From the models, to the layouts, to the particle effects, and more, you'll see a new level of detail in every single aspect of the expansion. One of the things that separates Mount and Blade : Warband from its parent game is that there has been a massive graphic boost given to it.
Seize victory, stake your claim in the world, build up your new home, then expand until the throne of Calradia is yours, and peace is finally obtained. For in this standalone expansion to the medieval RPG hit, you'll get to gather your own group of warriors and fight back against those who have turned your home into nothing but a battlefield. In Mount and Blade : Warband, you're picking the second option. When war threatens to tear your world apart, you can either let it do so, or fight back to ensure it doesn't happen.