Quick yes/no question about Kingdoms/Mercenary Contracts

[SulleDrake]

So I was planing to take a castle in the A Clash of Kings-mod (which lacks an active forum it seems, so im asking here as there shouldnt be a difference). And I was planing on taking this castle from a faction and then pay to sue for peace with them. I will however only do this to unload troops and whatnot, for the rest of the campaign I plan on playing solely as a mercenary.

So basically my question is, when I conquer a castle (and automatically form a kingdom), can I still get mercenary contracts from other lords in other factions? I just want a base of operations basically, without pledging complete loyalty to any one faction.

 

[SulleDrake]

No. Once you own a castle you become a lord and cant be mercenary anymore (until you lose it). Your only option is to join a kingdom.
There are other mods that add a base to store troops while as a mercenary , Brytenwalda for example has one.

Ah, that's a major pity... oh well. Thanks for bringing the bad news!