OMG this is a great post my friend!+rep...
Realy helpfull!
When the mod is starting the is not HRE but one of the Frankish kingdoms that remained after Charlemagne's death..
Also FATIMIDS will be a faction in the future expansion of the mod...
The map will be ready from the start but only a part of it will be used in the 1st release...
Factions:
Basileia ton Romaion [Byzantine Empire]
Bulgarian Tsardom
Lombardic principalities Alliance
Emirate Of Sicily (the title of Sultan was not justified by the size of the state)
Emirate of Chandax(Also known as Muslim prinsipality of Crete)
Kievan Vikings[emerging]
Norman Vikings[emerging]
Magyars[emerging]
Turcomans[emerging]
Rebels[at the 1st release the Franks of the north Italy,Serbians,Petzenegs]