Best Caravan Leaders¶
The best companions most suited to being caravan leaders are much simpler to identify than governors and party leaders. This is because all of the useful perks for a caravan leader are associated with the Trade skill. We’ve listed perks below which are useful both for your individual companions who are leading caravans, but also those which increase your profits through trade in general.
| Skill | Perk | Effect | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade | Whole Seller | Your profits are marked / 15% decrease in sell price penalty for trade goods | 25 |
| Trade | Caravan Master | Party can carry 30% more weight / Mark item prices relative to average price | 50 |
| Trade | Travelling Rumours | Your caravans gather trade rumours / 15% decrease in buy price penalty from villages | 75 |
| Trade | Toll Gates | Double relationship gain from resolved issues with merchants / Each caravan entering your town generates 20 gold | 100 |
| Trade | Great Investor | Every profitable caravan you won gives +1 renown per day / hiring companions is 30% cheaper | 125 |
| Trade | Insurance Plans | Your caravans return 5000 gold when destroyed / 25% decrease in buy price penalty food items | 175 |
| Trade | Granary Accountant | 20% decrease in sell price penalty for food goods | 200 |
| Trade | Tradeyard Foreman | 20% decrease in sell price penalty for pottery, tools, cotton, and jewellery | 200 |
| Trade | Sword For Barter | 15% lower wage for caravan guard troops / hire mercenaries from taverns for 20% cheaper | 225 |
| Trade | Silver Tongue | Negotiation for safe passage barter is 50% cheaper / Caravans and villagers offer 15% better trade deals | 250 |
| Trade | Spring of Gold | Gain 0.1% interest per day on gold, capped at 1000 per day | 250 |
| Trade | Trickle Down | Gain 1 relation with merchant notables when you buy more than 10000 gold worth of trade in a town | 275 |
Best Caravan Leader Companions¶
Due to the limited requirements for a good caravan leader, which essentially amount to a companion who has a high base level of the Trade skill, there are only two companions that we would recommend seeking out if you want to use a companion who will yield a good return on your investment in a caravan early on in the game. These are The Spicevendor and The Swift. Aside from these two, the alternative is to use any companion with decent combat skills, which will help to repel raids from bandits and other kingdoms. The Trade skill of your companion will gradually increase as they roam the landscape with the caravan and secure trades between settlements.
| Companion Epithet | Skill Specializations & Level |
|---|---|
| The Spicevendor | Trade (100), Steward (100) |
| The Swift | Roguery (100), Trade (80), Steward (80) |
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