[quote=@deia876lat]How Medieval are we talking? Are we thinking Early Middle Ages or is there a level of technology such as pistols or cannons? [/quote]

More early medieval if anything.  Gunpowder is not really a thing yet.  While there is a 'slight' possibility of someone having the skills to fashion a crude pistol, there is no real production facilities to make such a weapon practical for campaign use.

[quote=@deia876lat]Does religion hold a particular strong sway over people?[/quote]

I would say yes, most people have at least some kind of religion.  In Ainedel in particular, the monotheistic one is the most prominent while the invading force tend to be more polytheistic.  Ainedel does not have a state mandated religion however.  The Lancor Commonwealth has fairly equal parts mono and poly, depending on the region.

[quote=@deia876lat]How strong is the Borklein presence in the kingdom?[/quote]

Quite strong, especially around the capital, they invaded and are there to stay.  The more outlining regions their presence is somewhat thin but still have some garrisons and patrols to make sure no one is thinking of rebellion.  Of course if they catch wind of something they are more than capable of sending out their forces to deal with it.

[quote=@deia876lat]Is there any reason the nobles/common folk or potential allies particularly cares about the royal family? Or wish to see them return?[/quote]

The Lancor Commonwealth find the Borklein Kingdom's expansionist tendencies to be troublesome and are nervous with their new neighbors.  They had rather good trade relations with the Ainedal Kingdom and many of their trade routes have been cut off as a result of the invasion.  While they do not wish to expand their own territory and overextend themselves they certainly wouldn't mind pushing the Borklein away from their nation and putting Ainedal in their debt.

As for the nobles very few of them were able to keep their lands or titles even if they did surrender to the invaders so most would relish the idea of taking back what was theirs.  For the common folk, they are more of a mixed bag, some don't really care who rules as long as they can live in peace, others are rather distraught about the invaders' religious tendencies and would love to have a ruler which shares their faith back.  In the end it depends on how much they lost during the change, how scared they are of their new masters, and how they were treated before the invasion.

[quote=@deia876lat]What exactly are you expecting from us character wise, what are the don't ect.[/quote]

Well I haven't made character sheets yet, but that depends on what you want to do.  You could make a lord of Ainedal who wishes to take back their territory and commands their own troops.  Perhaps you would rather be a knight that fights on the front lines, or a mercenary eager to make a little coin.  A priest devoted to healing, or a spy sent on recon.  Depending on your character you might have control over a certain number of troops when the time for battle comes.

Characters will be restricted to fighting on the same side or at least neutral.  Antagonist characters would just slow things down and shall all be NPC territory.  While you could make a mage character they are [i]not[/i] going to be turning the tide of battle by themselves and will have more of a support role.  While there are other species you could play they can't be anything that couldn't fit in a human society and follow their rules.  Humans are the main characters here after all.