I very strongly recommend to create a diversion in a nearby village, so that the guards bugger off, and the lord has a chance to last long enough for you to come to his aid. After all, his relatives are asking your help exactly because his captor refused the ransom.īy the way, in Gekokujo, there are some cities in which any lord gets cut down as he exits the prison, before you can react and protect him. I am not sure the option to ransom him exists. get the keys from the corpse of the prison guard, release the lord, and fight your way out of town. take over the fortification where he is held, and free him. exchange clothes with him, and stay in his place for a while. I know of three ways to break out a lord: Originally posted by Tuidjy:I have to admit, I have never ransomed a lord.