Reporting a bug, guys.
The backstory:
Before I ended my contract I was able to find the banner and went to Arzagos and discussed the details of creating your own kingdom. I was ready to end my contract with Khuzaits but I remained under their banner to get some more money and hone my skills. At some point of time, I decided to end my history with them and went to the leader and cancelled my mercenary deal. I also bought few fiefs from him because I gained the "Everything has a price" trait from the Trade skill tree. Now, I was independent, hold few fiefs, got an army of 140 men, had 1000+ renown and a 5 tier clan but my "Create a non-imperial kingdom" quest still didn't register me being independent so the checkbox remained unmarked. I went to Istiana and told her that I have the banner. Her quest did update my independence status and I was able to create a kingdom with imperial based culture.
The backstory:
Before I ended my contract I was able to find the banner and went to Arzagos and discussed the details of creating your own kingdom. I was ready to end my contract with Khuzaits but I remained under their banner to get some more money and hone my skills. At some point of time, I decided to end my history with them and went to the leader and cancelled my mercenary deal. I also bought few fiefs from him because I gained the "Everything has a price" trait from the Trade skill tree. Now, I was independent, hold few fiefs, got an army of 140 men, had 1000+ renown and a 5 tier clan but my "Create a non-imperial kingdom" quest still didn't register me being independent so the checkbox remained unmarked. I went to Istiana and told her that I have the banner. Her quest did update my independence status and I was able to create a kingdom with imperial based culture.
