Friends and rivals?

[kanzlooz]

I've been looking for a list where I can find who my friends and rivals are but can't seem to find it. Am I not looking in the right place or is there no such list in the game?

Also, I haven't spent much time in the game yet but can't seem to figure out what the benefits are of being friends with someone except good relations and some events.

 

[Beric Dondarion]

Sadly, it's a feature that wasn't carried over from CK1, though I think there is an event that gives an opinion modifier to represent your friend I guess, though that may be a mod.

 

[Dovahkiing]

This is the one thing that CK1 (with DV, of course) has that CK2 doesn't. Supposedly friends were added in the 1.05 patch as events if your ruler is a minor and being tutored, but I haven't seen any effect for those.
Maybe in 1.09 (1.08, not much of a chance if it's true that it will accompany the Aztec DLC)

 

[kanzlooz]

Such a shame, it ads really much flavor to the role playing part of the game. Let's hope it's coming back then.