Do City Relations Do Anything?

[Saber Cherry]

I've been increasing my relations with various cities (aka towns), and I got to wondering... why?

You can't recruit from them.
When you are at war with a faction, you can't enter its cities even if you have positive relations.

Is there something I'm missing or forgetting?

 

[Shik]

I'm assuming that it isn't finished yet, and will be implemented later?

 

[The Wandering Knight]

IIRC, price drops.

 

[GhostHawk]

hard to say what could be hiding around the corner.

Possibly recruiting townsmen is in the future?
Increased tax revenues?
Better moral/defense in the event of a siege?

 

[Jericho]

Maybe less chance of getting "ambushed" @ night?
~ Because IIRC, I could have sworn the last time it happened to me one of the "bandits" looked a lot like
the guild master of that city! 

 

[Aliksander]

better relations with a town lowers prices of goods bought and raises money gained when selling. I think it also lowers cost of mercenary recruitment.

 

[Markus II]

I *think* it increases the amount of revenue gained when you rule the city.

Of course, revenue varies along with the prosperity of the city as well, so I may well be imagining things...