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I have seen shards increase my spell damage, but my hit chance seems to be affected by INT, opponent DEF, and distance to target.

[quote quoting="post"] 2) some other factions don't appear in my diplomacy screen even after I've met. Only some of them. If I'm in sight, I can click on their leader and speak with him, if I'm not I have no possibility to speak with them. [/quote] I have encountered this as well, but I assume they are only minor factions.

'By a hail of arrows, they shall fall.' 'The weak shall parish and the strong shall do the same.' 'We will ride out to meet them'