I think it's overlaid on the top of the Floris mod, which adds a lot of depth and richness to the game (though if this includes the texture packs I don't know). Nasty, brutish, violent, cruel, vicious and overwhelming in terms of being a very small fish in a very large pond.
The 'A Clash of Kings' Game of Thrones mod is, simply, amazing.
Rather than necro an old Mount and Blade thread I'd thought I'd start a new one.