Is there any idea what the character growth might be in the story as it moves along?
What I mean by that is that even though the player character seems to start in humble beginnings, will there be any gameplay elements that will involve character gaining influence or power, lands or titles maybe, and actually have power in his own hands within the game?
When it comes to medieval games, specially ones were there are factions struggling for power, this is always a great element to have, and more and more it is added very effectively in recent games.