FaitH is played in eras lasting about 3 months. You play the emperor or empress of a province that is part of a larger kingdom. Depending on which account you pay for you can customize more parts of it on creation, like the layout of your map, statistics, a custom general, your appearance, and the time of your tax seasons. You choose your profession: Wizard, War Master, Merchant, Rogue, or Jack of all Trades each has different abilities and tactics they can employ. You also pick your religion and church, this will affect both the gameplay and the story you can work through or choose not to work through (though I wouldn’t recommend the latter). The first time you play you’ll probably end up in a newbie kingdom for at least a few days, if you get recruited or are already part of an established kingdom you can join one.