Oh they're there, they'll come to you when they plan to invade a territory of yours or onto your invading armies, but smaller factions tend to not have them, that tavern building seems to go later in priorities for the AI.

Also, the only ones immediately visible are priests. Assassins and spies have to lose a detection RNG in ordet to appear.

Originally posted by akkauntgewgler:

Hello everyone,

During the gameplay I wonder, it's almost 10th turn and I still don't see any AGENTS of Foreign Factios in 1212 AD MOD. Was it designed this way? I mean if Foreign Faction APRIORI aren't able to use their own AGENTS, isn't it actually unfair from the perspective of balance of power?

Not really, the chance tp recruit reduced very very low.