and relations with the King.
Does being a female negatively impact the chance at all?
It seems contradictory that a moment ago the king says he will not give the female PC a fief lest he will look bewitched, and the next moment he gives her one. It's also inconsistent with what vassals say when offering you a merc contract("I've never heard of kings giving fiefs to female vassals") and what guild masters say about the topic.
I tested it with a newly created female commoner. I cheated to add 200 renown(100 won't let me join a faction) and boom, she was granted a fief just like a male PC would have been given. Her honor was 0 and she just met the king... Apparently the king's mother did not warn him about giving a strange woman a fief to rule...