Upkeed and Desertion

[chrispedersen]

I've never seen them depart with less than 2 turns of not being paid. so you are safe if you don't pay them every other turn.

There are no morale penalties or problems that I have seen other than not being able to build temples when they are destroyed etc.

But yes, its one of the perverse strengths of Niefle, for example you can get by just fine without troops...