It would be nice to see some more variation among groups of players. At this moment the thing which makes the most difference among players besides their skills, are personal beliefs. I think though, it would be nice to see if villages were able to assign a culture to themselves giving small bonuses. Everyone part of that village, will have the bonus.
These bonuses could be anything. Just a few ideas; new craft able items like a longbow for Celtics, further production of Generic Gouda cheese for the Low Franconian, larger wagons for Scythians or better rods/fish for the Scandinavians. This would, I think, both increase trade between villages of different cultures and increase the amount of war to become more dominant in that 'special' item or getting multiple villages for multiple items this way.
What do you think? Am I talking shit or is it an actual good idea?