Originally Posted by
hessam
The argument of "there weren't that many boyars or that many voivods" is a realistically valid one. but the same can be said of Western European nobles or knights, or Eastern ghulams and kapikulu. so it's not really a breach of the "reality" of this game. rather a compromise to make the mod more interesting and fun.
And I should also address this misconception that the Boyars are light cavalry. in tier 1 they mostly have long coats over chainmail, in tier 2 they have coats of plate, tabard over breastplate, and scale armor, and in tier 3 they're all wearing breastplates. Sure, they're not wearing full plate armor and aren't exactly the heaviest unit around, but they're far from being light cavalry.